Yesterday I referenced the "main thing" relative to Christ's Church. So just what is "The Main Thing?" Before I identify what I see as "The Main Thing" (TMT), let me ask you a question. With football season looming, what chance would you give an NFL team to win the Super Bowl if I told you they spent 1 hour a day on the football practice field and 5 hours a day on the golf course? Hmm. Perhaps zero or none? For a football team to excel, they must keep the main thing the main thing -- and for a football team the main thing is FOOTBALL!So what is TMT for the Church? Is it evangelism? Is it missions? Is it Bible teaching? Perhaps carry-in dinners? Although all of these are important (some far more than others!), none of these things in and of themselves are TMT. Jesus himself gives us TMT and it is this: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind" (Matthew 22:37). According to Jesus, this is "the great and foremost commandment" (Matthew 22:38). You see, if we truly love God then we will be anxious to talk to others about Him. We will want others (even in the farthest reaches of our world) to know him. We will love to be in His Word (as it is in His Word that He is so clearly revealed to us) and yes, we will love to spend time with others who also love Him (the food at a carry-in is just "icing on the cake!").
So ... TMT is to love God with all we are and have. When the Church of Jesus Christ does this - even the gates of hell will be powerless to stop the Church's advance!
Thanks for listening,
pj
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