Another Oktoberfest is in the books. It looks like the net profit was about $3k. A big thanks to everyone who donated and helped – even if that was just eating a brat or bierock. Now that that’s behind us, I took up some light reading: 15 things in your garage that you should finally get rid of.”
As you might expect, it was about getting rid of things that don’t serve you, and are no longer useful. The typical ‘if you haven’t used it in a year’ rule was stretched to 5, and a few special exceptions were made. Words that kept popping up were: leftover, outgrown, old, used, and broken.
I couldn’t help but laugh a little bit because we often use similar words when describing us sinners. These are the exact kinds of descriptors and people that God is interested in redeeming. Consider passages like “there is more joy in heaven over one sinner that repents than 100 righteous persons” – Like 15:7 or the hymn: Jesus sinners doth receive. God delights in saving and rescuing no matter how counter to the world it may seem, no matter how lost we may be.
So, if you want to buy some extra time for your stuff, apparently you move it to the garage (gah!). If you want to save sinners and help those in need – bring them the gospel of Jesus Christ. And you know the best place to get the goods, where God has promised to be FOR YOU – at church. Gather yourself and bring a friend. We’ve always got a seat for you at Prince of Peace. We preach Christ crucified for the forgiveness of sins. It doesn’t get better than that.
Hope to see you soon! Blessings on your week.
