I just got a note from Sojourners about the upcoming revival service here in Columbus, OH at Vineyard of Columbus.
I am eager to hear Reverend Wallis preach and I am familiar with both Bishop Timothy Clark and Pastor Rich Nathan as they are local preachers that I have an enormous amount of respect for. I actually became familiar with Bishop Clark before I was a believer through my sisters church.
The focus of these services is to pray for social justice. To pray that the church would step into it’s God given role and privilege to assist and server the poor.
My thoughts are there should be NO WELFARE system in the United States and there would be no welfare system if the church would simply do it’s job.
Can we wipe out poverty? I don’t believe so but I want to be part of the group who does what I can to help curb it. We live in the richest nation in the world and it is shameful to our nation and our churches that we have ANY man, woman or child going to bed without food and proper care, if we step up our effort we can provide opportunity to these people and provide a way TO END POVERTY.
I am conflicted on some things because the Bible says to not favor someone JUST because they are poor. I am trying to understand that scripture measured against the rest of the scriptures that talk about giving, serving, caring for one another.
Here is a video promoting the upcoming revival in Columbus, OH on April 16-18. I hope you will be there!