Day 305 or November the 1st. How to make church
more attractive. Our thoughts today come from
Acts chapter 2 verse 47. Praising God and enjoying
the favour of all the people, and the Lord added
to their number daily those who were being saved.
And now the big picture surrounding this verse.
Dr. Luke writes two major books which are in
our Bible. They are his gospel and his history
or acts of the early church as it spreads from
Jerusalem into Judea and Samaria and the rest
of the world. He begins acts where his gospel
ends with the ascension of Jesus back to heaven.
The church is established and quickly grows in
strength and in numbers. Luke tells us about
the miracle of tongues at Pentecost, the first
miracle of healing carried out by named disciples,
Peter and John, and the first sermons of that
pillar of the church, Peter. And now today's
action step. I find it interesting to read what
Luke says. He tells us that all who were being
saved are then added to the church. It is all
part of the same transaction. Whether you like
it or not, when you are a believer you are part
of the church. Worshipping with other like -minded
people in your locality should be the norm. Having
said that, most sincere believers do attend church
anywhere if they are physically able to, but
a few seem to attend only to find fault and sadly
succeed too many times. Be sure you are whole
-hearted in your support of your local churches.
Never openly criticise them. Your positivity
alone can greatly enhance the church and its
image, and make it a place that is more attractive
to the world. After all, who wants to go if the
folk who do attend never have anything good to
report? When you consider what you have to offer
in Christ, it's a crying shame that some people
will never discover the real meaning of life
because of a few believers expressing negative
views. Make sure that you are not part of this
negative influence. Being positive not only improves
the church, but it improves you too. Try it and
see.