The Significance of the Local Church

I came across an article on the significance of the local church. I encourage all Christians to read it! Being a part of a local church is not optional for Christians. It is as vital as having a family when you are born. How can a child thrive without a family? More importantly, how can a child of God thrive without being in God's household? We as Christians need to better understand the significance of the local church. The Enemy seeks to persuade us that it is OK to stay home on Sunday every once in a while, or that it is OK to limit our church involvement to 90 minutes a week. God's Word turns this thinking upside down, not so much by commanding us to be an active part of our church (though it does), but more so by telling us the significance of the local church. We should LOVE the local church. We should lay down our lives for the local church. We should "eat and breathe" the local church, so to speak. This article makes a good attempt at explaining some of the signifiance of the local church. Read it. Look up the Scripture references. Pray about it. Apply it! The article is, "Pastoral Pensees: The Church-A Hidden Glory (1 Timothy 3:14-16)

Perfect Peace

I just ran across a great prayer by Pastor Scotty Smith, posted by Tim Challies. The prayer is based on Isaiah 26:3-4 "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD, is the Rock eternal." Here is a link to the prayer.

Enjoy!