Comments on: Eradicating Poverty: Slaying Giants Doesn’t Require Bigger Giants http://leavethebuildingblog.com/2009/10/13/eradicating-poverty-slaying-giants-doesn%e2%80%99t-require-bigger-giants/ From the Leaders of The Well Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:06:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Top 10 Comments of 2009 « A House Church Blog http://leavethebuildingblog.com/2009/10/13/eradicating-poverty-slaying-giants-doesn%e2%80%99t-require-bigger-giants/#comment-345 Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:34:24 +0000 http://leavethebuildingblog.com/?p=134#comment-345 [...] was when writing about how social justice is not a program when I wrote about how when it comes to eradicating poverty, we don’t need a bigger giant on October 13th.  Though poverty may be a big problem, the [...]

]]> By: Mark Isherwood http://leavethebuildingblog.com/2009/10/13/eradicating-poverty-slaying-giants-doesn%e2%80%99t-require-bigger-giants/#comment-108 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:14:04 +0000 http://leavethebuildingblog.com/?p=134#comment-108 It’s something God has been dealing with me a lot about lately.

Sometimes we (as Christians – or others) look to “the church” for help and for things we need.

But we are looking in the wrong place.

We are “the church”. Every individual is part of a larger “community” (as you say Ken). WE ARE THE CHURCH.

When we reach out and serve others, our needs are met by the church, which is every single Christian around us.

Sometimes we forget that “the church” isn’t a building or organization, but US.

We have become self-centered and seek out a “church” that serves us, when we just need to serve God in whatever circumstance we find ourselves in.

If we are serving God with our whole hearts, we are happy no matter where we are and don’t judge people but understand how to interact with them.

]]> By: Mark Isherwood http://leavethebuildingblog.com/2009/10/13/eradicating-poverty-slaying-giants-doesn%e2%80%99t-require-bigger-giants/#comment-100 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:37:42 +0000 http://leavethebuildingblog.com/?p=134#comment-100 This is an excellent read and should get more exposure. God is calling us to “act in faith, believing”, not expect someone else to do it.

I’m not speaking to your example, but a lot of people forget that the stone didn’t kill Goliath, it only knocked him out, so that David could run up to him and cut his head off.

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