I just couldn't help myself I had to share this with you guys. This past Sunday night my church observed the Lord's Supper. I wanted to change things up a little and try to make it special for my people so I took a look at The Broadman Minister's Manual that someone got for me when I was ordained. I must admit this is the first time Ive even looked at the thing and to be honest it will probably be the last. I read something that made me sick to my stomach. On page 17 it says this, "The Supper should be a central part of the of the service and the entire service kept within the usual length of an hour." Did you catch that junk? One hour!! So I guess The Spirit quits working and punches out after that time period. And Baptist wonder why our churches are crippled and dieing. We wonder why we loose most of our kids after their freshman year of college.
Most Baptist have a little Jesus box. We pull Him out pray for a moment, sing, listen to a sermon and go home. Then we put Him back in the box. The Bible teaches us that God is a 24/7 God that doesn't sleep yet we only give Him an hour. The whole thing makes me so angry.
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
A Jesus Box
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Andy, don't be too quick to discard your book just because there's something in it you disagree with. Books are a lot like people. You don't have to agreed with them about everything to like them or to benefit from being around them.
Another thing, the hour we worship corporately inside the church building isn't the only time a lot of us spend time with and worship God.
This is a true statement. However, a long running joke in Baptist churches is how we have to get done by 12 so we can beat the Methodist to lunch. This idea that one hour is all that is needed upsets me. Sometimes we need more. Sometimes the Sunday service is all some people get because they are not spending time with God outside of church. That was the point here.
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