Okay, I borrowed the pic from the Web site. Rhonda does a great job of finding cool pictures. Just note their is no "sermon sidebar" to click.
I appreciated Tom's observation about how we need the transformative work of the gospel within the life of the church. It seems to me that only as we live the kingdom of our Lord within the church will the power flow outside the church. What gets in the way? I have mentioned sin and sleep but the idea of "openness" keeps coming back to me. I keep returning to my thoughts on Jonah - he simply didn't live open to God but had a closed life.
I would appreciate any comments on some specific things the Spirit needs to break through in our church that would give us a deeper openness with each other and of course with God.
