The kingdom is experiential; we enter it when we are in harmony with God’s will. We exit the kingdom when we are not in harmony with God’s will. The Church is both organizational and experiential, we remain part of the church even when are not in harmony with God’s will. Paul blasts the Corinthians who were getting drunk and being rude gluttons at the Lord’s Table. Their sinful activities were church activities, but they were not activities that God recognized in his kingdom. The only way we can remain in the kingdom is to remain totally in God’s will.
The objective of the church is not primarily to grow itself. Churches, at any juncture of history, are too full of sinful people to make themselves their own objective. The corrupt Roman Catholic Church of Luther’s day were Church Growth enthusiasts.
Thoughts about unleashing the greatest force on Earth
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About Me
- Rich
- I am a slave to no man or institution. I have worked with Frank Tillapaugh for thirty years and most of the ideas are work we would like to share.
The next generation
God thank you for two amazing young leaders
Looking Forward
Each year I get to spend time with young leaders and the gap is growing between them and my generation, why?
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