What Should Church Be Like?

For those of you who attend a church I ask this question - What should church be like? What is the purpose for it? Many would say that church is to worship, others might say it is to learn about God but the question is what do you say?

I wonder what God would say? If He were here in a human body living in this day and age what would He say church should be like? God loves fellowship, that's why He created people to begin with so I think that /he would really like churches that are friendly. You know, where people smile and say hi to each other and when they ask "how are you" they actually want to know.

Another thing that I think that God would like is to have regular people participate a little. I attended certain churches for years and many of the people I met I never really knew much about. Then they were asked to share for 5 or 10 minutes and I felt like I actually knew them; and I wasn't the only one!

I think that God would like churches or groups of people who want to make a difference in other peoples lives and in the world. Imagine getting all these people united for something good! It's powerful... Imagine the brilliant ideas that could come out of this group.

There are many other things that I think that God would really like but for now I will just name one of them and it is honesty. Now I know that people are not going to jump up in the middle of a church service and start confessing their mistakes; nor do I think that would be useful to anyone. The honesty I am talking about is with each other. No one has walked through life on this earth without making many mistakes along the path. Should we hide them? Every day people ask "how are things going?" and people say "fine" when they are not fine at all! They may be dealing with problems and sorrows beyond your comprehension but are uncomfortable about mentioning any of them because they don't want to be seen as irreligious or a bad christian or any other religion.

We have an opportunity to be God's ambassadors on earth. If we believe that God is good and God is love wouldn't it make sense that He would like to be a part of something that is doing good things out of love? Sometimes people, and churches tend to be very judgmental of others yet never seem to see their own faults. To them I think that God might say - leave that to Me!

There is much sadness, turmoil and stress in the world today. I think that God would like churches that cheer people up. Why not help Him? You never know, He could be sitting next to you!

Author: Church of Churches