Recently someone made the statement that they would never come to the church I pastor (Firehouse Ministries) because there are so many people there with a bad past or that have been arrested, or have this problem or that problem...I have thought about this for a few days now and to be honest with you this statement at first made me pretty angry and hurt to think someone would say such a thing.However, after thinking about it even more I smiled and I looked up and said, Thank You God for This Testimony Yes we do have people at Firehouse Ministries who has an ugly past and even now they are not perfect. Yes we have real people with real issues who are coming every week HEARING THE WORD, feeling THE LOVE of people who DO NOT REJECT THEM or look down their nose at them! Yes we do have a church full of people who are not perfect but they are FORGIVEN! Jesus said, I did not come for those who have it all together but for those who realize that without God they are hopeless! Our churches have become more like RELIGIOUS COUNTRY CLUBS filled with snooty self righteous self appointed judges who have forgot that they too were once a mess before meeting Christ! THANK YOU FIREHOUSE for loving people unconditionally and for meeting people where they are and allowing God to have the opportunity to minister to them. If you are looking for the perfect church where the religious elite compare bling, cars, and their egos and look down their nose on the poor, the addicts, the messed up, and the sinners who have not yet got it all together...Then I will tell you up front, Firehouse Ministries is not the place for you! But, if you are looking for a place that will love you where you are at in spite of your sin and will pray for you until God completes His work of GRACE in your life...if you are looking for a place with people of all colors and backgrounds come together to have an experience with the living God...where we do our best to keep it real and keep it simple so that no one misses their opportunity to know God,Then you will love this place called Firehouse Ministries!
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 05:51:16 +0000
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