A lot of us treat involvement in Gods church like the triple option. We say that we will serve in the hospitality area, be involved in the home team. We take the ball and then suddenly we are going down the line. We say we want to get involved, we say we are going to but you know what we do? We hand the ball off for a pleasure activity. Or we might option it off for a trip or some other thing that encroaches upon our involvement in the local church. I am going to challenge you to sign up. But dont just sign up and then not show up. Sign up and make it. One of the biggest frustrations our leadership deals with is people who sign up but dont show up. Most of us would rather bail out than commit. We would rather quit than follow through.
I am talking tonight about no holds barred commitment. I am talking about a life change. And to do what I am talking about, you have to do without some activities, without some recreational pursuits, without some things that give you pleasure for awhile. But I am talking about true fulfillment. I like that word. You have full in it and you are filled. If your purposes dont coalesce and coordinate with it, it is not going to happen for you.
Let me just show you all the ways you can get involved. Every weekend we give you a bulletin. On the Welcome page you can skip down to the listing of areas in this church where you can serve. If you say you could work in the preschool, let me tell you something about that. If you have a child in preschool, and you havent worked in the preschool area, whoa, dont even go there. Dont give me that weak stuff. My wife works there and so do all the other staff wives. So, I am talking about full-fledged commitment. Lets go back to Owen here. He is over in the nursery area.
ED: Owen, do we have a lot of volunteers in there.
OWEN: Yes, sir, we have a lot of volunteers here. And we also have a lot of great babies. Would you like to see one?
ED: Sure.
OWEN: Look at this baby right here. Now that is a beautiful baby. What is this babys name? Blake Proctor.
ED: Are Blakes parents here?
OWEN: Yes, Tim Proctor is our head usher. Where is Tim? And where is his lovely wife?
ED: Hey, thank you guys for serving and having the man over there.
Isnt it great to have Owen just kind of walking around like this? This is incredible. Anyway, look at this welcome page. You can sign up for a number of activities, maybe preschool, maybe Children's Church is you. Maybe you want to go with the Junior High, that is called the Wild Side. The Senior High is the Edge ministries. How about the singles, or the mens ministry? We have bible study right here on Tuesday evening at 7pm. How about womens ministry?
The Sexperiment also mentioned that there are bible studies for women on Tuesdays, am and pm. We also have some weight loss programs going on for everyone. We have home teams and connection classes. We have every team and sport you can think of in our athletic ministry.
