I came across this video and want to share it with you. Here is my disclaimer… If you do not consider yourself to have a Christian-based faith, I would suggest you do not watch. This video is a parody of what Sunday church has become for so many church-going people. If you do consider yourself to be a follower of Jesus, then I’d like to challenge you to watch this and ask yourself this question: “Is this kind of gathering the extent of the time I spend pursuing my faith each week?”
The church gatherings that follow the formula portrayed in this video seek to appeal to all kinds of people at various places of faith. Some come seeking answers; many are there who think they believe in God, but aren’t sure; several simply show up because a spouse makes them; the regulars might have a faith that transcends months -or- decades.
I am speaking here to those who believe Jesus is who He said He was and seek to be more like Him: The biblical example given to us from Jesus and the early disciples was not this kind of church-experience. If your faith comes along only on Sunday mornings – you are missing a crucial component of life with Christ. Life with Christ is not a programmed Sunday experience. Life is more than Sunday mornings.
In Ephesians 5:18, Paul commands us to “be filled with the (Holy) Spirit.” This command is not a one-time command. The verb “be filled” is a dynamic, or continual, verb. Paul was saying, “Keep being filled with the Spirit and do not stop.” The Spirit is God within us. Continual prayer, giving thanks, listening, reading scripture, talking about our faith with each other keeps us in a posture to hear from Him throughout our day. If you think God wants your attention only on Sundays, you are sadly mistaken. If your faith shows up only on Sundays and you can’t figure out why you don’t hear from God in your life – can you see the disconnect?
Watch. And listen.
“Sunday’s Coming” Movie Trailer from North Point Media on Vimeo.
P.S. If you are not a Christian and you watch anyway – I need to state; we are all simply broken, faulty, human works-in-progress. Thankfully, God does not give up on us. Please don’t hold on to a distorted view of God because of cynicism of this kind of church gathering. I’m not harsh on the gathering, I’m harsh on believing that you can do this on Sunday and walk out of the building giving God no more thought until the next time. Seek Him and you will find Him.
~ Peace.