What If?

I was checkin out Perry's blog today and man he hit a homerun on this one, so I thought I'd share it with ya'll. He' calling us out to think about how we limit God and to answer the question what if:

"Maybe it's just me--but I don't really think that Jesus died on a cross so that a group of people could get together and swap casserole recipes! I think there was more of an intentional purpose--Jesus died, rose again, and then commissioned us to go and tell as many people as possible--NOT to sit in a room and have a business meeting to discuss whether or not it is God's will to paint the restrooms a different color!

What if we dreamed big?

What if we all believed that God is as big as the Bible says He is and is capable of doing more than we could have ever asked for or imagined?

What if we wanted our churches to be a place where people came in and the only thing that offended them was the cross and not the people wearing one?

What if we believed that people were one breath away from eternity and that motivated us to get as many people in the doors as possible to hear about Jesus?

What if we actually worshipped God with our money instead of worshipping ourselves?

What if we were never satisfied--don't get me wrong--there is a difference between thankful and satisfied...but what if we continually thanked God--but continually asked Him to do more?

What if we were a church who was more concerned with who we were reaching than who we are keeping?

What if we were willing to pray bold prayers and take HUGE risks?

Let's dream big--let's ask God for huge things--let's believe He is able and capable of reaching those far from Christ...and let's take the necessary risks in order to impact this community in an incredible way! "




I can't imagine what our churches would look like if we did this. I'd say Perry has been thinking about these questions. Maybe thats why the church he pastors has grown to 7,000 people in just a matter of a few years and he's in South Carolina of all places.