New Summer Schedule- Worship at 9am
Come as you are. Experience God's love. Go out like Christ.
3864 Glenville Rd, Glenville, PA 17329
Come as you are. Experience God's love. Go out like Christ.
3864 Glenville Rd, Glenville, PA 17329
Now may the God of peace make you complete in everything good so that you may do his will, working among us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:21
Resting in incompleteness. Hmm, Is that important? Lately, I’ve been thinking so. You see, I used to want all of my problems solved. I rushed to make sure to smooth over all of my relationships. I made sure I gave, and I never asked for anything back or perhaps didn’t even communicate my own feelings or thoughts. I’ve become aware though, that can be less than helpful. Even though I’m in a profession where I’m taught to listen more than speak, in my family and living, people need to know what’s important to me, where I’m coming from. However, sometimes, no matter what I do, things will just be incomplete, my problems won’t be completely solved or gone. They won’t always be filled so I can have peace about it.
And yet maybe they are. Here’s the writer of Hebrews saying in the world sometimes things will seem incomplete. Yet the God of peace makes everything complete so we can move forward even in our earthly incompleteness.
We struggle much with incompleteness in the world. And yes, even in the church too. We naturally want things to make sense. But more than that, we want certainty of future stability and purpose and knowing our work will lead to something positive. We for sure want to know it’s worth doing what we do because others will benefit.
And yet sometimes, we’ll try things, and we’ll fail. We’ll forget something we meant to do. We’ll be missing something we wish we had. And perhaps we’ll make someone unhappy by our actions.
Yet God continues to assure us, if we honestly are focused on him and have his son Jesus in our hearts, everything will take care of itself. But as we live in this world we must remember, that does not mean things will always be complete, will make sense, will be justified to our satisfaction. That does not mean we won’t hear of our loved ones or innocent people in the world being persecuted or that we’ll struggle with nothing. However, it does mean the God of peace will calm us and fill in the cracks somehow some way.
So this week, know God is with you. Things may seem unsettled, but God’s peace will calm your stress and steady your nerves. Yes, you might feel uncertain, but rest assured, you are loved, and in the end, well, even if you’re not sure how, you’ll be taken care of. Everything may not be complete, but it will be alright!
To God be the glory in Jesus’ name
Pastor Brandon
New Summer schedule starts June 5, 2022
Morning Worship at 9 am
Gathering time 10 - 10:30am
Sunday school 10:30 am
Please join us September - May for
Adult Sunday school 9 am
Morning Worship at 10:15 am
Enjoy the feeling of home and family.
Please come, all are Welcome.