There is a knock at the door.
You open and a perfect stranger says, “Good morning”.
He then asks you a slightly awkward question, “Do you go to church?” You answer, “Yes”, to which he responds, “That’s great, God bless you,” and he walks to the next house.
Some years ago a young man, Rick Warren, went door to door asking people if they go to church. If someone said they didn’t go to church, he asked one simple question, “Why not?” Two answers were often repeated. I was shocked; I wonder if these people’s replies will surprise you.
1. We don’t go to church because all the church wants is our money.
2. The sermons have nothing to do with the world we live in.
I would love to walk the streets of our town and knock on every door. As a pastor I just want to tell people that it is not about money.
I prayed to God that every article I write, every sermon I preach will be real and will help people in the world they live in. Everywhere we go, people want our money.
Wouldn’t it be nice if there was one place where people were more concerned about us than our money?
PS: God is not for sale.
