Brown's Daily Word 6-1-11

Good morning,
The Lord gave us a very hot May 31 yesterday. In fact, it was very hot and very humid. It is going to be another pretty hot day today. We will gather for our mid-week worship, fellowship, and study at 6 PM. We have en studying the Book and Video presentation titled, "The Prodigal God" by Tim Keller.
I read the following story sometime ago. There was a radio personality (Ted Malone) in the western part of this country who once got a letter from a shepherd in Idaho with an unusual request. He wrote, "Will you, on your broadcast, strike the note ’A’? I’m a sheepherder way out here on a ranch, far away from a piano. The only comfort I have is my old violin. It’s all out of tune. Would you strike ’A’ so that I might get in tune?" This radio personality honored his request. Later he received a thank you note from the shepherd who said, "Now I’m in tune."
One of the purposes of our gathering and worship together is to enable us to keep tuned to the Great Shepherd. We live in a changing world. We experience rapid changes in our technology. There are so many changes around us which we cannot prevent. We need one area of our life that is stable to give us a sense of security.
The author of the book of Hebrews told his tired community that Christians have an anchor for their lives. He pictured, at the end of chapter 12, the end of everything. He wrote about the world’s destruction and the end of all material things. But he also referred to the abiding of those heavenly realities which "cannot be shaken". Then he concluded, "Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire." (Hebrews 12:28-29, NIV). In a world filled with change, we find in worship "a kingdom that cannot be shaken".
We come together in the Name of Jesus our Lord, to be in the presence of God. Even though it may not look like much, and even when we don’t leave with a feeling of excitement, what takes place is of great significance because this is where we approach Mount Zion and offer our praise to the one who is worthy of all praise. May we never as Christians take this opportunity lightly.
In Christ,
Brown
http://youtu.be/rq1Iv3DkwVs
Saturday evening worship service.
Location: First United Methodist Church
53 McKinley Avenue
Endicott
Sponsored by the Union Center United Methodist Church, 128, Maple Drive, Endicott

Saturday, May 28, 2011

6 PM Dinner (at First UMC Endicott)

6:30 PM Worship Service
Worship Music: Dave Berry and the team.
Speaker: Rev. Terry Steenberg