I WILL SUPPORT MY CHURCH FAMILY
By praying, attending, inviting, and giving
Why should I support my church family? Church will go on just fine without my support. I know – it has in the past. Here’s the deal…
Prayer is a waste of time. Can’t God do whatever He wants anyway? Won’t He? What kind of a God am I praying to if He needs my advice? As for church…
Why attend - what good does it do me? The music is too mellow, the sermon I’ve heard before, and the youth get to the best bagels before I arrive. It’s frustrating. Invite others, well maybe if it was a Lobos game. And then there is…
…giving. Does God need my money? When did He go broke? Here’s what I do. I throw up my cash for the week. What God wants He takes. I get the rest.
Support comes from the Latin meaning both "sub" and "to carry" – giving the idea of carrying something by supporting it from below. Some definitions are: 1. To bear the weight of, especially from below. 2. To keep from falling, sinking, or slipping. 3. To provide for or maintain, a. To aid the cause, policy, or interests of:. b. To argue in favor of; advocate: 4. To endure; tolerate: 5. To act in a secondary or subordinate role
Supporting our local church is all of the above. Does God need our prayer or our money? Of course not. He could squish me whenever He wanted and take my money and my Jeep. Sad. Praying is for me – it brings my mind in tune with His. Giving is for me – it brings my heart in tune with His - “for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” God expects us to support our church because He wants us to grow up. He wants us to become like Him.
As for inviting and attending church, those two areas are not primarily for me. The one clear passage about attending church says Heb 10:25 (NLT) And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Maybe attending church is more about encouraging others then getting the music and teaching I want. Maybe Christianity is more about becoming a self-feeding follower of Christ then being fed.
By praying, attending, inviting, and giving
Why should I support my church family? Church will go on just fine without my support. I know – it has in the past. Here’s the deal…
Prayer is a waste of time. Can’t God do whatever He wants anyway? Won’t He? What kind of a God am I praying to if He needs my advice? As for church…
Why attend - what good does it do me? The music is too mellow, the sermon I’ve heard before, and the youth get to the best bagels before I arrive. It’s frustrating. Invite others, well maybe if it was a Lobos game. And then there is…
…giving. Does God need my money? When did He go broke? Here’s what I do. I throw up my cash for the week. What God wants He takes. I get the rest.
Support comes from the Latin meaning both "sub" and "to carry" – giving the idea of carrying something by supporting it from below. Some definitions are: 1. To bear the weight of, especially from below. 2. To keep from falling, sinking, or slipping. 3. To provide for or maintain, a. To aid the cause, policy, or interests of:. b. To argue in favor of; advocate: 4. To endure; tolerate: 5. To act in a secondary or subordinate role
Supporting our local church is all of the above. Does God need our prayer or our money? Of course not. He could squish me whenever He wanted and take my money and my Jeep. Sad. Praying is for me – it brings my mind in tune with His. Giving is for me – it brings my heart in tune with His - “for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” God expects us to support our church because He wants us to grow up. He wants us to become like Him.
As for inviting and attending church, those two areas are not primarily for me. The one clear passage about attending church says Heb 10:25 (NLT) And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Maybe attending church is more about encouraging others then getting the music and teaching I want. Maybe Christianity is more about becoming a self-feeding follower of Christ then being fed.
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