“I can’t believe it.”
“I never thought it could happen to me.”
“I have been caught off guard.”
In the moments that shock and surprise us . . . we need to manage the situation . . . regardless of how huge or impossible it seems.
There is a way to manage life . . . to be healthy and whole . . . but it can’t be apart from Christ.
The Apostle Paul explained the precept as being a bond-servant:
[ Thanksgiving ] Paul and Timothy, bond-servants of Christ Jesus, To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, including the overseers and deacons . . . Philippians 1:1
The bond-servant belonged to the Master.
Perhaps the best way to explain the relationship of the bond-servant is to go to John 15:5 when Jesus explained:
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
Perhaps the best way to explain the relationship of the bond-servant is to go to John 15:5 when Jesus explained:
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
Certainly, the picture of the vine and branches depicts a life-sustaining union.
Life is to be maximized for the purpose of Christ.
Choose to respond to the shock and surprises of life through Christ.
Pray: God, I choose to be Your bond-servant.
Learning with you to KICK START the day . . . as a bond-servant of Christ,
Pastor Kerrie
kpalmer@hillchurch.com ~Church on the Hill~700 N. Hill Rd.~McMinnville, OR 97128~503.472.8476 ~www.hillchurch.com~ InterAct: Bible Study~Kick Start Your Day