I love Tuesdays

My favorite day of the week is Sunday...duh! I'm a Pastor! But my second favorite day around here is Tuesday. This is the day we do home visitation. A very dedicated group comes together on Tuesday evenings and we develop a list of people and families we should go see. Some of the names come from guest cards filled out on Sundays while other names come to us from people who know someone who could use a visit. Regardless, this is a very exciting adventure.

In today's society, we miss the sense of neighborhood and community. It is unusual for anyone to knock on our doors unless they are the UPS man or selling magazines. We no longer leave the doors open and our kids aren't out playing in the neighborhood. Instead, we have begun to close ourselves off to the rest of the world when we are at home. In spite of this, we are continuously amazed at how people open their homes to us when we show up unannounced! I believe God sets up these visits and prepares the people we see. I can't begin to tell you the number of times people have broken down in tears when they first saw us on the doorstep. It is amazing at how many times we have been told of a specific need or crisis that had just occurred and how they were so grateful we were there. That is a God thing!

If you are looking for something to do, come by the church around 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings...you will be blessed!

Here's the deal...we are called on to love one another. This means we are willing to sacrifice for each other. At the extreme, this might be something drastic, but what about the small sacrifices? In John 15:12-13, Jesus tells us to love each other as He loved us. Verse 13 says "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends." This isn't just about dying for each other, but the words actually mean "to set aside." Are you willing to set aside some time for your friends? What about people out there who need a short visit? Can you do as Jesus told us, and set aside your life - just for a little while - for them?

In Christ,

Pastor Michael