Something Bigger then ourselves

Why be apart of a Church? Why work together as a District of Churches? Or in this day and age, why be part of a Denomination? This past weekend Beckie and I attended and took part in various ways, in our District Conference held at Lake Williamson Illinois. A conference of 37 Churches in the state of Illinois and 1 in Wisconsin. Why be a part of such a group? Couldn't the energy that I and others give to this entity be better spent right here at home? Some may think so. Sometimes I even do! But when we come together as a Body of Christ, from different places geographically, theologically and in size and shape, there are things we can do as a combined Body of Christ that we cannot do alone! With our combined manpower, wisdom and knowledge we can go places and do mighty things in the name of our Lord Jesus that we cannot do on our own! And so I choose to be a part of something bigger then myself! We here at Dutchtown are apart of something bigger then our own little white church that sits atop on a hill in Northwest Illinois! For a few brief days this past weekend we came together and with God's help laid aside our differences and I believe we made an impact for Christ's Kingdom. May you and I continue to put our own selfish needs aside and see the possibilities that we can accomplish as a Church in northwest Illinois and beyond! For those of you reading this that are Dutchtowners I will be sharing with you on Sunday, a few of those ministries that we can only do together as God's great Church! Pastor Rick