From Pastor Tim in the July 2000
newsletter:
These commandments that I give to you today are to
be upon your hearts... Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on
your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your
gates.
(Deuteronomy 5:6,8-9)
When we walk into the office of a professional, we frequently see his degree,
diploma or certificate framed and on the wall. To some extent, that is for
our benefit -- to assure us that this individual is who she says she is, has
earned the right to be heard and trusted. But that is only part of it and
maybe the lesser part. More importantly, these documents serve to remind
those who've earned them who they are, what is their calling, and the standards
and ethics they are subject to. I am convinced we would have better
doctors, lawyers, pastors and mechanics if each one began the day looking at
their "sacred documents."
It is in hopes of a transformed people that God directs the Israelites to keep
the Ten Commandments before them -- posted and in plain sight. Only then
could this Sacred document achieve its desired end of creating a people set
apart for God.
Some documents are just too important to keep under wraps. Some documents
are so important to the shape of our lives individually and corporately that
they have to be public and ever before us.
MISSION
STATEMENT:
Our mission
at the Covenant Congregational Church of Cromwell is to live and proclaim the
Good News of Jesus Christ through worship, study, fellowship, and service.
- We will
share with our congregation, our community and our world the saving love of
Jesus Christ and the life-changing power of fellowship through the Holy
Spirit.
- We will
provide encouragement, support, and opportunities for people to grow in
their church and faith.
Post it
... Read it ... Pray over it ... Talk about it ... That
we might become all that God intends.
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