First, let me say I have been attending our AFLC annual conference in Sioux Falls, SD and I haven’t had the time I wanted to keep blogging the past few days. But I am back and want to share about the church I attended last Sunday.
I was in Minneapolis for an extended stay because my Amtrak train home was cancelled due to flooding in ND. Annika was away for the weekend so I could attend church anywhere I wanted! I had been to Annika’s church before, Faith Baptist, and really enjoyed the worship (led by friend Mark Jaspers) and the preaching. So, off I went…and guess what new series the preacher was beginning that day? A series on the miracles of Jesus beginning with the first great miracle, Jesus’ Incarnation (God becoming man) from John 1:1-18! At first I thought “what a coincidence” . How did that pastor know I studying the book of John and was on the first chapter? Then I realized that with God there are no coincidences…He is in control all the way!
The worship was awesome, even singing some Advent/Christmas songs because of the theme! Here are a few insights that God showed me that morning:
- This Gospel, about Jesus, is tied to creation (Genesis 1:1) with the phrase: “In the beginning…”
- However, because these verses in John 1 tell us Jesus was the Word, He was with God, was God, and apart from Jesus, nothing came into being; Jesus is distinct from the creation
- John the Baptist was the last of the great prophets and was heralding someone totally different and radical!
- When Jesus became flesh (grace and truth realized) He allowed us to see God, He explains God, and challenges us to look for God!
What does this mean for me practically? I had to ask myself the question: “Am I looking for God, for Jesus, for opportunities to serve in Jesus’ name? Isn’t this what I am wanting to find out…what it means to live in Jesus’ name?
Lord, allow me to become the hands, feet, and mouth of the incarnate God! Open my eyes to opportunities to serve. Amen and Amen!
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