Plant Your Roots

Nov. 03, 2014 Monday Message:

“You (who love the Lord) are like a tree, planted by flowing, cool streams of water that never run dry.” Psalms 1:3a VOICE

As we minister in the inner-city, I repeatedly tell people, “If you’re ‘in here,’ you’re not ‘out there!’” It’s a choice.

In the inner-city, ‘out there’ is a bad place, full of crime, disease, poverty, and drugs. The Bible calls it ‘the world,’ and tells us, “Do not conform to the patterns of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Romans 12:2a CEV

Radical transformation occurs when Jesus takes hold of your life, and that happens when you spend time at church with the Bible, and when you hang out with Jesus-like people.

Being in the world is unsafe – you could slip and fall at any moment. But the place we worship our Lord is called a sanctuary, a safe place. If you’re serving at church, doing things for the Kingdom, spending time with your fellow Christians, it will be a lot more difficult for trouble to find you.

“If you’re ‘in here,’ you’re not ‘out there’ is a good plan. Plant your roots near the living water that never goes dry.

Norton Lawellin

Let’s worship together! Each Sunday, Jesus in the City Fellowship (JICF) gathers at 10 a.m. in the North end (gym) of the Oliver Ministry Building, 2647 Bloomington Ave., Minneapolis. This week, Nov. 9, we’ll conclude Acts Ch. 11, The Church in Antioch.