Friends,
What a beautiful day in the Father’s House today! God has blessed us tremendously with our new deacons for the upcoming year. Pray for Jerry, Joses, and Lynn as they begin this new chapter in their lives.
In this one verse, 1 Samuel 17:15, we read that David is tending his father’s sheep, while still going back and forth to Saul and knowing that he has been anointed to be king. My focus from this chapter was on the interesting thing that in between his anointing and kingship, David was humble and still dedicated to the work he was supposed to do. Similarly, Jesus Christ kept about His work for His Father in between His anointing and His ascension into Heaven.
Being anointed and called is not something meant to just give us status, but instead in the church it should be something that leads us to be humbled and seek to serve where God puts us. Both David and Jesus sought not to be served, but to serve others. We all, like our deacons, should seek to do likewise.
You can listen to or download the sermon here: Tending the Father’s Sheep – Rev. Bryon LePere
Scriptures Referenced:
- 1 Samuel 17:15
- 1 Samuel 16:13
- 2 Samuel
- Luke 4:21
- Mark 1:9-11
- John 4:24
- Matthew 5:17
- 1 Timothy 3:8
