I received this email yesterday from a friend and thought it followed the thought of yesterday's blog; so here it is.
To highlight its annual picnic one year, a company rented two racing shells and challenged a rival company to a boat race. The rival company accepted and on race day to the consternation of the host company, the rival team immediately moved to the front and never looked back. It won by eleven lengths. The management of the host company was embarrassed by its showing and promptly appointed a committee to place responsibility for the failure and make recommendations to improve the host team's chances in a rematch the following year. The committee appointed several task forces to study various aspects of the race. They met for three months and issued a preliminary report. In essence, the report said that the rival crew had been unfair. “They had eight people rowing and one coxswain steering and shouting out the beat,” the report said. “We had one person rowing and eight coxswains.” The chairman of the board thanked the committee and sent it away to study the matter further and make recommendations for the rematch. Four months later the committee came back with a recommendation: “Our guy has to row faster.”
The solution for their rowers’ lack of effort was to encourage the one rower to row harder. How absurd does that seem! Yet, many times we as Christians can be accused of the same thing.
If you are involved in a good church, who would you say does all the work around the church? Many times the pastor has the privilege of preaching each week but is also responsible for other areas of ministry! The Bible commands us as believers to help the pastor and enter into his labor with him. How can you help your pastor? One way is through prayer. 2 Corinthians 1:11 says, “As you help us by your prayers…” Prayer is the most powerful way you can help support your pastor. You may not be able to mow a lawn, visit the elderly, or clean a bathroom; but you can pray for God’s blessing on your pastor. You can also help by getting involved in the church ministries. Sign up for soul winning and be faithful each week. Volunteer to work a nursery once a month. Ask if there is any handyman work that needs done around the church. Write letters to the widows. Think of a way you could be a blessing to your pastor and volunteer to be involved in whatever needs to be done. No matter the size, every church needs help. As we saw in the story, one person cannot carry the weight alone. God has placed you in your church to be a blessing to your pastor by helping out. Think of a way you can be involved and ask someone at church what you can do to help. After all, when you help support the pastor, you are really helping support the Lord’s work.
The solution for their rowers’ lack of effort was to encourage the one rower to row harder. How absurd does that seem! Yet, many times we as Christians can be accused of the same thing.
If you are involved in a good church, who would you say does all the work around the church? Many times the pastor has the privilege of preaching each week but is also responsible for other areas of ministry! The Bible commands us as believers to help the pastor and enter into his labor with him. How can you help your pastor? One way is through prayer. 2 Corinthians 1:11 says, “As you help us by your prayers…” Prayer is the most powerful way you can help support your pastor. You may not be able to mow a lawn, visit the elderly, or clean a bathroom; but you can pray for God’s blessing on your pastor. You can also help by getting involved in the church ministries. Sign up for soul winning and be faithful each week. Volunteer to work a nursery once a month. Ask if there is any handyman work that needs done around the church. Write letters to the widows. Think of a way you could be a blessing to your pastor and volunteer to be involved in whatever needs to be done. No matter the size, every church needs help. As we saw in the story, one person cannot carry the weight alone. God has placed you in your church to be a blessing to your pastor by helping out. Think of a way you can be involved and ask someone at church what you can do to help. After all, when you help support the pastor, you are really helping support the Lord’s work.
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