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September 2006
Greetings,
“Let’s consider how we
may spur one another on toward love.”
I pray that you had a summer that has provided you with
opportunities to relax and to be refreshed and
rejuvenated.
I recently was speaking to one of the scouts in our
congregation and was asking how his high adventure
camping trip was. As I listened to him tell me about the
exciting activities he participated in I was reminded of
the summers I spent at Boy Scout camp.
I remember particularly the camp fires: the pleasant
aromas of burning wood; the scent and sound of bacon
being cooked on an open fire; the delicious taste of
s’mores; the story telling and the singing; and watching
the fire burn into the late hours of the night.
It was the responsibility of the last camper to put out
the fire. A common method of putting out fires were to
separate the coals. Coals burn brightly when they are
close together, but when they are separated they lose
their heat and eventually the fire goes out.
Think for a moment about your life. How much do you
appreciate and desire the warm close bonds of friends
and family.
You and I need people who will pray for us, encourage
us, challenge us and help us. We need other people to
help keep our relationship with God real and alive.
Hebrews 10:24-25 states,
“Let
us consider how we may spur one another on toward love
and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as
some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one
another.”
Worship, Sunday school, the women’s guild, the Martha &
Sarah Circles, the men’s group, the junior & senior
youth group, the choir, work days, serving at Elijah’s
Promise, small groups, Thursday morning prayer and
Mid-week Bible study provide us opportunities to ‘gather
together the coals.’
Should we choose not to gather the coals together our
fire for the Lord will go out.
May we gather together and fan each other’s fire for the
Lord so that we may glow brighter.
In Christ’s Service,
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