Gotta crawl before you walk

I've been reading your comments on how frequently the staff should blog and I think either 1x/mo or 1x/wk is what we'll talk through. Most are leaning toward 1x/mo. And I'll see what we can do to drop the sermons(video/audio) on there as well.

Recently, I've been reminded of how good it is to just simply be a witness. I was looking at Paul's last letter of his life, 2 Timothy, and he tells Timothy, "As for you, always be steady, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry." Now most of us have heard parts of this but it's the next 2 verses tied to v. 5 that caught my attn. verse 6 says, FOR I am already on the point of being sacrificed; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." Paul says verse 5 because he's on his way out....to be sacrificed! He's inspiring Timothy even near his deathbed. And then what I imagine would be on his tombstone if he had one--I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. We think about fighting the good fight of faith, we normally think of the challenges we face to stay close to God--the issues that come up at work, at home, etc. But Paul fought the good fight in terms of verse 5--he was steady, he endured suffering, he did the work of an evangelist, he fulfilled his ministry to get the gospel out, to mentor leaders, etc.

People around us are dieing in more ways that we can possibly see. They need Jesus. Let us continue to be "salt and light" in both word and deed.