“Everyone is Searching for You”

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“Again I Say Rejoice”

Rev. William G. Lamont, Pastor
 

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, ‘Rejoice’...keep on doing the things that you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, and the God of peace will be with you.”  (Phil. 4:4, 9)

I am so glad the Apostle Paul didn’t own a Smartphone back in the days when he was organizing the early church; because I’m pretty certain Paul would have used it!  And if he did, he probably wouldn’t have written as many letters to the churches he set up.  Instead of writing a 16 chapter theological letter to the church in Rome, he might have just sent a text and said “Judge not the Jews, God has their salvation worked out even if we don’t understand it.”  And instead of writing a curt letter to the Galatians, because they were confusing faith with works, he might have just sent a Twitter:  “Hey, don’t make me come over there!”  And instead of writing so eloquently about love in 1 Corinthians 13 he might have sent a Hallmark e-card.

All this to say that I am so glad Paul took time to sit down and write to all the churches - to Rome, Corinth, Thessalonica, Galatia, Ephesus, Colossi, and Philippi, because without those letters we would not be privy to his teachings and instructions like we are today!  Half the books of the New Testament were written by Paul.  And writing wasn’t even his ambition in life!

 “Immediately”

Rev. William G. Lamont, Pastor

“As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea - for they were fishermen.  And Jesus said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you fish for people.’  And immediately they left their nets and followed him.” (Mark 1:16-18)

“Immediately.”  It’s not that we don’t understand the meaning of the word.  Indeed, we probably understand it better today than they did back then.

I dropped by to visit a parishioner.  He asked me if I want a cup of coffee.  I said:  “Only if it’s made, don’t go to any bother.”  He said:  “No bother, watch this.”  He puts a K-cup into the Keurig coffee machine, pours in a cup of water, pushes down on the handle and presto, hot coffee... immediately. 

Maybe you’ve seen the commercial for AT&T’s new Smartphone – the 4G LTE.  It comes equipped with 4G-network speed so it provides lightning fast downloading of information.  The commercial shows two guys on lawn chairs at a tailgate party.  Someone comes up to them and says, “Did you know that Chapman rolled his ankle?  Done!”  One of the guys in a chair flashes his phone at the guy and says, “That’s so 12 seconds ago.”  The commercial gives immediately a new definition.

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“Your Debt is Paid”

Chuck Webb, Seminary Intern