Church, Rap Music, and Body Parts

I've been studying "the church" a lot lately. Trying to figure out what makes a church a church, how para churches are different, why going to church is important, etc. I'm still gathering my thoughts and convictions. What I know right now is that churches are just buildings. Like people, there are countless shapes, sizes, colors, and talents of churches spread across the country. But too often churches have problems with each other.

They disagree on theology, worship, and doctrine. They fight, they put down, instead of building up, and working together for God's kingdom.

Paul says it best, we're many parts, we're all one body. And he says it over and over again, to different churches (Romans 12:4, 1 Cor 12:12, Ephesians 4:16). I can't help but think that while he was speaking to single churches about their own divisions, it is also the case with the church as a whole.

Lord, help us be the church.

Buy this song by Lecrae on iTunes and you’ll be helping to support Churches Helping Churches. A sweet organization started by studs James MacDonald and Mark Driscoll along with DesiringGod ministries.

We can’t get into Haiti yet to do the kind of hands on relief work I want to do, but for now, I’ll gladly support the rebuilding of the church in any way I can.

Yes, the church, not my church, or their church. THE church. There's just one.