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FEBRUARY 2012
As you have probably realized, I enjoy football. In 2004 I was watching the news the morning after the final playoff games to determine the teams that would play each other for the grand prize of football. That year the Patriots defeated the Colts in the AFC championship. Personally I was pulling for the Colts because I like Peyton Manning. The sports analyst on the news the following Monday made an interesting observation: he said “A great team defeated a great quarterback.”
I could not help but think about the health and life of the Church. Thankfully there are pillars in every congregation, those persons that can be counted on through good times and bad to support the life of the Church through their time, talents and finances. Thank the Lord for such persons that when push comes to shove, they are there for their Lord and their congregation.
Thankfully in every congregation there are leaders, persons of vision and wisdom that motivate, and guide the congregation to heights most would not think was attainable. Every congregation needs leadership from the laity whom God uses to guide the Church to be the most it can be through and for Jesus.
As thankful as we are for the pillars and leaders of the congregation, it takes a team effort for the Church to be everything we can be in Jesus’ name. It takes all of us obeying God with the talents and resources with which we have been blessed for our congregation to reach the heights that Jesus has in store for us. Not everyone is gifted with leadership ability. Not everyone is gifted with an abundance of resources. Yet, when more and more individuals give the best of who they are and what they have to Jesus, the entire Church and thus God’s Kingdom is elevated.
A great quarterback is a blessing to have, but it takes a team to win the big game. If we seek for God to reveal to us our talents and resources, and each of us gives our best to Jesus, we will be amazed at what God will accomplish through Walker United Methodist Church.
God bless, John
God bless, John
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