Summary: In 1889 George Eastman founded Kodak. In 1976 Kodak had 90% of the film market in the United States, and 85% of the camera sales. In 2012 Kodak filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In 2001 Kodak had an almost 1.5 billion dollar cash reserve. In Business there's a well known slogan, "Change or Die." Kodak's Moment came and went because it didn't change fast enough and it died! What if someone came up to you and said, "You must change or die!" Would you change? The answer is probably not... Two years after the heart incident, 9 out of 10 patients haven't changed their lifestyle. Change is about feeling not thinking... We don't change because change is uncomfortable and it doesn't feel good. What does repent mean, but to change... What does "Be born again" mean, but to change... What does "you must die to live mean", but to change... We have to change our life; * Matthew 10:39 Radical, sweeping, comprehensive changes are often easier for people than small, incremental ones... We see examples of this in the Bible; * Abraham - had to leave his father's home and country... * Moses - had to be remade in the desert... * Israel - had to escape Egypt... * Paul - had to be struck down on the road to Damascus... * Hebrews 10:24-25 * Acts 2:42 In this verse the same word is translated "gathering" not "assembling"... 2Thes 2:1 Hebrews 10:24 Is it anti-Christian to innovate if it means a more effective way to stimulate each other to love and good deeds? 1. assembly - meeting for a specific purpose - church 2. gathering - a social happening When people get together and fellowship and break bread is it an assembly or a gathering? Acts 2:42... The Pope goes into seclusion... Do you think it's a sin if you don't go to church? Why do you attend church? Think about this question this week and ask Christ if He agrees with your answer... The church can end up like Kodak if it resists the changes that are necessary for the sake of the Gospel.
