All in For Jesus!
November 5th, 2017
All Saints Sunday
The 500th Anniversary of Luther’s Reformation stands fresh in our minds this week as we begin a three week journey focused on our Christian stewardship life. The theme this year is “ALL IN.” Three ways that God calls us to be ALL IN: ALL IN For Jesus, ALL IN In Faith and ALL IN In Commitment.
Martin Luther was “ALL IN” when he stood before the Diet of Worms and Emperor Charles the V with all his magistrates present. Luther boldly proclaimed to the world that he would not take back what he had written because it was based on the eternal living word of God and he would not go back on his conscience. “Here I stand. God help me! Amen!”
Luther put his life on the line motivated by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And what the Savior had done for him. If we are not careful, we can think of our relationship with Jesus in terms of what we get out of it—as consumers. The time comes in each of our lives, however, when Jesus asks us to do something for him which will come with a cost. That’s often the place where we make the transition from being a consumer to being a follower of Jesus. May God’s Holy Spirit bless us to go ALL IN as we follow Jesus .
God Bless see you on Sunday, Pastor Phil