Stop Dating The Church: Fall In Love With The Family Of God
A lot of pastors and very intelligent men say that this generation is known as the me generation, where people mostly think of themselves. I have to agree with that statement.
I want to talk about this briefly because this has to be said. On Tuesday, I finished reading this book called Stop Dating the Church by Joshua Harris. He wrote this book to address an issue that is starting to become too common to Christians these days. Christians who are dating the church and not showing any commitment to a church.
For example, families that keep on going to different churches each sunday. Christians that go to different services for purposes that meet their needs. One time my college pastor talked about how he asked this guy about where he goes to church. The dude talked about how he went to 3 churchs on Sunday. In the morning he went to one church because he liked the worship and it left him really inspired. He went to another church in the afternoon because he really liked the message and he left really pumped up. Lastly, he went to another church at night because he liked the message b/c it preached the word and he really needed his word. You might be thinking what is wrong with that, he is trying to be a more Godly person and trying to learn and be encouraged as much about God in one day. There is a problem, that person is fufulling all his desires and getting whatever he wants and not serving the church or showing any sort of sign of commitment.
I know most of you reading this is young. You can't keep on church hopping. I understand that you want to find the perfect church and you are still exploring. You got to understand there is no such thing as the perfect church, you got to give them some slack. If you keep on church hopping, where are you going to tithe at? where are you going to serve at? what kind of an example are you setting for your kids if you still church hop? The church isn't just there for you to get get get and get. You are there to serve the church in any way possible.
Later,
Alan
I want to talk about this briefly because this has to be said. On Tuesday, I finished reading this book called Stop Dating the Church by Joshua Harris. He wrote this book to address an issue that is starting to become too common to Christians these days. Christians who are dating the church and not showing any commitment to a church.
For example, families that keep on going to different churches each sunday. Christians that go to different services for purposes that meet their needs. One time my college pastor talked about how he asked this guy about where he goes to church. The dude talked about how he went to 3 churchs on Sunday. In the morning he went to one church because he liked the worship and it left him really inspired. He went to another church in the afternoon because he really liked the message and he left really pumped up. Lastly, he went to another church at night because he liked the message b/c it preached the word and he really needed his word. You might be thinking what is wrong with that, he is trying to be a more Godly person and trying to learn and be encouraged as much about God in one day. There is a problem, that person is fufulling all his desires and getting whatever he wants and not serving the church or showing any sort of sign of commitment.
I know most of you reading this is young. You can't keep on church hopping. I understand that you want to find the perfect church and you are still exploring. You got to understand there is no such thing as the perfect church, you got to give them some slack. If you keep on church hopping, where are you going to tithe at? where are you going to serve at? what kind of an example are you setting for your kids if you still church hop? The church isn't just there for you to get get get and get. You are there to serve the church in any way possible.
Later,
Alan