“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—
and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
(Hebrews 10:24 & 25)
Hope to see you this Sunday as we continue in our sermon series, Signs: The Miracles of Jesus. This week look at John 9.1-7 and A Boy Who was Born Blind.
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:45
We are currently in a sermon series looking at the “signs” of Jesus, His miracles, taking a deep dive looking at various some of the miracles of Jesus and what they say about who is Jesus.
One of the things that Jesus emphasized throughout His ministry was that He came not to be served but to serve. He demonstrated this over and over again. He also told His disciples that they were to follow His example, that they too were to serve. That’s you and me!
So, my question to you is how are you serving others in the name of Jesus? What specific thing do you do on a regular basis in serving others?
It can be something that is church related, but it doesn’t have to be. We can serve our neighbors when there is a need that they have, taking them a meal when they are sick or giving a ride to a doctor appointment. It does mean that we have to know our neighbors, have some type of relationship with them in order to know their need.
Another question that Jesus answered was “who is our neighbor?” In His story about the “Good Samaritan” He said that our neighbor is the next hurting person that we meet!
This week, think of a way that you can serve someone else in the name of Jesus. Do one thing out of your normal routine to serve them and let’s see how Jesus is honored.
I would love to hear your story, so let me know what happened.
“What Jesus did here in Cana of Galilee was
the first of the signs through which He revealed His glory; and His disciples believed in Him.”
(John 2:11)
These words from John’s Gospel are a reference that the miracle at the wedding at Cana was the first sign that Jesus performed and because of it, His disciples believed in Him.
The miracles recorded in the four Gospels all point toward something. That is what signs do. The miracles are signs that indicate something deeper about Jesus. Each of them allows us to learn more about Jesus, of who He claimed to be and who He actually is. He was God in the flesh.
If you know someone that doesn’t know Jesus or has questions about Jesus, this will be a great sermon series to invite them. It will be a chance to see Jesus and learn more about Him and to believe in Him, just like His disciples.
I hope that you can join us and invite a friend.
See you on Sunday.