Thoughts on finding our place
This past weekend was a remarkable season of worship for me. I like to share God’s word, we got to pray many times, other people who love God and are getting to know God joined me, the attendance was pretty remarkable for this time of year, and we, of course, marked closely a few words in scripture. I felt God’s presence. The message was on finding our place (one of the more confusing and difficult things sometimes to do in a church family). But there was one special moment that was a highlight that I think really defines what the church is. (And no matter how it seems, Jesus is the architect of the church just as God is the architect of the world and universe.)
We celebrated Communion (the Lord’s Supper) in all our services. During the serving of communion in one of the services, one of the ushers let me know that someone at the back needed me to come to them as they could not make their way to the front. This often happens. So, I got a tray and a piece of bread and headed toward the back. Usually this is an elderly person. When I went to serve the young lady, I discovered she was from Haiti and was a double amputee here for medical care. A friend was with her and acted as interpreter. She was staying the weekend with a couple in our church family. She shared Christ with us and us with her in this small cup and piece of bread that symbolizes the body and blood of Christ, God’s gift reaching into a broken, earthquake-destroyed building in Haiti as well as into our air-conditioned Sanctuary on Sunday morning some months later. It was an inspiring moment for me.
The Church of Jesus Christ is remarkable, not just because we have great music and hopefully inspiring sermons, but because people find their way to Jesus and Jesus finds His way into our hearts in the smallest and yet most meaningful moments that make up what the Christian life really is. Look for Jesus in the small moments, and He will surely be found. “Knock and the door shall be opened, ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find,” Jesus said.
I would also like to add that we are preparing for a unique message series the last two weeks of August and the first week of September entitled “Coffee with Mike and David.” I and our teaching pastor are going to be sharing a message together in all our services, a little like the podcast we do on a weekly basis. Kevin Selle, our moderator, will join us for this special joint sermon. Kevin is the meteorologist for TXCN cable news. You will also hear him on occasion at local radio stations. What I would ask you to do is this, if there is a question you have or a subject you might like to see addressed in this more open time, please email me or David. I can’t say we can address every question or subject, but we will try within the parameters of time and worship.
Making disciples of Jesus Christ who will love God, love others and serve the world.
Category: Weekly Thoughts
