Enter In

13"I've had it with you! You're hopeless, you religion scholars, you Pharisees! Frauds! Your lives are roadblocks to God's kingdom. You refuse to enter, and won't let anyone else in either.
Matthew 23:13


As Paula and I have visited several churches here in our new home of uptown Charlotte, we have seen some similarities of the rigid man made system of religion that was clearly present and clearly frowned upon by Jesus. Most of the churches that we visited really only catered to the unchurched, to those who have yet to know Jesus as their Lord and Savior and upon inquiring as to how the Journey Bread ministry might be of some use within their ministry, we really had very few replies as we, already being believers, did not really fit into their man-made structure of how the church should look and act toward newcomers. To me, life with Christ is much more than just the initial step of trusting in Him as life with Jesus can be an awesome day by day experience of realizing God’s power and direction in your life all while enjoying His peace, love, joy and grace as you live out an abundant life that rests solely in the incredible gift of God’s Spirit who lives inside of all who believe. I guess that my heart is longing for more. My heart is longing for a body of believers that is less concerned about superficial growth and finances and more concerned about the quality of living out this life with Christ in a very real and genuine way, each and every day. Discernment,discipleship,encouragement and direction for filtering every decision that I make through the full proof lens of God’s Spirit is my heart’s desire and what I long to find in a body of believers that Jesus calls His church. God has a plan and a place for both you and I to serve and to receive all that He promises to those who dare to enter in to His loving grace and Lordship. I pray that we would both find that place today because three cords are always better than one.