Good News ~ 9/12/2024
Sharing the Load
Sometimes it’s just easier to do a job yourself. You know this when your child is supposed to pick up her toys, but you do it because you’re in a hurry. You’re at work and you notice something that’s not your job, but you do it anyway. Does this sound familiar?
We know that we can’t do all the work for everybody else all the time. We burn out of energy, burn up with anger, or burn rubber leaving the job. We need a team to share the load and move forward.
Several examples in the Bible come to mind. Jethro and Moses had a heart-to-heart conversation about sharing the load in Exodus 18 when Moses was overwhelmed with work, and no one was helping out. In the Gospels, Jesus called 12 disciples to help do the work of sharing his message. In Acts, Peter and the first apostles divided the work up among deacons and other helpers. Every church in the New Testament had different people using their gifts and talents in a wide variety of ways to share the load. The church wasn’t depending on just one or two people to survive.
Not much has changed since New Testament days. We still need faithful disciples to do the work Christ wants us to accomplish.
We still need people to volunteer to lead in a wide variety of tasks. From filling the oil in the candlesticks to making decisions on who to hire for staff. From teaching children and youth to someone to fix the roof of the building. From singing in a choir to visiting a shut-in. One person cannot do it all. Sharing the load is a timeless and necessary part of building the kingdom of heaven on earth.
All of us have gifts of service to the church in some capacity. All our gifts are valuable before God. It’s a necessary part of our salvation. The Apostle James would say, “faith without works is dead.” Our nominations committee is meeting tonight to discern who our leaders will be for next year. Everyone has a spiritual gift they can share with the church. Your gift will help your church be the best it can be. Take this survey to see what your gift may be. It might surprise you!
Click here for the Spiritual Gift Survey
Help share the load of making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. By saying “yes!” or saying “I’ll do that!” or by seeing a need and filling that need. Pray that our church finds the all the people it needs to share the load in the coming weeks as we develop our leadership for next year. To get involved at our church, contact Catherine Simmons at Catherine@madisonfumc.com.
Peace,
