Cross of Christ Lutheran Church

Read through the Bible and you will encounter countless stories of imperfect people.  I love it!  As strange as it might sound, I find it very comforting.  It means that there is hope for us. 

You may have noticed that we’re not perfect.  We are a messed up, imperfect bunch of people.  And yet, God still loves us.  Go figure!

In John 4 there is a wonderful example of this.  Through Jesus encounter with a woman at the well we see that there’s no place He won’t go and there’s no person He won’t welcome.  There’s no limit to His love.

At Cross of Christ, one of our core values is to be encouraging and accepting of everyone.  As Hebrews 10:24-25 says: “Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.  And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of His return is drawing near” (NLT).

So how about it?  Who do you know that needs to be encouraged?  Who do you know that needs a little motivation?  The woman at the well was so encouraged by Jesus’ words that she went and told everyone about Him.  The result was that many Samaritans from the village believed in Jesus because of what she had said.

It’s amazing what a little encouragement can do.  So how about it?  Who can you encourage today?