Pastors Edge

Can The Church Count On Me?

"An article came out not too many years ago entitled, "What The World Needs Now" and it reported the results of a Gallup Poll which reported the seven basic needs the average American said he or she had. Here they are:
1. The need for shelter and food
2. The need to believe life is meaningful and has a purpose
3. The need for a sense of community and deeper relationships
4. The need to be appreciated and respected
5. The need to be listened to and to be heard
6. The need to feel one is growing in their faith
7. The need for practical help in developing a mature faith

"If you think about those seven needs there are at least six needs that the church is better equipped to meet than any other organization or institution on this earth and there is not one of the seven that the church can't meet if necessary.

"Suppose instead of asking the question, "What does the world need now?" we were to ask the question, "What does the church need now?" What would the results of that poll be? One of the most famous quotes of any President in American history is that of John F. Kennedy when he said, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country." As you think about what you can do for the church, rather than what the church can do for you, ask yourself this question, "Can the church count on me?"

 

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Keywords: count on, count, meeting needs, needs, dependable, church

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