Well we ended the year with a sermon from Pastor Larry Booth. He is Pastor Ben's father, and he and his wife came down from Ottawa, Canada (and brought the cold weather Ben says!). His message was timely and pertinent to this church/body at this particular time. The sermon was titled: "You have not passed this way before!" Basically, preaching from Joshua 2 & 3, Pastor Larry spoke of answering 5 important questions:
The Israelites were told not to follow to close to the Ark, so that they could see when it went left or went right...so that they could know where God was going. Pastor Larry pointed out that sometimes we are so focused on tradition that we forget to keep our focus on Christ...yes the traditions were of God, but they are not God! Perhaps we should in this new year keep an open mind, heart and eye toward the new things that God is doing in this church.
God Bless & Happy New Year
Kip
- Will you let God use someone that you wouldn't pick to use?
- Will you move when God moves?
- Will you let God sanctify you?
- Will you go where you've never been?
- Will you go, even if it is not convenient?
3When you shall see the ark of the covenant of the Lord our God, and our priests and the Levites bearing it, you shall depart from your places, and you shall go after it.
4 But let there be a distance between you and it; you shall stand as much as two thousand cubits from it. Do not draw near to it, that you may know the way which you are to go; for you have not gone the way before.
The Israelites were told not to follow to close to the Ark, so that they could see when it went left or went right...so that they could know where God was going. Pastor Larry pointed out that sometimes we are so focused on tradition that we forget to keep our focus on Christ...yes the traditions were of God, but they are not God! Perhaps we should in this new year keep an open mind, heart and eye toward the new things that God is doing in this church.
God Bless & Happy New Year
Kip
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