Wallula Christian Church

In Romans 14, Paul gives three priorities that the Church must value in order to truly be the Church here in earth.

Over the last couple of years we’ve been told we are living in unprecedented times. They have certainly been challenging times but just like Christians in other places and eras, God has us in just the right place and time.

“You’re not the boss of me!” If you have an older sibling you remember the first time these words left your mouth. Truth be told that probably wasn’t the last time this attitude poked its head out in your life. Everyone of us, at one time or another, has struggled with authority.

The end of Romans 12 gives us a picture of what it means to live out our faith and reflect God's love into the world. As Christians, we are called to love the Church, bless the world, and overcome evil with good.

My kids never really got into the children’s television show “Power Rangers.” I do remember seeing a few episodes though. When the heroes, these teenagers in jumpsuits, met a really tough villain they would join forces and form this really big power ranger robot thing... It was a force to

be reckoned with. Jesus describes His Church by saying “the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”... It is a force to be reckoned with.

Wallula Christian Church exists to glorify God by equipping believers and transforming the casual. We talk about transformation at church but what does

transformation mean? What does it look like? How do we participate in the

transformation?

One of the 12 disciples, Thomas, doesn’t get a lot of exposure in the Gospels. I remember two stories where Thomas stands out. The first is when he courageously encourages the 12 to

go with Jesus to Lazarus’ house even though it might result in their arrest or worse. The second is when he admits he

wouldn’t believe Jesus rose from the grave unless he could touch Jesus’ scarred hands and side. This resulted in us remember Thomas as doubting Thomas even though he was clearly more than a doubter.

If you have been around church for any length of time you’ve probably heard someone say the phrase “fear not” appears

365 times in the Bible, one for every day of the year. I don’t know if this is true, but I do know that we need to be reminded often that there is no need to fear when we are a

part of God’s family!

Do you remember playing the game Red Rover? You invite other players to run from one side to another and break through the chain of people. The object is to find a way to break the other team’s chain and add to your own. The description says, “the game ends when all the players end up on one side.” That pretty much describes the

goal of God’s perfect design.

Have you ever started a project and had it end up not exactly the way you hoped? Maybe you found yourself with out a key ingredient in the middle of a recipe

and you tried to substitute something only to find it fell flat? Or perhaps were putting together a toy for your kids on Christmas Eve only to discover you were missing a wheel or it required batteries? Sometimes our best plans don’t work out. God’s design is perfect and His plan has always worked!