I saw this image and it provided me with a simple reminder that the church is not just a building but the Christians that fill the building up. The church is the person that shows up at the building every time the doors are open. The church is the person who serves in some form of ministry. The church is the person who cleans the building when no one else wants to. The church is the person who teaches others about Jesus. The church is the bride of Christ. The church is made of people. The church is you.

This statement of "being the church" can also serve as a reminder that being a part of the church is not something you can just turn off. This means that in your world and every day life you are still apart of the church. Being a part of the church is not just a club membership or a place we go to but it becomes who we are. That means whether we are in the church building or at Walmart we are still the church. That also means that we will need to show others through our life that we are the church.

So I challenge every person who calls themselves a Christian to not just act like the church or look like the church but to be the church.