Dear bearer of the cross,
Last Sunday's sermon from Mark 8:31-38 and was called How to Carry a Cross. If you look at a cross you may notice how the beams intersect just like a plus sign. The only difference in the cross and the plus sign is that the cross is longer below than it is above the intersection. Why? Perhaps the longer below the middle section cross teaches a spiritual truth. Growth occurs beneath the surface. Growth down below is something you can't see. The same principle applies in our spiritual lives as applies for a flower. The flower's growth occurs most significantly long before you ever see evidence that it is even alive. This is how spiritual growth occurs within you. You do not even notice it is happening. You may not see much evidence of the fruit of the spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, self control) in your life. Yet these spiritual fruits may be growing roots underneath the surface of your life. If you would like to view last week's sermon it is available here.
Last night the Session had a good meeting. We extended an invitation to Rev. Linda Herron to work with the Session and me in the role of Parish Associate and she graciously accepted. This is an unpaid position. Here is the covenant the Session wants to enter into with Linda pending approval by the Committee on Ministry at their meeting next month. Join me in prayer for God's blessings on this relationship for both Linda and for our congregation. Speak to a Session member if you have a question about this. In addition, we also talked about how each Session member may serve as a liaison between each church member and the Session. Our desire is for good relations between the Session and the congregation. We are open to new ways of being in communication with the congregation. Speak to a Session member if you have an idea about how to cultivate connections between the Session and the congregation. We are all in this together.
Your fellow traveler with open ears on this Lenten journey,
Pastor Jon
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St. John's Presbyterian Church
5020 West Bellfort / Houston, TX 77035
T. 713.723.6262 / F. 713.723-4015 / Email: office.sjpc@gmail.com
Worship Service: Sunday, 10:30 am / Sunday School: 9:00 am
