Scripture: Matthew 9:7
And he stood up and went to his home.
Thought for the Day: This short verse comes after Jesus healed the paralytic man. This unnamed man had his life totally reordered and redefined by his encounter with Jesus. His response – to stand and walk home – doesn’t appear all that dramatic when you read it, but just imagine no longer being dependent on others to transport you. Picture yourself in his shoes (sandals) crossing the threshold of your home under your own power for the first time. You left the house earlier with limitations, and now you return healed and liberated. He is returning to his home, but because of his change, everything else will change. With the paralytic man’s dramatic transformation, the household system had to have been turned upside down. As people who have been and continue to be transformed by the healing grace of Christ, let us be mindful of the dramatic impact our change can have on the systems around us…from our households to our workplaces to our schools.
Prayer: May the change I have experienced become the change I offer to others. This is my prayer offered in your name, O Lord of my life. Amen.
Labor Day Weekend
Sunday Morning Worship
at
8:15, 9:30 and 11:00
(all children in worship)
Sermon:
Your Lag Shouldn’t Have a Leg to Stand On
