The Incomparable Community

This post is from my personal blog, and was written in 2008. I'm re-posting here because of its relevance to this coming Sunday's message in our "In Plain Sight" series on the vision of Nags Head Church. - Rick

The amazing thing about the church* is that because it is a living organism (as opposed to an organizational institution) we get to watch it grow and mature and change all the time. And as God teaches and moves us, He changes us by revealing more and more to us about Himself and about ourselves.

Every week I hear more and more stories from and about our church about how God is using you and giving you greater insights into His purposes for your lives. Every week someone tells me how God has healed; changed; challenged their lives. Pains and hurts are part of this life as well, and we're not exempt from them, either. And whether those things are in little areas of life or are huge miracles, they’re all significant, not only to your life, but to the church body.

Paul wrote that when one of us hurts, it hurts us all. And when one of us rejoices we all celebrate, too. No one in the church should ever be alone (although I know plenty who have secluded themselves and their hurts because of pride or fear).

Nothing else on earth compares to a healthy church.

*A local body of believers called together to be the community of Christ.