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DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AN ALTAR AND A STAGE.



1. A stage is for performance; an altar is for worship.

2. A stage is for competition; an altar is for completion.

3. A stage is for personal applause; an altar is for God’s glory.

4. A stage is for wooing and elating the frantic crowd; an altar is to demolish and rebuild lives after righteousness, holiness, and Christlikeness.

5. A stage is for dishing popular sentiment; an altar is for delivering heaven’s edicts.

6. A stage is for selfish ambition; an altar is for selfless sacrifice.

7. A stage is owned and manned by man; an altar is owned and supervised by a particular deity to whom it is erected and dedicated. Our Church altar is owned and manned by Jesus so that the gates of hell will not overcome.

8. A stage is where everything must be perfect; an altar is where the imperfect are perfected.

9. A stage is where man ascends; an altar is where God descends.

10. A stage pushes professionalism; an altar stresses spirituality.

11. A stage is all about how to project the right image; an altar is concerned about how to mold character.

12. A stage is for fireworks display of human excellence, skill, and ingenuity; an altar is for the release of the divine purging fire of His holy presence.

13. A stage is where stars gloat over the camera’s glare; an altar is where sons lie prostrate, struck by heaven’s glory.

14. A stage is where a brilliant blaze of firecrackers illuminate the performer; an altar is where a bolt of heaven’s fire transfigures the worshipper.

15. A stage is where living beings are showcased; an altar is where dead beings are offered.

16. A stage is where artists pull out all the tricks of the trade to dazzle the crowd; an altar is where servants stay true to their call so as to let the congregation draw closer to Jesus.

17. A stage is where superstars hog the limelight; an altar is where everything pales into insignificance in light of the stunning Bright Morning Star.

18. A stage is a place of speaking fine grammar but an altar is a place of Revelation.

19. A stage is a place of telling stories and fables of London and America but an altar is a place of in-depth teaching of RAW AND UNDILUTED WORD OF GOD. 

20. A stage is a place for self promotion and exaltation but An altar is a FIRE ARENA WHERE THE FIRE OF GOD BURNS.

21. A stage is where attention is centered on the pocket of men, but an Altar is where total attention is  centered on the recovery of the heart and soul of men back to /for God. 

*Does your church have "AN ALTAR" or "A STAGE" ???!!   ......

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