2003 NBA Playoffs National Anthem
I can't help but think about the body of Christ, and how the church should be more like this. Here you have the entire building helping out the weak, the one who has messed up and desperately needs help. And you have coach Maurice Cheeks, the friend who selflessly helps out the person who is struggling despite the fact that he can't sing and is risking embarrassment.
Instead of being a group of people who are morally and spiritually self-sufficient (so that they really have no need for Jesus), the church is for people who are screw-ups and don't have all their ducks in a row, and know it. The church is for people who desperately need Jesus and desire for others to see their need as well.
I think we too often fail to believe this and that is why the church isn't more like this video. "We are trying so hard to be people who look like Jesus, instead of looking like people who need Jesus."
I can't help but think about the body of Christ, and how the church should be more like this. Here you have the entire building helping out the weak, the one who has messed up and desperately needs help. And you have coach Maurice Cheeks, the friend who selflessly helps out the person who is struggling despite the fact that he can't sing and is risking embarrassment.
Instead of being a group of people who are morally and spiritually self-sufficient (so that they really have no need for Jesus), the church is for people who are screw-ups and don't have all their ducks in a row, and know it. The church is for people who desperately need Jesus and desire for others to see their need as well.
I think we too often fail to believe this and that is why the church isn't more like this video. "We are trying so hard to be people who look like Jesus, instead of looking like people who need Jesus."
posted by Martin | 2:37 PM
2 Comments:
nice post
I remember tearing up (OK! Crying!) when I read about this story a couple of years back. The video (3 years later) has the same effect. Beautiful picture of what Christianity should look like.
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