| Good morning, everyone, Our theme for this month: “Sound doctrine, strong faith” Our Bible verse for today: “For I wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the benefit of my brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood.” Romans 9:3 (CSB) Our thought for today: “Are you willing to sacrifice for others?” The other evening my wife, Aimee, wrote a beautiful email note to the people of Oak Hill Baptist Church. It was to express her admiration for the sacrificial servant heart and the willingness to work and give for the benefit of others that she has witnessed in our church. Specifically, on this occasion, we had just completed an evening of service as we came together as a church to prepare our supplies for a mission trip to the coal-mining region of eastern Kentucky. As we do every year, we are bringing a UHAUL truck filled with bulk food, blankets, winter coats, and winter clothes to help our sister church in that deeply impoverished region to prepare the neediest families for the coming winter. The outpouring of enthusiasm, generosity, and willingness to sacrifice for the cause of Christ was on full display in our little church. But that’s not uncommon. We are an “Acts 1:8” church, on mission with Jesus outside the walls of our church in many ways. At this moment, in addition to the humanitarian relief effort to eastern Kentucky, our church is preparing gift boxes for the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child; and we will be holding a special event at our local rescue mission; and we are preparing Thanksgiving dinner for the residents of a long-term residential ministry for victims of sex trafficking; and the church is preparing to send their pastor (me) on a humanitarian relief mission to eastern Europe to minister to refugees of the war in Ukraine. Those are just the efforts that are taking place right now. There will be much more throughout the year, and that is what Aimee was commenting on in her note to the church. She has been the pastor’s wife at OHBC for a year and a half now and she continues to be amazed at, and inspired by, the sacrificial service and the servant heart that so characterizes the people of OHBC. That’s the kind of thing Paul was writing about in Romans 9:3. He was willing to sacrifice – to do whatever was necessary, to lead people to Jesus. He was willing to give; he was willing to suffer; he was willing to sacrifice; he was willing to adjust his methods of ministry as necessary; so that others could come to know the Jesus that he knew. In 1 Corinthians 9:20-22 he described his attitude like this: “To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win Jews; to those under the law, like one under the law – though I myself am not under the law – to win those under the law. To those who are without the law, like one without the law – though I am not without God’s law but under the law of Christ – to win those without the law. To the weak I became weak, in order to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I may by every possible means save some.” This morning, I encourage you to prayerful consider how much are you willing to do; how far are you willing to go; how much are you willing to sacrifice; so that others can come to know Jesus like you do. God bless, Pastor Jim (If you like what you are reading in these daily devotionals and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00 – in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville |
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