"Before we take this bread and wine let us give thanks to God for the blood He shed to cover our sins and His body to atone for the most ultimate one time sacrifice of the purest lamb. If you are not a member of the church and not baptized then please refrain from taking communion with us, but if you feel God pressing on your heart to be born again then don't hesitate to talk to one of us afterwards. Let us pray.
Our Father who art in Heaven we humbly come to you with thanks for what You did. You have conquered death and the grave. You have covered all our sins and made a way for us to communicate directly to the Father. We now take this in remembrance of the sacrifice you gave. May it lead to our eternal salvation so thank You. Everybody said….."
"Amen!!!!! I must say that was a very moving prayer, Mr. pastor. For a second you almost had me believing every word but don't you look a little young to be leading a church?"
"W.who are you and who let you in? Are you lost b...b..because if you're lost then the bathrooms are down the hall; first door on your left."
"Haa, I'm not the one who is lost!! By the way I like that painting on your wall showcasing Jesus nailed to the cross. That is where He properly belongs."
"I don't know who you think you are but you need to leave now before God deals with you for the blasphemy you have brought forth. He has destroyed gods, leaders, rebellions, and other false teachings throughout history with a snap so it's best you leave before He does the same with you."
"Gods!!! What even qualifies one to be a god? I mean if God really has demolished the rest of the playing field then how am I here standing before you all?"
"You are no god! You're the son of the Devil and you will burn in eternal fire on judgment day just like him."
" I've already met the devil but when you meet him will you please send him my regards and tell him that I say thank you? He has been so kind to me you see and I wish him the best in all his endeavors."
"No...No...Noooooooooo!!!!"
"Breaking news!! Breaking news!! We come to you live from Hoppad where there resides a massive dragon behind me. I'm not making this up guys. Come look for yourself if you don't believe me. I didn't believe them to be real either and just thought that they were the most powerful mythical creature but boy I am wrong.
The city is ablaze in fire right now but the fact that I'm talking to you now is because this dragon seems to only attack and kill everybody residing in churches. Now I know throughout history that everytime a town was attacked and people seeked shelter in a church then the church would not be attacked. That is why when word spread of an oncoming attack; the priests and pastors opened their church doors and told everybody to get inside so they would be saved. Sadly everybody that was stuck outside and too slow to make it in the doors was killed violently. Now however it seems that the church is the last place you want to be standing in right now. This is Bear coming to you live in….wait...wait...wait!! I'm not a Christian I swear it. I don't even have a religon please I beg of you. Wait….aaaaaghhhhhh!!!!"
"We're the army of the roaring living Lion the Bible says!! Ha, Lions are just big cats so the statement should be more read as the army of the living lazy house cat. God, can't you at least send one faithful warrior my way? One is all I ask!!"
"Ellen!! Ellen!!!"
"Ben, it's you! How did you make it out and why are you here?"
"Leah sent her friend out to gather an army but upon coming back he found Leah still alive so he stayed behind to tend to her while he tasked me with bringing the army to you."
"Leah's alive!!! That's such a relief. I knew one tiny bullet would not kill a woman as mighty as her; but at last you and your army are too late. Dragon already left here and is headed to the city. Where even is your army?"
"They're over there on that hill. We are ten thousand strong too. Get down here my little sheep. The shepherd is here!"
" Take it you had to travel a ways to get to me?"
"Yea, we're tired so I had to improvise somehow in order to keep everybody's spirits lifted. How about you?"
"Well to lift my comrades spirits we sang songs of the power of God over His enemies but once Dragon showed up; they froze like popsicles and slowly moved to let Dragon freely walk past onto the other side. So I left them stranded alone back there a ways giving them time to reflect on who God really is and who they say He is."
"Gotcha!! Oh look; there they come now."
"I don't think that's….Hopper!! He looks so different from what I thought Lea described him as."
"Now that's an army. I would guess he is around two to five thousand strong. What should we do?"
"You can never have too much of a good thing so let's see what he has to say. Hopper!! Over here!!"
"Pick up the pace boys. At last we are not alone out here. Thank you God for sending help our way."
"Hopper my dude!! Your mom has been telling me all about your adventures and missions to lead people in what you believe to be the real truth."
"That is correct. What else has she mentioned?"
"She mentioned that all of this was a game and you weren't really gone."
"Gone? I didn't mean to die in the first place if that is what you mean but while I was 'gone,' I had complete confidence that my sister would bring me back."
"Is that why you did everything in your power to sway her from her path and am responsible for fueling power to Dragon?"
"Woo, Woo!! Trying to play the blame game? You are one to talk. He has been controlling me all this time and planting seeds of doubt in my head to feed my need for change. That being said, I am almost glad I can say I helped fuel Dragons fire. I heard he is destroying churches and crushing everything in his path. I'm glad that he is doing that."
"Glad!! Glad!! How can you be happy that Dragon is doing such evil. How are you encouraging this?"
"Well, from the way I see and all of us here it is that the church already has had it's chance. In fact it has had it's two thousand some chances but the world keeps getting ever so darker and darker which don't you think that means we need to change the directive we preach? I mean talking of Jesus as a Savior is nice but it's clearly not working. If God truly is King of kings, Lord of Lords, and there is no one that compares close to God then we should start telling people why and how He is so great. Yes history was built on the church but they went about it all wrong. They would tell people about all of the other characteristics of God and who He is, but then when someone 'sinned' against them and the church; they took it upon themselves to be the judge and burned the 'sinner' at the stake in public sight of everyone. Does none of that seem just a little wrong to you. I for sure wouldn't want to join something that when I did something just a tad bit wrong in others sights then I would be literally fearing for my life every single day.
Yes, from the time the world began to now, I don't want to say we are in a better spot because we are just saying everybody is one. I don't care what you do, what you've done or who you represent but treat everybody the same. That is the message the world hands out but to get from then to now we had to go through a lot of tough patches and through that we've narrowed God down to one characteristic; God seeks out and saves the lost who are crying out His name. That is accurate of Him but since you have not been able to showcase that God is more than that then I believe it is time that I just show you by rebuilding churches from the ground up."
"All of what you say is true, Hopper; but I've been trying to do my share in helping keep the Church remain stable. I've worked; I've sweated; I've bled' I've painted; and I've sacrificed my time and my body for my church and fellow believers. Does that mean nothing?"
"If and only if what you say is true then I wouldn't have had to revive Dragons tenacity, but since you haven't shown that you can rise to the occasion and admit that not only does the world need change but you; then I've taken it upon myself to show you."
" Doesn't have to be this way, Hopper. He's not controlling you anymore so there is no need to be angry with us. I'm sure that we can talk this over like the adults we are. There is no need to put the lives of the church between us two."
"Ellen, you sound like a sweet girl and maybe if we were in a different situation then I might just say you are beautiful. I'd go on a date with you; we'd stroll in the park and I'd sneak in some kisses; but seeing that the situation is not different and you are indeed against me then I have no choice. Hate to have it this way but that's the cost of life. Ohh, and one more thing; I'm always angry!!! That would be our ride so chow sista. Behemoth!!! Leviathan!!! Over here."
"Ellen, don't get yourself killed. That goes for you and your army but it's hard to turn away such a pretty face especially with tears in her eyes so for you I will kill Dragon and when we come back I want to hear your side of the coin."
"Hop on my back Hopper."
"You heard the beasts. Genie, Lori. Sofia, Abby, and others; get on the Behemoth. The rest of you follow behind the giants. Let's go kill the head of a snake.