When you are on the stretcher
http://www.elevationchurch.com.au/mp3/kathytestimony.mp3
This is a powerful sermon from Kathy Abraham of Elevation Church in Brisbane. She read from Mark chapter 2.
A few things I took with me:
That we are truly the church of God, each one of us living, breathing and being. When others look at us they see our dispositions, and will either feel drawn to and welcomed by our faith and hospitality; or turned off and distanced by us.
Never be afraid to get onto the stretcher. You do not have to pretend to hold everything together. Let pride go and lie on the stretcher if you realise you truly need help. However getting on that stretcher is just the first step. If no one is there to carry that stretcher you are on; when you are alone in your grief and pain, how are you going to get to Jesus?
Was there not four men who carried the paralysed man and lowered him from the roof that he may reach Jesus?
Do not let pride blind your eyes. The things we say which we so often take for granted have enormous power. Do we not know that the enemy can latch onto this and use it against us?
How do we truly stand by our brothers and sisters when they are going through a tough patch? Judge and ostracise them? Say 'grace' but not show any compassion toward them? Have we not fully understood the power of prayer?
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