if “church” was removed
what would change about your life if “church” was removed? if all of a sudden there was no more Sunday morning experience, building, or program what would happen to you? most would be up in arms and see it as the end of faith in our country!
the concept of most American Christians is that church is a building, service, or program and that it has to exist in that form. Scripture never mentions church like that.
instead it presents church as the collective interaction of Christ followers. it not something done. it is someone we are. it is not a place to go. it is how we are connected. it is not a location. it is a relationship we share.
buildings, programs,and servicesare something we have added.
imagine for a moment the freedom, calling, and possibilities of understanding and living as church! imagine grace as something we passed on in everyday relationships instead of just something we sang about on Sundays. imagine life flowing from every follower of Christ wherever they were. imagine believers creating spaces of grace in their homes, places of work, coffee shops, parks, and neighborhoods.
this is church as Jesus intended. this is what He died for. not for buildings. not for services. not for programs. not for membership. not for committees.
- for personal freedom in Christ.
- for real life relationships.
- for faith that is relational not institutional.
- for creating spaces of grace for others.
