TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. Luke 9:11
Read: Luke 9:10-11
Listen: Luke 9
TODAY’S MESSAGE
Basil, the third sibling in this family, founded the first public hospital in history. Like his siblings Macrina and Gregory, he was a deeply devoted Christian whose words and deeds reflected the light of Jesus to the world. He cared for the poor, homeless, orphaned, lepers, aged and sick. Just 20 years later, Fabiola founded the second hospital. Fabiola was one of the wealthiest individuals in Rome, and she sold all she could to benefit the poor, sick, and hungry. These truly were people of word and deed. They talked about Jesus and lived out the gospel.
Basil, Fabiola and the others we’ve looked at this week leveraged their time and resources in tangible ways to show and talk about the love of Jesus—and many came to know him as a result. This tandem of word AND deed is something we can live out today. Maybe we need to grow in the deed side of the gospel tandem and leverage our time and resources to show the love of Jesus to others. Perhaps we struggle and need to work on how to share our faith compellingly at the appropriate time. May our gracious God use our words and deeds to shine a spotlight on Jesus Christ.
IN YOUR CHAIR TIME TODAY
Consider how you can leverage your time and resources to show the love of Jesus in tangible ways. Our church partners with many great organizations. Another way we can offer the love of Jesus is by sharing our faith. Sign up for Sharing Your Faith training at the Kentwood Campus next Thursday, December 7 from 7-8:30 pm.
2023 SPIRITUAL PRACTICES
Join us all of 2023 developing a different spiritual practice each month. SPIRITUAL PRACTICES are intentional regular activities to deepen our relationship with God and mold us to be more like Jesus.
November is BIBLE MEDITATION. Keep track of our spiritual practices at beyondtheweekend.org/spiritualpractices.
Download a printable PDF of the BTW week here.
