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'...To equip God's people to do His work' Ephesians 4:12 NLT

As I was praying yesterday after service, and it was a good one if you weren't there. God just spoke to me and reassured me that we are His church! You and me together making a difference in peoples lives. But there is a lot of work that needs to be done and we need everyone, all of us working towards one vision, one goal; reaching our community for Christ! The unemployment rates came out after the debates last week showing a 8% unemployment rate. The unemployment statistics in the country are bad, but take a look at the church. Twenty percent of its members give eighty percent of its income, and do eighty percent of its work. The rest are happy just to be spectators. It's easy to sit back, criticise and say, 'Why doesn't the church do something about the problem?' Hold on there: You are the church; you do something about it! You say, 'But I left my church because I don't like the way they do things.' You didn't leave God's church, which is the body of Christ, did you? So, instead of talking about what your church doesn't do, look in the mirror and ask yourself, 'What am I doing for the Lord?' Do you know what an Armchair Manager is? It's someone who analyses the game when it's over, criticises the players, complains about the referee's calls, and is content to sit in the stadium and be a spectator rather than a player. Hello! It takes commitment to spend hours in practice knowing you'll be booed by the crowd, tackled by opponents, and will leave the field beat up and covered in dirt. The Bible says that the job of your pastor is: '...to equip God's people to do His work and build up the church...This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God's Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ. Then we will no longer be immature like children...' (Ephesians 4:12-14 NLT) I hope you'll think about it! We need you. This outreach on Halloween and many future ones will take all of us working together sharing the love of Jesus Christ to the lost. Always remember, you are loved...