God at work

God at work in church

Church is God's house.  Church is NOT the bricks and mortar and stain glass windows and candles and banners.  

Church IS the people of God, the community of Christ.  God is not at work in the church; God works in, with and through the church.

So how is God at work?
God calls us to mission work, He calls us to follow Jesus' example to undertake mission within our communities and further in the world.

For many of us this is through parenthood.  For others it is through caring professions such as doctors, nurses, teachers and social workers. And for Christians it is through loving and caring for the community through service inside the church itself or outside with home visiting, pastoral care, Children's work and campaigning against the unjust.

I believe (and preached on Sunday) that the carrot works better than the stick.  In St Nicolas Earley we have a myriad of missional people who give their time, resources and energy within and out with our community.  It reminded us all of our calling to mission, to see Gods work through ourselves; we are God St work.