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Frankie Mayo is sending 110 volt air conditioners to our troops in Iraq. Her son is serving in Iraq and told her how hot it was. She sent him an air conditioner and soon it snowballed. She is also sending medical supplies and in October will start sending heaters. This just goes to show what one person can do, if they just decide to do it.
More about what churches are good for. If one of the goals is to convert pagans to Christianity, what does a church do with those that have been converted? Someone said that one of the functions of church is fellowship. I take that to mean that one of the goals for a church is to be a social club for Christians.
I think that another function of a church could be to train the converted to evangelize the unconverted. The only ones I know that seem to make that part of their training are the Jehovah Witnesses and the Mormons - both of which I consider cults.
I would also venture that one of the functions of a church is to train the converted in what the bible means and how to interpret it.
So, here are the functions I see for a church:
1) Convert the pagans
2) Be a social club for the converted
3) Train the converted to convert others
4) Train the converted on theology.
What other functions do you see for a church or do you disagree with my analysis? Speak up.
Given these goals for the church, then what should the pastor say during the sermon? That's for a later analysis, but would appreciate your comments.
Posted by Ted at August 25, 2003 8:00 PM