Thought for the Day 6.0

From Chuck Swindoll in an interview article in Leadership Journal:

We're tempted to think of the church as a business with a cross stuck on top (if it has a cross at all). "We really shouldnt look like a church." I've heard that so much I want to vomit. "Why?" I ask. Do you want your bank to look like a bank? Do you want your doctor's office to look like a doctor's office, or would you prefer your doctor to dress like a clown? Would you be comfortable if your attorney dressed like a surfer and showed movies in his office? Then why do you want your churchs worship center to look like a talk show set?

Martyn Lloyd-Jones said, "When the church is absolutely different from the world, she invariably attracts it. It is then that the world is made to listen to her message, though it may hate it at first."

Some time ago a group of church leaders decided that they didn't want to be hated. They focused just on attracting more and more people.

But if we're here to offer something the world can't provide, why would I want to copy the world? There is plenty of television. There are plenty of talk shows. There are plenty of comedians. But there is not plenty of worship of the true and living God.