You Have Never Washed A Rental Car

You have never washed a rental car. Why is this? Quite simply it is because you do not own it. Over time I have had the privilege of owning a few new vehicles, and I do my best to take care of them so they will last and look nice. If you ask our church staff about this they will tell you I am the type that parks long distances from the entrance of a store or restaurant to protect against door dings. While this may drive some people crazy, the bottom line is that it is mine…I own it.

Now let me ask you how you feel about your Sunday School class. Would you say that you treat it like a rental or more like something you own? Do you consider the health of the class something for which you are responsible? If you view Sunday School as something you show up for on Sunday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. then you may be treating it like a rental. However, if you think about it, which leads you to pray about it, which leads you to do something about it during the other six days of the week, then you truly value and take responsibility for the results of your department.

Is your group growing in membership, maturity, ministry, missions and magnification of our Savior? If the answer is yes, that is awesome. Would you start a new group and help others to do the same? If you say your group is not currently growing, I want to encourage you to stop right now, thank God for grabbing your attention, take responsibility for His call to disciple making, and go.

I once heard a wise preacher say, “It is easier to make excuses than it is to make things happen, but it is infinitely more fun to make things happen.” I believe it is God that makes things happen, and I also believe it is God’s church to begin with. But for some reason, He has chosen to hand us the keys. Do we see our Sunday School class as a rental, or something special from God’s showroom floor?