Body of Christ

Friday night I went to my fourth Secret Church at Brook Hills. Three years ago if you had asked me if I wanted to go to church for 6-7 hours on a FRIDAY night I would have laughed in your face. Now I LOVE it! The topic was "The Body of Christ."

 

Highlights from Secret Church include: knowing there were people from age 7 to age 89 there studying God's word on a Friday night, knowing that people had traveled from Uganda, China, Afghanistan, Canada and several countries throughout the US to study God's word, hearing people during the break talk about how fast David was flying through the material, hearing people laugh at David's jokes and stories that I have heard before and hearing our guest from overseas say that being at Brook Hills is what he envisions heaven will be like (yep, I agree).

 

What I didn't expect at Secret Church, though, was for the material to be a "refresher" for me. I've been going to Brook Hills for two years and have listened to all of David's sermons since he's been at Brook Hills and Secret Church was really just a compilation of a couple of sermon series I've already heard. I still had a great time and it's ALWAYS good to hear things multiple times but I couldn't help but think that maybe I should have given up my seat for someone who has never heard David teach, like the guy in Michigan that bought a plane ticket but wasn't able to get a Secret Church ticket since they sold out too fast.

 

I thought Secret Church was supposed to be an intense time of Bible study for our faith family but now it's turned into a ministry for people outside of our church. I'm not saying I won't go back to Secret Church, but maybe I should make sure I'm bringing a visitor.

 

The biggest thing that hit me was the fact that I'm not reproducing what I've learned and am still learning. If I've already heard everything David taught why am I not teaching others? I think one of the "reasons" (excuses) is because I feel like everyone I'm surrounded by is already getting "fed" the Word from David, too, so what could I teach them that they don't already know?

 

......I'm getting the feeling that God is preparing me for something, though. I'm sensing that I shouldn't be complacent to Birmingham and Brook Hills because He may be filling me up so He can send me out. I love Birmingham and my church but if He wants me to be somewhere else I'll follow Him (preferably somewhere a bit warmer!)