Jesus had a plan to work through relationships to change the world. He told his disciples, "By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." John 13:35 The scary thing about this plan is that it involves you and me and how we treat each other being the basis of whether or not people believe in Jesus.
In a week where people in our country get caught up in phony fears and fake fright, this ought to be a real concern of the church. Sunday we will focus on the fellowship function of the church. We will also use this time to come together to observe the Lord's supper. I pray that you and I will come having treated each other in a way that makes the world say, "I want to be a part of that." It truly is scary to think of what happens when we don't and the world says, "I don't want anything to do with that."
Perhaps Francis Schaeffer said it best, "We cannot expect the world to believe that the Father sent the Son, that Jesus' claims are true, and that Christianity is true, unless the world sees some reality of oneness of true Christians. Now that is frightening. Should we not feel some emotion at this point?"
For the journey...
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