One Sunday morning in 1865, a black man entered a fashionable church in Richmond, Virginia. When Communion was served, he walked down the aisle and knelt at the altar. A rustle of resentment swept the congregation. How dare he! After all, believers in that church used the common cup. Suddenly a distinguished layman stood up, stepped forward to the altar, and knelt beside the black man. With Robert E. Lee setting the example, the rest of the congregation soon followed his lead.
1 Thessalonians 4:7 - And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
The Church in Thessalonica was a very young and inexperienced Church. Yet they were so strong in the Lord and so active in the work of the Lord. The surprising factor is that the apostolic team stayed and taught them from the word for only a couple of weeks or more. Even then they received the word so effectively and got to work. Thus they became a model Church for the first century Church and so is the case for the 21st century as well.
We are often dependent on the experience and the quality of the teacher to sharpen our skills and then prove our worth. Whereas it is the receiving factor that actually makes us stand out in the crowd and become a blessing for others. If we are willing to receive from God and His people in an effective manner, we will be a great model for others in this generation and the times to come. I like that, we gonna be Supermodels.
1 Thessalonians 4:7 - And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
The Church in Thessalonica was a very young and inexperienced Church. Yet they were so strong in the Lord and so active in the work of the Lord. The surprising factor is that the apostolic team stayed and taught them from the word for only a couple of weeks or more. Even then they received the word so effectively and got to work. Thus they became a model Church for the first century Church and so is the case for the 21st century as well.
We are often dependent on the experience and the quality of the teacher to sharpen our skills and then prove our worth. Whereas it is the receiving factor that actually makes us stand out in the crowd and become a blessing for others. If we are willing to receive from God and His people in an effective manner, we will be a great model for others in this generation and the times to come. I like that, we gonna be Supermodels.
Stanley Thomas Isac
Stanley is serving as the Pastor of Crossway Church in New Delhi, he can be reached at stanleytisac@gmail.com
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