When Did Church Become A Catering Service?

I am lying awake this morning with one thing I can not get out of my head. Before I went to bed last night, i saw a commercial on TV for a church I will leave unnamed, located in Chattanooga, TN. The commercial went something like this: "Whether you like a full band and a traditional service, or a more contemporary service with modern worship, we have a place for you."

Since when must we accommodate everyone with exactly what they are looking for? Is it really about the music or the lack thereof? Where is God in this equation? My guess would be that if God is not enough for you to come to church, then there is no orchestra or talented singing that will ever satisfy your desires. If you are looking for great accommodations, check out the Hilton or Four Seasons! Church should not be a place where you long to be accommodated! Must He really "accommodate" your every need to satisfy? Was His son not sufficient? Was His blood at Calvary not enough? Only God can satisfy our deepest longings and desires! Don't get me wrong, I will be the first to admit that I love great worship, but when we build a church as we would a catering service, I feel we have lost perspective.

To truly worship God, requires no music, no full band or the most talented singing; it simply requires a heart that is seeking the very heart of God.

Stop looking to be accommodated. Instead, search after your Father's heart. There and only there will you find true contentment. When you find Him, serve Him! Serve Him with all you can offer up.

God gave His best for us and deserves nothing less than our best in return!!!

Change Begins With One

"Suppose a nation in some distant Region should take the Bible for their only law Book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! Every member would be obliged in conscience, to temperance, frugality, and industry; to justice, kindness, and charity towards his fellow men; and to piety, love, and reverence toward Almighty God. What a Eutopia, what a Paradise would this region be." John Adams

What if instead of a "distant Region," our very own nation would once again, live by these principles?

What if as individuals, we lived by these principles?

We have become so caught up in our daily routines and what's going on in the media, that we have lost sight of the goal that was once before us - To live a life that is acceptable and pleasing unto Him - the most High God.

Have we forgotten who HE is? He is the Lord of Glory, filled with splendor and majesty. All creation was made to bow before Him, to acknowledge His sovereignty. Have we forgotten His holiness? The greatness of his power? Do we live so carelessly that we do not fear Him as we once did? Do we remember how it feels to stand in the awesomeness of His presence or to bow under the weight of His glory?

We may be living under a government that has lost sight of the ONE true God; a government that is daily neglecting its morals and values, but we have a choice. We can spend time complaining and murmuring about all we do not like or we can take that same time and apply it to our own life... Change begins with ONE!

Our world as we know it today was changed by One Man, Jesus Christ. One life changed the destiny of the world. If we truly want to see change in this land that we live in, let it begin with one! He is our hope! He is the One who can bring change to this nation and change to the way we live our every day life!

Lord, if we find favor in your sight, hear our hearts cry! Find us acceptable in your sight. Let the weight of your glory come down. We desperately await your presence. Let your people arise and take a stand in the authority of your name. We are truly nothing without you! We recognize you and behold you as our King! If you have lost sight, look to Him today! If your life is spinning out of control, look to Him. There is none other that can bring change like He can. Change begins with one...Let it start with you today!