Dear St. Andrews Family,

Perhaps you are one of those people who dismisses warnings easily. The aspirin bottle says to only take two without consulting a doctor, but puh-leeze, like you really consult a doctor. The cigarette pack says smoking leads to cancer, but you ignore it. You know Coke leads to obesity and diabetes, but you need your fix. I get it, I ignore a lot of warnings too.

In Hebrews 11:7 we are reminded that Noah was warned about a flood, and he listened. He had faith even though it didn’t make much sense. There are a lot of warnings given to us in the New Testament; I wonder if we hear and heed them. This won’t exactly be a hellfire and brimstone sermon because that’s just not me, but this is a call to hear the warning of God. To have faith. I hope you will worship and ask God to speak and for you to listen.

Pastor Jace

Dear St. Andrews Family,

Maybe I shouldn’t admit this to good Christians, but a few years ago I rocked out with thousands of other people to “Pour some Sugar on Me” and “Hysteria.” Most of the people were drunk or high, but I was loving Def Leppard completely unintoxicated (because I am a goody two shoes). It was awesome. But there was a problem. My seats were so far away that I could barely see them. I wanted to get up close and really see them. I wanted to be right there with them but alas, my nosebleed tickets were $90.00 and I wasn’t about to spend anything more to get up close.

If you really love something, don’t you want to get up close? To draw near?

This week we will talk about the faith of Enoch who seemed to be so close to God that one day God just took him home with him. That’s some amazing nearness. I wonder what it would look like for us to draw near to God. Let’s read Hebrews 11:5-6 and think about that this week.

Pastor Jace

Dear St. Andrews Family,

It's “Give of your Best” Sunday and I have a sermon that I have shared with every church I have pastored. It’s a sermon to remind you that God is ready and He is moving, and He wants to do something with you. The text comes from I Samuel 14 about Jonathan and his armor bearer. The title is simple:

“Perhaps the Lord will work in our behalf”

We don’t know what He is going to do, but I imagine it is pretty amazing. But we know our call—we have to move, we have to risk, we have transform. Are you ready? Let’s dream about what God might do.

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Pastor Jace