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The Point of Doing Good
Galatians 6:9–10 (ESV)
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—9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
My Perfect Church
By Drew Dyck
“In his new book, Uncomfortable, Brett McCracken describes his dream church.
It's basically hipster heaven: atop the "minimalist, environmentally sustainable (LEED-certified), with nods to classic church aesthetics" church building McCracken envisions a rooftop garden with prayer spaces.
McCracken's point in describing his dream church is actually to point out the absurdity of a consumerist approach to Christian community.
But it got me thinking ... what would my dream church look like?
Well, I'm not as picky about aesthetics, but I do place a premium on comfort.
So my dream church would include leather, La-Z-Boys in the sanctuary.
They could automatically recline for the sermon.
That would be a nice touch.
Of course even lounging on in a La-Z-Boy is no fun if you're hungry.
Most churches provide subpar coffee with a few stale snacks.
Not in my dream church.
We'd have a full breakfast buffet with one of those guys in a white chef hat cooking made-to-order omelets.
To me, nothing says Christian community quite like a fresh Southwest omelet with fresh squeezed orange juice and a side of bacon.
Now I'm ready to worship! “
What would your dream church look like?
When I ask this question, do you picture a certain kind of style of preaching?
Do you envision high quality music?
Is the setting in a traditional old church building or a new modern structure?
The Bible teaches us that God’s dream church is a place where people are holy and without blemish.
In God’s view, the perfect church not only worships God, but the people build one another up and are concerned about those who are away from God.
In the perfect church, people love God with all their heart, mind, soul and strength and their neighbor as themselves.
In a perfect church, people are being and doing good in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
In a previous message we looked at with an emphasis on the picture of doing good.
God wants us to do good.
One of the purposes of our salvation was to turn our lives around in such a way that we would become people who do good.
(ESV) —8 For by grace you have been saved through faith.
And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
The early church was taught to do good.
One of Paul’s missionary journeys was to help the Christians in Jerusalem deal with a famine.
The early church was taught to do good.
One of Paul’s missionary journeys was to help the Christians in Jerusalem deal with a famine.
10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
As we saw previously, the first century church helped people and was known for her good works.
The Point Of Good Works
This week we want to look at the point of good works.
I am not going to talk to you about why we should do good works.
I am not going to answer the question, “What’s the point?”
Instead, we are going to look at the point where we intersect with a need.
There is a point where we personally encounter a need.
That intersection is the point where good works takes place.
Let’s look at our text to see this.
Gal 6:10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
The word “opportunity” is a word that is sometimes translated as “time.”
The word “opportunity” is a word that is sometimes translated as “time.”
The time that is in mind here is a specific time.
It might be a moment in time or it might be an event.
The word “kairos” is used in to describe the “time” Moses was born.
In it speaks of a time of persecution.
It is often used to describe a season.
The fig tree that Jesus cursed was not in season; it wasn’t its time.
Jesus said, “My time has not yet come.”
This “time” included his trial, death, burial and resurrection.
That salvation event was the time.
We live in a sinful, broken world.
People have hurts, habits and hang-ups that create real problems and needs in their lives.
In our sinful and broken world, we are also affected by what other people do.
Their snide remarks, backbiting, gossip, greed, abusive behavior, and poor decisions may hurt us, or people we love.
We also find people who are hurting emotionally, financially, spiritually, physically or relationally.
When they walk into our lives, we have a time, we have an opportunity, we have that point where their darkness comes into the light God has placed in our hearts.
In our missions conference that is coming in October you will here the stories of how God brought opportunities, special times of decision, a special point when people had these choices to make.
When Richard Berry was here, he started the homeless shelter in his church because a non-Christian friend called him as a pastor and asked if he could find him a place to sleep.
He was thrown out of his home and had no place to go.
Here was the point, the time of opportunity.
Richard seized the moment and the ministry began.
As I understand it, Tim Hunt, the pastor of the Hope Evangelical Free Church in Solon, was approached by someone in his church for the need to give women who had fallen on hard times a safe place to live.
The church responded and now has a vital ministry to women in place.
Ken Hawley’s story is unknown to me.
He works with youth in prison.
I am sure at some point the need has placed before him and by the grace of God he responded.
You will hear his story as well.
Our struggle
This is a real struggle for us.
We are light in this world of darkness.
Jesus has placed his light in us so that the world may see God.
(ESV) —14 “You are the light of the world.
A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.
16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
The light that we have according to this picture is the good works that we do for other people.
It’s not what happens on Sunday, but what happens on Monday that is the true measure of our spiritual walk.
The light that we have according to this picture is the good works that we do for other people.
It’s not what happens on Sunday, but what happens on Monday that is the true measure of our spiritual walk.
Yet we struggle.
We struggle because we are unaware of the needs around us.
People are walking by with real needs every day and we don’t see them.
Back in the 70’s there was a song about someone who didn’t stop to help a man who was hurt on the highway because the person had to get to church in time.
We struggle because we are aware of the needs, but have fear.
This may be fear of doing the wrong thing; fear of having the person leech off us; fear of anger; or fear of being rejected.
We struggle because of the emotional cost of involvement with needy people.
It’s not easy.
My brother works with people released from prison.
He has had stuff stolen from him and has been involved with manipulative, lying, cheating and stealing people.
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