Michelle Cox Secretary 620-672-7403 |
Jordon Cox Custodian 620-672-7403 |
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Pastor Mike
& Marla McGovney 620-770-9507 
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Dear Sisters and Brothers In Christ, as I write this today, the weather has changed drastically from the heat of summer to the beauty of fall. The seasons are amazing, winter, spring, summer and fall, they all have their different characteristics, but yet each season is loved. Some more that others and we all have our favorite season. These seasons are life cycles, the spring is the new birth, summer is the prime of life, fall the slowing down and finally winter that brings often times finality to life. Well that is how our lives are as well, we have each of these larger seasons, yet for us there are also seasons within seasons. We have our ups and downs our good times and bad times and people also shuffle in and out of our lives usually for a season. In the third chapter of the book of Ecclesiastes, the author, Solomon, writes that "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: (chapter 3:1). He then goes on to talk about all of the different seasons of life from birth to death, planting to harvest, gather and cast away, war and peace, and so on. That is the way of life we are born to live for Christ and yet we die so we can praise Him for eternity but still that is so hard for so many to understand. I say these things to you on the eve of doing a funeral, after doing a funeral yesterday and will have another in just 3 more days. Folks, death to so many is final it is the end, when in reality, if we know Jesus as our Lord and Saviour we should see death as a beginning as a new season of life as a time of celebration that allows us to be in season with God for Eternity. Last week I spoke of this in morning worship of why are we so scared of death when in all reality, death, at least the physical death is a new season where a new life is sprung and a new seed has sprouted and life become so abundant with love and warmth and grace and peace. Brothers and sisters in Christ, be ready, we never know the time or the hour that our life will be called by God so just be ready. Remember this from 1 Corinthians 15:54 the end of the verse that "Death is swallowed up in victory.” That victory is salvation in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Love You All, Pastor Mike |
