Pastor Moses seems to use the word ‘church’ a lot, but when prompted by John to give a clearer definition of what he means, John discovered his pastor actually is talking about the religious program he is building…. Errr, is that really the correct definition of ‘the church’ Pastor Moses?
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John sometimes wonders if Pastor Moses even hears what he is saying? It seems that no matter what John talks to him about, Pastor Moses automatically interprets it in a way that puts the focus back on church attendance and the supreme importance of the church service.
John just wants to enjoy the glorious reality of God’s grace without his pastor instantly switching the topic onto God’s obligations.
Living for the moment
Pastor Moses strongly believes in God’s calling for his life, so much so that he spends each day consumed with thoughts about it, as if he is living in his own dream world waiting for it to come to pass. John was hoping his pastor would also live ‘in the moment’, and think about more than just his vision being fulfilled some day.
What Ministry Are We Impressed By?
John just read Hebrews 8:6 this morning and it filled him with joy:
“But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, and it is founded on better promises.”
John wanted to talk about the greatness of Jesus and the power of His eternal ministry with his pastor, so that they could rejoice together about Jesus’ ministry. Pastor Moses however, seemed to be far more impressed with his own ministry. Not just any minsitry; it’s the one that has the whole church world’s attention: The super duper, apostolic, five-fold kind!
Bring Your Friends To Church
Pastor Moses is always planning and working towards his ultimate goal: To build and pastor a mega-church. It’s because of this that he’s always twisting his sermons in any way that will help to make his great religious dream a reality.
John is obviously disturbed by this. Why can’t Pastor Moses just preach about the love of God simply because it’s so wonderful? Why does he always have to have a practical point? And why does every sermon end up being more about building the church than about Jesus anyway?
Praying In Christianese
Christianese: Words and phrases spoken by Christians that sounds religiously fantastic, but actually make no sense whatsoever.
Eric has been sitting under Pastor Moses’ confusing mixed messages for so long he doesn’t even realise that most of his prayers don’t actually make any sense…but hey, they sound great!
