Every church ought to have good acoustics. Not that the music and message should just be heard easily inside the building — they should also be broadcast clearly out into the neighborhood. But the best amplification will not come from a sound system in the building; it will come from sound living in the community.
Paul commended the church in Thessalonica for being sounding boards for the gospel: they not only received the Word of God, with joy in the midst of their afflictions, but they then sounded it out through the entire city and surrounding area. They were not content to experience the freedom and privileges of the gospel themselves; they were intent on sharing their joy in Jesus with others.
What about you? Are you just a receiver, or are you an amplifier, for the gospel? When you leave church do you feel like your spiritual work is done, or just begun? Are you living for your own pleasure, or for the glory of God? (From “A Good Thing”).
So, what do you think? Isn’t it amazing that we go to great lengths to make certain that we hear and then make no effort to help our neighbors hear the gospel. We need to get the Word of God beyond the four walls of the church building. We spend thousands on high tech amps, projectors, programs, etc. just to make the worship experience better for us, and then ignore the needs of our community. Maybe that’s why people don’t believe our message when they do happen to hear it at some special service. We used to have a sign posted at the exit saying,”You are now entering the Mission field”. We need to rediscover that fact. We need a better “Sound system”! We need to make the gospel known to the regions beyond the walls of the building.THINK ABOUT IT!
