The most popular game in town!

No, its not football or rugby or tennis or snooker.  If only it were,things would not be so bad.  But the most popular game in town today, within religious society, the game called 'Playing Church.'

Away back in the eighties, I spoke to the children in my church, and asked what the most game was.  All kinds of answers were proffered but no one got the answer that I wanted to speak upon.  When I mentioned that 'Playing Church' was a most popular game, played mostly by adults. there was tremendous silence in the service.  I never professed to very good at giving childrens' talks, but this one really caught people's attention.

Sometime later, an elder accused me of being quite cynical about the religious situation, but I argued that I believe this to be close to reality.  'Playing Church' is a most popular game.

Do you agree with me?  Is church just a game for most people who attend a place of worship?  So long as they keep the rules, all is fine.  So long as they last the 60 minutes, well.  They can then go home and return to their normal way of living, with no change in their lives apparent.  Do you like 'Playing Church'?  Are you good at it?  Have you been it long? Do you practice 'playing church' every week, or just on the set occasions?

Are you like the politicians, prime ministers and other VIPs who like to be at the front of the church and in view of the TV cameras?  Do you like to be seen at church?  Do you go to church just to 'put in an appearance'?  Just why do you go to church at all?  Is there any reality in this practice?  When you hear what Christian or non-Christian people have to listen to each week, you give them credit for not entering a church building at all! 

It is time to stop 'playing church' and to start being real Christians who are dedicated to the worship of the triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and get back to being people of the Book.  Will you start today?