TEACH

SOMETIMES… I NEED A PUSH

           Jesus throws down the dividing prejudices of nationality, and teaches universal love, without distinction of race, merit or rank.  A man's neighbor is every one that needs help. –Geikie

            Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Matthew 22:36-39

            Loving people is the thing Jesus does best. Because He loved us, He grieves over our sin sick state. Because He loved us, He glorifies His Father. Because He loved us, He gives us eternal life. Love is the motivation of the Lord. What is your motivation this morning? I know I need a push to love people sometimes!

GET UP, GET READY, and GO TO CHURCH!

The great sin of the church is to be so interested in serving those within it that it cannot serve the needs of those without. –Rasmussen

And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ. Acts 5:42

Notice in this verse it says, “…and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ”. We are challenged not only to preach and teach “IN THE CHURCH” but in every place we go. Some may say, “You don’t have to wear your Christianity on your shoulders.” I say, “No, I do not wear it at all. It is who I am, not something I wear or something I do!”

On this Sunday morning as you GET UP, GET READY and HEAD OUT the door, take a moment to pray and ask the Lord to give you someone to share the Gospel with. It may be someone in Sunday School, in the nursery, or it could be before you get to church at the gas pump, in the checkout line, or in a drive through. Make sure you are prepared to give an account of the hope that lives and abides in you!