 During a training session for soldiers who were about to make their first parachute jump, the sergeant explained how to open the reserve chute if the main chute didn’t open. A private nervously raised his hand and asked, “Sergeant, if my main chute doesn’t open, how long do I have to pull my reserve?” The sergeant looked directly into the young private’s eyes and replied, “The rest of your life, soldier. The rest of your life.” (Reader’s Digest, Feb., 1982.)
The most important decision you will ever make is to trust Jesus Christ, asking him to forgive your sins, and inviting him to be the Lord of your life. How long do you have? Make the decision now. Illustration from FB posting from my friend Yolande Petersen: An amazing chapter of a rather dramatic story unfolded this week. Earlier in the semester, one of my students, "Emily," left the classroom, presumably to use the rest room. When the class concluded, she hadn't returned, so her classmate, "Lynn" packed up her things and volunteered to wait until she returned. As I was locking up the room, Emily appeared, in tears and with bleeding wrist. Lynn and I rushed her to the nurse (just downstairs from us). While she was being tended to, Lynn suggested that I check the restroom, where Emily might have left something behind. On the way there, I was frantically accosted by "Sue," a student from a different class, who is also a believer. She told me, "I noticed shoes facing the wrong way, and Jesus told me to ask her how she was doing. She told me she was OK, but He told me not to let her go, so I kept asking if she was sure she was OK, and she ran out of the stall." I was able to assure Sue that Emily was receiving medical attention. And we both continued to pray. Last week, Sue shared with me that she saw "the shoes" and approached Emily to ask how she was doing. Rather than being defensive, Emily thanked her for saving her life and shared something that brought Sue and me to tears. Shortly after "the incident," another friend of Emily's shared the Lord with her and brought her to church. It was there that she gave her life over to Christ. Emily's problems (including ones that contributed to "the attempt") have not magically disappeared, but she has someone to walk beside her and carry her through them. Our Lord is great, and He cares for people in so many different ways. And I'm grateful that He let Sue and me see a little more of the story.
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 A few quotations on waiting:
The book of Luke is about living as a disciple of Jesus Christ ~ This scripture today is about learning to Wait. Waiting well is a huge part of life in Christ. How to wait well. How to redeem the time while we wait. Worry is not something new to us. It is something that has been part of being human for all of history. Our brains are wired to worry. Worry helps to preserve us. It motivates us to take action. However According to the Huffington Post 85 % of the things we worry about never occur.
Today we are going to look at what Jesus says about worry. But in order to understand what Jesus has to say about worry we have to trying understand a very important concept to Jesus and the gospel writers. It is the term the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Heaven, or in our passage today, simply the kingdom. The Kingdom is spoken about roughly 100 times in the gospels. It is used far more often than terms we today think to be very important such as salvation, justification, sin, forgiveness, heaven, or hell. And yet It wasn’t until my last year in college when I finally began to grasp what Jesus was talking about when he talked about the Kingdom of God or Kingdom of heaven and it changed my life. So what is the kingdom of God or as Matthew puts it, the kingdom of heaven? |
 
Carl Crouse, Pastor
At SACC we believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God. Every Sunday the worship service includes a message from the Bible. My words are an attempt to understand and apply the Bible to our daily living. I post weekly sermons and other biblical messages on this page. May you find meaning and hope as you read through each message and seek to hear God's voice. Leave a comment to ask questions or inspire others with your insights. Categories
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