United Appeal Service

March 14, 2021
Proverbs 29:7 reads; ‘The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.’ Throughout scripture there is a biblical imperative to not just have concern for the poor, but to do something to alleviate suffering. It’s worth noting who is concerned about justice for the poor, the righteous. The biblical command to be socially aware, to have a concern for justice and equality is based upon God’s concern.
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Passage: Proverbs 29:7, 22:9
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My response

March 7, 2021
I remember sitting in a Templepatrick Presbytery meeting when Johnny Moxon was moderator. Every Presbytery meeting begins with worship led by the moderator, usually prayer, bible reading and a sermon. At this meeting Johnny said it wasn’t enough for Jesus to be saviour, he had to be Lord as well. This is the response of both Lydia and the Jailor.
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Passage: Acta 16: 11-40
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Thy Will; My World

February 28, 2021
There’ll always be people who question our right or worthiness to be servants of God, ministers in the church or society. I don’t mean ministers in the sense of ordained ministers, but rather people witnessing to God’s goodness and grace. There’ll always be people who say things like sure he’s just a blow in. He’s not one of us and he’ll never be one of us. There’re others who will say sure it’s only him again. He always has something to say, he’s just another one of those religious nuts. Other things people might say are nobody listens to him, he’s not very clever, he’s the local clown, he’s the one everybody belittles or makes fun of. Scripture teaches us that what qualifies us as servants of God and followers of Jesus is not the opinions of the people around us. If we’re to seek God’s will in our world then we’ll have to learn to not only deal with such accusations but to listen to what God says about us, to believe God and only God.
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Passage: 2 Corinthians 11: 16-30; Acts 9:1-18
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Thy will: My acceptance

February 21, 2021
Today when we’re approached about serving God, we’ve lots to consider. Do we have the time, are we the right person for the job (something Moses asked as we saw last week), can we commit to a project of this length? For sure we’ve much to consider when it comes to committing to new areas of service. However, if we learn anything from Mary it’s that sometimes God requires a willingness for us to accept that he will turn our lives upside down, and not just for a matter of years, but a lifetime.
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Passage: Luke 1: 26-56
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Thy will: My Reluctance

February 14, 2021
Have we simply understood salvation as God rescuing us from sin? Certainly, this is salvation, but it’s only part of the story. God’s call is for us to turn to him, to receive from him, but it is also to serve him. We are saved to serve. Peter Enns, a commentator on the book of Exodus said that salvation and vocation are linked. We are saved to serve God.
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Passage: Exodus 3
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