A servant church must have as its priority solidarity with the poor.
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Since the Church is to be servant to the poor, it is our fault if that wealth is not channeled to help the poor in our world.
Ministers should impress upon the people the necessity of individual effort. No church can flourish unless its members are workers. The people must lift where the ministers lift.
Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor.
I know that those of us who go into church work are to regard ourselves as servants, are to offer our lives as a gift.
We live unto Him, so committing our service to the Lord is the first and foremost priority of our lives. We can start with our reasonable service: prayer, studying, fasting, tithing, fellowshipping, and witnessing.
To work is nothing; the king on his throne, the priest kneeling before the Holy Altar, all people in all places had to work, but no person at all need be a servant.
If indeed this is the work of God... then it's a crisis that calls for the church to be its very best self, and not worry about risking itself for the right thing.
Churches know more about poverty than any government will ever know, because we're dealing with the poor every day.
All Church power is, therefore, properly ministerial and administrative. Everything is to be done in the name of Christ, and in accordance with his directions.
The church must always show compassion, always.
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