You and your family are invited to eXPerience God in a concert of worship this Sunday night, August 9, at 6 PM. All are invited -- that's everyone, the whole church, your friends and neighbors, whether you are 15, 35, or 75! There will be some great music and interactive worship with the XP Band. We'll tie the evening in with the "What-If" project, and Adam Colter will have a few words to say. Mark your calendars now! Contact Scott Lehman or Eric Rudisill if you have any questions.
Value of the Month: "I'm a 10"
1 Corinthians 12:14-20: Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. 15If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 16And if the ear should say, "Because I am not an eye, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason cease to be part of the body. 17If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be? 18But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be. 19If they were all one part, where would the body be? 20As it is, there are many parts, but one body.
This month, I'd like us to do some self examination on where we are serving. Your best role is where you are both talented AND passionate.
For me, I'm neither talented or passionate about cooking, so I don't do it. :) It's a bad idea, and my children would agree. On the other hand, playing piano is something that I am both talented and passionate. So I try to do that as much as possible.
You may ask, so what about if you're very talented but not passionate, or very passionate but not talented? My opinion: I wouldn't do those things either! There's a word for something you're passionate about but not talented: they are called "hobbies." The words for talented but not passionate? "diaper change" :)
Seriously, here's the deal: the worship ministry continues to grow pretty quickly. We have talented new people trying out for our team almost every week. What a blessing from God! So we can be more specialized in what we do, because more and more talent is coming in. Do you want to focus solely on playing drums? If you are talented and passionate in it, then focus on becoming a better drummer! If you have no passion for keyboard? Try something in which you are talented and passionate. In short, focus on the area you can bring the most value.
I realize this is all pretty controversial, so I look forward to your comments. Feel free to disagree! I enjoy the debate.
No comments:
Post a Comment