Workers Together
just4mypet.com (Google Images) The theme verse for the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada , of which I am a member, is Luke 19:10: “ For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost. ” This is what the Kingdom of heaven (or of God) is all about. John the Baptist was all about the kingdom, its proclamation, and the preparation for the coming of its King. So when John’s disciples expressed concern that Jesus and His disciples were close by and enjoying a successful ministry they were a little concerned because “ everyone is going to him ” (John 3:26). John, who had drawn huge crowds, was no longer doing so. Rivalry among churches of like faith is not unusual—unfortunately. Often one church will refuse to advertise the activities of another church because of the fear that it will “lose” someone to that church. Another church will not participate in joint activities with another church for the same reason, or because the other church isn’t quite as dispensati...