a glorious church

Many today are in-between churches.  They can't seem to find the right fit. That's understandable in an age where everything is tailored to our liking.  Customer service and church membership do not always go hand in hand.  
I just think there's nothing better than Church.

1. Church is where children are taught that there are others who live for Jesus in every situation and station in life.
2. Church is where the people of God gather to worship and receive instruction in the word of God.
3. Church is the vehicle by which people hear the call of God for ministry and vocational service.
4. Church is a missionary sending agency.

Church is where the Gospel is preached, the saints are taught, and the mission is started.  Jesus did NOT say I will build my empire, my business, my retreat, or my culture.  Jesus said "I will build My Church"
I'm thankful for the church where I'm a member. But what constitutes a good church?  Scripture says Christ is returning and in doing so describes the kind of church He's coming for.

Ephesians 5:27 (KJV)
27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.

Ephesians 4:11-16 talks about the gifts that God has provided for His Church.  Wherever you may be attending church, know this:  God will use you if you make yourself available. Great churches are built on great relationships with great people in relationship with God.  Hebrews says:  Hebrews 10:25 (NIV)
25 Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Praise God! 

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