Author: KrystalKennard

Does God need the church?
(From August 22, 2008)

A friend asked this question of me and several others recently…It has really caused me to think…

Does God need the church? Does God need us? Does God need anything? I believe that God does not so much NEED us as He really WANTS us.

God doesn’t need anything. He has it all. He is all.

What He does need is our love. The church (and the individual Christian) should be full of love for Christ. Our hearts should have no room for nothing else. Then and only then can God use us to our full potential. This is the time that we are ready. This is the time that we can be used fully.

Sure, God can and will use anybody or anything at anytime for any purpose. But, how much better would it be if we were perfectly ready to be used. A partnership would be so much better. There would be a completeness…a wholeness. Imagine then what would be accomplished.

It’s like James tells us in his letter. Faith without works is dead. A true faith…a strong faith…a complete faith…is a faith that is represented by a heart full of love for Christ. This heart then begs for us to serve Him. It begs for us to do things for Him.

So back to the original question, “Does God need the church?” I say no – but He sure could use her.

Until Next Time…

Pastor Barry

How fast are you living?

(from July 22, 2008)

My life is blessed! I am truly lucky to have 3 wonderful girls in my life who love me and give me all the unconditional love a person could hope for. Here’s to hoping that when my daughters become teenagers they still feel the same way! Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to be outside on a golf course enjoying God’s creation. It got me thinking about my family and how are lives have changed over the past year; especially the fact that the girls seem to be growing up before my very eyes. All this reminded that we need to slow down and enjoy each moment for what it is…enjoy laying out under the stars…enjoy sitting and doing nothing outside…enjoy writing on the sidewalk with chalk…enjoy building a fort…enjoy playing a game with someone who simply has no idea what they are doing…enjoy camping in your front yard…enjoy your life. I have been living pretty fast lately…have you?

Until next time….

Pastor Barry