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Empowered through the Grace of God to love, lead, and serve
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From the October 2009 Newsletter
Greetings to you all! What a beautiful month! The sanctuary has been adorned with the fruits of the earth, and the fall colors are gorgeous. We are very blessed to be here and now in God’s kingdom to celebrate all that is new and fresh and to cherish all that has come to us in the past. This year for our stewardship focus we are asked to take an inventory of our lives. Are we making decisions that build up the body of Christ? Are we empowering one another to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ? How are we spending our first fruits? What gifts have we been given by the Holy Spirit that we have yet to tap into? And keep it simple! What is your impact on our environment? Can we simplify? What about spending habits? Or, what about your commitment to Christian Education? Now is the time take that inventory and to rearrange in order to set priorities. I have to do this often because I get busy with other “stuff” and lose sight on how I had set my priorities. Review, refocus, and commit. This doesn’t mean that as we grow in Christ that we are not called into new leadership and servant roles, or that we are able to change financial commitments as we are called. But it does mean that we are focusing on our call to stand in solidarity with those who are suffering, and serving one another as we have been served. One of the blessings of being called as a family in Christ is that we are always working through the ups and downs of what it means to be a broken human being together, an actual family! And when we recognize that we are all sinners redeemed by our Lord and Savior through the blood of the Lamb, we are set free again to simplify our lives…serve and be served, love and be loved, to be good stewards. This requires no judging. Our response to God’s grace is a celebration of time talents and treasures that we are returning to God to use to further the Gospel message! What a blessing and what a gift we have been given. So let us get busy with the business of God! Go tell it on the mountain! And live life celebrating what we have been given! We are servants of the Lord accountable to the Lord and to the family of Christ. Let us go forth boldly to live a simpler life with a heavy message of relationship and reconciliation with our Lord and Savior! “Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord; let us exalt God’s name together.” Psalm 34.3 God’s Peace,
Pastor Sherry |
