Everyone is Welcome at the Lord's Table

We are so excited that after six months of freedom worship Liberation Ministries will be moving to worship services every Sunday in the month of September. If you are still looking for a church home, our arms and hearts are wide open. Join the Liberation Family on:

Sunday, September 2, 2007
1805 38th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122

http://www.liberationministries.net/

Reflections on Sunday, August 19th, 2007

GOD IS NOT THROUGH BLESSING YET


The sermon began with a song titled God Is Not Through Blessing Yet. Pastor Goodwin asked us to close our eyes as he sang:

If you're looking for a blessing and it seems it just won't come; doors are shut and friends are few, and it seems you're all alone…

In the sermon we were reminded ways we get in the way of blessings from God. It is difficult to break away from old teaching and ways of thinking. Thinking that because we have not been to church in years, because we did something wrong in our past, or because we don’t fit into this idea of being “churched” that we cannot have faith or a relationship with the Lord.

Song goes on to say:

You've been waiting on deliverance and it seems it just won't come; body sick, pains everywhere, and it seems nobody cares….

There are many reasons and excuses for why we lose sight of the blessings God has for us. In the sermon we were also told how we don’t need the pastor or leader within the church to decide if and when you are called by God. Maybe you should give the sermon one Sunday, maybe you should be the one to lead a special prayer and maybe you should be the one to sing that song of worship and praise.

The song ended with the refrain:
God is not through blessing you. God is not through blessing you, so don't ever, ever give up for He is able to do; my God is not through blessing you. God is not through with you yet.

So, what did I take from this Sunday’s sermon? Well, if I close my eyes and re-interpret the lyrics to the song. I would sing:

God is not through blessing me. That God is not through blessing you. God is not through blessing Liberation Ministries yet.

- Brother Brown

Reflections on Sunday, July 29th, 2007

As I process the sermon from Pastor John last Sunday, I left challenged by the concept of inclusiveness in the church. I reflected upon my own upbringing and how my relationship with God at times became clouded by others interpretation of Christian ideology and “appropriate” lifestyles. “A good Christian is”…fill in the blank. Faced with the checks and balances associated with that, I recognized that I never quite experience joy for God in its purest form – a devoted believer who connects with a higher power.

So I take this idea of radical inclusiveness and apply it to my life today, my family, friends, and those I have yet to meet. I am a believer who is supportive and respectful of each persons walk toward faith and spirituality regardless of their background, race, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, and much more. I take an active role in surrounding community because I am a want to help mold the environment of which I live. And look I attempt to set forward an example of advocacy and support for all God’s people.

-Sis. Czarina Ramsay