With the passing of this last weekend I'm now down to my final few days of sharing with the sisters and brothers in Christ at His Way COB. Yesterday was my second and final opportunity to preach and I shared from Philippians 2:1-11 and some other selected passages on "Humility Incarnate." It was affirmed to me afterwards that this was a word from God for the congregation at this time. I also intend to share this sermon with the Florin COB upon my return from Sabbath Rest.
This evening I was treated to a nice and simple dinner in another members home, Lily, prepared for the other guests and my self a dish called "papousa" from El Salvador. Very tasty and filling! We were not able to stay too long as Lily was on her way to a computer class that she is taking. She is a Spirit-filled sister in Christ!
Tomorrow will involve some more reading time and continued preparation for the married couples workshop being offered this Friday and Saturday at the church. I believe there are 20 or so couples who have signed up and so it will be a good size group to work with.
For your added reflection I'd like to share a couple of quotes from the book, Dissident Discipleship:
"Because my life is in God's hands, I will never take my enemy's life into my hands." - John Howard Yoder.
"Preach the gospel at all times; if necessary use words." - St. Francis of Assisi
"If disciples don't love one another, according do Jesus. No one has much reason to believe their message. I suspect this is a fail-safe mechanism Jesus built into the gospel: the only messengers who should be trusted are those who exemplify the message." - Brian McLaren
Salaam and Shalom!
Today when I opened the blog, I was able to post a comment. I told Bev, I forgot my password to post messages. I usually write down passwords, but I forgot where I put my cheat sheet.
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed reading all the different activities, sermons, bike trips and food that have been a part of your Sabath rest.
Some decriptions of the biking trips left me exhausted and with calf muscle cramping:)
It does sound like a beautiful area to bike.
Four women (Sue, Kathy, Bev and myself) went out to an Indian restaurant in Harrisburg for supper last night. It was a lot of fun. Nothing to spicy. I do think Bev is looking forward to your return:)
take care and blessings,
donna