A Place to "Get Away To"

Yesterday in my message I used a phrase that went something like this. As Christians, with the Holy Spirit's guidance, we are to create an atmosphere within our Churches to make them places to "Get Away To" rather then places to "Get Away From".  I find myself pondering that statement this Monday morning. We live in a day and age where for MOST people, even for us who live within so-called small towns where everyone gos to church, going to Church on any given Sunday is low on their list of things to do with their weekend. This is a fact! So, we can sit here and say, "Oh woe is us" and continue to slowly fade away, or to put it more bluntly, die. Or you can ask yourselves as a church and as individuals, "What can I Do to help make my Church a place to Get Away To?" But simply asking that question is not enough. What are You going to do about it? It's time to quit the whining about what other churches have that you/we may not. About how "THEY" are taking people away. Believe me, there are plenty of people out there who need and want a good church home. The Church just needs to create that Holy Place, that healing place, that place where Hope is found, that place where everybody knows your name. Alright, that last statement dates me and my years of TV watching. So I ask you to ponder this statement as well and see what the Holy Spirit is asking you to do in making Christ's Church wherever you attend, one that people want to get away too.
Bless God this Week! Pastor Rick Koch Dutchtown