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Note to those of you who are housebound: Please enjoy the following article but don’t take it to heart – the church should come to you.
The UCB ‘Word for Today’ Bible reading notes asked this question recently: “What’s your reason for not going to church?” Before you answer, read: Ten Reasons Why I Never Wash!
1) I was forced to wash as a child;
2) People who wash are all hypocrites; they think they are cleaner than everyone else;
3) There are so many different kinds of soap; I just can’t decide which one is best
for me;
4) I used to wash, but I got bored and stopped doing it;
5) I only wash on special occasions such as Christmas and Easter;
6) None of my friends washes;
7) I’ll start washing when I get older and dirtier;
I don’t have time to wash;
9) The bathroom is never warm enough in winter or cool enough in summer;
10) The people who make soap are only after your money! Sound familiar? We’re coming up to one of those great “wash days” soon as we celebrate Christmas together. But just as washing is best practiced frequently so is worshipping! This will be my last Christmas with you, so I hope to be able to worship with as many of you as possible before I move on. As the church is entering a time without a minister then it would also be encouragement for one another if numbers attending remain high in worship every Sunday. So please make it your habit to come along to church regularly. The Psalmist encourages us by saying “Let us go into the house of the Lord” (Psalm 122.1). He knew there are truths taught in God’s house that you won’t hear anywhere else. In Church you’ll find a spiritual family to belong to, a faith to live by, and a focus to get our eyes where they should be; on Christ! So I look forward to worshipping with you between now and Christmas, and your fellow congregation look forward to worshipping with you often as you set out together on a new part of your journey. I pray God’s blessings will be with you. Jamie Milliken
The UCB ‘Word for Today’ Bible reading notes asked this question recently: “What’s your reason for not going to church?” Before you answer, read: Ten Reasons Why I Never Wash!
1) I was forced to wash as a child;
2) People who wash are all hypocrites; they think they are cleaner than everyone else;
3) There are so many different kinds of soap; I just can’t decide which one is best
for me;
4) I used to wash, but I got bored and stopped doing it;
5) I only wash on special occasions such as Christmas and Easter;
6) None of my friends washes;
7) I’ll start washing when I get older and dirtier;
I don’t have time to wash; 9) The bathroom is never warm enough in winter or cool enough in summer;
10) The people who make soap are only after your money! Sound familiar? We’re coming up to one of those great “wash days” soon as we celebrate Christmas together. But just as washing is best practiced frequently so is worshipping! This will be my last Christmas with you, so I hope to be able to worship with as many of you as possible before I move on. As the church is entering a time without a minister then it would also be encouragement for one another if numbers attending remain high in worship every Sunday. So please make it your habit to come along to church regularly. The Psalmist encourages us by saying “Let us go into the house of the Lord” (Psalm 122.1). He knew there are truths taught in God’s house that you won’t hear anywhere else. In Church you’ll find a spiritual family to belong to, a faith to live by, and a focus to get our eyes where they should be; on Christ! So I look forward to worshipping with you between now and Christmas, and your fellow congregation look forward to worshipping with you often as you set out together on a new part of your journey. I pray God’s blessings will be with you. Jamie Milliken
Posted on Dec 2 2008 at 03:15
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