Connecting

How weird would it be to walk around this earth and have no connections with people. Our sermon for this Sunday morning was all about the connection with people. How much relationship effect our ability to minister to people or not. Each of us has been designed as a different part of the body of Christ(Romans 12:1-21). Without us being unified as one body, how can we work together for Christ's purpose. We all need to be plugged in to the church and ministries. If all we do is sit in the pews every Sunday but walk away without a connection, then you are missing part of the purpose of our being here on Earth. If you expect to walk into a church and meet perfect people then you are coming into church with the wrong objectives. We are all a bunch of messed up people who have issues and we are not perfect. If we were perfect then we wouldn't need a God who forgives. Because we are imperfect, we need a God who forgives us and cleanses us. As people, we need connections in order to have fellowship. Most people do not respond to street preachers, the main reason I believe for this, is because when people street preach they don't portray their faith being real to them. How do we show people that our faith is real... By creating relationships and showing them that your faith is consistent in every area of our lives. Show kindness, be patient, always forgive, offer commitment. Just some thoughts of my own from the sermon this Sunday.