Sept.
30, 2019 Monday Message:
Doing
Kingdom work with excellence honors God and inspires people, but being a
nit-picking perfectionist is a sin.
Perhaps
we can define ‘excellence’ as ‘each person doing the best they can do.’ The
Carnegie Hall pianist and the Church pianist will probably exhibit different
levels of competence, but each should be doing his/her best.
Sometimes
the challenge is matching the right talent to the right task. A hobby-level
guitarist probably shouldn’t serve on the Worship Team in the big room for the
main service. But we DO need people to lead folk songs around the campfire. And
elementary students love to sing simple songs. We need to find the task that’s
the best fit for a person’s talent and skill-level.
If
a person is learning a new job and they’ve reached a point where they’re
‘pretty good’ at it, we need to put them in the game. They may not be perfect
yet, but their skills will increase as they acclimate to the position.
If
you’re leading a Bible study group, there will come a time when MOST of the
class will understand MOST of the teaching. You’ll know when. And then for the sake
of the entire class, it’s time to move on, knowing you’ve done your best.
Norton
Lawellin
Jesus
in the City Fellowship meets next Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, 3249 30th
Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406, 10:30 AM. This week founding Pastor Michael
Pilla looks at 1
Cor. 14:1-19 – Tongues and Prophesy.
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