LCM Pastor's Message
From the Desk of Pastor Vic Baderschneider
Worship is Central
When I was serving as Pastor at Zion Lutheran Church, West Union, Iowa, there was an elderly widower who was a great example to so many. He ministered to me through his personal witness and life style.
During the time I was serving there as Pastor, he died. Following the funeral and committal service people gathered for a lunch and fellowship. There were many neighbors who were not members of the congregation in attendance at the fellowship. In the course of the conversation at the fellowship they were saying many kind things about their neighbor. The one thing that came up that really impressed me was when they said, “You could set your watch on Sunday morning when John drove by. He always drove by at the same time every Sunday morning. He never missed a Sunday worship service. Being at worship was important for John. He would tell us that on Sunday morning he had an appointment with God. Coming to worship on Sunday morning was a priority in his life as a Christian. Worship for John was central in his life.”
How is it for you? Is your coming to the Lutheran Church of Mahomet to worship God, to be fed and nourished by God’s Word and Sacrament, to be in fellowship with your brothers and sisters in Christ every Sunday morning central for you?
It is obvious that for some of you it is not. Serving as one of your Interim Pastors, I have observed that the worship attendance is not what it could be. Some of you are not keeping your appointment with God on Sunday morning. For if you were keeping your Appointment with God on Sunday morning, I would not see as many empty spaces in the pews.
In the life of the Lutheran Church of Mahomet, worship is central. The most important thing that you do as a member of LCM is to gather with others in the sanctuary to worship God. I know coming to worship on Sunday morning does not make a person a Christian. Yet we must remember that a Christian is one who comes to worship God. When you do not keep your appointment with God on Sunday morning you are not living out your Christian life to which God has called you. You are not being a witness to others through your being present in the Lord’s House. We need to see one another gathered in worship!
Sunday is the day that God has set aside for us to gather together to worship God. We come to meet God and God meets us: In the scriptures read and proclaimed, in the music that we hear and sing, in the receiving of Christ’s body and blood in Holy Communion, and in the community gathered called the “body of Christ”. God is the center. God is the focus. I look forward to being with you on Sunday morning to worship our God!
Pastor Vic Baderschneider, Interim Pastor
Worship is Central
When I was serving as Pastor at Zion Lutheran Church, West Union, Iowa, there was an elderly widower who was a great example to so many. He ministered to me through his personal witness and life style.
During the time I was serving there as Pastor, he died. Following the funeral and committal service people gathered for a lunch and fellowship. There were many neighbors who were not members of the congregation in attendance at the fellowship. In the course of the conversation at the fellowship they were saying many kind things about their neighbor. The one thing that came up that really impressed me was when they said, “You could set your watch on Sunday morning when John drove by. He always drove by at the same time every Sunday morning. He never missed a Sunday worship service. Being at worship was important for John. He would tell us that on Sunday morning he had an appointment with God. Coming to worship on Sunday morning was a priority in his life as a Christian. Worship for John was central in his life.”
How is it for you? Is your coming to the Lutheran Church of Mahomet to worship God, to be fed and nourished by God’s Word and Sacrament, to be in fellowship with your brothers and sisters in Christ every Sunday morning central for you?
It is obvious that for some of you it is not. Serving as one of your Interim Pastors, I have observed that the worship attendance is not what it could be. Some of you are not keeping your appointment with God on Sunday morning. For if you were keeping your Appointment with God on Sunday morning, I would not see as many empty spaces in the pews.
In the life of the Lutheran Church of Mahomet, worship is central. The most important thing that you do as a member of LCM is to gather with others in the sanctuary to worship God. I know coming to worship on Sunday morning does not make a person a Christian. Yet we must remember that a Christian is one who comes to worship God. When you do not keep your appointment with God on Sunday morning you are not living out your Christian life to which God has called you. You are not being a witness to others through your being present in the Lord’s House. We need to see one another gathered in worship!
Sunday is the day that God has set aside for us to gather together to worship God. We come to meet God and God meets us: In the scriptures read and proclaimed, in the music that we hear and sing, in the receiving of Christ’s body and blood in Holy Communion, and in the community gathered called the “body of Christ”. God is the center. God is the focus. I look forward to being with you on Sunday morning to worship our God!
Pastor Vic Baderschneider, Interim Pastor
