Don’t Go To Church

CHICAGO (Reuters Life!) - Next month across the United States several hundred Christian congregations plan to tell their faithful to skip coming to church -- and head out into the community to help those in need. 1
The concept is to “be church” instead of going to church. This sounds great. In fact, it sounds biblical. Raising money for missions, helping those that can’t help themselves, caring, working, loving, and showing compassion are at the foundation of the Christian faith.
I think this is an awesome concept – being the church in today’s world. Too many of us come for our “holy huddle” and never experience service or give a witness in our daily walk. I love this concept of being church. But . . .!
I think a question needs to be asked. “why can’t the church be the church every day and still worship together on Sunday?”
I don’t believe that Christianity should be viewed only as the time that the church assembles on Sundays, but I also believe that the Bible teaches that we are to be the church all the time and still have this time together in communion with God and each other in worship. Serving the kingdom is great. Helping others is Christ-like, but skipping a time to honor God as his family, I don’t think so. God called all men and he also called his church to congregate. Be the church in your walk each day, but also praise God with his family on Sundays. That will exalt God on the Lord’s day and it will also show the Father and others that being a Christian is more than just Sundays.

1 klove.com news story 10-1-07

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