I agree with all the comments , never once did Jesus mention a building when he spoke of His Church !! We are to be the church , Jesus said go and be fishers of men . These mega churches lose focus , religions the same , the only focus we are to have in our life is Jesus Christ and what we can do to be more like Him and how much Glory we can bring Him
I love that, Laurice. The part about Jesus not mentioning a building as being the church. It's the way that I try to live my life. The most important status that I want as a person is to have helped to make a difference in the lives of others. This world is temporal, but if you do your part to make the world a little better by extending kindness to our brethren then we have lived a life worth living.
It isn't the riches we amass here on earth, because those things have little value. I always think about how loved ones clear out your house upon your death and have little to no sentimental value over the things that many people have loved, lived for, sacrificed for,etc.
Things will never replace human kindness and compassion. If each of us treat others the way we want to be treated, many social ills would disappear.