Hebrews 10:24
“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works…” (ESV)

In other paraphrases of this passage, the work of considering sounds a lot like getting creative:

“Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out…” (The Message)

“Discover creative ways to encourage others and to motivate them toward acts of compassion, doing beautiful works as expressions of love.” (The Passion Translation)

Creativity in the Church transcends time.

In every era of church history, God’s people have carried out Hebrews 10:24 in thousands of ways unique to their own cultural contexts. We don’t have to look too far back to remember some examples:

If you grew up in the church, you might have memories of faithful Sunday School teachers who pulled out a flannelgraph and made Old Testament stories come to life over powdered lemonade and sandwich cookies. Maybe you knew the driver for the Sunday morning bus ministry, fueled by a desire to see the elementary boys and girls they transported become first-generation Christians that would change the spiritual trajectories of their families forever. At some point, someone shared an idea for men’s and women’s Bible studies, Vacation Bible School, and short-term missions trips. Individuals created card ministries and coordinated hospital visits and organized meal trains and helped people move out of and into houses.

In other words, the people of God got creative and intentional about how to motivate each other to love and serve.

Our greatest hope for this platform, The FBC Blog, is that it will mobilize Hebrews 10:24 in our little corner of the big “C” Church. Our prayer is that the practical ideas in these posts will
inspire,
stimulate,
incite,
encourage,
stir up,
spur on,
and motivate you to love God, love people, and influence the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ in fresh ways. We pray it will unlock and ignite your imagination to use the resources you have to impact the lives of others for God’s glory in ways you never dreamed of.

And by God’s grace, this communication platform will find its place in the long lineage of creative tools God’s church has used to further His Kingdom.