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December 27, 2007
In Pastor's Words
WHICH ‘TATE’ WILLYOU IMITATE IN 2008?
Are you thinking about those resolutions? We’re going to talk about them next Sunday. As we make resolutions we need to think about the end product. What do we actually want to see happen in our lives in 2008? Who would we like to look like? To help us along, someone has cleverly put together this little illustration about the “Tate” family which covers just about everyone. So, as you read this through, and are thinking about those resolutions, which “Tate” will you imitate in 2008?
Members of the “Tate” family go something like this. There is old man Dic Tate who wants to run everything, while Uncle Ro Tate tries to change everything. Their sister Agi Tate stirs up plenty of trouble, with help from her husband, Irri Tate. Whenever new projects are suggested, Hesi Tate and his wife, Vege Tate, want to wait until next year. Then there is Aunt Imi Tate, who wants our church to be like all the others. Devas Tate provides the voice of doom, while Poten Tate wants to be a big shot.
But not all members of the family are bad. Brother Facili Tate is quite helpful in church matters. And a delightful, happy member of the family is Miss Felici Tate. Cousins Cogi Tate and Medi Tate always think things over and lend helpful hands. And of course there is the black sheep of the family, Ampu Tate, who has completely cut himself off from the church.
As we move into a brand new year, following the examples of Facili Tate, Felici Tate, Cogi Tate and Medi Tate will go a long way in helping the church to move forward in accomplishing its God given mission for strengthening the local body and in reaching out to a world that desperately needs its message of Christ’s love and forgiveness.
Pastor Ralph Partelow
Posted by Jennifer Herrmann at December 27, 2007 02:33 PM