"What Happens In Church"

"He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation'." Mark 16:15

You've heard the motto on commercials that says, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas".  Others have decided to adopt the same motto, such as, "What happens at grandma's, stays at grandma's", or "What happens at home, stays at home"... etc. 

I am concerned that the church has adopted that same motto, or mentality-- "What happens in church, stays in the church".  In other words, what the Lord does for us while we are in church, our worship, our encouragement, our faith strengthened, our strength renewed, the miracles that take place, the praise that is offered up, we tend to leave behind when we leave the church building.  This is not God's plan.  He doesn't intend for His church to leave what He does for them when they gather together locked up inside the church walls until we gather for the next service.  He wants us to take it outside the walls with us.  He wants us to take it into the highways and byways, into the work place, into the grocery store, to the school campuses, into our community.  It was never suppose to "stay in the church".  The great commission that we were given was for us to go into all the world and preach the gospel-- share the good news, share our praise, share our faith with others, especially the lost.  

What happens in church isn't just for the church.  It is to equip the church and strengthen the church to be the church outside the walls and to let others know about the love, salvation and grace of God that comes through Jesus Christ.  

Are you leaving what the Lord did at church for you behind you when church is over?  Are you letting it stay in church until next service time?  Or are you taking it with you wherever you go?

Have a great day.  What happens in church is not suppose to stay in church, it is supposed to be shared with others.