{"id":509,"date":"2015-06-25T15:54:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T19:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/?p=509"},"modified":"2015-06-25T15:54:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T19:54:29","slug":"kneeology-making-all-things-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/?p=509","title":{"rendered":"Kneeology: making all things new?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Little Kneeology <\/strong>\u2026. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Revelation 21:5 (Msg) \u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>And\u00a0<\/span>he who was seated on the throne said, \u201cBehold, I\u00a0<\/span>am making all things new.\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Isn\u2019t amazing how we as Christians speak so much of \u201cthings being made new\u201d, new life, fresh start, new beginnings.\u00a0 Recently as I was on a trip into a neighboring state, being a little bored with driving, I began to read the names of churches posted on their signs.\u00a0 So many of them had to do with the \u201cnew\u201d or \u201cfresh\u201d starts of life, meaning of course, that in and through Christ Jesus there is a new life or new beginning.<\/h4>\n

True enough. However, that brings us the question, \u201cIf it is all about new beginnings or being made new\u201d why do we hold on to so much of the past?\u00a0 Holding on to the past seems to range from dusty artificial flower arrangements donated by someone long ago to the refusal to change music or any new way of doing things.\u00a0 In fact, so many churches seem to be so glued to the past that they actually discourage growth and change.\u00a0 Far too often we hear those deadly words, \u201cWe have always done it that way\u201d or \u201cWe never did that way before.\u201d Seven deadly words.<\/h4>\n

I know of churches that have even changed their name to something much more \u201ctimely\u201d in order to attract more people but still refused to change their way of doing things only to result in futility. \u00a0\u00a0I am the first to remind folks that God\u2019s Word and His message for the world is still the same today as it was yesterday and will be tomorrow and so is His personality and expectations of His people.\u00a0 However, we must package that same message in such a way that it can reach the people.\u00a0 Likewise, our ministries and calling may have been pronounced upon us from God and certainly He meant for us to carry out that calling, however we must .\u00a0 Sometimes that \u201chowever\u201d means that we examine and re-examine the effectiveness of our delivery.\u00a0 If we are not getting through to folks in one manner, try another.<\/h4>\n

Regardless of what name we use for our churches and ministries, regardless of how \u201ccatchy\u201d the may seem or how big the signs are, what will matter the most is the fact that what is on the inside has to match what was implied on the outside.\u00a0 The Word reminds us that there has to be a separation from the old for the new.\u00a0 Let us be more than just users of snappy terms and names but be purveyors of the new life changes that come through people knowing Christ Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit to change lives and make things new.<\/h4>\n

We need to express the new beginnings, not just in name alone, but in evidence of the experience and that should be reflected by our actions and spirit. We need to remember that the definition of insanity is all about doing the same old thing over and over and thinking we are going to get different results.\u00a0 Just thinking.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

NOTW,\u00a0\u00a0Yours In Christ Jesus,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bro. Mike<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Little Kneeology \u2026. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Revelation 21:5 (Msg) \u00a0And\u00a0he who was seated on the throne said, \u201cBehold, I\u00a0am making all things new.\u201d Isn\u2019t amazing how we as Christians speak so much of \u201cthings being made new\u201d, new life, fresh start, new beginnings.\u00a0 Recently as I was on a trip into a neighboring state, being a little … <\/p>\n

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