passionate faith

[heartnsoul]

When I look around me, a lot of people are missing that "joy" and "passion" on their faces. Some pastors are missing that passion in their preaching. Religion and churches have become like secular businesses, demanding memberships to collect 10% for tithing purposes.

What happened to the true meaning of preaching and being passionate about one's faith? I recently shared this thought with a Christian pastor and he agrees that there are just not enough believers who are "passionate" about their faith. People are just going through the motions, trying to do good deeds to earn their way into Heaven.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but something just doesn't seem right about the churches of today. My husband and I must have visited over 12 churches when we lived in Georgia, and none of them treated us with open arms because they expected us to become a "member" after one month.

Hypocrites are so many...very scary.

 

[Johnnz]

There is a huge difference bewteen the church as an organisation and the church as an organism. In one most are spectators, or workers in the system. In the other, everyone participates, and is energised by what Paul wrote when he said in

Ephesians 4:16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. NIV

John
NZ

 

[Jaz]

Passionate Faith

May be the reason for a lot of people missing the "Joy" and "Passion" on their faces
is yet they probably haven't had the chance to really experience christ and his teachings.To actually bedrawn close, to be able to understand his message not just on the surface but actually letting it sink in.

They worship me with their mouth, but their hearts are far away