Coming to the Still Waters

  Another week closer and it involves some more travel for the Wolfgangs.  I feel like the Willy Nelson song, " On the road again... "  I don't know if I agree with the next line though. " ...I can't wait to get on the road again. " One of the members of the church in Wisconsin calculated that I will travel well over 10,000 miles to make this transition.  Traveling mercies prayers please. Last Sunday we will look at Paul's final words to the churches in Galatia.  He brought them the gospel (good news) message of Jesus and what resulted were churches forming throughout the region.  The letter is to defend that message that our salvation comes from and is in Christ alone.  Christ's sacrifice on the cross was sufficient for the forgiveness of our sins.  The summary statement of the letter is found in  Galatians 6:15 (LSB) .  " For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. "  Translated another way earlie...

  I sometimes can't believe I get to help in such ways in a local church.  The picture above is my opportunity to walk with this church and this man, an associate pastor of the church for 24 years, to receive his ministry license from the denomination.  Many autonomous churches don't realize the freedom and the opportunity they have to train, evaluate and launch people into ministry under the authority of the local church.  More of this should be happening in the local church.  We gave Robert his ministry license certificate; a new Bible with a commitment to continue to teach and preach with clarity, conviction, and a call to Jesus; a basin and towel with at commitment to continue to serve the flock with his very example; and a shepherd's staff with the commitment to continue to tend the flock with leading them to green pastures and still waters of God. We are nearing the end of our study of Galatians.  We started the first Sunday of October and we will end...