1Pe 2:4 Welcome to the living Stone, the source of life. The workmen took one look and threw it out; God set it in the place of honor.1Pe 2:5 Present yourselves as building stones for the construction of a sanctuary vibrant with life, in which you'll serve as holy priests offering Christ-approved lives up to God.
This morning, my last day of vacation, I took the Sunday morning to attend two different churches to, 1. see what other churches are doing, and 2. to fellowship with other pastors I know in the area. It was an interesting morning.
The first church was a "stealth" baptist church. The service was traditional. I enjoyed the music, and the pastor had a message about membership...it really wasn't a "time in the word" day, but I enjoyed the service anyway.
The second church was a Community church. It was a much smaller fellowship, and even more traditional in worship style...more high church. The pastor literally did everything- worship leader, anouncements, and sermon (reminded me of my early days as a pastor). I really like this pastor. He's a young guy and really has a love for the Lord, his people, and the work.
It struck me that each of us, in our different ways, are building stones in the building of Christ's church. Each of these pastors lead their church in a different way than we do at our church, but they love the Lord, and their people are growing in their faith. We are all serving the Lord and building the church together....we are not competing with one another, but we all work for the same Lord building into the same greater work...the Kingdom of God.
It will be exciting to see what God does through each of us as we serve the Lord in these different ways.
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Isn't it nice that there is more than one way to do church? And that God can work through all of them? It's OK to be different sometimes. How else can you make a mosaic?
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