The reading
Hebrews 1:1-4
1 Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. 3 He is the reflection of God's glory and the exact imprint of God's very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, 4 having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs
The messageThis week we welcomed 28 young adults and leaders from churches in Midland Michigan. We shared our worship. Representatives from each congregation spoke about and then shared How we see, experience God at Church and in the world around us. Comments included music, community, answered prayer, conversations, awe at sties, nature and finding good in bad,
The whole mission trip (one third service work, one third interfaith dialogue and one third tourism) centered on the opening verses of Hebrews Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son. I shared some background on this letter (it was written to empower and restore a once spirit-filled and excited Christian community that had grown dull and confused over time). That is one thing we wanted to see both of our communities experience from this trip.
Since we were going to work on so many different projects and see so many different cultures, people, churches and sites I wanted people to think what it means to say God speaks in many and various ways, what that means for leaders in the church and how we live together keeping Jesus at the heart of our faith.
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