Tim's Topics: When A Hero Becomes A Falling Star

Tim's Topics: When A Hero Becomes A Falling Star: Romans 12:2   ESV Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discer...

When A Hero Becomes A Falling Star

Romans 12:2 ESV

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

As I was watching the news today I saw more information about the charges going forward against Bill Cosby. Growing up, the Cosby show was a staple in our home and many of us wanted to follow the advice of Cosby’s character Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable.  

At the end of the day, we can only understand that Dr. Huxtable was a fictional character.

Many of us in this world lift up sports stars, actors, and political figures up so high that we fail to see the imperfections. Beloved, we live in a sinful world, and we live in a world in which our trust is violated and abused from those that we counted on the most. 

Whether it’s the athlete physically abusing or emotionally abusing a spouse, whether it is a trusted official caught in illegal activities, whether it’s the Hollywood star falling from grace, or whether it is a trusted friend that abused our trust, people will let us down.

Am I saying that we should not trust in this world and that we should not have our hero’s? No of course not, but what I am saying is that humanity is fallible and can and will disappoint us at times.

My prayer is that you seek out a true hero, one that has never let us down. Yes, His name is Jesus Christ, and we are the ones that let him down. Only this true Savior that died for our sins as to restore our relationship with God can be looked upon as a hero and one who our faith and hope can always be relied on.

This is the Day That the Lord Has Made.   

Tim's Topics: Finding the Red Fire Truck

Tim's Topics: Finding the Red Fire Truck: Acts 20:28   ESV Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for...

Finding What They Want, What They Need.

Acts 20:28 ESV

Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood.

At a past congregation I served we had some folks that visited our church and they advised us that they were church shopping. At the end of the worship service they advised us what they were looking for in a church home, and what our church was unable to offer them.

Instead of trying to develop ways to get them to like our particular congregation, we directed them to a local congregation that would be a better fit for them and what they were needing in a church home.

Beloved, we hold no particular hold on people and no mandatory requirement that people attend our congregation. We are called to be shepherds of God’s flock, and sometimes this means shepherding the people to the guidance of another shepherd and their flock.

My prayer for you this week is that we as people of God will attend to the needs of His people before our own. My prayer is that we help others to truly find their way home, and that end up where God wants them instead of where we want them.

Whether or not our church or another church, the main item is that the person gets what they need. And yes, those searching for a church home, those searching for relationship are customers searching for the Father. Our task is to help them find the place that God is leading them to, instead of the amount of people filling pews with us on a Sunday morning. 

This is the Day That the Lord Has Made.