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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

An inviting trail in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park as the trees shed their leaves. As beautiful as it is to walk in the summer when everything is green the leaves dropping to the ground makes for much more visibility of the deeper parts of the forest.

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Boarding Pass}}_^"

Message summary: Today make sure you have life's most important boarding pass and that it is confirmed!

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"In your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect" (1 Peter 3:15).

This last Saturday morning I conducted a funeral service for a longtime TSA agent who apparently started when the agency was founded following 9/11. He was respected by other TSA agents as a supervisor and many were at the service. (TSA stands for Transportation Security Administration which provides security at airports).

We hope people are especially receptive to the Gospel truth at a funeral service since we are reminded of the inevitability of death. I wanted connect with the TSA agents and seek to present the Gospel so I developed a message with a TSA theme. Using a phrase from our daily text I was seeking to give a reason for the hope that is in me.

We only fly a time or two a year and have not gotten any of the expedited type services to get through TSA quicker. We just go through the often long line like most people. The first step is an agent confirms your ID and boarding pass. Then there is the security check for forbidden items that may jeopardize safety, including scans of both your belongings and person.

Consider heaven's TSA, which I likened to the proverbial Saint Peter at heaven's gate, approving or denying entrance although this is not taught in the Bible.

Just as certain items are forbidden when going through the TSA check the Bible makes it clear certain items (ways we have lived our lives) are forbidden in heaven. There are several lists followed by, "I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God". such as Galatians 5:19-21 and Ephesians 5:3-5. We must not ignore these lists and warnings.

But today we primarily want to consider the only boarding pass suitable to get through heaven's TSA. It's not good works or refraining from evil acts, although these are vitally important as we live our lives and will be a fruit of genuine conversion.

The boarding pass to heaven is available to all who repent of their sins and place their trust in Christ who died for our sins.

In studying I find that there are others (not surprisingly) who have used a ticket or boarding pass to heaven as a means of witness such as this graphic.

I concluded my funeral message with a simple presentation of the Gospel based on the "Four Spiritual Laws"

God’s love: John 3:16
Man’ sin: Romans 3:23
God’s provision John 14:6, Romans 5:8
Our response: John 1:12, Romans 10:9

Our response is to place out trust in Jesus for the forgiveness of our sins and daily follow Him. Today I urge you to be sure you have your most important boarding pass and that it is confirmed!

Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13

Stephen & Brooksyne Weber

Daily prayer: Father, thank you for providing us with a boarding pass to heaven. Because of Your redeeming love You made a provision for our deadly sin problem. We place our faith in You and the finished work of Your Son Jesus. Amen.

Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources

"Christ Is Mine Forevermore" Listen on YouTube CityAlight

Special Thanksgiving Resources

For many years we have offered these resources to families and church leaders to enrich the spiritual impact of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will leave these resources up through Thanksgiving Day.

"Thankful For The Thorns": A family reading and exercise that is a wonderful way to give a thoughtful focus around your Thanksgiving Table. The Thanksgiving celebration typically includes family coming together for a huge meal and hopefully a heartfelt prayer of thankfulness. However it can often be difficult to have a spiritually oriented conversation. Why not add some stimulating discussion about the ways God has worked in your life over the past year! Some of you are not in charge and are only visitors at your Thanksgiving gathering, but if it is possible share together around the table the theme of "Thankful for the Thorns" (printable webpage).

A Thanksgiving prayer: Written by Joe Sherer, a pastor friend of ours and shared as the benediction at our community Thanksgiving Eve service many years ago. (printable webpage) For those who enjoy written prayers this would be a beautiful prayer to read together at the Thanksgiving table.

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