Waiting On The World To Change

Far too many churches (including StoneBridge) are waiting for the world to change, but we are not actively involved in changing the world. What changes the world? Is it a cold cup of water in Jesus name? Is it a hot cup of Joe on a cold wintry day?

The book of Acts begins with this verse, 1:1, "The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,"

A couple of the key factors are seen in this verse concerning changing the world. The way we change the world is by what we do and what we teach! Only Jesus Christ can truly change the world, but He has chosen people to carry out His plan. This plan is quite complex for most of us. I think the reason it is confusing is because we see other churches growing, and we wonder, "What's wrong with us? Why aren't we growing?" I am reminded of what Nelson Searcy said in his CD, Breaking the 65 Barrier. He said, "The question is not 'Why', but 'What'." What are we doing to break the church growth barriers? If we are not growing, it doesn't always mean that we are not doing, but we had better examine our schedules, our witness, our quality (in the worship service), and most of all our prayer lives. Prayer is the outlet that gives us the juice to do what we were called to do!

We must constantly remind people what God wants them to do, and if we are going to tell people what they are supposed to be doing, we had better be doing as well. We must be in the trenches with our soldiers. We must be willing to get our feet wet and our hands dirty. As Chris Farley used to say, "Who's with me?"