THINGS THE AMERICAN CHURCH HAS LEFT OUT

This blog is about things we dont do as a whole in our churches today in America. We as a body are weak and ineffective due in part to these things being left out. We are too introverted to realize Christianity is about the outside not the inside. We are already saved and have the tools to do Gods will. Its time we evaluate what we are doing wrong.

A HOUSE OF PRAYER
Luke 19:45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought;
46Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

The house of God is a house of prayer. Are we praying in it. Yes maybe two or three times a pastor or someone prays a short prayer over the congregation but is this what is talked about here. We need to make Gods house a house of prayer. We should designate time for the people of God to go to God one on one with God. Can you emagine how powerful the Church would be and how the people of God would grow if we made it a house of prayer. We would be teaching our young and the lost that they need to go to God themselves. Christianity is a person to God experience and we need to influence and teach it as such to all and among all.

HELP THE NEEDY
James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Are we about buildings and salarys or helping the weak among us. Husbands die and children lose their fathers. Bills get behind and people need comfort. The elderly and widows need things done that they cant do. Are we people of God who look into these things and want to help others. In Acts the young Church gave to the weak as they needed. Are we looking after our own like this. What about the lost. If we help in our communities wouldnt that make them see the real Christ in us. Real works is helping others who cant help you. Thats when our true selves comes out. Do we have a heart to help others who cant return the favor. Thats true Godliness.

COMMITTED WITNESSING
Luke 9: 1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
2And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick.

The point is this. The Church should make it a point to commit to witnessing to the lost. Dont just teach it but do it. Plan times of witnessing to the city or area your Church is in. Christianity was and is about the people of God going to the lost together. Again by doing so in action we teach the new converts, our children, and the lost we mean what we preach. We should be in action as a Church in carrying out the great commission. Ministrys like CARE is good where we follow up on people who have visited us but we need to make it about the lost. We are called to the fields. We are failing on this task.

TEACH THE WORD OF GOD
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

Alot of Churches are good about this. They teach the word and leave the others out we discussed previously. There are some however who leave the bible out of most of their doctrine and weekly routine. Very little is taught out of the word instead they listen to the speakers and preachers and accept them as the word. Since the word is all we need to make us perfect in Christ then we should live from it and teach it and make it part of all we do.