Change the world?

Here in Bradford, PA we are in the midst of a week focused on holiness. Many churches have come together to hear this years speaker Rev. Brian Eckhardt, General Superintendent of the Evangelical Church.

I love to see through the eyes of others. And last night was one of those times. Brian said, as Christians we are always trying to change the world. The problem is not the world, the world is the same as it has been throughout time. Sins are still the same, sins have not changed. The problem is the church. We have been empowered with the Holy Spirit but more often than not we do not take the power of the Spirit and do the work of the Lord.

So in a since, the world has not changed sin is still within and the Christian has no change either. The Holy Spirit within but we do nothing different. Oh, Lord forgive us!

Should our prayers be Lord, change the world or Lord, change us?

Your thoughts on gambling

What is your thoughts?

Keith Drury has an interesting discussion happening. Worth reading not only his thought but also the thoughts of those who have commented.
http://www.drurywriting.com/keith/gambling.htm

What do you think, what do you believe, what is the truth?

Coffee Service

Many of us enjoy coffee shops for their variety of coffees and flavors. They provide a service which would be costly if we were to buy all that they had to offer. However, I'm not here to ask whether or not you like the service that coffee shops offer but whether you think it is right or OK or wrong or sinful to serve coffee during a worship service?



Yesterday, we(I) served coffee at the church specifically for our worship service. It is part of my illustration for the message and will be for the next few weeks. I was surprised how many enjoyed having a cup during service.



Many churches and individuals in those and other churches would frown upon having any sort of food or beverage in the sanctuary. Others would say why not. Is the sanctuary the "Holy of the holies?" Or is it the place where we gather for corporate worship? Would the soul, our heart, be the "holy of the holies? What are your thoughts?