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02/05/2002 Entry: "Strength and weakness"
Do you ever get the feeling you're being "got at?" One of last Sundays readings was 1 Corinthians 1: 18-31 "God chose the foolish things of this world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of this world to shame the strong..." Then a message on the Forum (http://www.theconnexion.net/cgi-bin/discus/show.cgi?5/65) asks about targets and strategies for church growth. I realise how much store I set by success and become aware of how great is the temptation to compare myself and my church to others nearby ("Am I doing better or worse than them?") But this is wrong. If I'm called to be a minister then it is to serve the kingdom, not just one congregation. And if things seem to be going well in my church I shouldn't be taking credit but giving glory to God.
