The church sponsors a free family-style dinner open to the public about once a month as an outreach to help feed the needy. They come around our neighborhood every couple of weeks collecting cans for missions trips or local outreach programs. They run canned food drives, host a free “family fun day” with inflatable toys and food in the summer, and participate in local parades with face-painting and balloon tying. The list goes on. They’re dedicated to the community in a way that not a lot of churches are, and in these hard economic times, they just turn it up. Even though we don’t attend there, it’s still exciting to see all of the things they do to help.

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We, at BCC in Nashville, just did a community day where we had 400+ volunteers go out and work on 50+ projects.
It was amazing how we connected with those we were working hand in hand with and how much good will it spread.
I have since seen some of those we helped walk in our doors.

This type of thing is what being a Christian is all about.

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@Dean – I think it’s easy to get frustrated with how churches are missing it. But it’s so much better to praise good examples where and when we see them.

@Nick – Well said my friend

@Curtis – You guys do a great job. I think you guys set a pretty high bar for churches and non-profits in the area.

@John – I love that passage from James. And yes, you’re right that there is more than just serving those who are hurting. But what an awesome door-opener when we can truly be God’s hands and feet to them and let them see Jesus through us?

Praise God that Obama was exposed to Christians who used service to their fellow man as a means to reach out to them. But if that’s all you’re doing, if you’re not giving them the Bread of Life, all you’ve done is delayed their entrance to eternity.

I pray for Mr. Obama and his administration. I pray that he will not be blinded by power or politics.

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I believe “Serving” has as much to do with spiritual growth as does reading, and memorizing, and listening. As the President spoke about, I believe it can show someone the truth of the scripture when they observe others living it out and when they live it out themselves.

I don’t believe we can call ourselves “the church” unless we are “doing” the things Christ called us to do. We’re simply posers.

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I am thankful that the Holy Spirit used members of the body of Christ to “witness” to our now President. Let us all pray for the humility to publicly declare Christ in our actions and that the Holy Spirit would move in others to see Christ in each of us.

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I had a conversation one day with and atheist and a Buddhist, about spiritual things. At the end of the conversation the Buddhist said, “we just had church.” I was shocked. But it was true, church is more than our Sunday gatherings.

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