Sunday, May 20th, Catalyst did something really fun. It wasn't an original idea (we saw some other churches doing it so we decided to do it too), but it was awesome. We ordered a pizza to the church at the end of the service, took up a collection, and tipped the delivery driver $735 on a $14 pizza.
Here is the video:
There were so many blessings that happened that day, but one thought stood out above the rest. I've never singlehandedly tipped someone $735. That's hard if not impossible for someone of my financial means to do. I couldn't do that without significantly impacting my lifestyle, significantly scaling back expenditures for the month, or even going without paying some bills.
However, I seriously doubt that anyone who attended church that morning missed the money they gave to the guy. No one went hungry that day or missed a mortgage payment because of what they were able to give.
What this demonstrates is the power of WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER. Singlehandedly, we are very limited in what we can do and give. Together, however, we can do powerful things in this world. The church as a body can do so much more than individuals can. Christians that say, "I can be a Christian without being part of a church" are short-circuiting the potential for impact they can have on this world.
I don't know if you noticed or not, but the people in church that morning were having a blast. We were so excited when the guy showed up. We genuinely had more fun than he did. I immediately thought of the people who had better things to do that morning, or who slept in, or who just decided not to come to church that morning. DANG- they missed out. Not only did they miss out on having a serious impact on a hardworking delivery driver, but they also missed out on the joy of that moment.
That's why God wants us to get together every week with our church family. Look at what we can do when we are together. Individually, we are very limited. Together, however, we are capable of amazing things.
If you are a Christian who is not part of a church, I ask you to reconsider. Together we are capable of powerful things.
Here is the video:
There were so many blessings that happened that day, but one thought stood out above the rest. I've never singlehandedly tipped someone $735. That's hard if not impossible for someone of my financial means to do. I couldn't do that without significantly impacting my lifestyle, significantly scaling back expenditures for the month, or even going without paying some bills.
However, I seriously doubt that anyone who attended church that morning missed the money they gave to the guy. No one went hungry that day or missed a mortgage payment because of what they were able to give.
What this demonstrates is the power of WHAT WE CAN DO TOGETHER. Singlehandedly, we are very limited in what we can do and give. Together, however, we can do powerful things in this world. The church as a body can do so much more than individuals can. Christians that say, "I can be a Christian without being part of a church" are short-circuiting the potential for impact they can have on this world.
I don't know if you noticed or not, but the people in church that morning were having a blast. We were so excited when the guy showed up. We genuinely had more fun than he did. I immediately thought of the people who had better things to do that morning, or who slept in, or who just decided not to come to church that morning. DANG- they missed out. Not only did they miss out on having a serious impact on a hardworking delivery driver, but they also missed out on the joy of that moment.
That's why God wants us to get together every week with our church family. Look at what we can do when we are together. Individually, we are very limited. Together, however, we are capable of amazing things.
If you are a Christian who is not part of a church, I ask you to reconsider. Together we are capable of powerful things.
