Why You Need The Church
Roger Thomas
Hebrews 10:19-39
We call this our Homecoming Sunday. Traditionally it has been a time for members and former members of the church to come back. We could call it a reunion. I suspect that over time Homecoming has become less a reunion and more of just another occasion for party. Whatever we call it and whatever the actual purpose, our Homecoming Sunday is a celebration of this church.
Today we celebrate the existence of this church. Sometimes we can mistakenly assume that this congregation has always been here. It hasn't. One of our purposes today is to remember those who founded this church. I am pretty certain that few if any of us were here when this congregation began. WHO HAS BEEN HERE THE LONGEST? Anyone here over twenty years?
We all owe a debt to those who came before us. We are standing on their shoulders. This is a good day to remember them and be thankful for what they made possible for us today. If not for them, we wouldn't be here today. Their vision, faith, handwork, and sacrifice made this day possible. If these walls could talk, the stories they could tell! I wonder what stories they will tell in another ten, twenty, or fifty years?
On this Homecoming Sunday we remember what has gone before. And we commit ourselves to continue to build on that past, to build an even greater future. We, like those who came before us, are not here for ourselves. We are here because of those went before us and we are here for those who will come after us. We are like folk who plant trees whose shade we may never enjoy. We plant trees and churches for future generations.
This congregation is different from many churches. We are in part a snowbird church. Many of us are part timers. HOW MANY FULL TIMERS HERE TODAY? We who are snowbirds will go back to our northern churches in a few weeks. We are here and then we are gone. The life of this church goes on with or without us. We snowbirds in pa ...
Roger Thomas
Hebrews 10:19-39
We call this our Homecoming Sunday. Traditionally it has been a time for members and former members of the church to come back. We could call it a reunion. I suspect that over time Homecoming has become less a reunion and more of just another occasion for party. Whatever we call it and whatever the actual purpose, our Homecoming Sunday is a celebration of this church.
Today we celebrate the existence of this church. Sometimes we can mistakenly assume that this congregation has always been here. It hasn't. One of our purposes today is to remember those who founded this church. I am pretty certain that few if any of us were here when this congregation began. WHO HAS BEEN HERE THE LONGEST? Anyone here over twenty years?
We all owe a debt to those who came before us. We are standing on their shoulders. This is a good day to remember them and be thankful for what they made possible for us today. If not for them, we wouldn't be here today. Their vision, faith, handwork, and sacrifice made this day possible. If these walls could talk, the stories they could tell! I wonder what stories they will tell in another ten, twenty, or fifty years?
On this Homecoming Sunday we remember what has gone before. And we commit ourselves to continue to build on that past, to build an even greater future. We, like those who came before us, are not here for ourselves. We are here because of those went before us and we are here for those who will come after us. We are like folk who plant trees whose shade we may never enjoy. We plant trees and churches for future generations.
This congregation is different from many churches. We are in part a snowbird church. Many of us are part timers. HOW MANY FULL TIMERS HERE TODAY? We who are snowbirds will go back to our northern churches in a few weeks. We are here and then we are gone. The life of this church goes on with or without us. We snowbirds in pa ...
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