To everyone who signed up to help with the Thanksgiving baskets we need everything here at the church this Sunday. Thank you for listening and helping those in need this season.
As we continue from yesterday, Christ's next parable in Luke 15 was about a piece of lost silver: 'What woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost.' (Luke 15:8-9 NKJV) Notice, this piece of silver, which was an inanimate object, didn't know it was lost so it had no concern. Observe two things here: (1) It was lost by the very person who was supposed to care for it. (2) It was lost, even though it was in the house. I know this may be hard, but this is a picture of those who sit in church every Sunday morning trusting in personal reformation, church affiliation, family connections or good works to save them. Jesus leads us to look at the woman.What did this woman do? She lit a lamp, swept the house and searched for it until she found it. That's what Bible-based, Christ-centered preaching does. Whatever stands in the way of people coming to Christ must be swept out. Let's light the lamp of God's Word. Let's preach the only message that can save people from their sins: '...The Gospel...is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes...' (Romans 1:16 NKJV) This woman probably had garments to be mended, cattle to be tended and water to be drawn. But all of that took a back seat. What's needed in the church today is the lamp to illuminate, the broom to sweep clean, and a commitment that refuses to stop until those who are lost in God's house are found and saved. That's our mission and vision at CFW. We have a passion to see everyone who needs Christ to hear the message of redemption. That mean you and me working together. Are you on board and ready? You are loved...
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