Getting Plugged In – In 2010!

Stop “Doing” Church(It might destroy you!)

“Doing” ChurchThe Checklist Church

Show Up Sing some Pray Communion Give some Listen Smile

“Doing” ChurchThe Checklist Church 1/7th

Lie

“One day a week is dedicated to God.”

“Doing” ChurchThere is something wrong with our Christianity when we have to beg most of our crowd to come to church to hear about it.

—Vance Havner

Morgan, R. J. (2000). Nelson's complete book of stories, illustrations, and quotes (electronic ed.) (125). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

The Early Church and “Doing” Church

“And every day, in the temple and from house to house, they

did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ.”

(Acts 5.42; ESV)

Doing Church vs. Being ChurchDoing:

the act of performing or executing plural a : things that are done or that

occur  

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doing

Doing Church vs. Being ChurchBeing:

the quality or state of having existence; conscious existence

the qualities that constitute an existent thing: essence

a living thing

http://m-w.com/dictionary/being

Doing Church vs. Being ChurchBe:

to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as :

to have identity with to belong to the class of

http://m-w.com/dictionary/be

Why Should I Stop “Doing” Church? Doing is performing, specifically the

act. Being is identification based on

qualifications. Performing is not believing!

Why Should I Stop “Doing” Church?

“This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me; in vain

they do worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of

men.”(Matthew 15.8-9; ESV)

Why Should I Stop “Doing” Church?

“The world at its worst needs the church at its best.”

—Anonymous

Morgan, R. J. (2000). Nelson's complete book of stories, illustrations, and quotes (electronic ed.) (119). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

Doing Church vs. Being Church Are you the church or do you come to

church? Do you fellowship with brothers and

sisters?

Being the Church Involves OthersTitus 2.11-15

“training” “to live” Declare these things; exhort rebuke with

all authority.

Doing Church vs. Being Church Are you the church or do you come to

church? If you have retire from church, then

you retired Christ!

Stop “Doing” Church(It might destroy you!)

Getting Plugged In – In 2010!