December 18th, 2008

Hey everyone,

Hope all of you are doing well. This Thursday was the last Connect Downtown of 2008! Next week is Christmas, and the week after is New Years, and we are closed both of those weeks. But we will be back and better than ever on January 8th, 2009! 

This Thursday, December 18th, Abbey Moore was the speaker. Her talk was titled "Worship = Service."

Worship is an everyday thing, and it's not just about going to church on Sundays and singing songs. Everything you do should be an act of worship. 

Abbey mentioned that when she was a small kid, she used to give her things away to her friends. This was especially a weird thing to do, since she says her family was "po," poorer than poor. But she would still give her things away to people who needed them more than she did. This is what serving others is all about.

Teo great examples are Mother Teresa and St. Nicholas. No not santa, St. Nicholas. Mother Teresa's whole life was about serving those who were poor, or hurting, or hungry. She dedicated her whole life to serving others, true worship.

St. Nicholas was truly a great man, but not too many people know the real guy. St Nicholas was born into a wealthy family, a very wealthy family. Both of his parents died when he was young due to the same illness. He chose to dedicate his whole life to serving people. He took all of his inheritance, and would give it away. He gave food to people who were hungry, he helped people who were in jail and wrongly accused, he would give presents to people (not through there chimney though), and he would just give his money away to those who were needy. What's amazing though is that he did most of it anonymously, all for the glory of God.

Basically, serving is something we ought to be doing. Jesus did it when He washed the feet of His disciples, He did it all the time. It's just something we should do because it's what's right.

Hope you all have a good and safe holiday season. Remember, the season is supposed to be about Jesus and serving others.