Acts 10.....CHURCH!

"The following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius was expecting them and had called together his relatives and close friends. As Peter entered the house, Cornelius meet him and fell at his feet in reverence. But Peter made him get up. "stand up," he said, "I am only a man myself."  Acts 10:25-26

This chapter of Acts was about a man named Cornelius who was told by an angel of God to go get Peter and bring him to his home.  There are tons of things I could write about from this chapter, but there was one thing that just smacked me right upside the head.  I have heard it multiple times, but I think we forget it on a daily basis.  I'm gonna yell it so there is no confusion of what I want to say today....

THE CHUCH IS NOT A BRICK AND MORTAR PLACE....IT'S THE INSIDES, THE PEOPLE!!!!!

Peter preached to a group of people, who it was against the law for him to be talking to, in their home! And it says in verse 44, "while Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message." He met them where they were, told them a story that could change their lives, and then watched as the Holy Spirit took over. People were speaking in tongues, singing praises, and receiving the baptism of the Holy Ghost.  He didn't say, I can't go there, we have to go the church. He didn't say, yall are not saved, I can't help you.

Why do we lose this idea so often? If the "church" isn't of one mind....all on the same page....all working towards the same goals....understanding we are all here to do the Kingdom's work wherever and whenever it needs to happen...how can we ever expect to reach people who need Him so desperately that we can't even imagine it??

One more time I say....the church is not a buiding.