Scripture: Isaiah 12:1-6
Melissa opened her sermon sharing about a man who helped rescue a friend who was attacked by a shark. He swam directly toward the injured swimmer, putting himself in direct vicinity with the shark. The backstory behind most people who show real bravery in the midst of danger is that they have long been cultivating disciplines, convictions and patterns, sometimes over a lifetime.
The same can be said about the Israelites that Isaiah is speaking to in the passage above. While things are really bleak, they are from a long line of people who have trusted God, who left their homes, who gave up their gods to follow the Lord. In other words, they were trained for this. It’s not just doing what God says, it’s about knowing God.
The first Anabaptists were willing to “swim toward sharks” in their quest to follow Jesus. Who would be willing to die to follow Jesus as a member of this Anabaptist group?
The message also featured the testimony of one our community who will be baptized in a couple of weeks. Grant shared his confession of faith with us.
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