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Sunday, April 27, 2008?
Hey guys I am back. Thanks for all the prayers and encouragement. Andy, my good buddy, recently ask me a good question. "Hey ck why you never update your blog already"? I think everybody is too use to visit my blog once in every few days and they will see a new post. I had adjust my emotions slightly and will continue to serve all my readers with posting. Anyway, I just bought a pull up bar, give me 3 months and I will try to look fit. Will take a picture when the bar is being fix....I came across 2 articles which was very interesting... do enjoy it while I sign off le..... :)
Church - The safest place to be
Did you know that being part of a church gathering is the safest place to be!
Statistics tell us:
1. Do NOT ride in automobiles: they cause 20% of all fatal accidents.
2. Do NOT travel by air, rail, or water: 16% of all accidents happen on these.
3. Do NOT walk on the streets or sidewalks: 14% of all accidents happen to pedestrians.
4. Do NOT stay home: 17% of all accidents occur in the home.
5. Only .001% of all deaths occur in worship services in church, and these are related to previous physical disorders.
Hence, the safest place for you to be at any time is church!
The lesson is: Spend more time in church! IT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE!
How Friendly is Your Church?
You may have heard the story about a man who, in an attempt to find out what other churches were really like, visited 18 different churches on consecutive Sundays.
He always sat near the front of each building. After the service he would walk slowly to the rear then return to the front and back to the rear again using a different isle.
He was neatly dressed, smiled pleasantly at other worshippers and he would make it a point to initiate a conversation with at least one other person. He would also remain for coffee if it were served.
He used the following scale to rate his reception:
10 points for a smile from a worshipper.
10 points for a greeting from a worshipper.
100 points if a worshipper exchanged names.
200 points if he was invited to another service.
1000 if he was introduced to another person.
2000 points if he was invited to meet the pastor.
On this scale 11 of the 18 churches earned less than 100 points. 5 churches received less than 20 points.
His conclusion was this: the doctrine may be Biblical, the singing inspirational, the sermon uplifting, but when visitors find that nobody cares if they are there they are unlikely to return.
I can tell you that this is as true as true can be.
How easy it is to be friendly with our friends, rather than to reach out to those who are new.
... and remember, the size of a church doesn't determine the friendliness of a church. I've been in a small church of 50 people where no one spoke to me and I've been a church of many 1000s of people where I felt very welcomed.
Decide to look out for the visitors and newcomers in your church - with genuine love. After all, that's the measure of a great church - LOVE.
Grace and Peace 6:09 PM