Open Church: Come just as you are
Welcome to church! Open Church is a weekly post that aims to be a place where Christians on Hive can hang out, encourage and build up one another, and reflect the love of Christ. The church is not a building, but is made up of people who have been transformed by God’s grace.
Each week I will be putting up a new post with a new topic or theme for discussion. But feel free to come here just to fellowship and be a blessing to one another. Whatever denominational background your from, or if you’re just curious about the Christian faith, everyone is welcome.
So feel free to share a link to your favourite worship song, share a word of encouragement, a prayer request, or introduce yourself.
Today’s theme is: Come just as you are
In John 4, we read the account of Jesus’ encounter with the samaritan woman. There’s so much for us to learn from the passage, but today I just want to focus on the following.
Jesus meets us exactly where we are. He offers living water for us to drink freely, so that we will never thirst again. God knows every detail of our lives, the depth of our sins, yet He still accepts us and draws us to Himself.
As Christians, we sometimes have the tendency to pretend everything is OK, but God knows every detail about us. So today, as we gather as family, feel free to come just as you are, and share anything that’s on your heart; whether it’s a word of encouragement, a scripture, or something you want the community to praye for you about. Feel free to share. And please engage with comments from other brothers and sisters here. And let’s pray for one another and build one another up in the faith.
So many circumstances are beyond our control, no matter the extent we think we have sinned against God, Jesus is ready to receive us, as He did for the prostitute. This is a great lesson I want to contribute later, thanks for your great motivating message.
Thanks for sharing brother. Btw, if you are on Hive, you may want to check out the equivalent Christian Fellowship Community on Hive. Many of us have migrated over there and there is more engagement there. Blessings.
Most times, like the prodigal son, we just have to come to our sense and go to Him just as we are not trying to hide, He is always ready even before we come to Him to forgive us and take us in as a father He is. His hands are always open wide for us to run to Him not minding the amount of sins we have committed. He is just and merciful to forgive us and take us into His bossom only when we surrender all to Him. A broken and contrite heart is all He needs. A heart that says I can't do this on my own, a heart that says, am tired of pretending to be okay, a heart that says Lord have your way. That is the heart God needs. He is ever ready to welcome you, just come as you are.
Thank you sir for this message. I pray that God help us.
Amen. Great encouragement. He is a loving and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in love. Blessings sister.
Blessings to you.