Hands on Christianity

​As we enter the fall months it is a good time to look at our faith and how we are living in our baptismal calling. The Church year is about to come to a close and we will start another year of ministry and it is a great time to assess how we can change what we are doing, both in our personal life of faith and our communal expression of faith ~ our Church, and what is God calling us to do in the future.

I believe that we take our faith for granted and we do not realize the wonderful gift and responsibility we have been given by God, through our baptism.

The mission of God in Christ gives shape and substance to the life and work of the Church. In Christ, the Church participates in God’s mission for the transformation of all creation and humanity by proclaiming to all people the good news of God’s love, offering to all people the grace of God at font and table, and calling all people to discipleship in Christ. Human Beings have no higher goal in life than to glorify and enjoy God now and forever living in covenant fellowship with God and participating in God’s mission.

Christ calls the Church into being, giving it all that is necessary for its’s mission in the world, for its sanctification and for its service to God. We have a great opportunity to share our faith in all kinds of ways and in each of them God is with us. So, we can think about all that happens in our daily lives as ways that God has gifted us. It also reminds us of the responsibility that we must share those gifts with others. God is still writing our story, may we always remember that that we are his stewards and He is the author of our story.

Yours in Christ,
Rev. Stephen Barch