I was wrong the other day. I know it is hard to believe but I was writing on a post on a blog that I moderate called www.futureag.blogspot.com. I said two things out of frustration I shouldn't have.
I was ticked at a guy who told me that I needed to preach more like he likes and less like I do. He said at the end of His post... I teach in this certain method and only people 50+ that are Christians come.
This torqued me because I think we have got to be less concerned about ourselves and realize that the church is not about or for us. We are the church and like any body we have a role and a function. If we want to cater our church to our likes and dislikes that is cancerous. But when we realize that the church is us on mission then We stop saying I don't like and that and start saying I can help change that to make it more friendly for my friend who is coming Sunday. See the difference. One is self focused and the other is externally focused.
So I had to apologize because I said "That is my problem... If I would just preach in that method then I could have Christians over 50 come to the church..." I was trying to be sassy and say that I am happy that we are reaching younger than 50 who are not church goers predominantly. But I shouldn't have been so cynical. I should have said nothing and let the guy's statement stand on its own. I was wrong. So I apologized.
I said something else I apologized for but it wasn't as biting as this was. Just thought you should know that your pastor makes mistakes and says things he shouldn't.
I hope you can identify:)
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