1.
One phone call or one text message could change your life
I was
in the midst of a staff meeting when my phone started lighting up with messages
regarding the campus tragedy. I can assure you none of the victims today woke
up anticipating the events that would unfold a few hours later.
Take
away = be sure we are living in a state of readiness.
2.
Always pray
After
I read the first message, I stopped our meeting and we prayed for the
situation and all of the people involved. You don’t need to know all the
details of a particular situation or circumstance to stop and go to the Lord in
prayer. Little did I know it would be hours later that I would hear one of the
victims attends Cypress Church on a regular basis.
Take
away = be sure we are talking to the Lord on a regular basis so we don’t have
to introduce ourselves when tragedy strikes. I was thankful to have already
spent time in His Word and time in prayer early this morning.
3.
Is evil or mental illness to blame?
I
don’t know any of the details yet on the alleged assailant. I don’t know if
this attack was provoked out of religious reasons, mental illness, or some form
of retribution. What I do know is that no matter what the motivation behind
these actions may have been, they were not of God, at least not the God of
scripture as described in the Holy Bible. Evil exist in this world.
Take
away = there literally is a battle of good vs. evil going on and lives and
relationships do hang in the balance. I believe more than ever Jesus Christ is
the way, the truth, and the life.
4.
Groups walk with us through life
One of
the things I have heard repeatedly about the individual who attends Cypress is
that he and his wife were connected. They were connected to people they did
life with at Cypress. My point is they invested in relationships. Guess who is
leading the way in caring for this family…exactly, those who they are in
relationship with.
Take
away = keep teaching how important it is to invest in relationships. Groups is
where we grow and where we are cared for.
5.
Jesus is the hope of the world!
Just
like the angels declared a couple thousand years ago, hope has come and He has
a name - Jesus Christ!
Take
away = so much in this world does not matter. There are a few things that
really do and it all revolves around a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Be
busy loving and sharing the hope of the world. They are looking, especially in the Columbus area in these days.
Pastor
Ken
#relentlesslove
