Tomorrow Morning
churches will be filled the the brim
people will dress up... in bright dresses and freshly pressed suits....
for one day are year lots of people will act "Religious" by attending a church
Easter productions that show some guy with stage makeup hanging on a 2 by 4
half naked trying to show pain
and choirs will sing songs.... people will clap... pastors will put on a nice suit... and preach a nice message centered around "the old rugged cross" hyms will be sung...
people will dress up in bath robes and attempt to act like there from 2ooo years ago
maybe even gretting u by saying "shalom"....
people will recite lines...
some will shout "Crucify him"... others "Hosanna"
and the half naked guy on the 2by4 will scream
"It is finished"
the pastor will preach
some people will raise their hands
teens will text...
old people will fall asleep..
wives will elbow there husbands for falling asleep during service...
and everybody will leave service feeling "Religious"
Easter in America has become the big religious game
we have created this monster
called "Religion"
we have focused on numbers
done whatever it took to get people in the door
some have gone further than others
some churches take the traditional approach to Easter
with a half naked guy on a 2by4
others a more creative approach
but it's all part of the "american easter experience"
the litmus test for this test is the Word of God
here in John 2 jesus test a temple and Jerusalem
would Jesus approve of ur service
or would he be disappointing?????
churches will be filled the the brim
people will dress up... in bright dresses and freshly pressed suits....
for one day are year lots of people will act "Religious" by attending a church
Easter productions that show some guy with stage makeup hanging on a 2 by 4
half naked trying to show pain
and choirs will sing songs.... people will clap... pastors will put on a nice suit... and preach a nice message centered around "the old rugged cross" hyms will be sung...
people will dress up in bath robes and attempt to act like there from 2ooo years ago
maybe even gretting u by saying "shalom"....
people will recite lines...
some will shout "Crucify him"... others "Hosanna"
and the half naked guy on the 2by4 will scream
"It is finished"
the pastor will preach
some people will raise their hands
teens will text...
old people will fall asleep..
wives will elbow there husbands for falling asleep during service...
and everybody will leave service feeling "Religious"
Easter in America has become the big religious game
we have created this monster
called "Religion"
we have focused on numbers
done whatever it took to get people in the door
some have gone further than others
some churches take the traditional approach to Easter
with a half naked guy on a 2by4
others a more creative approach
but it's all part of the "american easter experience"
the litmus test for this test is the Word of God
here in John 2 jesus test a temple and Jerusalem
14 In the Temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves. He saw others sitting at tables, exchanging different kinds of money.15 Jesus made a whip out of cords and forced all of them, both the sheep and cattle, to leave the Temple. He turned over the tables and scattered the money of those who were exchanging it. 16 Then he said to those who were selling pigeons, "Take these things out of here! Don't make my Father's house a place for buying and selling!"
17 When this happened, the followers remembered what was written in the Scriptures: "My strong love for your Temple completely controls me."
18 Some of his people said to Jesus, "Show us a miracle to prove you have the right to do these things."
19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and I will build it again in three days."
20 They answered, "It took forty-six years to build this Temple! Do you really believe you can build it again in three days?"
21 (But the temple Jesus meant was his own body.22 After Jesus was raised from the dead, his followers remembered that Jesus had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the words Jesus had said.)
would Jesus approve of ur service
or would he be disappointing?????
Lifting up his name
"He is Risen"
letting his word by my litmus test
"He is Risen"
letting his word by my litmus test
Learning to LOVE
Living under HIS waterfalls
Ben,
Living under HIS waterfalls
Ben,
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