The Right Stirring!

Hebrews 10: 24  (ESV)

²⁴ And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works…

This verse is a great directive for the church.

Frankly, when it comes to the Pastor, most people like to stir up other things that have nothing to do with love or good works.

The month of October is Pastor appreciation month, and I think most people feel this is just another conspiracy date created by Hallmark to make more money.

I got this e-mail last night from my favorite daughter-in-law,  who just happens to go to the same church I do. This was the perfect Pastor Appreciation gift.

She’s already in my last will & testament so I’m sure that wasn’t her motivation, and she has no need to suck up to me, because I already think she’s pretty special.

It isn’t very often I get notes like this one, but it sure did stir up in me the power to do more today for the Kingdom of God. What are you stirring up in your home church?

Pastor Dan - I'm sharing this story with you because it has built my faith, and I hope it does the same for you :)

Last weekend, I was doing mom-stuff and I heard 'katergazomai'. I knew I had heard the word before, but just kept going on with my day.

I heard it multiple times throughout the weekend, always when I was doing monotonous things. I tried to remember if it was from one of Pastor Wayne's messages,

or from something John had talked about during Monday Morning studies, or something from one of your sermons.

Monday morning came and during our ladies Bible study, we turned to Philippians 2:1-3. There, in my Bible, right next to this verse I see it - 'katergazomai'. It's the word for 'work out' in Philippians 2:12.

I had written it in my Bible during one of your Bible studies - probably 5 years ago. Remember when we went through the book of Philippians? And met at the Legion?

God used something you taught over 5 years ago to teach me a lesson this week. That is so crazy to me! God knew that I would be turning to that page in my Bible on Monday morning.

Katergazomai- It means to perform, accomplish, achieve. It means to effect by labor. Basically, to DO something.

God has been stretching me to DO what He is asking me to do. Usually stuff outside of my comfort zone :) But as I take a step and DO something, He gives me my next task. Way cool!!

Just thought I should share this with my Pastor! I'm grateful that you've been hearing from God for me for over 10 years now...and that which you taught me years ago is still producing fruit today!

Love you, Pastor!

Ashley