Comments on: Why I Love the Church (Part 2) http://www.sfpulpit.com/2008/06/25/why-i-love-the-church-part-2-2/ A Ministry of Shepherds' Fellowship Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:10:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Andy Wood http://www.sfpulpit.com/2008/06/25/why-i-love-the-church-part-2-2/#comment-152806 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:21:31 +0000 http://www.sfpulpit.com/2008/06/25/why-i-love-the-church-part-2-2/#comment-152806 This is so refreshing in an age where even believers want to apologize or avoid the word "church." When we started our congregation five years ago, it was one of the things I insisted on - I never wanted for us to apologize for being something Jesus shed blood to establish. In spite of its flaws, the church is still the greatest thing - humanly speaking - that has ever happened in this world. And the question is never, "Will the church of Jesus Christ be victorious?" The question is, "Will we be a part of His victorious church?" This is so refreshing in an age where even believers want to apologize or avoid the word “church.” When we started our congregation five years ago, it was one of the things I insisted on - I never wanted for us to apologize for being something Jesus shed blood to establish.

In spite of its flaws, the church is still the greatest thing - humanly speaking - that has ever happened in this world. And the question is never, “Will the church of Jesus Christ be victorious?” The question is, “Will we be a part of His victorious church?”

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