As I shared a prayer concern for a former colleague, a verse of Scripture came fresh to me and caused me to do some reflecting. The writer of Hebrews encouraged his readers to \u201cRemember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you.\u201d (Hebrews 13:7, NASB).\u00a0\u00a0This verse became especially appropriate as I remembered that today was my Dad\u2019s birthday.\u00a0\u00a0Although he has been in heaven for many years, for much of my early life he was not only my Dad, he was my pastor. The many ways he \u201cled\u201d me were obvious, but I had to try to remember how he \u201cspoke the word of God\u201d to me.\u00a0\u00a0The sermon I remember most was one he preached every year on his church anniversary.\u00a0\u00a0The message was, \u201cLet us Go On\u201d from Mark 1:28.\u00a0\u00a0As he preached it, I always reflected on the past year with its ups and downs and determined to \u201cgo on.\u201d Another favorite of mine was a sermon entitled, \u201cShips that Never Sailed\u201d from 1 Kings 22:48, \u201cJehoshaphat made merchant ships to go to Ophir for gold; but they never sailed.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0I never wanted to be a ship that stayed in the harbor.\u00a0\u00a0I wanted to set sail for the open waters and see what all God had for me to see and do.\u00a0\u00a0A third favorite was a sermon on Thomas, entitled, \u201cThe Man Who Missed Church on Sunday Evening\u201d from John 20:24.\u00a0\u00a0Preached in the days when most churches had Sunday evening services, my Dad bore down on what all Thomas missed when he wasn\u2019t with the rest of the disciples on Resurrection Sunday evening – he missed the fellowship and support of other believers as well as missed encountering Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0I remember when churches began to cancel Sunday evening services how big a guilt complex I had for being at home instead of at church.\u00a0\u00a0Who speaks the word of God to you these days?<\/p>\n
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