Teamwork

Lately, Sophia has been into watching the cartoon "WONDER PETS". It is a show about 3 school pets, a guinea pig, a turtle, and a duckling who have adventures trying to save other animals. At one place in their song, they sing, "Well, we're not so big and we're not so tough, but when we work together, we've got the right stuff." Another one of their songs says, "What's gonna work, TEAMWORK! What's gonna work, TEAMWORK!" The church could use this as our refrain as well. The church is a body, working together for the good of all. The church is a team and we are called by Christ to work together. When we do that, marvelous things can happen, unexpected things can happen. Unfortunately, though, even congregations can get all caught up in arguments and competition. We can lose sight of our call to work together as a team.
Financially, our churches are strongest when we work together. In witnessing, we are strongest when we work together. In service, we are strongest when we work together. We might not be the biggest or the strongest, but Jesus doesn't call us to be the greatest, he calls us to be faithful. Faithful disciples work as a team. "When we work together, we've got the right stuff!"