Winning against Worry

Text: Matthew 6:25-34

Today we face the opening of our economy and with that, one of the things that I repeatedly hear is, “What is going to happen as we do this?”  Worry has become the action of many in the midst of the pandemic that we are in.  I would remind you today, that the purpose of the “stay at home restriction” was not to wait out the virous until it is gone, but to flatten the curve so that the medical personal can better handle the number of cases that occur.  This means that we need to remember that the opening of the economy is, as our governor said, not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning!  This means that we need to remember that the opening of the economy is, as our governor said, the end of the beginning!  I would share with you that the leadership team met together this past week and we have a letter coming in the mail that will share with you our plans as we prepare to resume our services. 

       At the start of our service today, I want to listen to a … READ MORE

These days as we live through this pandemic, what should make us different from the world is our “love for God” and our “love for our neighbor” It is hard to fight this desire to get back to our “old ways of life,” but what is more important is how I display my love for those who are around me. Masks, and social distancing is an example of a way we can demonstrate to our neighbors that we love them. Love is not built on what I want, but rather what is better for my neighbor. Francis Shaeffer in his book, The Mark of the Christian, writes: “The church is to be a living church in a dying culture… in the midst of the world, in the midst of our present dying culture, Jesus is giving a right to the world. Upon his authority he gives the world the right to judge whether you and I are born-again Christians on the basis of our observable love toward others.” Love like this is impossible without the transforming power of the New covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34). While Jesus’ command in John 13:34-35 is not a new command from the standpoint that it was … READ MORE