A warm good morning to you on this 20th day of October. The apostle Paul mentioned that we are epistles known and read of all men manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:2-3). Have you ever heard the comment, "My life is an open book?" Well the idea Paul is sharing is that our lives as Christians are an open book, but the contents of each believer's life should reveal Jesus Christ in/through us to others. Our lives should not only represent Christ but also reveal Him to others around us. We reveal Christ through Christ-like attitudes, values and actions which demonstrate a life committed to Him and His word. Tomorrow begins a week of special focus at Edgewood. Actually, it is a Sunday to Sunday emphasis on missions through our mission's conference. Four missionaries will be our personal guests and others will share with us via video. I have the pleasure of preaching the first message tomorrow morning in both services entitled, The Motives for Missions. It will show how that which was near and dear to the heart of Jesus Christ should be to us also and should be a vital part of our "living epistle" message as representatives of Christ. Our Mission's Committee has planned an extra-special series of meetings for this conference which includes an opportunity for us to share a small-group time together in member's homes with a missionary in attendance to fellowship and share together. Sign up sheets for each group meeting are in the foyer of the church. Please invest the time to participate in one of these groups and plan to attend each of the services during this year's conference. You will be blessed by being there. I'll look forward to seeing you in church tomorrow.
Mel Brown