Church – Jacuzzi or Waterfall??

What is church like?

Is it a jacuzzi?

Cosy? Relaxing? A chance for you and your nearest and dearest to recharge the batteries?

Or is it...

A waterfall?

Scary? Exciting? Expansive? Never safe?

Or is it... and here's my new word for the week...

A jacuzzerfall

Here we see the blessings of our close fellowship in Christ flowing out and blessing the whole world.

⁹But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. ¹⁰ Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. ¹¹ Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. ¹² Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us. (1 Peter 2:9-12)

This is what church is like - a jacuzzerfall. (Now go and use the word this week)

And here's a sermon I preached on Sunday on the subject.

0 thoughts on “Church – Jacuzzi or Waterfall??”

Missy July 10, 2008 at 1:11 pm

Hehe! How ironic, I'm leaving to Niagara Falls in a few short hours...

glenscriv July 10, 2008 at 1:14 pm

Enjoy! I'd love to go some day.

Otepoti July 12, 2008 at 9:49 am

Congratulations and best wishes on your ordination. Every blessing to you and your family!

glenscriv July 14, 2008 at 10:31 am

And to you and yours - sorry for not replying - manic weekend. Glen

Missy July 16, 2008 at 12:31 am

Thanks, Glen! Niagara was amazing. AND, I got to use the word!! As in: "Hey kids, lets go to the Jacuzzerfall Fireworks!" That meant suiting up and watching evening fireworks over Niagara from the jacuzzi in our 39th floor hotel room. Weeee!

glenscriv July 16, 2008 at 9:33 am

Excellent! Nothing beats a good bout of Jacuzzerfworks. That's what I always say.