5.7.23 Call to Worship
Morning, as we continue. Looking at worship. What are the things I wanted to look at this morning? Exactly. Kind of gives you a bit of a glimpse into what are Pathfinders group is been doing 20 things. We've mentioned this morning but job at Donna's beating each Sunday. Men's group men's Bible Study Fellowship.
This week, I want things were looking at. Why? I stayed in the larger study, if you will, is kind of looking at integrity. Integrity for us as men, this week's Us study was about to get to work. When I was up here, last before Easter, I mentioned to a bumper sticker that I used to have said my, my boss is a Jewish Carpenter. If you were here, you remember a little bit of where that went? One quote from this week it was your not what you do. But what you do matters as a witness to those around you. That's food for thought.
From God's word in Colossians 3 2223 says slaves. Obey. Your Earthly Masters in everything. And do it, not only when their eyes upon you and to win their favor. But with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord, whatever you do work at it, with all your heart as working for the Lord and not men.
I get to be a park ranger.
What are you get to do?
Be a park ranger Augusta National Park. It's what I do. It's not who I am in Christ. As a ranger, several years ago, I was in some Advanced Training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. In my class, I had connected with her. I got a ranger from another Park throughout the week of training. We had some things that we do valued in in common. There are a lot of other people in the class that work from that were Rangers and go to the federal law enforcement training center. There's people from all the ATF and FBI, the IRS, always Federal agency, start learning law enforcement, but this was another Ranger
Wheelock, but there was one thing that became obvious that made us different Near the end of the training week at the end of a training day. As we're cleaning up, we were talking and our conversation provided us a very normal opportunity where I was able to express my faith in Christ. Really out of the ordinary at all. Can who I am. Never forget the rapid response of my coworker. You really believe that stuff.
There's a bit of awkward pause. I think I was surprised as much by his question as he was by my statement. I replied. Yeah, yeah. I do.
With a shaking his head. next to two-and-a-half days of training, our interactions were It was standoffish different. How much more was said until the last evening? Together class. Can I get the end of those types of training week, people gather for barbecue on the grill and hang out for the head, back to their respective, workplaces, and that sort of thing. That last evening at that Gathering, never forget, mockingly, as I came walking up to the group were there. Eckert. Come have a beer for Jesus. The only thing it was really mention since that last interaction.
The world is watching listening. Taking note. Let's get to work. Let's get to worship.