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Natures examples
Ants, lilies, birds, God has no shortage of examples that we can learn from.
This morning we are going to look at some lessons we can learn from a skein, a gaggle of geese.
(Insert honk if you love Jesus picture here)
Do you remember the bumper sticker honk if you love Jesus.
It was quiet big years ago, and you can still see some of them around today.
Honking in today’s society is a warning not an encouragement, I will expand on that more in a little bit.
A skein is a a flock of geese in flight, a gaggle is a flock of geese on the ground, in case you are wondering.
Solomon said learn from the example of the ant (Pro6:6-11)
Jesus said look, consider the birds and the lilies (Mt6:26-28)
(Insert flock of geese picture here)
In an article lessons we can learn from geese by Robert McNeish there is some great lessons and application we can gather.
Here is my aim for us this morning on lessons from a flock of geese.
Geese practice
They practice synergy
Geese edify
They benefit from mutual edification
Geese share
They share the burden with one another
Geese encourage
They encourage those who lead
Geese care
They care for one another
Greece practice synergy
Synergy: Two or more agents working together to produce a result not obtainable by any of the agents independently.
(insert flock of geese picture here again)
Did you ever wonder why geese fly in a “V” formation?
That is synergy!
For as each goose flaps its wings in flight it creates an updraft for the birds that follow.
This updraft created by the “V” formation adds 71% greater flying range than if each bird were to fly alone.
They exert less energy hence why can fly longer distance.
Together is better!
Lesson from flock of geese regarding synergy (Mk6:7, Lk10:1; Act13:2; Ecc4:9)
Jesus sent the apostles out two by two
And that was not an isolated incident and not only to the apostles
Then the Spirit lead this synergy type with others too
But wait, how about even an earlier example
McNeish in his article states “People who share a common direction and sense of community can get where they are going quicker and easier because they are travelling on the thrust of one another.”
As Christians we strive together (ref.
Php1:27)
For the mind of Christ, sharing the heart of Christ to bring people into the body of Christ.
We strive together, work together, have synergy in accomplishing God’s will for the church.
Honk if you love Jesus to show we are all in this together!
Geese benefit from mutual edification
We are better together, just as geese operate and move better together.
What does edification mean?
Edification.
noun.
improvement, instruction, or enlightenment, esp when morally or spiritually uplifting.
the act of edifying or state of being edified.
(Insert flock of geese picture here, again)
Fact according to McNeish is that when a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the drag and resistance of flying alone.
It will quickly move back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front of it.
Lesson from Flock of geese
If we have the sense of geese, we will stay in formation, or get back into formation with others that are going the direction, place we are.
We are willing to help, be help and be helped by others.
Christians appreciate, know the value, the benefit of mutual edification.
(Heb3:12-14; Heb10:24-25)
We need one another, to build up, to encourage, to edify one another so we stay together as the church.
Honk if you love Jesus, honk to warn one another to protect one another!
Honk if you love Jesus to encourage one another!
Geese share the burden
Geese can get tired, just as we can get tired.
We can learn a lesson again from geese as they share the burden with one another.
(Insert flock of geese picture, again)
We have talked about being in formation and the draft created by those in front.
But what about the lead bird?
What if he tires?
According to McNeish when the lead goose tires, it rotates back into the formation and another goose flies to the point position.
Hence taking on the burden.
This is similar to what is called pace lining in bicycling.
Lesson from a flock of geese
Remember Moses friends and do that (Exo17:12)
Consider Paul’s words to church at Galatia (Gal6:1-2)
We are to carry one another burdens, to be help one another, I will get to this passage itself shortly.
Do our part in sharing the burden, doing our part for the body (Eph4:16)
As the church we should be willingto share the tasks, rotate the tasks, help with the burdens of one another.
Geese are interdependent of one another, we as a church are too, we are created to be!
We all have skills, capabilities, talents and resources that we can use to help one another.
We do best, when each does his/her part as noted in (Eph4:16)
Let’s be honest there is much burn out that happens within servants, leaders within the church and if we have the attitude of help out it helps to avoid burn out.
Honk if you love Jesus by sharing the burdens and helping one another!
Geese encourage the ones who lead
According to the Ibid (International Bible Dictionary) the power of encouragement is: To stand by one’s heart or core values and encourage the heart and core of others.
What can we learn from geese on this?
Let’s find out.
(Insert flock of geese picture here, again)
McNeish notes the reason that geese honk is not to say hey you are going the wrong way, but to encourage the one who is leading to keep it up!
Keep up the speed, keep up the pace, you have lots behind you following your lead!
Lessons from the flock of geese
We need to make sure our honking is encouraging!
- that is what McNeish says.
Ibid states “in groups where there is encouragement the production is much greater.”
The power of encouragement is the quality of honking we seek.
Our words (our form of honking) should build others up (Eph4:29; Col4:6)
oh yeah!
Honk away if you love Jesus!
Honk if you love Jesus to demonstrate the grace of God that is in you and working through you for the edification of others.
Geese care for one another
Geese help and protect one another, in other words care for one another.
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