September 22 Can’t live without it

Exodus 40:16-21

16 Moses did everything just as the Lord had commanded him. ¹⁷In the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, the tabernacle was set up.

I am catching up on Rev. Jason’s new series: Faith on the Go.  This series is dedicated to Covenant UMC and our move to a bigger location- Timber Creek Elementary. (8455 Creekside Green Dr The Woodlands, TX  77389).  November 3, 2013 10 am Worship Service.

This takes Covenant one step closer to purchasing land and beginning a Capital Campaign to build a new church.  With God’s guidance and blessing, Covenant will become the 50^th church in The Woodlands- and quite possibly the last church to be built within The Woodlands. 

The Bible passage seems particularly appropriate as Covenant begins the discussion of building a church.  

Rev. Jason started out the sermon detailing famous pairs; important twosomes that couldn’t be separated.  He pointed out that “some things are just incomplete” if the other part is missing.

The critical example was the Ark, and there were important specifications for where the Ark would be located, and how the Ark could be carried, and the where the Ark would be placed within the tabernacle. 

But as crucial as these details were, the Ark would not be anything more than an adorned wooden box without the Covenant of God inside.

So the question becomes- can we live without…?

The human body needs water and oxygen to survive.

The Christian needs the Word of God to live- not just to exist and survive, but to have the kind of life that has meaning and purpose.  A life filled with spiritual resolve.

A church building?  A permanent place to worship? 

The answer is yes. 

We can have a tabernacle.  We can have a spirit filled place to worship.  We can survive as a congregation because we have the Word of God. And because we have a spiritual leader in Reverend Jason Burnham.

As we sang this week: “Here in the power of Christ we stand…”

I am, a renewed Christian

Music this week at Covenant:

“Freedom”  Black-Gifford/Sparks/Williams  ©2012 Bethel Music

“Closer” Cook ©2012 Bethel Music

“Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” Houston/Crocker/Ligthelm ©Hillsong Music Publishing

“I See Heaven” Torwalt/Torwalt  ©2011 Jesus Culture Music

“In Christ Alone” Towend/Getty  ©2001 Thankyou Music