Saturday, May 28, 2011
Isaiah 51
Loved reading Isaiah 51 today. "The Lord says, "Listen to me, those of you who try to live right and follow the Lord. Look at the rock from which you were cut; look at the stone quarry from which you were dug." We have been working on our purpose statement and guiding principles lately at Faith and one of the thing we have discussed is being the Church on the Rock...literally and figuratively. In a figurative sense we are a church built on the rock of God's word. Its amazing to think of the stone quarry we at Faith have been dug from, so many people from different backgrounds. God is doing a great work in our congregation, with a church constantly growing and moving in new directions its wonderful to see lots of hands eager to do God's work. One of the things I like most about crafting our purpose statement is that it allows us to seek God and His purpose for our church. One thing is for sure as we seek His purpose, we are here to serve and I look forward to the ways God will continue to use the church on the rock!!
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A builder will tell you that to build a sound structure it needs to be grounded in the bedrock below the surface of the ground. Sometimes you need to dig deep to reach the most solid ground, but it can be found. Our church in Quincy, Massachusetts is grounded not only a solid granite outcrop, it is built from the same material cut from quarries not far away, lovingly stacked and shaped into the worship place we call Faith. All of this work would be no more than a stack of rocks up on a hill except the workers were called by God to use their skills and artistry to create the structure and community we have today. But Isaiah is talking about much more, we are the rock that God will build on, much like Jesus declaring that Peter is the rock he would build His church(followers)on. Our purpose is to use this worship place and the church found in it to spread the word of God through declaration and action both locally and globally.
ReplyDeleteFunny! You noticed the same verse. Great minds think alike.
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