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Monday, May 2, 2022

The Purple Jersey

The time has come for the faithful to rise up and declare their faith once again. There have been those who have denied their faith and others who followed other paths only to realize they were wrong and must now choose to, once again, make a choice. The choice is not as easy at it seems as there are many different options available. Do you choose the odds-on favourite, the road well worn, or do you jump on board with a new plan that may or may not have been your go to in the past? For some, the ever faithful, there is that thought that no matter what, I will stay the course and not deny my choice. There are also those who have jumped on and off the bandwagon so many times, you can almost predict at what point they will return. Others still, who have turned their back and will never return. No matter what you do or say, they will never change their allegiance, nor will they even listen to any reasonable argument. Tonight, the NHL playoffs started and Leaf Nation’s ranks will swell. Not what you were expecting, right?

Cheering on your favourite team is much like faith in a religion. There are numerous religions out there and all considered, by the faithful, to be the only one. Wars are fought over who is right, families are split when someone “changes teams” and relationships are damaged when people argue over silly things like which translation is correct. Here are a few tips when it comes to choices. Respect other’s positions. You don’t have to like their team, but you can respect their right to choose. Your team may not be the favourite of everyone else, but you can represent with joy and humility. And finally, when someone jumps on board, welcome them with open arms and celebrate. There is a time when the world will all come to know what the Christian faith family know and that is Jesus is the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Him. John 14:6 ESV. There is, in my mind, no reason to argue or fight over differences of opinion because one day we shall all call upon the name of the Lord.

14 When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. 16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Eph 3:14-19 Msg

In my house, we celebrate the Leafs, the Habs, the Flames and the other Canadian teams on the road to the cup. But when it comes to faith, I ask you to consider this.

…if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15

This Sunday, we celebrate the message of our living Saviour. We invite you to join us either in person or watch online at 10:30 AM. You are invited to wear your favourite team’s paraphernalia to the service.

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We look forward to seeing you this Sunday.       

Blessings,

Pastor Todd

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