PB Devotion
Only 5% of Americans have received a personal invitation to church. 80% of Americans would be open to attending church if invited by a friend. Invite someone to Back to Church Sunday, In-Person or Online, September 15th.
Get back to church! Help someone let go of any reason that has kept them out of church.
Respect for authority isn’t demanded by getting puffed up or loud, or by using God’s Word as a sledgehammer. A person who has to spend a lot of time reminding people of his or her authority and use much energy demanding that people yield to that authority does so because they have no real authority. True authority is noticed. Matthew chapter 7 speaks of when the Lord had finished teaching, the crowd was amazed at what he had said. Why? “He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes” those who had the title and who demanded respect for their position but had no authority. The true church is not demanding respect. The true church has true authority, and we use it for the reasons God gave it. We command our respect with our faith, integrity and consistency.
““Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.”
Matthew 7:15-20 NLT
A perfect church does not exist because perfect people do not exist. We will make mistakes but we choose to learn from them and grow. Jesus said, “every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.” Don’t waste your time and attention trying to cast people or the church into the fire. That’s not your job. Obey God and get planted in church so you can grow, thrive and come alive.
Get Back to Church!
Get back to church! Help someone let go of any reason that has kept them out of church.
Respect for authority isn’t demanded by getting puffed up or loud, or by using God’s Word as a sledgehammer. A person who has to spend a lot of time reminding people of his or her authority and use much energy demanding that people yield to that authority does so because they have no real authority. True authority is noticed. Matthew chapter 7 speaks of when the Lord had finished teaching, the crowd was amazed at what he had said. Why? “He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as their scribes” those who had the title and who demanded respect for their position but had no authority. The true church is not demanding respect. The true church has true authority, and we use it for the reasons God gave it. We command our respect with our faith, integrity and consistency.
““Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves. You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit. So every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire. Yes, just as you can identify a tree by its fruit, so you can identify people by their actions.”
Matthew 7:15-20 NLT
A perfect church does not exist because perfect people do not exist. We will make mistakes but we choose to learn from them and grow. Jesus said, “every tree that does not produce good fruit is chopped down and thrown into the fire.” Don’t waste your time and attention trying to cast people or the church into the fire. That’s not your job. Obey God and get planted in church so you can grow, thrive and come alive.
Get Back to Church!
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