January 24
CHURCH
-Ephesians 1:22,23 states, … the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him that fills all in all ... It is interesting
to note that the Bible will always interpret itself. Ephesians 1:22,23 clearly defines what the church is. IT IS THE BODY
OF CHRIST, THE FULLNESS OF GOD THAT FILLS ALL IN ALL!!! Now that we know what the church is, let us talk about what it is
not. It is not:
-Any particular denomination …
-A building made with hands …
-Any particular religion …
-A set of rules …
-Something that we go to on Sunday morning or Wednesday night …
-THE CHURCH IS YOU! YOU ARE THE CHURCH! The word "church" comes from the Greek word "ekklesia", which means assembly, or
a gathering of called out ones. We have become SO BUSY “going to church” that we have lost sight that WE ARE THE
CHURCH, THE CALLED OUT ONES! IT IS TIME TO STOP HAVING CHURCH AND TO START BEING THE CHURCH! WE have perfected the art of
“having church”. We know when to clap, when to sing, when to pray, when to preach, when to cry, when to laugh,
and when to go to the altar. We know how to fit it all in within two hours so that we can get to lunch on time. We have put
God in our nice “churchy” box with a lid on top and wrapped Him all up with our pretty denominational wrapping
paper. We must WAKE UP to the realization that church is not something that we go to, rather, it is who we are in Christ.
YOU ARE THE CHURCH! YOU ARE THE BODY OF CHRIST! YOU ARE THE FULLNESS OF GOD!
-BE THE CHURCH!-
