Identity Seven: I Am A Body Part & I Belong
Now you are the Body of Christ. And each one of you is a part of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27 One of the weirdest things about the Church is that people confuse it as an organization rather than an organism. Billions are spent on bricks and mortar and technology and other stuff to make it modern, relevant and up to date. We regulate it and over regulate it into oblivion. Many times these religious monstrosities become tomb like monuments that people visit, but there is no life within its ever being repaired walls. All to often, those who need to belong, are broken and hurting, wounded and in need of a Savior. Sadly, they are left out in the cold. They do not feel invited to belong. The Church, as given to us by The Almighty God, was organized a bit; however, its vitality, life and world transforming power came from it being The Body of Christ . People came to know the Savior (Jesus) up close and personal, and the Holy Spirit began to grow the body numerically. So, each par...