06-07-09 Service – The Church Has Left the Building
Published on Jun 7th, 2009 |
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Ephesians Chapter 3 is one of my favorite in all of scripture. I’ve read it more times than I can count but this week, I got something brand new. Pastor Greg spoke about the reason we have church- to share the hope of the gospel with the world. One point he made was that we can share with confidence because the message isn’t ours, but Gods.
There have been so many times when I’ve felt moved by the Holy Spirit to do something or say something but I’ve stopped short… usually for the same reason each time. The reason is that I don’t want to make a mistake. I know my own flaws so well that I’m afraid of misrepresenting God in some way. God has been so good to me and He deserves perfection- and I’m so, so far from perfect. So I tell myself that I’m doing Him a favor by keeping my mouth shut or not volunteering for that service project or speaking out. What Greg clearly said, though, was that we can have confidence in God’s power to convey His message and purpose through us. Do I have confidence in me? Absolutely not. Do I have confidence in Him? Absolutely. Next time I feel like I should do something for God, I’m going to take a deep breath and say yes, putting my full confidence in His power instead of focusing on my inadequecies.