There is no doubt that the place of the church is in caring for its people and in undergirding those in need.There are two languages that I really like.
1.The church is a place for inner healing and restoration
When a person stumbles or is taken in sin it is the privileged call of the church of Christ to reach out and to help restore.
When one struggles with feelings that God is so far away, the arms of those who are part of the church will be the only arms God has to draw such people near.
When someone feels abandoned, the hearts of the people of God may be the only hearts God can tap to feel with this person
Nothing brings back feelings of being cared for as much as being in a community that feels
Nothing will speak to our society as much as a community that reaches out with the love of Christ
2.The church is a place where the role of music provides powerful and yet vulnerability in controlling feelings
Music plays a greater role in consolation and inspiration than it does in vibration and ecstasy. Over time, the heart gives way to certain cries: the cry for peace and tranquility, the search for solace and help, the cry that does not just carry hope for the future but reflects the past – music has the capacity to strike at the core of our beings in a way that God has designed our beings to respond. Music will bring either harmony or discord and more often, reveals the harmony or discord in a life.
How else can you explain driving down the 401 towards London, Integrity music in the CD player and then in a sudden moment - tears, big alligator tears for about 30 minutes as I absorbed the love of God in the car - haven't had that happen in a while - haven't been loved like that in a while.
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