Why do you go to Church

The church up the hill got a new young pastor from the city. On Sunday morning the church was full to capacity everybody eager to hear the young pastors sermon. The pastor preached an inspiring powerful message on loving one another and most of the congregation loved it. The general consensus was that he was a good preacher.

The next Sunday, the church was full to capacity everyone eager to hear what the pastor would preach on. To the amazement of the congregation, the pastor preached the same sermon he had preached the week before word for word. On the third Sunday the same thing happened and the people were deeply concerned.

One of the church deacons gathered up courage and asked the pastor the question that was on everybody's lips. "Why is it that you keep preaching the same message every Sunday? Don't you have any other message you can preach?" he asked. The young pastor replied, "Why should I preach another message when we have not acted on the one that has been preached?"

I am often amazed how people can tell you the sermon was powerful and anointed yet the very next day they can hardly remember what the sermon what about. What did the pastor preach about in church this past Sunday and what have you done about it? Was it just another good sermon? Many of us take notes in church every Sunday yet we hardly go back to refer to them. What is the use of writing them?

Why go to church if Sunday after Sunday you do not apply what you are being taught and you keep saying the message blessed you? How did it bless you? What would you think of your child if they never took seriously what they were taught in school? What would you say to them if you found out they never implemented what they were taught in school on a daily basis? I am sure you would give them a piece of your mind.

Well what about you and church? Have you done the last thing that Jesus told you to do? I have learned that maturity does not come with memorising scripture only. You have to go the extra step of actually implementing what it says. Have you ever asked yourself why you go to church?

Have you asked yourself if you really believe what is preached in the house of God? If you believe then, have you ever asked yourself why you do not implement to the letter what has been preached? May we arise and become doers of the word because only then will we see the power of God become reality in our lives each and every day.