Dare to Dream: Discovering Yours Birthrite

         While folks may claim that we need to know more about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, few would wonder think we need to discuss what it means to be the Church - who we are as the Body of Christ. Yet, we need to remember what it means to be the Church - remember the purpose and mission God has for us, so we do not become just another organization.

We talk about Church a lot, but how many people actually know what the Church is supposed to be? Let me ask you a question, if the Church is the tool that God uses to transform the world, how would our neighborhood be different if this church wasn’t present? Would our community even notice? Another way to phrase this question would be to ask why we need this specific Church? Adam Hamilton often speaks about the vital questions that we need to be able to answer as people of the Christian Faith. Two include - why do we need the Church universal and why do we need this specific church?
      But we also need to talk about each of our place in the body of Christ. Paul is pointing out in Eph 4 that we all have gifts we are supposed to be using to lift up the body and to proclaim the Gospel in the world. Are we really doing that? Do we even know what our gifts are and how we can best share them?
      There is an older contemporary worship song entitled the Heart of Worship that contains powerful lyrics that I often pray for the Church universal, may we make it “all about You Jesus. I’m sorry Lord for the thing I’ve made it, but its all about You.” May we remember that we exist because of Jesus Christ. And may we use our gifts to proclaim Christ's Kingdom!