Scripture: Philippians 1:9-11
And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God.
Thought for the Day: Yesterday during the 8:15 and 11:00 services, I did not wear a tie in worship. For the Contemporary Service, that is not unusual. But for the more traditional services, it is a bit atypical. It is summer, and that alone could be a good reason, but I made the decision to go without a tie because of my health. The heat can cause or intensify a Multiple Sclerosis exacerbation. For a few days, I have noticed some hints of it, and so I chose to leave the tie at home because of the forecast — HOT. But here is what I really want to say: I appreciate that I didn’t lose any sleep over people’s opinion of my tie-less worship experience. Cypress Creek Christian Church has its priorities in the right place, and it isn’t about whether or not the pastor is wearing a tie. It is about bringing alive the news of a God who first loved us and desires for us to share that transformative love with a world yearning for real change. Thank you for allowing me to be the pastor of a church with the right priorities…for I am sad to say that many churches have focused entirely on the wrong things.
Prayer: Allow your amazing love, O Merciful God, to help me determine what is best for making a harvest of righteousness. Amen.
STARTING THIS WEDNESDAY
Study at 6:30pm
Rev. Dr. Mark Whitten
teaching
Critical Christian Thinking
About Homosexuality and Gay Rights
For Five Wednesday Evenings
