What would happen if the church could start meeting people where they are? We have all of these programs to give a meal for a day or a bed for a night. It is not enough because it only meets the need of the symptom. People get fed knowing tomarow they will go without.
We have to ask ourselves "Where are people?"
This is the answer:
1. Without food clothing and shelter.
2: Without money to support themselves.
3: In pain in their physical bodies.
4: In despair in their minds (i.e. mental illness).
I know we try to help people. But to be honest our thanksgiving food drives and bed for the night ministries are not meeting their needs.
You can not expect someone who is in pain all the time to think past their pain. It becomes hard for them to seek God. The same goes for each need. Remember in the bible that before the blind lame and deaf were preached to their needs were met.
This is what we need to address. How many here find that going to church and doing bible studies and prayer is not enough? How many feel like there is more to the christian life than church and bible study?
There is a point in the bible when it corrected people for their attitude of "I go to church and do bible study so I must be a good christian." It said "At a time when you should be teachers you have need that another teach you again."
It means it is time to go out and do what we believe. Preaching is effective if there is action to your words. But preaching with no power in your actions (i.e. not meeting needs) results in deaf ears.
The body of christ will be united once again. His hands will heal and his back will carry the lame. How many would ask to help in any way they can?
I ask all this because I am involved in something which will change lives. God has placed me here with a group of people with the like dream of a united body reaching out to the whole person and meeting them in their place. We have been given resources to make things happen and I just wanted to share with everyone that something big is coming. Something you will be able to help in.
We have to ask ourselves "Where are people?"
This is the answer:
1. Without food clothing and shelter.
2: Without money to support themselves.
3: In pain in their physical bodies.
4: In despair in their minds (i.e. mental illness).
I know we try to help people. But to be honest our thanksgiving food drives and bed for the night ministries are not meeting their needs.
You can not expect someone who is in pain all the time to think past their pain. It becomes hard for them to seek God. The same goes for each need. Remember in the bible that before the blind lame and deaf were preached to their needs were met.
This is what we need to address. How many here find that going to church and doing bible studies and prayer is not enough? How many feel like there is more to the christian life than church and bible study?
There is a point in the bible when it corrected people for their attitude of "I go to church and do bible study so I must be a good christian." It said "At a time when you should be teachers you have need that another teach you again."
It means it is time to go out and do what we believe. Preaching is effective if there is action to your words. But preaching with no power in your actions (i.e. not meeting needs) results in deaf ears.
The body of christ will be united once again. His hands will heal and his back will carry the lame. How many would ask to help in any way they can?
I ask all this because I am involved in something which will change lives. God has placed me here with a group of people with the like dream of a united body reaching out to the whole person and meeting them in their place. We have been given resources to make things happen and I just wanted to share with everyone that something big is coming. Something you will be able to help in.
caring, feeding the hungry, and bringing justice. 
