Yesterday was a day of prayer, of learning and of watching in some many ways. Thank you to those of you who set some time aside to pray for The Community Fellowship.
“Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.” James 5:16 (NLT)
“Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds.” Hebrews 10:24 (NLT)
“As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” 1 Peter 4:10 (NASB)
At our lunch time prayer meeting our little boy got sick and proceeded to ruin my precious wife’s shirt. Honestly, I was getting sick as well. Thankfully one of our leaders had an extra shirt in his truck and offered his flannel shirt to my wife. That was gracious, and she was grateful.
The day continued in all ready hurried fashion with much being accomplished and many people being encouraged. I arrived at home in the early evening, and there my precious bride was wearing the same shirt that she said was ‘extremely comfortable’ (and in my opinion looked good on her). Then it hit me. This dude in our church met a real need in our lives and his graciousness continues.
What did the flannel shirt do for us? It gave us comfort when things were getting uncomfortable. It gave us something clean when everything was a mess. It gave us a way when we didn’t know just what to do.
Sounds a bit like what Jesus did for us and what He calls us to do for others. I believe that is our call for action during the Christmas season and throughout the year. That is to give what we have to see that others are helped in Jesus’ name. Simply put, give. Whatever you have, big or little, give.
Watching a TV news show last night I learned about the charitable habits of people in America. Did you know the highest percentage of people who give to the church and to charity are not the rich or middle class? It is the working poor. The rich may give the most dollars, but the poor and not rich give a much higher percentage of what they have to help others.
Who will you give the flannel shirt to today and this Christmas? Will you give it away? Sometimes the simplest offer will be the biggest blessing God will use.
“For even I, the Son of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others, and to give my life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28 (NLT)
“Now that you've cleaned up your lives by following the truth, love one another as if your lives depended on it.” 1 Peter 1:22 (MSG)
“Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results.” James 5:16 (NLT)
“Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds.” Hebrews 10:24 (NLT)
“As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” 1 Peter 4:10 (NASB)
At our lunch time prayer meeting our little boy got sick and proceeded to ruin my precious wife’s shirt. Honestly, I was getting sick as well. Thankfully one of our leaders had an extra shirt in his truck and offered his flannel shirt to my wife. That was gracious, and she was grateful.
The day continued in all ready hurried fashion with much being accomplished and many people being encouraged. I arrived at home in the early evening, and there my precious bride was wearing the same shirt that she said was ‘extremely comfortable’ (and in my opinion looked good on her). Then it hit me. This dude in our church met a real need in our lives and his graciousness continues.
What did the flannel shirt do for us? It gave us comfort when things were getting uncomfortable. It gave us something clean when everything was a mess. It gave us a way when we didn’t know just what to do.
Sounds a bit like what Jesus did for us and what He calls us to do for others. I believe that is our call for action during the Christmas season and throughout the year. That is to give what we have to see that others are helped in Jesus’ name. Simply put, give. Whatever you have, big or little, give.
Watching a TV news show last night I learned about the charitable habits of people in America. Did you know the highest percentage of people who give to the church and to charity are not the rich or middle class? It is the working poor. The rich may give the most dollars, but the poor and not rich give a much higher percentage of what they have to help others.
Who will you give the flannel shirt to today and this Christmas? Will you give it away? Sometimes the simplest offer will be the biggest blessing God will use.
“For even I, the Son of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others, and to give my life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28 (NLT)
“Now that you've cleaned up your lives by following the truth, love one another as if your lives depended on it.” 1 Peter 1:22 (MSG)
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