In their teaching and preaching the apostles present us with an example to follow. For the church, like the apostles, must proclaim Christ. The church, like the apostles, must proclaim the fullness of the Gospel message. In the town of Delburne, Alberta, there is an old water tower, built in 1926. Now standing empty, the building has been bought by two men who want to turn it into a dining and cocktail lounge.
Plans call for a bar to be built on the second floor.
Even churches, built to convey to men and women the water of life, are now the providers of everything but the Gospel. He noticed in the Yellow Pages, in the listing of restaurants, an entry for a place called Church of God Grill. The peculiar name aroused his curiosity and he dialed the number. Well, people liked the chicken, and we did such a good business, that eventually we cut back on the church service. After a while we just closed down the church altogether and kept on serving the chicken dinners.