The Witness

Good Wednesday to you!

It was so nice to be back in the sanctuary this past Sunday. Even though I was able to be "virtually present" the week before, it is just not the same thing. What a joy to worship in person. I know, with all the variants out there, not everyone is comfortable with in-person worship. That is why we are still live streaming the service. We are working on improving the process. Please remember, media production is not (yet) a seminary class! When you are comfortable returning, we will be here!

On Sunday, I talked about the witness of John, the baptizer. As the last of the Old Testament prophets, he was calling people back to the Lord, preparing them for the coming Messiah. His idea of what the Messiah would be was not perfect. But, he knew that he was a witness to the Light, not the Light himself. I used the analogy of a Polaroid camera (remember those?). Once the picture is taken, it took some time for the picture to develop. The same is true for us. Once we read the Gospels, we have a "picture" of Jesus, but as we continue reading the Gospels, the "picture" we have of Jesus becomes clearer and clearer. That is why we spend time in the Gospels.

Each of us has a story with regard to Jesus. What He is doing in our lives becomes our testimony, our witness. We want our witness to have credibility. That witness must be consistent with the portrait we see in Scripture. Inviting others to see for themselves is a wonderful way to share Jesus with others. I have a handful of small booklets containing the Gospel of John, if anyone wants one to give to a friend. First come, first serve.

We had 28 women show up for the Ladies' Bible Study on Monday morning! Well done! A big thanks to Kelli Boutros and Patti Ireland for coordinating the event. If you are interested in this monthly gathering, click here for more information, or contact Kelli Boutros.

This Friday night we are having our Annual Congregational Meeting. The meeting is at 6:00pm, followed by a catered dinner. If you have not RSVP’d yet, you have until midnight tonight. We must give the caterer an accurate number come Thursday morning.

This coming Sunday we will take our "deep dive" into the Incarnation. We will still be in John 1:1-18. Jesus, fully human and fully God at the same time is an overwhelming concept. I hope you will join us live or via livestream this coming Lord's Day. I promise that the following Sunday we will move to verse 1:19 and beyond!

I hope your day is blessed!

Grace and peace,
Pastor David

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