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Why go to church?
Dec. 1st, 2010 07:10 amThere was a story I read a while back that just about sums it up.
A fellow stopped going to church. He said he didn't need it, could worship on his own just fine. His friends and family all tried to get him to come back.
Finally, the pastor went to visit him. The fellow had a fire going in the fireplace. The pastor didn't say much, just went to the fire and used the tongs to pull out a single coal and place it on its own away from the rest.
The coal cooled and died.
The pastor returned it to the rest of the coals, where it brightened and caught fire once again.
The fellow thanked the pastor for his fiery sermon and promised to come to church again the next Sunday.
Who you spend time with affects who you become.
A fellow stopped going to church. He said he didn't need it, could worship on his own just fine. His friends and family all tried to get him to come back.
Finally, the pastor went to visit him. The fellow had a fire going in the fireplace. The pastor didn't say much, just went to the fire and used the tongs to pull out a single coal and place it on its own away from the rest.
The coal cooled and died.
The pastor returned it to the rest of the coals, where it brightened and caught fire once again.
The fellow thanked the pastor for his fiery sermon and promised to come to church again the next Sunday.
Who you spend time with affects who you become.
