Getting the Word Out

As we have seen over the last two weeks, then, all believers are called to be priests of Jesus, standing in the gap between God and humanity. We have the privilege and responsibility of speaking to Jesus on behalf of others, bringing friends, neighbours, and family members to Him in prayer. And we are also called to speak to others on behalf of Christ, doing everything "as a representative of the Lord Jesus" (Colossians 3.17).

This Sunday, we move from a theoretical to a hands-on approach as we invite all of the children and families involved with our VBS programme to join us for our annual VBS Sunday celebration. While many of the families have a family connection to a church somewhere, many are not currently involved in the church in an active way. Let's be clear about something here: We are not inviting them to join us in order to try to persuade them to start attending NPC. No, we're inviting them so that we, as the people of God and followers of Jesus here in the Nassagaweya area, can collectively "show others the goodness of God" (1 Peter 2.9). Or, as Marion put it this past week, so that we can invite them into the branches of our "tree" and help them experience God's welcome through us.

So, whether contemporary music, song actions, interactive stories, and a message geared to kids and families is your preferred mode of worship or not, please join us this week as we seek to shine the light of God's love to all comers!