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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
COME And SEE A Sunday dedicated for the purpose of inviting Friends, Relatives, Associates,
Neighbors, and Kids (FRANK). Several of you did very well and we were blessed with GUESTS. As we gathered not only for worship
and communion, but also for some table time. The opportunity to greet and
meet brothers and sisters in the name of Christ is always awesome. Let me express my gratitude to our worship team, choir,
hostess team, and to each of you who took seriously the chance to invite FRANK.
The day was good, but not great. While there were several guests with us and I praise God for that, there were some of our
regular attendees MIA. Yes it was a yucky day. Cold and rainy, a challenge to overcome, yet
many of us did that. To God be the glory. However any day doing the Lord's work is a great day. The bottom line is that
when we don't plan to attend it is an automatic give away that we will not extend an invitation to FRANK. Let's see - on a scale of ten, we were at least a five, or our glass was half
full. Several of us really do want to extend invitations for others to come and experience the Spirit of God. This event makes
it so simple and easy for us. My prayer is that in the days to come, we will all catch the Fire of Pentecost and spread the
Good News of GOD'S LOVE into the world where we live each day.
In
Christ's Love & Service
Rev. Tac Coley
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
John 13:34-35 Love To Death "I give you a new commandment, that
you should love one another, as I have loved you. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, when you have love
for one another" (NRSV).
Clearly, John brings out the very basic we need to know about the Spirit of GOD'S love. John
tells us the simple truth. Through Jesus we know the Logos; the very Word of God became flesh and dwelled among us. Then Jesus
loved us to death. Literally we BELIVE
Jesus loved us to the cross. We celebrate that it came through the cross and Christ is present with us today.
As disciples of Christ we merely are commanded to love one another
as Christ loves us. Easier said than done. Remember it is our actions that are judged, not our intentions. Even a hardboiled
egg has a heart of gold. Throughout life we must continue to chip away all the things in our lives that do not reflect the
love of Christ. Our actions truly do speak much louder than any words we could ever say.
Listen: it's a commandment not a suggestion, nor a rule
or law. John recalls Jesus telling us to love one another as he has loved us. He loved us to death.
Amen.
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