I don't really have time to write right now, but today was an exciting day at Wheaton Bible. Pastor Bugh did an awesome job at explaining the new mission statement of Wheaton Bible, but even more, he talked about what the Gospel looks like in action. If you're reading this, I recommend getting the Podcast from today (August 26) and listening. He also called people out on our inaction and constant pursuit of comfort that's been a problem in the church for a really long time.
One of my favorite things he said (which was actually something Chris Mitchell - Director of the Wade Center at Wheaton - said in a conversation with Pastor Bugh) was something along the lines of "As Christians, we seem to confuse the American Dream with God's plans and desires for our lives." They're not the same thing. In fact they're very different. It's just crazy, because I pasted a very similar quote to my Facebook wall last night. I guess God does "crazy" things like that.
The reason I titled this "Imagine a Church" was because "Imagine" is the sermon series, but also because part of the drama during the service, which takes place in the future, included a testimony of a man who was impacted by the work that the church had done for his school. Talking about this work that would not have been accomplished without the help of WBC, he said "Imagine a church doing that." The statement wasn't meant to be ironic, but it really was, because the question should be "Imagine a Church not doing that." We don't really have to imagine it, because our reality is a church that usually is doing nothing, since so many of us that make up the Church (myself included) sit back and settle for boredom and comfort instead of doing what Jesus has clearly called us to do.
I could probably go on for a really long time, but that's all for now. I have to go. But I was really happy to be a part of Wheaton Bible today and blessed to hear Pastor Bugh's sermon. Again, I recommend giving it a listen.
