Hi Friends!As many of you know, last week we were blessed to have Brandon Thomas, a seminary student from Milligan University, share in our worship service. Brandon left us with this question as he concluded a great sermon from the life of Elijah: "How long will you waver?"
One of our elders reminded our leadership team last evening how contextually that fits so well with our current sermon series where the question is: DO IT? or DITCH IT? As I drove home from our meeting I was reminded of this truth.
Biblical preaching always leads us to the same question!
Now that question may be asked in different forms and ways but the essence of Biblical preaching always challenges us to ask and answer: "Are we a Christ-follower?" Or as I've asked throughout this series: "Are we being responsible with our Christian faith?"
Proverbs 11:3 assures us that "The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity." Preparing and preaching this series continues to convict me of my own duplicity and double-mindedness. I hope it causes you to confront yours as well.
Truth is we're either a Christ-follower or we're not. There is no middle ground. Jesus despises the lukewarm more than the cold so let's Do IT? or Ditch IT? I trust you know this is sound Biblical counsel and thanks again to Brandon for sharing the same truth in a blessed way!
God's Peace,
Jeff
2 comments:
It's not surprising that Biblical preaching always leads to the same question - we have one God, who wants one thing from us.
He wants us - each one of us - to be totally devoted to Him. It's as easy, and as hard, as that.
You are doing a good job of keeping that one question fresh, of asking it in different ways, of showing various applications to our lives. Brandon did a good job preaching the day after his brother got married (and that reception went way into the evening). And both you and Brandon are on the same page: totally devoted to God.
Keep up the good work, Mr. Hill. You are not perfect, nor am I, but we are following Jesus, who is perfect.
- Steve
Thanks and Amen! Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus! Hebrew 12
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