Do you come to feed or be fed?

I heard an interesting sermon today by James MacDonald. The Title was; “Gripped by the Worship of God” (Part 1 in the Series), you can listen to it here… James MacDonald. One of the topics in his discussion was related to our reasons for going to church. He made a point that reverberated with me and I agree with it.

In most Christians mind, the purpose of going to church is to be fed the word of God so that we can grow in our walk with Christ. Although this may be a part of what the church can offer, it is far from the purpose that the church is meant to serve in our lives. Our instruction in the word of God and the growth in our walk should come from our own daily efforts “AT HOME” to study Gods word… although I am certain that this is the last place most Christians are fed Gods word.

But this should not be the case!

Our purpose as Christians in the church is to worship God FIRST, and to serve the church by bringing others to Christ and helping to feed them. If you are coming to church as a “mature Christian” with the expectation of; “God what will you do for me today”… then you have it backwards, you are still an infant, requiring milk and have not become acquainted with the teachings of righteousness, Hebrews 5:13. As mature Christians we should come to church with a heart of Humility, Gratitude, Sacrifice and above all else Praise; to the God of the Universe, who by His mercy and Grace pardoned our worthless souls and loves us in spite of who we are and what we have done. We should be asking God;

“What can I do for you, My King”?
“How can I serve you?”
“What can I give you”?

You should be there to bear your very heart and soul in worship to the creator of the Universe who for some crazy reason found some measure of worth in your individual life and called you to Himself and made you His child.

Every example of Angels given in the Bible portrays them in one of two ways… carrying out the will of God or offering God worship and praise… Should we His children offer Him less?

The Bible tells us to:

To seek Him and His will first!
To love Him, with all that we have and are!
To put Him FIRST!

His church should be the Holy place we come to joyfully bring Him Praise and worship for all that He has done… and as you grow in your walk…grow to serve Him in this Holiest of places by feeding those that are coming there seeking Him… those that are hungry for Him… … so that they too can grow to the point where they bring God their own sacrifice of praise and worship… and as they grow, their service.