Join us this Sunday : 9.30 am
Sermon: "40 Days or everyday"
Text: Phillippians 2:5
Evening session At 5.00p.m
Sermon: "True God and True Man"
Text: John 1:1
Heid. Cat. Lords Day 5,6
POINTS TO PONDER Pulling Together
Read 1 Corinthians 12:4-7
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
If someone ever calls you a goose, chances are it isn’t a compliment! But there is just one area of Christian life where being a bit of a goose is actually a good thing. Some of us may have observed geese flying in a V formation. They do so because it makes it easier for the whole flock. The lead goose bears the brunt of the wind resistance thus making for easier flying for others. When the lead goose is tired, another goose takes its place. So flying as a group enables them to get to their destination in better shape than if they flew off as individuals.
And so we come to the Christian church, which is called the body of Christ but could also be likened to a flock of geese (much less profound and far less flattering!). We each can play a part in the church getting to where it is intended to be: a group of mature Christians honouring God and loving each other and making the world a better place to be. If we tried to grow up into Jesus as mere individuals, it would be so much harder. And God hasn’t intended it that way.
Paul says in this passage that we each have a gift, or an ability to serve God and others. This ability, together with the various abilities of others, helps us grow individually and corporately. We can waste much time trying to figure out our gift. Better to see such gifts as abilities given by God, when needed, to help us follow his ways. Rather than asking God what gift we might have, it might be better to ask God to equip us to obey him. However he equips us becomes our gift. And that gift can vary from day to day according to how God wants us to obey him.
No one is useless in the church. We need each other. We can’t fly solo without dropping with exhaustion. Only as we travel together can we arrive at our destination.
David Reay from a daily devotion, called "Lifewords", that comes from the Christian radio station, Hope 103.2.
Sermon: "40 Days or everyday"
Text: Phillippians 2:5
Evening session At 5.00p.m
Sermon: "True God and True Man"
Text: John 1:1
Heid. Cat. Lords Day 5,6
POINTS TO PONDER Pulling Together
Read 1 Corinthians 12:4-7
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work. 7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.
If someone ever calls you a goose, chances are it isn’t a compliment! But there is just one area of Christian life where being a bit of a goose is actually a good thing. Some of us may have observed geese flying in a V formation. They do so because it makes it easier for the whole flock. The lead goose bears the brunt of the wind resistance thus making for easier flying for others. When the lead goose is tired, another goose takes its place. So flying as a group enables them to get to their destination in better shape than if they flew off as individuals.
And so we come to the Christian church, which is called the body of Christ but could also be likened to a flock of geese (much less profound and far less flattering!). We each can play a part in the church getting to where it is intended to be: a group of mature Christians honouring God and loving each other and making the world a better place to be. If we tried to grow up into Jesus as mere individuals, it would be so much harder. And God hasn’t intended it that way.
Paul says in this passage that we each have a gift, or an ability to serve God and others. This ability, together with the various abilities of others, helps us grow individually and corporately. We can waste much time trying to figure out our gift. Better to see such gifts as abilities given by God, when needed, to help us follow his ways. Rather than asking God what gift we might have, it might be better to ask God to equip us to obey him. However he equips us becomes our gift. And that gift can vary from day to day according to how God wants us to obey him.
No one is useless in the church. We need each other. We can’t fly solo without dropping with exhaustion. Only as we travel together can we arrive at our destination.
David Reay from a daily devotion, called "Lifewords", that comes from the Christian radio station, Hope 103.2.
