Sunrise Worship, Resurrection Sunday on the James River "The church gets into trouble whenever it thinks it is in the church business rather than the Kingdom business. In the church business, people are concerned with the church activities, religious behavior and spiritual things. In the Kingdom business, people are concerned
with Kingdom activities, all human behavior and everything that God has made, visible and invisible. Church people think about how to get people into the church, Kingdom people think about how to get the church into the world. Church people worry that the world might change the church, Kingdom people work to see the church change the world." Howard Snyder
The One who started the church said, "For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the
gospel will save it" (Mark 8:35). This is not just true for individuals, but for groups as well and institutions! So the church that is in survival mode ends up losing its life and the church that willingly gives away its life ends up saving it.
with Kingdom activities, all human behavior and everything that God has made, visible and invisible. Church people think about how to get people into the church, Kingdom people think about how to get the church into the world. Church people worry that the world might change the church, Kingdom people work to see the church change the world." Howard Snyder
The One who started the church said, "For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the
gospel will save it" (Mark 8:35). This is not just true for individuals, but for groups as well and institutions! So the church that is in survival mode ends up losing its life and the church that willingly gives away its life ends up saving it.
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