This video messed me up. I’m completely guilty of some of the things address in this video and it causes me to tremble.
I’m going to be straight up honest with you. I’m not a big fan of museum’s. I’ll just go ahead and say that they bore me. I mean, honestly, a museum has one ultimate purpose, at least as far as I can see, is to tell you all about what has happened and northing, or very little, about what is to come.
It’s a horrifying commentary that many of our churches today are becoming glorified museums instead of living breathing extensions of the Kingdom of God. And though we may in our pride think that any of us are immune to museum syndrome, the truth is, even Crossroads can fall prey to become a testament to what has be done. Instead, we have the option to become a beacon of hope and light. A sign of life in a very dead atmosphere.
But ultimately the question is, what are you willing to do to not become a museum?
*This video is by Darrin Patrick, author of Church Planter, a great book even if you aren’t a church planter.
This is just what I needed to hear… God is dealing heavy and hard in the church lately. Heeding God is the only solution. Thanks for sharing Danny.
Hi there! You are absolutely right. God is moving, I think, a different way in this generation. To bring back to conviction and values and firmly stand upon His teaching.
Wow…that is very sobering. I think that those of us that have grown up in church make things harder than they need to be by holding on to what we’ve grown to believe “church” is instead of just doing what we need to do to reach people for Christ.
Sobering indeed! I too am guilty of of holding onto things with my pre-conceived notions of what church should be. What we really need is a powerful and FRESH move of God.
It thrills me to see God awakening His people! I look around and I’m seeing more and more of God’s people finding themselves tired of the status quo…tired of “church” as we’ve been “doing” it for the past few hundred years and it excites me. Then I see a crowd that absolutely refuses to budge all the while digging their heels in deeper and deeper not willing to even consider that they just might be guarding the traditions of men instead of the faith. My heart aches because I feel certain that a great number of these folks belong to the Lord. They just see a need to worship Him the way they always have…which doesn’t make them wrong and myself right. It just hurts to see people on fire for the Lord being doused by the “we’ve never done it that way before” crowd. So…what do we do???? Prayer is probably a good place to start…Keep up the good work Danny…may God richly bless Crossroads!
Hi Brian! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I think you are absolutely spot on! I, for one, look forward to the day when advancing the Kingdom of God is what we focus on, and not the minor details that always beset us.
Wow, big message! Something for all of us. Thanks Danny.
Hi there! You are absolutely right. God is moving, I think, a different way in this generation. To bring back to conviction and values and firmly stand upon His teaching.