I was going to preach on "Add Value of others .... like Jesus does" ... and very quickly discovered that everyone who met Jesus in the New Testament he gave them added value. Regardless of their past actions and current situation, they were lifted out of hopelessness, sickness and worthlessness.
Without loudspeakers.... not all 1,000s could hear what Jesus said, but they felt God's presence. "He has what I lack even if I don't hear and understand everything".
When we have problems it is very easy
1. -to degrade ourself. Not out of humility but out of fear. I am not worthy to go to church.
2. -to blame others. If I were to go to a football club and say: "I am going to be a professional football player".... they would laugh at me. But in the Kingdom of God, we all belong, whether we are weak, have failed and are broken people. No one is too young, too old, too weak, too sick....
When I am sick, I don't say: "I can't go to the hospital ... because I am sick". Or "I don't understand what is wrong with me so I can't go to the hospital". If I am sick, I go ... to the right place even if I don't understand. |
We are all spiritually sick and need Jesus. Of course we can meet God in nature and in our solitude at home in front of a YouTube Church. But we all need the fellowship of the church:
1. For my own sake
2. So that others can be helped.
The answer is that we have an Open Church. Everyone is equally welcome.
