In Sunday's sermon, Pastor Martha shared with us about the ministry of Noah to his family and community.
Have we considered the importance of consistent, long-term ministry to those who are closest to us?
Family relationships. Our pastor referred to the passage from Deuteronomy 6: "Hear, O Israel; the LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them upon your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates." (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)
Community relationships. Noah, in obedience to God, built an ark and warned his community of the flood to come. By his actions and his words he was a living testimony of God's love for the world. As we live our lives in the areas where God has caused us to live (see Acts 17:26), let us also be consistent in our testimony of His love and provision of safety. Though the people of Noah's day refused to heed him, he never stopped speaking to them.
Pastor Martha said that though some of us are called to international ministry efforts, none of us are exempted from local ministry efforts. Where does it begin? In our own home, and on the streets where we live and work and shop.
Do your family and community know where your faith stands?
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