Disperse


Methodist Hospital at Stone Oak is expanding.  Construction workers start their day before the sun comes up by hearing from the project manager.  The project manager receives their marching orders from the general contractor.  The owner hired the general contractor to direct the project and keep the building under budget.  Each day, the construction workers complete the assignment given to them in the morning. Many skills are required to complete the project.  It runs smoother when each person does what they do best, on time and with the best of their ability.  The expansion began last year and is not yet complete but it’s beginning to look more like the exterior elevation plan mounted in the hospital lobby.  As long as the workers keep showing up, listening to the project manager and dispersing to do their assigned job, the addition to Methodist Hospital will be up and functional this summer.
Matthew 28:19-20
19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”


Are you showing up on time, prepared to fulfill your assigned roll in the kingdom?  Do you attend a local church in order to hear from the project manager?  God places the pastor in the local assembly to proclaim His vision, to expound on His word, to prepare the workers for ministry and to encourage the saints.  The morning I took this picture, only one voice could be heard.  The workers full attention was directed toward the project manager.  The General Contractor or the Holy Spirit inspires and directs the pastor.  Are we looking toward the pastor with expectation, waiting to hear what the Owner wants us to hear and understand?  We gather on Sundays, not only to worship the one true and living God but also to prepare for the work ahead, to be encouraged then disperse to use our skills and gifts to make disciples, teach and baptize.  The work does not get done sitting inside the church. We are building a kingdom but it only happens when we disperse.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Podcast Going Live!

Image
I have moved from blog to Podcast.  Bridgewrks is still the name on Spotify, Apple Podcast and other platforms.  See the trailer below for info.  Now in spoken voice in place of the written word.  We'll see how this goes. Linda Howelton
Read more

Are you dirty?

I slept in this morning.   My hotel room was dark and cozy, my shower warm and invigorating.   It was time to get dressed and head home.   I retrieved my undergarments from the dresser, put them on and finished dressing.   When I pulled out my luggage, what did I find?   My clean underwear neatly rolled lay sitting in the bottom of my overnight bag which meant I was wearing day old, dirty underwear.   Why change? Who would know?   I’m just driving home alone.   No one would see my dirty self. Colossians 3:1-10 3  Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.  2  Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.  3  For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.  4  When Christ, who is your [  life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 5  Put to death, t...
Read more
Image
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took the words right out of my mouth.   The words she spoke are similar to what I used for my sons and also use to guide the parents of my patients.   These four words can make or break the trajectory of a child’s life.   Evidently, the same four words are able to corral an incorrigible President as well.   Just speaking the words is not enough.   They must be backed up with prompt action without a hint of fear.   I share the four words with parents at the two week check-up.   The earlier parents comprehend the importance of relaying these words to a child, the better it is not only for the parent but for society in general.   What four words you ask?   THE ANSWER IS NO! Proverbs 29:15 15  The rod and reproof give wisdom,      but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother. Speaker Pelosi told President Trump “No!”   She undergirded that no by making sure e...
Read more