How do you see the church? Is it a hospital where the spiritually wounded get

patched up? Or is it a classroom where we come to learn about the Bible? Maybe it

is a living room where we come together as a family? All of these are valid. But

consider two more metaphors in Zechariah 9. The church is an army that is

advancing against the enemy. It is also a flock that is fed and flourishing. Healthy

Christians and healthy churches can relate to all of these images.