After much grumbling and angst yesterday...I was pleasantly surprised by the speaker at church today...Ps. Irvin Rutherford frm USA was really dynamic in his sermon...and gave a good reminder to me of my student days when I was so active in CF....
Coming from a missionary background, he shocked me with his perfect enunciation of Bahasa Indonesia- even elucidating to the fact that he can ' makan durian sampai mabuk!" ...hahaha.....
Speaking from Luke 15 - parables of the Lost sheep/coin/ son......he reminded me that we all as Christians need to have a desire to reach the lost......where he spoke about the 10/40 windows of the unreached world.....then he talked about the 10-30 window that he was concerned about.....those aged from 10 -30 years...who need guidance and mentoring to be effective witnesses for the Kingdom ....to continue the work of previous missionaries....and to finish the 'race' well......WOW!! Echoed my heartbeat as the missionary secretary in CF days....;) What a timely reminder!!!
Back to the sermon...he reminded us of the 3 joys :
a) Joy of the shepherd (John 10)- the joy of serving...
b) Joy of friends and neighbours (the joy of inclusion and community)
c) Joy of Heaven - over the repentance of even one sinner...
Timely reminder...esp of the need of the Body of Christ....despite the hurts we sustain from either toxic churches/ faulty thinking on our own part....God can heal those wounds through fellowship with His family......something that I am slowly learning........;)
Guess God does really know my heart....and I close with this song for the week:
STILL
Verse 1:
Hide me now
Under Your wings
Cover me
Within You mighty hand
Verse 2:
Find rest my soul
In Christ alone
Know His power
In quietness and trust
Chorus:
When the ocean rise and thunder roar
I will soar with You above the storm
Father You are King over the flood
I will be still know You are God
I will be still know You are God
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