“Remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of God to you; consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.” – Hebrews 13:7
Our reading from Hebrews provides a wonderful blueprint for right living. We should live in a community of love. We should show hospitality to the stranger. We should minister to prisoners. We should honor marriage. We should not allow money to control us. A pastor could come up with a whole bunch of sermons about these topics.
But, my focus on Sunday will be on verse 7. The writer of Hebrews says that if we want to live this way, we need to look to our religious leaders, the ones who taught us about faith. When need to look to them, see what they've done and imitate them.
This could be pastors, Sunday School teachers, Confirmation mentors, fellow church members. We know those who have influenced us. Now we need to think about how we are influencing future Christians. Everyone has a role to play...everyone can be in a leadership role when it comes to those around us growing in the faith.
What are we doing to be Christians worth imitating?
This Sunday we will be taking a special offering for United Methodist Student Sunday. It is an opportunity to support scholarship opportunities for United Methodist students worldwide.
The scripture readings for this Sunday are:
- Jeremiah 2:4-13
- Psalm 81:1, 10-16
- Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
- Luke 14:1, 7-14
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