Madison Christian Church

In a recent article, Charles Swindoll made an excellent point.  He wrote, "In the middle of the week not long ago I walked into our church's sanctuary.  The room was empty and quiet.  In fact, it was dark except for the exit lights that never go out.  I came down the middle aisle and stood there with no one else in the room.  You know what?  It wasn't at all exciting or inspiring.  Without the presence of God's people and without the Spirit of God igniting the place with His power, there wasn't a whole lot to it.  It was just an empty, dark room."

You could have a very similar experience in our Worship Center in the middle of the day in the middle of the week.  Truly, what makes the difference and what allows the place to come alive is the presence of God's people and God's power.  What a privilege it is to gather with fellow believers in that place and pour out our hearts in excellent expressions of worship!  What strength we are able to gather from being brothers and sisters in Christ!

And then there is God's power.  What we are doing is not worth doing if it can be done without God's dunamis (dynamite) power.  This enabling and the energy provided by the Holy Spirit is explosive.  He brings limitless power to the church, and we discover that we are limited only by our unwillingness to access that power.

The presence of God's people and God's power make it unfathomable to me when people say that church is boring.  It is anything but boring.  It is our greatest privilege, highest honor, and most exhillarating experience.  There is nothing like being in an assembly of worship.  That explains why if we are not part of worship, it is like being deprived of food, water, or air.  I don't know about you, but I can hardly wait for Sunday!