Woke up last night, couldn’t get back to sleep, at the gym at 4.00am.
I’m normally there by 5.00, but I can’t stand just lying awake waiting for it to be time to get up.
And you can’t let the day get away from you.
Woke up last night, couldn’t get back to sleep, at the gym at 4.00am.
I’m normally there by 5.00, but I can’t stand just lying awake waiting for it to be time to get up.
And you can’t let the day get away from you.
In the midst of a reflection about pastoral commitment (and not making decisions on Mondays), Tom Ascol makes a point about pastoral calling that is helpful; one that makes more and more sense as the years go by.
When considering a call to ministry, along with consideration about whether to go, the thought needs to be entertained “Could I spend the rest of my life here?”
IF ministry is thought of as a career, a call may be looked at as a stepping stone.
If ministry is thought of as a calling, then God may have us serve a company of people for the remainder of our working life.
As Ascol stresses, this does not mean that God will move a pastor, but it does mean that we wait on God for the impetus to relocate our field of ministry.
From Ascol:
I believe that it is extremely valuable, if not essential, for a pastor to accept a call to serve a church with a willingness and desire to spend his life in that place. This is not to say that the Lord will never move him to another place, but such an attitude will always put the burden of proof on the move.
Read the whole post here.
Christ Is The Life Of The World is a new hymn by Sandra McCracken.
The lyrics:
1.
In Christ we offer all that he has offered
the perfect Offering.
Christ is the life of the world.
Christ is the life of the world.
Chorus.
So we remember all that he remembered
the whole of Love returned.
Christ is the life of the world.
Christ is the life of the world.
Bridge.
Let us lift up, lift our hearts.
Let us lift up, lift our hearts.
It is good to lift our hearts to the Lord.
2.
Sent forth in beauty, reconciling all things
radiant in holiness.
Christ is the life of the world.
Christ is the life of the world.
Christ is the life of the world.
Words and Music: Sandra McCracken
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Question 34
Since we are redeemed by grace alone, through Christ alone, must we still do good works and obey God’s Word?
Answer
Yes, because Christ, having redeemed us by his blood, also renews us by his Spirit; so that our lives may show love and gratitude to God; so that we may be assured of our faith by the fruits; and so that by our godly behavior others may be won to Christ.
