I want that!

Have you ever seen what someone else had and thought: I want that? Perhaps you have walked into a restaurant and saw what someone else was eating and all of the sudden thought: I want that. You could have just bought a new whatever and then you see a truck pull in your neighbors driveway. They got a new one too and you thought: I want that. Maybe you have seen it with kids. Our kids can be playing and one of them will bring out a toy we have not even seen in six months because it has been buried in the bottom of the toy box. All of the sudden when one of them pulls it out the other one is saying: I want that. What is that? There is something in us, that when we see what someone else has all of the sudden we want that.

The church should function like that. When the world sees what we have (Jesus) they should say: I want that. However, the church has become lame. It is more of a routine than a revolution. The early church was different. Success was not measured by attendance. It was more than a one hour routine. It was not about a bunch of people singing some good music and hearing a good talk from one guy. The early church was different it was a revolution that turned their world upside down. What did they have? COMMUNITY. By Community I simply mean being connected in relationship. Connected in relationship first with Jesus Christ then with each other. You can hear more about this by listening to the message from today: I want that!