If you had to compare Christianity or the
Church to a television show, what would it be?
Maybe
the “Lawrence Welk Show”, bringing back memories for folks over sixty. There
are some that are like “E.R.” they are an emergency room for treating wounded
and diseased sinners. Yet, some are like “Public T.V.” in that they are very
educational in their approach. Others are like “M.T.V.” in that they are
primarily a music video. And, still others are like “A. & E.” mostly a
mystery, (as the true gospel is to most of their congregation.) As for me, I would say church ought to be more like one of my favorite T.V. shows “McGyver.” The plot for this show, as well as McGyver’s purpose, was basically always the same: “extract victims of peril from a hostile environment.” What better way to describe what the Church’s mission is? We are to rescue the perishing; care for the dying; and snatch the world from the grasp of Satan
( the enemy ) and the punishment of sin.
One of the interesting features of this series was to become known as “McGyverisms.” Here are just a few: He disarmed a missile with a paper clip; He stopped an acid leak with a Hershey bar; He used a map and some duct tape to patch a hot air balloon; He broke down steel doors by igniting gas cylinders and using them like rockets; He even reversed a vacuum cleaner and used it to shoot hot chili at his foes.
MacGyver could do miraculous things just by using what was available to him at the time. With great resourcefulness, creativity, and knowledge, he accomplished his mission. Isn’t this what the Church ought to be doing? In the end, we will not be judged based on what one church did compared to what another church did. We will be judged on what we did with what we had at the time. Whether large church or small, let’s not lose sight of the mission. “It is God’s will that not even one should perish.” ( 2 Peter 3:9 )
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