Going VS. Being

22:37 And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. 22:38 This is the great and first commandment. 22:39 And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 22:40 On these two commandments depend all the law and the prophets."

Matthew 22:37-40 RSV

5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 5:23 gentleness, self-control; against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23 RSV

21:13 He who closes his ear to the cry of the poor will himself cry out and not be heard.

Proverbs 21:13 RSV

Going to Church VS. Being the Church

Show up VS. Prayed up

Love others VS. Love the unlovable

Help ourselves VS. Help those in need

Sing songs VS. Praise God

Hear the word VS. Live the Word

Talk to Christian people VS. Talk to the unlikeable

Carry Bible VS. Carry your cross

Wait for lunch VS. Serve others

Sundays & Wednesdays VS. Each and Every day

Living with Jesus VS. Living for Jesus

Work 'cause no one else will VS. Anointed for Work

Talk about VS. Show and be: love, joy

peace, patience,

kindness, goodness,

faithfulness, gentleness

self-control, humility,

generosity, forgiveness

Let us not confuse going to church with Being the church. God has called us to a highter calling. We are to go out and do. Go out and love. Go out and be.