Eleventh Sunday after Trinity, August 15th, 2021

 Eleventh Sunday after Trinity, August 15th, 2021

I recently read a post on social media about a wonderful restaurant that I remember growing up.  And hearing about this restaurant from long ago brought back so many wonderful memories.  And the person wrote that after the original owner died, the restaurant was left to the children and they, in essence, did not want to do anything with the restaurant so they closed it.   Hearing that it was closed down  that way because the kids did not want to deal with the restaurant got me kind of depressed.  But it happens sometimes, doesn't it?  And it's not just restaurants.  Have you ever been given something that you never put to use?  Perhaps you received something as a gift and never made use of it and the item goes to waste sitting up on a shelf gathering dust.  Sometimes we make good use of something that is given to us and sometimes it goes to waste and we don't make use of the item.  In his first epistle which he wrote to the Corinthians, St Paul writes:  "For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received" (I Corinthians 15:3)    St. Paul certainly made good use of what he received.  He is telling the church at Corinth that which he received  " .. . . Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures " (vv 3-4)  As Christians, we need to pass along that which was given to us.  We need to pass along the Good News.  We need to tell people about God.  We need to share with folks what Our Blessed Saviour has done for us.  We need to pass along the blessings which we have received and bless others around us.  We need to share our testimony not only through the words which we speak but also through the way in which we live our lives.  So many blessings are bestowed upon us by Our Heavenly Father throughout our lifetime.  First and foremost, the wonderful gift of Salvation, freely bestowed, is offered to each and everyone of us.  And sadly so many people ignore this free gift and do not make use of it.  Don't ignore God's blessings.  Please do not miss out on receiving God's grace because you are too busy chasing after earthly riches and treasures.  The Salvation which God offers is the most wonderful gift we will ever receive.  Make use of it.  Don't let it go to waste.

St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church worships every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM at the Chapel at Marquette Manor, which is located at 8140 N. Township Line Road on the Northwest side of Indianapolis.

NOTE:  Keep in mind that we must enter in the main entrance of the lobby and sign in before we go to the chapel.  

Please Join us as we gather together as God's family to:  hear the Word of God; listen as God speaks to each one of us in our hearts; worship God in song and in word; listen to the King James Bible and the 1928 Book of Common Prayer; and, finally, receive Our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion so that we can be nourished for the journey we call life.  Take one hour out of your busy schedule to worship God, to honour God, to acknowledge the need for God in your life.