I was reading the online edition of The Dallas Morning News earlier and came across an article about a Texas Church offering free fertility. The Eleven7 church is located in Southlake; a city made famous by the local high school football team. I figured the church was using this as some sort of "outreach" so I just had to read the article to see how it went. As the article began by saying, A Bedford couple has won free fertility treatment from a church whose pastor says it wants to “do for people what they can’t do for themselves.” I thought my "outreach" suspicions to be accurate. As I kept reading though, it became clear that this really wasn't about outreach, (Taking the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the community.) rather it was almost more of just a publicity stunt. As the article mentioned, the couple that won are church goers. The remaining applicants were "encouraged" to attend a seminar about their fertility options.
What better thing can the church do for people then give them Christ and Him crucified? I'm not saying the church shouldn't freely give to the surrounding community. What I am saying is that the church must equally provide for the spiritual and physical needs of people. They should work hand in hand to show the love of Christ. If your going to feed a homeless person or in this case help offer new life to a married couple then do it, but don't fail to give him or her the gospel. As believers our thoughts must be spiritual first. Use the physical as a means of getting to the spiritual.
In Christ Alone,
Mr. V.
(Husband of 1, Father of 2)
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