I love my new office at our 11010 location. But since I really didn't have an office for the first 10 years of the church, I became accustomed to setting up shop at Panera or other locations. Now, with a Dunkin Donuts so close to our church, it's hard not to camp out there a couple days a week.
Today, I have spent the morning and early afternoon working at Dunkin Donuts and it has been a busy place with lots of people meeting for business and pleasure. I couldn't help but overhear one of the conversations about church at a table nearby. One person expressed how sometimes church is just a sermon and songs, but at other times, you really connect with God through the sermon. I think this is a common feeling for people on their spiritual journey. They want to have an emotional and spiritual connection every Sunday. And sometimes that happens while other times, not so much.
This reminded me of the one thing that all of us periodically miss in this process. We forget that the church - a body of believers working together to accomplish the dream of God - is more than just a service and much more than a good sermon. Although we all want to receive something, what happens if we approach church activities and services as an opportunity to give? If we are ready to pray, encourage or bless someone else? The possibilities are endless. And most would walk away from church feeling encouraged and blessed. Not just because they felt the sermon was for them, but also because they were used by God to build up someone else.
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