Preaching:
Rev. Judy Zabel
CORE for LYFE: Loving and Serving Others, Risk-taking Mission and Service
Reflection:
(The Message)
We hope you are using your CORE Practices for LYFE plan booklet to reflect on each core practice during this sermon series. If you have not picked up a copy, it is not too late. We have extra copies at Reception. This week we are going to explore ways we can serve one another in a #metoo world. How can we overcome our fears so that we can serve one another as Jesus urges us to do in Matthew 16? Risk-taking mission and service is not always comfortable or easy but it is the way of Jesus. Living these practices with a supportive church community can help. Invite a friend to worship this week.
For the Children and the Adults in Their Lives:
One of the things we do every day is think about how much risk to take. For example, think about playing a new game at school. How much risk do we take if it's a game we've never played before, a lot or a little? What if it's with new kids? What if the game is in the street? If it's a new game, we risk not knowing how to play but it could go well with a fun, new game. If it's with new kids, we risk whether people will like us but it could go well with new friendships. The third is tricky, because we risk our safety and if we aren't safe, we can't have fun! Some risks are good for us, others aren't. How can you tell the difference? What is a good risk you took that went well? What is a new risk you want to try? What is a risk you think is too unsafe?
