Let’s Get Practical

From the very beginning, there have been Christians who understood the Gospel Message to mean that if you have faith it doesn’t really matter what you do with your life. But Jesus’ teaching and example demand more of us than that. As Jesus’ followers we are called into a ministry of demonstrating our faith through works of love. Having accepted the reality that God accepts us, having professed our trust in God’s goodness and His promise of eternal fulfillment, we enter into the Christian ministry, we take up our cross and follow Jesus’ example in doing God’s Will. As members of Christ’s community of faith, we gather together regularly to worship and praise God and thank Him for His gift of life and His gift of faith. And, as members of Christ’s community of faith, we go forth as doers of the word: a people of compassion; a servant people; a “salt of the earth and a light to the world people.” It is so…