The Least of These

Have you ever felt this way?  Like everyone is just ignoring what is going on around them?  Like everyone is to busy playing Church to be the Church?  Here is a video that to be honest with you just plain hurts.  Why because I have been guilty of being a part of building the machine of church.... of the bigger is better mentality.  Watch let me know what you think.

The Least from Floodgate Productions on Vimeo.

So what do you think?  How does it make you feel?  I think a church that focuses on crowd size and attendance will miss the boat when it comes to serving Christ.  I think a church should boast in Christ about how much money it gives away to the needy.  How much money a month goes to support other local ministries or the homeless or the poor.  The service that it does in the local community and how it is making the area it has been planted in a better place in the name of Christ.  This is not intended to offend anyone in particular.  It is intended to offend everyone! that has fallen into the devils trap of building church and not serving as the church.  I heard Chip Ingram in a sermon about prayer say that stinginess in giving was a road block to answered prayers.  He said very clearly that this applied to Churches as well.  That if a church did not give to the needs of the people in the community by doing for the least of these that they would in turn experience road blocks to answered prayer.  I think he is right and I am saddened by my participation in playing church and my lack of contribution of being the church.  We don't have to wait for permission to make a difference.  It's time.... I am ready.  Jesus help me to serve you and others in need and not loose sight of what you have called us to do.  I know it will be difficult.... there will be times that I will want to turn back.  There will be times that it will be uncomfortable.  There will be times that others will dislike me.  But in your name Jesus I wish to take a different road.

P.S.  I wrote this blog post eight months ago, and never posted it.  I am not sure why I didn't post it then..... I have written many posts that have not been put on the blog at this time.  I am sure they will all be posted at some point and time.  I am posting this one now.  God grant me the strength and wisdom to move all things in my life to glorify you.  My relationship with Christ, relationship with others, with family, finances, resources etc.  They are all yours remind me of that daily.