When Christ Lives in Us!
As we begin February the news is not encouraging. On the light side, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, bringing another 6 weeks of winter to our northern friends. Far more serious is the dangerous winter weather that is gripping much of our country with the likelihood in the coming weeks of more dangerously bad weather to come. And the national news shows us violence continues with video of a young black man shot to death as he was awakened while sleeping on a couch in his apartment by police serving a no-knock warrant not even intended for him.
We have no control over the weather, but we can have an impact on the human side of events. One thing we can do is increase our awareness of each other. Black History month is a great time to do this. Start wherever you are and maybe push the boundaries of your comfort zone just a bit. Next week we will have a bulletin insert that gives a wide range of suggestions. I invite you to try at least one. The more we become aware of each other the more opportunities for walls to be broken down and bridges to be built. When I am with someone who is different or causes me to feel uncomfortable, I have learned to ask myself the question, How would Christ view and treat this person. This has been helpful for me many times over.
That question is also related to the sermon series for February, When Christ Lives in Us.
February 6th The Paradox of Faith Galatians 2:19-21 & 4:19
February 13th We Are Called Luke 5:1-11
February 20th We Feed the Hungry John 6:1-14
February 27th We Are Healers Mark 46-52
This is the first of my final 3 sermon series with you. I used my study leave to carefully decide what I wanted to share. I am very much looking forward to sharing all three with you.
Grace and Peace, John