In 1 Samuel 8 the people asked Samuel for a king. They wanted to be like the other nations. Today we have the same problem in our churches. We don't desire a king but we do desire to be like other nations. We want programs that are appealing, buildings that are comfortable and we don't want to offend anyone. Now good programs are important and we should have buildings that are pleasant to come to, buildings that turn our thoughts and worship to God. But we must remember that the church is to stand as a counterculture to the world. When the church tries to be like the world to show the world that they shouldn't be the world the world sees through that hypocrisy.
We have a King, He is the King of kings. We don't need to be like the world to win the world we need to be different than the world.
Enjoy this song by Andrew Peterson.
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