As I mentioned Sunday morning, the lesson we learn from the story of Peter's attempt to walk on the water is that, as believers, we sometimes have to step out of the comfortable and safe places of our lives to follow Jesus when he says, "Come." In other words, sometimes we have to get out of the boat to move forward in the ministry. I believe that we, as a church, did this at the Church Conference on Monday, August 4. By voting to sell half of Holy Ground making it possible to stay and build on the remaining half, we decided to follow Jesus out into the scary, unknown, and wonderful world of the uncomfortable. We decided to follow when Jesus said, "Come."
But, it is more than just closing our eyes and stepping purely out on faith. Peter did this and with the first sign of trouble, he began to sink. The lesson we must learn is that now that we have stepped out on the water, we must keep our eyes on Jesus. There will be times when we feel like we are sinking; there will be times when we wished we had stayed in the boat. But we must remember that Jesus led us here and it is Jesus who will catch us. I am proud to be the pastor of a church who wants to do the will of God; who wants to live out our mission even when it gets a little uncomfortable; who wants to step out of the boat, get our feet wet, and walk with Christ. Amen.
Pastor Bob
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