March 2022

Think of your life as being a house. Jesus is at

the door knocking, wanting to come in. He will

not force his way in; you must open the door and

invite Him in. Many are OK with having Jesus on

the porch and talk to Him through a crack in the

door. They tell Him what they want and need,

then close the door and go about their business.

But He doesnʼt want to stay on your porch. He

wants to come into your house.

One of the main reasons why many will not let

Jesus into their house is because itʼs such a mess.

They think they have to clean it up first, before

inviting Jesus in. They have been trying for a

long time to clean it up, without much success.

Itʼs still a mess!

And Jesus knows it is a mess and He actually

wants to come in so He can clean it up! He is

there with everything needed to clean your house

(life). Some will let Him come into the front room

which they keep clean, but will not let Him go

anywhere else in the house because it is a mess.

People can see through the big front window into

that room and assume the whole house is clean.

So, Jesus is kept in that one room (Sunday) and is

not involved in the rest of their life. Am I talking

about you? Is Jesus at the door?

I have noticed that a lot of people donʼt

engage with other people like they used

to. Iʼm not sure if itʼs because they donʼt

care, or they just donʼt want to make

waves. Donʼt get me wrong, Iʼm not a

proponent of making waves just to make

them, or talking just to hear your head

rattle. Iʼm talking about genuine discussion

that brings about genuine friendship.

Romans 12:18 tells us as much as it has

to do with us, we should “live peaceably”

with everyone. In Matthew chapter 5 &

chapter 18, Jesus speaks about our

relationships with our fellow believers. If

we think someone has something against

us, we need to fix it as soon as possible. If

someone has offended us, we need to let

them know. If someone is at fault, then tell

them in private. All of this with reconciliation

as the goal.

We need more christians who will seek

the truth in every situation. If someone

says something and it seems off, ask them,

“What do you mean by that?”. If I say

something from the pulpit or in Sunday

school that offends you, or is unclear,

come find me and letʼs talk about it. This

happened recently, and I am so glad it

did. A brother and I seemed like we were

disagreeing on a topic, he came to me, we

had an exchange and figured out that we

actually agreed. This confrontation resulted

in a friendship.

Has someone offended you and they

donʼt even know it? Do you know someone

has a problem with you and you just

ignore it? Do you worry about what you

thought someone said? Itʼs up to you to

make it right. Seek the truth, seek reconciliation

and you wonʼt be disappointed.

You might even gain a friend.

Bro. Tim

Averages for February

Sunday School - 120

Morning Worship - 221

Evening Worship - 126

Mid-Week Bible Study - 116

New Members - 2

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