Intimacy with God
Life Is More Than Religious Busyness
Moving to the Village has been a gift to my soul. The slower pace, the friendly conversations in checkout lines, even the way people wave when you drive by—it’s all been a refreshing change. After years of rushing from one thing to the next, it’s made me ask a hard question: how much of my life with God has been hurried, too?
In John 2, Jesus walks into the temple during Passover and finds a flurry of religious activity—animals being sold, money changing hands, people doing what they’ve always done. On the surface, it all looked very spiritual. But Jesus saw something deeper: a place meant for meeting with God had become a place for managing religious business.
So He did something shocking. He made a whip, drove out the animals, poured out the coins, and flipped the tables. Then He said, “Stop turning my Father’s house into a marketplace.”
That story isn’t just about them; it’s about us.
It is frighteningly easy to fill our lives with good, religious things—services, programs, committees, Bible studies—and quietly lose the very thing all of those are supposed to lead us to: God Himself.
I’ve felt that pull in my own life. There have been seasons where my calendar was full of “ministry,” but my heart was empty of intimacy with the Lord. I could preach a sermon, attend every meeting, and still realize I hadn’t truly been still before God in days. I knew the work of the Lord, but I was neglecting the Lord of the work.
The good news is that Jesus doesn’t just clear out the clutter; He invites us into something better. He offers us a life of real, daily fellowship with God—not just a list of duties to perform, but a relationship to enjoy. “Come to me,” He says, “all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Maybe you’re tired of religious busyness too. Maybe you’re longing for God to be real and near—not just on paper, but in your actual life.
We’d love to walk that journey with you.
Join us for worship this Sunday at our Classic service at 9:00am or our Contemporary service at 10:30am.
Moving to the Village has been a gift to my soul. The slower pace, the friendly conversations in checkout lines, even the way people wave when you drive by—it’s all been a refreshing change. After years of rushing from one thing to the next, it’s made me ask a hard question: how much of my life with God has been hurried, too?
In John 2, Jesus walks into the temple during Passover and finds a flurry of religious activity—animals being sold, money changing hands, people doing what they’ve always done. On the surface, it all looked very spiritual. But Jesus saw something deeper: a place meant for meeting with God had become a place for managing religious business.
So He did something shocking. He made a whip, drove out the animals, poured out the coins, and flipped the tables. Then He said, “Stop turning my Father’s house into a marketplace.”
That story isn’t just about them; it’s about us.
It is frighteningly easy to fill our lives with good, religious things—services, programs, committees, Bible studies—and quietly lose the very thing all of those are supposed to lead us to: God Himself.
I’ve felt that pull in my own life. There have been seasons where my calendar was full of “ministry,” but my heart was empty of intimacy with the Lord. I could preach a sermon, attend every meeting, and still realize I hadn’t truly been still before God in days. I knew the work of the Lord, but I was neglecting the Lord of the work.
The good news is that Jesus doesn’t just clear out the clutter; He invites us into something better. He offers us a life of real, daily fellowship with God—not just a list of duties to perform, but a relationship to enjoy. “Come to me,” He says, “all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Maybe you’re tired of religious busyness too. Maybe you’re longing for God to be real and near—not just on paper, but in your actual life.
We’d love to walk that journey with you.
Join us for worship this Sunday at our Classic service at 9:00am or our Contemporary service at 10:30am.
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