Church spliting hurts! 9-18-08

I talked to a great friend of mine this week and he was so frustrated and confused! His home church split right down the middle this past Sunday! He had been telling me about all the problems they had been having. I have to say I was not at all surprised! Now for the part that ticks me off, he said several weeks ago the directors of the church sat the Pastor down and told him the church was growing to fast. They also told him he needed to slow things down a little! I have to admit this makes my ears turn red! I think growth is great don’t you! He went on to tell me that when they hired this pastor things were bad. No one was there because this church had split 2 times prior. They told this pastor what ever his vision for God they would follow it and could not wait to see it grow! Really, we see that definitely is not the case now. I told him it sounds like to me it was time for new directors, the ones they have sound like to me their full of self-righteousness! You see these types of things have and are happening in churches all across our nation. Leaders get the big head and suddenly forget that Jesus Christ chose them not vice versa! This is destroying lives and hurting people! Some people turn away from God because of these very things! I’ve seen this happen before, a pastor starts a church then the very staff he hires oversteps him! They get so involved in what they want instead of the vision God has set before them! Some churches across our nation are in a state of ruin! I was in a neighborhood the other day and passed 5 churches that were run down and falling in. The thought came to my mind where did the vision go; a vision for Jesus Christ, reaching the lost, building homes, feeding the needy! These are just a few things I personally believe Jesus Christ has called the body of Christ to do! You see people inside churches all across this nation try to tell people how to dress, how to act, what to say, when to say it! I don’t know about you but if I were an unbeliever I wouldn’t want to be in that environment! It happens it’s all true you know it is! I’m tired of this kind of behavior coming from my family The Body of Christ! You see Pastors have began teaching racism from the pulpit and “oh my gosh” have mercy on them lord! If you are racist you need to stop it now Jesus was clearly not racist! I’m on a roll so prepare yourselves I hold nothing back and I don’t care if you like it or not!!!!! The church was started by Jesus Christ; it is designed for the lost, that’s why it exists! To except everyone no matter how they act, what color they are, what their social status is, what they drive, where they live, and even how they smell! Jesus Christ reached out to all and IT IS TIME THE CHURCH IN AMERICA WAKE UP! You see our righteousness is like that of a filthy rag in the eyes of God! Translation a filthy rag when this was recorded in scripture meant a women’s menstrual cloth! Yeah I said it! It’s true, look it up yourself! On our best day we are not even worthy of being saved but still Jesus Christ saves us! Thank You Jesus I pray right now that the Church in this nation will wake up and reach out! Help us Father! I Love You Jason