DAILY VERSE: - Protect your church - not running away

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DAILY EMAIL VERSE: Help others with encouraging words; don’t drag them down by finding fault - Romans 14:19
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DAILY QUOTE: Yet you must passionately love the church in spite of its imperfections.
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STORY OF THE DAY: People go sour on the church for many reasons: hypocrisy, boring services, money, neglect, pettiness, legalism, and the big issue who is in control? Because we are human we will inevitably hurt each other. But instead of leaving, we need to stay and work it out. Reconciliation, not running away, is the road to stronger character and deeper fellowship.

Anyway, there is no perfect church to escape to. The sooner you give up the idea that a church must be perfect in order to love it, the sooner you will quit pretending and start admitting that we are all seriously in need of grace. Every church should hang out a sign that reads: No perfect people need apply. This church is only for those who admit they are sinners, need grace and want to grow.
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I believe in the local Christian church, the Scriptural authority of the church, Pastoral and leadership oversight of members of the church and members supporting their church. - Pastor Bob Kraft
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Story Credit: Bob Gass

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