The following story told by a preacher that I heard in a chapel service over forty years ago. I have long since forgotten the name of the preacher who told it, but I well remember the story. It is a good illustration of one of the problems of the so-called “universal invisible church.”
A member of a singing group contacted this pastor by telephone. The singing group was trying to schedule visits to sing at the various churches in his area. The pastor was not familiar with the group. The man who called explained that were not charging for coming; they only asked that the church take up an offering for them. In the process of the conversation, the pastor asked the singer what church they were members of. The man answered, “Oh, we’re part of the universal invisible church.” The pastor replied, “Well, why don’t you just sing for them, and maybe they will take up an offering for you.”
So ended the conversation.
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