Servant Leaders

A synod colleague of Dave’s had the opportunity this summer of  taking a sabbatical.  Dave had the privilege of preaching in his congregation this morning.  This pastor is doing his own set of readings as he leads them this year through the Bible. He assigned Dave the last half of the gsopel of Mark for this morning.  Key was Jesus word to the disciples and the crowd,  ”The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Jesus was a servant leader who showed the power of God in his life of service.  The power of His leadership grew out of the service He gave.  Many of us know those who seek to “serve first” and because they do are held in high esteem by those around them.  We can’t be Jesus, but perhaps we can be more like Jesus in our lives of service.

We’re thankful for those in the medical field who continue to serve Mary Jo.  She had good reports in her visits to the doctors this week.  The mammograms were clear, and we are thankful.  She had several blood tests and the results so far are very good(still waiting for 2 to come back).  She’s about to return to school tomorrow with teacher in-service days for the next three days.  School starts with kids on September 1.  We continue to pray and to believe that God will give her the strength for this year.  She does enjoy working with the students.

Thinking of students returning to school and Sunday School, Dave used the story of Jesus’ blessing of the children as a children’s message this morning.  God continues to bless children as they learn and grow and live in God’s great love for them.

 

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