Strong words, aren't they? Hard to believe you would hear that on this blog. This was a comment that was shot my way when I simply asked a leader in the community about why they never asked a church for help.
About four months ago a hospital in town had a patient that was from Bangladesh (where I grew up) who spoke not ONE word of English. She came in with all types of problems, but they could never fully understand what was going on. They searched a number of places and made calls to inquire if there was any one who might could help interpret. After days of searching they found someone at a local university who could help. When asked if they ever considered calling the church to see if there were missionaries, or common folks who spoke the language, his response was, "hell no, not the church. They don't want to serve anybody but there own." WOW! What a slam to the body of Christ.
In one scripture verse Jesus says, they will know we are His disciples by the love that we have for one another. When did the church loose it's service to the world, community? Why have we become so consumed with our own, or trying to convert the non Christian. What would happen if we simply served out of a grateful heart? Service is on of the greatest ways to grow our faith and belief in God. We get challenged and pushed. It is in those moments that we begin to take on the right focus or attitude. I believe the world would be blown away and ask us why we are serving. It would be in that moment we would be able to share the hope of heaven and they could confidently say, "HELL NO, heaven YES!"
Philip Thurman
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