THE DANGER OF THE CHURCH: REPLACING GOD’S PRESENCE WITH PROGRAMS
Perhaps this is one of the greatest warnings for the Church today. We can become so passionate about the activities of God that we eventually neglect the God of those activities.
We can have:
* prayer programs
* all-night prayer meetings
* conferences
* retreats
* crusades
* church services
* concerts
* evangelistic campaigns
* and much more…
and yet gradually lose our hunger for God.
The program is not bad. But the program must never replace God’s presence.
The Early Church was not simply looking for ways to organize meetings. They were seeking to live with Christ.
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.Acts 2:42
And the result?
And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Acts 2:47
Notice the order:God transforms people, and then God adds people.
We must therefore ask ourselves:Are we truly seeking the growth of the Church, or are we simply seeking the growth of our gatherings?
LEARN TO EXAMINE THE FOUNDATIONS
Acts 19:40 ultimately pushes us to ask an essential question:What is the foundation of all this?
Test everything. Hold on to what is good.
1 Thessalonians 5:21
A mature believer does not follow blindly.
🏽 *They examine.
🏽 They discern.
🏽They pray.
🏽 They verify.
Then they act.
🏽 Before sharing information, ask: Is it true?
🏽 Before following a movement: Is it biblical?
🏽 Before joining a cause: What are its motives?
🏽 Before accepting a manifestation as coming from God: What fruit does it produce?
🏽 Before seeking an experience: Does it truly draw me closer to Jesus?
Because our ultimate reference should never be an experience.
Our ultimate reference must be the Word of God.
#God #Jesus #HolySpirit #Bible #GodsWord #Christianity #ChristianLife #ChristianFaith #Church #BodyOfChrist #PresenceOfGod #SeekGod #BiblicalTruth #BibleTruth #Discernment #SpiritualDiscernment #ChristianTeaching #ChristianInspiration #ChristianMotivation #Prayer #Faith #KingdomOfGod #JesusChrist #Acts1940 #Acts242 #Acts247 #1Thessalonians521#ThesecretBible
💥💥 THE DANGER OF THE CHURCH: REPLACING GOD’S PRESENCE WITH PROGRAMS
Perhaps this is one of the greatest warnings for the Church today. We can become so passionate about the activities of God that we eventually neglect the God of those activities.
We can have:
* prayer programs
* all-night prayer meetings
* conferences
* retreats
* crusades
* church services
* concerts
* evangelistic campaigns
* and much more…
and yet gradually lose our hunger for God.
The program is not bad. But the program must never replace God’s presence.
The Early Church was not simply looking for ways to organize meetings. They were seeking to live with Christ.
They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.Acts 2:42
And the result?
And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Acts 2:47
Notice the order:God transforms people, and then God adds people.
We must therefore ask ourselves:Are we truly seeking the growth of the Church, or are we simply seeking the growth of our gatherings?
💥 LEARN TO EXAMINE THE FOUNDATIONS
Acts 19:40 ultimately pushes us to ask an essential question:What is the foundation of all this?
Test everything. Hold on to what is good.
1 Thessalonians 5:21
A mature believer does not follow blindly.
👉🏽 *They examine.
👉🏽 They discern.
👉🏽They pray.
👉🏽 They verify.
Then they act.
👉🏽 Before sharing information, ask: Is it true?
👉🏽 Before following a movement: Is it biblical?
👉🏽 Before joining a cause: What are its motives?
👉🏽 Before accepting a manifestation as coming from God: What fruit does it produce?
👉🏽 Before seeking an experience: Does it truly draw me closer to Jesus?
Because our ultimate reference should never be an experience.
Our ultimate reference must be the Word of God.
#God #Jesus #HolySpirit #Bible #GodsWord #Christianity #ChristianLife #ChristianFaith #Church #BodyOfChrist #PresenceOfGod #SeekGod #BiblicalTruth #BibleTruth #Discernment #SpiritualDiscernment #ChristianTeaching #ChristianInspiration #ChristianMotivation #Prayer #Faith #KingdomOfGod #JesusChrist #Acts1940 #Acts242 #Acts247 #1Thessalonians521#ThesecretBible
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