DISCIPLESHIP SERIES

Help, Hope, Home – Fan into Flame

Redeemer Lutheran Church - LCMS
Charleston, WV
January 26, 2020, Third Sunday after the Epiphany (YrA)

Message presented by Rev. Frank C. Ruffatto

Psalm 119:41-48
Isaiah 51:6-8
2 Timothy 1:6-10
Matthew 4:12-25

In the first two parts of this series, we heard the Word remind us – Do not neglect the gift you’ve been given (cf. 1 Timothy 4:14); Do not quench the Spirit (cf. 1 Thessalonians 5:19); and this episode further underscores and highlights this theme as Paul exhorts: “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” (2 Timothy 1:6-7)

God has gifted us with an active faith calling us into meeting the needs of others, so we may be Help in the Body of Christ.

In baptism, God has put His seal on us and prepares us to share the good news of the Gospel, making us Hope in the Body of Christ.

And as we live our baptism lives, that living water wells up and spreads to others, building relationships which make us Home in the Body of Christ.

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Help, Hope, Home
In this sermon series, we explore what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. What it means to be a lifelong follower and learner of Jesus. What it means to be a disciple – to follow and learn from Jesus right here and how we can live that out for the good of our congregation – for each other – and the good of the greater community as we look to continue to enact our vision of being help, hope, home, in the Body of Christ.