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If the Ground Moves
You know we’ve done some remodeling in our house here.
The lovely “Munds Park High/Low carpet in our living room was dated, dirty, and worn so we needed to replace it.
We checked around and liked the idea of ceramic tile.
I even have a friend who is the president of Dal Tile.
But we were warned that b/c our living room was on the second floor and the ground moves so much if we tiled it, in time the grout would crumble as the tile moved and we’d get dirt stuck between the tiles.
Lose the beauty of the tile.
So we moved away from tile and used a laminate.
We love it.
If the ground moves everything has to be able to move w/ it.
Flexible, shaky, and always changing.
You never know what you’re going to get depending on how it’s moved recently.
Like doors.
We have doors that won’t shut in the winter but will in the summer.
And, vice versa.
It’s consistent in its inconsistency.
Should I plane them?
Sand then?
Leave them alone?
Knowing they will close next season.
It also depends on moisture in the ground.
Rainy or snowy vs. dry.
We don’t have any cracks in walls or ceilings, but I do keep my eye out for them.
W/ things moving, cracks are a sign of a bigger problem.
Do you remember the earthquake we had 3 summers ago?
We’re watching TV and our old dog goes nuts.
I think there may be a raccoon on the deck, but no.
It was more like her thunder panic.
We didn’t feel it, but she did.
The next day we read about it.
3 point something.
The ground up here moves.
Also why we stay off ladders when we get older.
I have one stretch of gutter that I have to keep cleaned out of pine needles.
It’s about 15’ long but 2 stories hight.
Finding some level ground to stabilize my aluminum extension ladder is a trick w/ the rocks and uneven ground.
But, then, as we get older, the ladder may be stabile but our balance gets shakier.
The ground may not be moving but we feel like it is.
The ground moving, tile vs. laminate flooring, doors that may or may not close, climbing ladders.
These may be dangerous in some cases.
But, they are more nuisances and frustrations.
When it comes to important things like faith, belief in God and living a godly lifestyle it is so much more important for the foundation to be rock solid.
And it is.
Our faith is built on a rock solid foundation, proven sound over time so we can build a secure life on top of it.
God doesn’t change.
Nothing moves except us.
So when we move away we can always move back.
We know where He is.
He is right where He was before.
And, instead of our balance getting shakier, we grow steadier the deeper we go w/ Jesus.
The point:
The deeper we go w/ Jesus the higher we can climb in life b/c our foundation is rock solid.
It doesn’t matter what is going on around us.
We are steady in our walk w/ Jesus.
We’re not trying to hit a moving target or adjust to a moving God.
He is steady.
So, when we’re close to Him, we are too.
is Paul and Barnabas’ 1st missionary journey.
The church is becoming more organized and focused.
Jesus was serious when He said ‘Go’.
So, they got serious, too.
There was an intentionality about who and where.
It was a divinely directed activity for a specific goal.
This was the first journey that took the church well beyond its current boundaries and comfort zones.
What would make them go and do this?
Maybe not what, but Who?
Mission
In the context of worship the HS communicates to them that He has a special job for Saul and Barnabas.
You know God speaks in our worship services.
He speaks to all of us.
Many of us have heard Him loud and clear.
In this case, 5 men worshiping, different backgrounds, but the same faith.
Niger, probably a black man from N. Africa.
Lucius, also from N. Africa but lighter skinned.
Manaen grew up w/ Herod.
Their families socialized, ran in the same circles.
Wealthy, powerful, influential, political.
These men came together to study and pray in the context of worship where God told them to commission the other 2 to go and continue the work Jesus started in Asia Minor.
Mission, missionaries have been a central part of local church planning and sending from the beginning of the church.
Some are called to stay.
Some are called to go.
Mission has been part of the church’s DNA from the beginning.
So, they commission Saul and Barnabas and send them on their way.
Their first stop, Cyprus.
Cyprus; The Power of Light Over Dark
Quick note; John, also called Mark, was their helper.
It was his mother’s house where Peter ran after his escape from jail.
Mark would get a lot of his material for his gospel from Paul, Barnabas and his experiences w/ them.
There is a significant event in his future that we will talk about when we get there.
Just note, he starts w/ them here.
They start w/ what’s familiar, in the synagogues.
This is where Saul begins to be called Paul.
So, from now on, Paul is his ministry name.
And, right from the beginning he demonstrates that he has gifts from the Holy Spirit equal to Peter and every other believer.
Paul is not a second-tier leader.
Even though he joined the leadership team later and was an admitted killer of Christians.
In a synagogue they meed a guy named Bar-Jesus.
He’s an attendant to Sergius.
Obviously, Sergius knows something is ‘off’ about his teaching and advice.
Paul quickly discovers the same.
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