Church for Sinners

Friday Matters- April 24, 2020
Everyday Get in the Van

“Mom, why do we have to go to church? I don’t want to. Jesus loves us. Can’t we skip?”  Years ago, getting four boys to Church on time with my husband and all buckled into the family van, was not on my “Favorite List.” I had similar complaining thoughts too.  Church is people and people can be super irritating.  And often when we get to church we begin judging; “Is the music good, the sermon effective, is Sunday school taught right, and what about the format in general, is it inviting and engaging? 

Yea, sure maybe those are good questions but the point is, thank God that He loves us right where we’re at and not where we should be.  We need to remember we’re all gathering as sinners in need of a Savior and His grace. So when church complaints began on a Sunday morning I came up with this simple mantra, “Love God, Love others, and Get in the Van.”  Church is not about you. It’s about God’s grace which we all need to receive and give…everyday.