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Huh? That doesn't seem right. But it was the coach who coined "perfect practice makes perfect", the obvious implication being that the boys weren't perfect in their execution quite yet, but they won't get there by taking any less of an attitude on the practice field than perfection being their goal. And what did Jesus say in Matthew when discussing the expectation of their behavior and actions in daily life? "And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more? Do not even the tax collectors do so? Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect."
Our practice field is the here in now; living out life in this present life on planet earth. But here's the difference. Ours is not a game. Life is real and the consequences of life are very very real. Today, Pastor Gerry delves into life with our empowering Holy Spirit. Are we perfect in this life? You can answer that. But before you do, realize that we've been given the ultimate game changer, the Holy Spirit, who gives us the power, day by day, hour by hour, to move toward that ultimate goal of being just like our Savior Jesus. Praise God.
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When Henry Ford first built his Model T, there was an incident when the massive electric generators that ran the production plant failed. None of the engineers or production managers, having attempted everything in their arsenal of knowledge, were able to succeed in getting them running. They called on Henry who in turn phoned Charlie Steinmetz, the inventor and creator of those massive generators. After tinkering only several minutes, voila, everything was once again running smoothly. Long story short, his bill was $10,000 (today's equivalent of $1,000,000. When receiving the bill, Henry objected, so Charlie modified the bill and returned it three days later. It read "Cost of tinkering $10. Cost of how to tinker $9,990.
Total: $10,000. Henry paid the bill immediately upon receipt. Thank Jesus that He is the One who understood exactly how to tinker, saving, preserving, and fixing our lives, both now and for eternity, at His great cost. Last week Pastor Gerry discussed the Father, and today we learn more of His Son and what He has done for us. Gary Wilson, our pastor from 30 years ago, is graciously standing in for Nancy for the next several weeks. This week, his first topic explores the depth of God's seeking of us and the depth of our need. We are in Ephesians.
We're in our fifth week of 1st Corinthians Chapter 13 and you'd think we'd be done. But no, hang on. Today Pastor Nancy peels back the onion a little more. How do we keep from damaging relationships and begin repairing those that have some rebuilding to be done. That's a biggie. Beginning with restraint is a good start.
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