Will you worship?

News of a terrorist bombing flashes across the TV screen. A politician’s character is assassinated in the name of good competition. Peace treaty efforts yield more violence. The world is a political mess.

A church splinters over worship style preferences. A prominent elder storms out of a congregational meeting. A young Sunday school teacher cries after being scolded by a parent. The world is an ecclesial mess.

Divorce rates climb. Children rebel. Rivalries between siblings rage on. The world is a familial mess.

We haven’t mentioned anything about economics or cultural tension or personal demise. All of these could be added to the story. Life seems to be an unpredictable set of challenging experiences. What do you do with that as an individual? How are we to respond?

In Acts 16 the power of God delivers a slave girl from the bondage of a demon. This is very hopeful and exciting. A few minutes later, the men who have faith to pray in the name of Jesus for the slave girl are being dragged to the city square and accused of arousing the city with confusion and religious turmoil. It won’t be long for these two individuals to be in the inner cell of a jail, experiencing the brunt of a messed up world. What should they do? Where should they turn? What would happen next? I’ll let you know Sunday morning at 9 or 11am, whichever service you choose. This is the gathering of God’s people at New Harvest Church, as well as offering a welcoming heart to our guests and visitors. See you then.