100 Days to a Healthier ChurchSample

Day 5

Today’s Big Idea: Repent of wrong attitudes. Attitude is everything. Henry Ford famously said, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t—you’re right.” This is true as followers of Jesus, too. If our attitude about the church is not in line with Christ’s attitude about His church, everything will go wrong. If our attitude matches Christ’s, it will go right. It may not go the way we think it will, but that’s okay because God’s will for His church matters more than our will for our church. Having the right attitude sets the stage for everything that follows.

Key Verse: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near (Matthew 3:2).

Thoughts to Consider: Repentance isn’t easy. First, we have to see our need for it. Then, we have to state it to the person whose forgiveness we need. Thankfully, we never need to worry about our repentance being accepted by Jesus. 

In today’s passage, we see that when John the Baptist was preparing the way for Jesus, repentance was at the center of his message—so much so that he was hated by those who didn’t see their need to repent. This is why having a humble attitude and a willingness to confess and repent of our sins is so important. God’s will moves forward in repentant hearts.

Are there any attitudes about your congregation you need to reconsider and repent of? Perhaps you’ve been putting your own will ahead of God’s will? Maybe you’ve been looking at the church through the lens of your personal comfort rather than Christ’s commands? Perhaps you’re longing for the way your church was in the good old days?