Something rare has occurred. I will actually have the opportunity to preach two times in two weeks. Imagine that! As a youngster in the preaching world (no jokes about age) this will rarely happen until later down the road. So I am beyond grateful for the opportunity. This Sunday I am preaching the Chapel service at the hospital. My message is about the newness, hope, and promise of Spring. It is about tilling soil, and planting and nurturing seeds. I will try to refrain from fertilizer jokes here. Anyway many of those listening this Sunday will be sick or caring for the sick, yet even in frailty and illness we all have a purpose. Some till, some plant, some water, some yank out the weeds. All of these are important parts in growth. What part are you playing? What season are you in? The wonderful thing about Spring is the newness, the fresh start. You know, kinda like the fresh start that we are afforded by the blood of Jesus!
Next week I will be preaching about the body of Christ at my home church. Again this message is about our individual purpose and our responsibility to live into it for the sake of others, for the rest of the body. Not only are we responsible to live into that purpose but to care for the other parts of the body as if they were are own. If you hurt your foot you might ice it down or prop it up or take some aspirin. What are we doing about our hurting brothers and sisters? And further would we curse our own hand or eye? Yet some do this to their brothers and sisters, members of the same body. Will that not come back to hurt them?
God has given us to each other. Let's be responsible. Let's bear fruit. They will know we are Christians by our LOVE!
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