Our Covenant Mission Statement – “We exist to:
Celebrate the love of God,
Cultivate a relationship with God,
Care about one another in Christ, and
Communicate Christ to all people.”
During August, in a 4-part sermon series, we have been revisiting our Mission Statement, taking a renewed look as to how we are to live into our Covenant Mission. This Sunday we revisit the last part “Communicate Christ to all people.”
I’m increasingly alarmed at how many sanctimonious, self-righteous, never-in doubt but often wrong “Christians” are just so darn mean and insensitive to others especially when it comes to “communicating Christ to others.”
Very early Thursday morning I was summoned to a dying neighbor’s bedside to administer last rites. After finishing the last rites, I was comforting the spouse when I had a profound spiritual experience. After I got back home I shared the experience on Facebook. Predominantly the feedback was very positive. However, the fourth comment was from someone who disregarded the purpose of the whole post, to give his “absolutist” view that last rites is a fake thing. I first shot back a reply that said, “Devil, be gone!” But I immediately deleted it and posted instead this: “I refuse to let those who live in a world where only they know the truth and think only they have a direct line to God, steal my joy.”
I have no doubt that this person thought what he was doing in his “self-righteous God-is-on-my-side” way was communicating the truth of God. However, it seems his faith journey has limited his view as to who Christ really is and to the true nature of a loving God.
Join us for worship this Sunday. In this last sermon, Part 4, I will revisit what it means to live into our Covenant Mission “To Communicate Christ to All People.” I’ll be sharing a long-overlooked definition of who Christ is. John 6:60-69 is the text for the Sermon.
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