Sermon for the Sullivan SDA Church
Jan 5th, 2002
I
Dimensions
A. Three dimensions of Space
1.
(XYZ); forward and back, left and right, up and down; east and west;
north and south, up and down.
a
If you’ve never been anywhere, you don’t know how things are elsewhere.
2.
The dimension of Time
3.
If you’re not very old, you don’t know how things used to be
a America’s lack of interest
in their history.
4. CET
- Christian Experience and Teachings of Ellen G. White (1922) In reviewing our past history, having traveled over every
step of advance to our present standing, I can say, Praise God! As I see what
God has wrought, I am filled with astonishment, and with confidence in Christ
as leader. We have nothing to fear for the future, except as we shall forget
the way the Lord has led us, and His teaching in our past history. {CET 204.1}
B. Two Work Bees
1.
Spring
a
Cleaned, fixed lights, reorganized Pastor’s closet, fixed doors, spiked
and fertilized lawn,
b
Tiled kitchen
c
Further work on drainage problem and wet basement
2.
Fall
a
Built the new shed, painted the two back rooms and behind baptistery,
cleaned, temporary fix to the steeple, etc.
3.
Ongoing structural work
a
Restructured downstairs room
b
Restructuring of the Pastor’s office
8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence
of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of
all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ9 and be found in
Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is
through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;10 that I
may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His
sufferings, being conformed to His death,11 if, by any means, I may attain to
the resurrection from the dead.
12 Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected;
but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also
laid hold of me.13 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but
one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward
to those things which are ahead,14 I press toward the goal for the prize of the
upward call of God in Christ Jesus.15 Therefore let us, as many as are mature,
have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even
this to you.16 Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already
attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.
Now concerning the
collection for the saints, as I have given orders to the churches of Galatia,
so you must do also:2 On the first day of the week let each one of you lay
something aside, storing up as he may prosper, that there be no collections
when I come.
2 Timothy 1:8-14
8 Therefore do not be ashamed of the
testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the
sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God,9 who has saved us and
called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His
own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began,10
but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has
abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,11
to which I was appointed a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the
Gentiles.12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not
ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to
keep what I have committed to Him until that Day.
13 Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.14 That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.[2]