"be" not just "do" Church - We are the Church

Saturday July 24th, Luke 10: 41 "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her." At what point does “church” become work? At what point does it cease to be fun? I just picked up some supplies for my Monday Brewing and Theology day. The lady at the store just got off the phone and commented, wow, when you get that stressed out over a hobby you need a different hobby. Not that religion is or should be a hobby, but at what point do committees and programs operate for the sake of committees and programs? At what point do we stress over doing church that we forget to be the church, the body of Christ? Whatever you do in church, don’t just “do” church, be church. Worship is a must. This is a good place to put in the words to Jay Beech Band’s “the Church Song”

The Church Song

REFRAIN
We are the Church,
the body of our Lord;
We are all God's children,
we have been restored.


The Church is not a building
where people go to pray;
It's not made out of sticks and stones,
it's not made out of clay.

REFRAIN

You can go to worship
but you cannot go to Church;
You can't find a building that's alive
no matter how you search.

REFRAIN

The Church is not a business,
a committee, or a board;
It's not a corporation
for the business of the Lord.

REFRAIN

The Church, it is the people,
living out their lives
Called, enlightened, sanctified
for the work of Jesus Christ.

REFRAIN

Text and music by Jay Beech, ©1988.

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