We are the church!

What is the church?
Is it a building, a set system of beliefs? A bunch of people? A place filled with religiosity?
These are common assumptions.
In the Bible church actually is; the house of God, the bride of Christ, the whole body of Christian believers, an army.

The church is the house of God.
It's the place where God lives and works. Where he is present, moving and changing lives. It is a place of power, strength, and impossible things because God is there. It is where God is, permanently. So it will always have power and strength and the miraculous taking place because that's where God is

Now, that's not enough because if the church is just a place of power then it could be strong, but it would be pretty cold and scary. So, the church is also the bride of Christ. It is beloved, cherished, taken care of and secure. The church is what Jesus died for. If he hadn't died, it wouldn't exist. Jesus died because he loved the church SO much, he put the church first, he built it and he saved it. So the church is a place of fierce love, where love always wins.

Physically, the church is the whole body of believers. It is not a building in a village or city, it is not a small group of people that worship in a living room. It's not defined by the confines of a room or space. The church is a multinational, multilingual, diverse range of people across the world. It has millions of members who are all connected through the love of Jesus! It is not one person on their own. The church walks your streets, it works in shops, schools, hospitals, banks and in the tax office. The church is growing and moving as the people in it do their daily business. The church is alive!

What does the church do?
It invades!
The church is an army. We have one commander, and we move together to make his name of known. His name is Jesus. Now, an army fights. We will fight for what we believe in, we will stand on the truth of God's word. We will be fought against, we will come against opposition, and we are ready for it. God has equipped us. We received God's love, we have access to His power, we know His truth, we are advancing!

The church has the power and love within it to change the world - are you a part of it?