1/13/2025

I got the text.  And I thought:  “What?”  The person texting wanted to know if:  “ya’ll canceled church.” 

My first thought was:  “Of course, not.”  My second thought was:  “Of course, not.”  My thought every time is:  “Of course, not.”

Now, you may be like:  “What?  We just canceled church because of the snow.”

No, we didn’t.  That is to misunderstand.

Church can’t be canceled.  Church is not a service held at a particular time and place which may be canceled. 

The church is the body of Christ, which can never be canceled! 

The church is God’s people active in the world, embodying the sacrificial love of Jesus, which can never be canceled! 

The church is the hope of the world because we’re commissioned by Jesus to go into all the world and make disciples, which can never be canceled!

Jesus said:  Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means ‘rock’), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. Matthew 16:18 (NLT)

The church is greater than all the powers of hell.  We who are followers of Jesus are a part of God’s life-transforming movement of love at work in the world.  We can’t be canceled.  Let’s live like it!

-Michael