JASON UPTON CONCERT pt 2

Another Thing worth mentioning. This Church, Christ's Bride, is in the world.( our buildings) Our religiosity, our preferences are for us in the World. When we become one body in Christ, we are not of this world anymore. When we enter into the family of Christ, we are not of this world anymore. John 15:19
The real church is not a building, but a body of believers who are passionate about spreading God's word in order to bring about life change. We are passionate about seeing others become one in Christ, free from law of sin, and the wages of death.
I am convicted of my own sin because growing up in a religious institution who promotes their man made traditions over others, and sometimes over the Gospel, I find it hard in my heart to truly accept others (mostly other Christians) who come from a different background. I am hard on my self, and others who believe that their own church, their own personal preferences are more important than the precepts of Christ. (Pastor Perry Noble spoke about this in his Sermon on the Prodigal Son) I implore you to check out this sermon from the Series "Me or Jesus"

Jason Upton said this about the church (the buildings, the centers, the places where we come and gather) "A common place where the sins of the world are concentrated in one place... and we(the world) will see that in order to deal with it."

We allow the church to be a place in life where we can all focus on the Gospel, and let Jesus, not a man, or many men, defeat sin. Only by bringing the WORD in a relevant, and undefiled manner can real life change happen. The Church should be a place where we can focus on Christ, not a place where we point fingers out of hatred, not a place where we condemn people, no, a place where we can accept others for who they are, and love them like Christ, so that His Power will set them Free.

What does that mean for us as believers?
"A new level in Glory(Christ's Glory in this world) is always a step down before it is a step up." Jason Upton

That means that we who are believers must not become like the Older Brother in the Prodigal Son story, whose heart was more concerned about the work of Father(God), than the Heart of the Father(God).
Why am I so hard against Christians? Was it not Jesus who spent a fair amount of time correcting the religious leaders of the institutions, and was it not Christ who corrected His followers out of love so that His message would reach others? Yes.
If we are going to really live for Jesus, then we must humble ourselves before the Throne, "to get on the threshing floor" so that Christ can elevate us to a new level.

I WILL WRITE MORE ABOUT IDOLS, AND BEING IN THE ARMY OF THE LORD AND WHAT THAT MEANS LATER ON.
I HAVE TO BE UP AT 345am to drive to Henderson to compete in a Triathlon.

In the mean time, I hope this both encourages you and challenges you, but really I hope it challenges you as it has challenged me. It's not all about feeling good. It's about being one in Christ.