Encouraging?

Watch/listen to the video.

So what do you think…

Good to hear Mr Moyles talking up church?

That’s the spin I’ve heard from most. But I see it a little differently.

Ok, some people may have heard it and feel a little more positive about Church, that Christians aren’t boring, but the overwhelming response seems to be from the team that it’s nice that Christians are having fun, like American Christians(!)

I guess I just get frustrated with us trying to make Jesus and Church “cool.”

I was 16 when I chose to follow Jesus and that was my first aim, to convince the world it was cool to follow Jesus and then they’d all join me in church and everything would be great, well everything would be easier for me.

Possibly someone might have heard Chris Moyles (who btw is a legend) and thought… I’ll give church a go, looking for, what? entertainment? Happiness? Singing? Food?

The whole idea of lets make church fun and hope people come and find Jesus is a farce, obviously we’ve not been reading our bibles, how often does Jesus say GO, GO OUT?

How often does he challenge non-believers (give all you have to the poor, you need to eat my flesh and drink my blood, you need to be born of the spirit, you have has 6 ‘husbands’ etc.)

The truth is that few might come to the big churches who can put on a great show, and preach the gospel in word and action, BUT 99% of the churches in the Uk are not capable of this and do a poor imitation. We’re content with status quo, content with one or two saved.

When will the church stand up and get what Jesus dies for? I’m happy that Moylesy is positive about church, for his souls sake. But lets not get excited, lets do something better.