“How do I serve in my community?” Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. ~ Colossians 4:5-6 This question was posed by someone recently upon receiving a Flat Jesus. They were contemplating how in their day to day life they were bringing Jesus into their community. How did they share the Gospel with co-workers, neighbors, family? How did they embody the love of God in their words and actions? Carrying a small plastic Flat Jesus in one’s pocket or purse is a tangible reminder that we carry Jesus with us wherever we go. When we go to the coffee shop, we bring Jesus with us. When we are outside exercising, we bring Jesus with us. As we are running errands, we bring Jesus with us. In each of these moments we have opportunities to serve our community. The words we say reflect the love of God to another. The actions we take display God reaching out to others. This same question is before each of us. How do we go out into our community to serve? Showing up to serve is found in the small moments. It is seen in listening to one another and learning about other’s life experiences. It is asking one another, “How can I help?” and serving those real needs. In these moments, we metaphorically take Jesus from our pockets or purses and share Him. So, as you go about your day today ask yourself, “How am I serving in my community?” Watch for the moments you can share Jesus with someone else. Let us go into the 168 hours of the week serving in our community in word and action. May Flat Jesus help to remind us that wherever we go, we bring Jesus with us. We are disciples of Jesus sent out into the world to serve with love and share the Gospel. This is how the Church grows. ~Pastor Vicki Epper
0 Comments
Hospitality Is Blessing One Another-Serving During A Quarantine Hospitality is seen in the ways we bless fellow children of God. By first listening to learn & then serving one another as we are gifted by the Holy Spirit, we are showing hospitality to one another. During this time of self-quarantining, caring for one another looks different. It doesn’t stop happening. It merely changes how it happens.
Blessing happens when we check-in with one another via text, phone, group chats and video calls. Simply listening to one another’s joys and sorrows, and praying virtually over one another for God’s peace can be a profound blessing in someone’s day. We are still able to speak these words of blessing over one another: “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” ~Numbers 6:24-25 Blessing also occurs in those moments we support local small businesses by purchasing goods & services for delivery or as gift cards to use at a future date. Blessing is seen in making protective gear for those on the front lines caring for patients in our healthcare system. Blessing is partaking in Discover Delivers by delivering groceries to households in high risk demographics who cannot go themselves or providing rides to needed appointments. Serving in the name of Jesus does not stop during a time of social distancing & quarantine. It simply shifts to present itself in new and various ways. As followers of Jesus Christ we are called by God to serve all people, in all ways, ALWAYS. With the gifts of the internet, social networks, delivery options, phones and group messaging we are equipped by the Holy Spirit to serve each other in the midst of this crisis. Share on your social media how God is leading you to serve during this time. Post a picture with Flat Jesus as you serve & share the story of God’s grace going forth into the world. (Don’t forget to use the hashtags #flatjesusdcbplc, #discoverchurhserves, #discoverb3 so we can rejoice with you.) |
Details
Welcome to our new staff blog
As we begin to navigate a more distanced society and find new ways to connect virtually, it is our hope as a staff that one way we can bless our community is through a Discover Church blog filled with encouragement and ways to reflect on His goodness and faithfulness as we all walk this path into the unknown. Categories
All
|