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August 2011
Co-Workers in
the Kingdom
For when one says, “I follow Paul,” and another,
“I follow Apollos,” are you not mere human beings? What, after all,
is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came
to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the
seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So
neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but
only God, who makes things grow. The one who plants and the one who
waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to
their own labor.
For we are co-workers in God’s service;
you are God’s field, God’s building.
1 Corinthians 3:4-9
Serving at Sammamish Hills has been an incredible joy to me. You
welcomed Kaia and me into this community with open arms and we are
deeply grateful. Words cannot adequately express our thanks and the
feelings we have as we look to where God is calling us next.
You trusted me to baptize your children, preside at your weddings
and funerals, lead classes, visit you when you were sick, and share
in meals. For that trust I’m honored.
In this time I think the 1 Corinthians passage is important. Paul
gives us all a needed reality check. There is nothing special about
me. I am a child of God who accepted a call to a place that was
already doing great ministry. I just helped for a while. I have been
your co-worker in the kingdom for this time. Truth be told, you’ve
done most of the work. I’ve been a cheerleader and a prayer partner.
You’ve been the hands and feet of Christ.
We all serve the same King. We all have the same heavenly Father. We
are all God’s children. I promise to remember you in prayer and I
ask that when you think of my family you lift us up as well.
Paul says it best when he says, “For we are co-workers in God’s
service; you are God’s field, God’s building.”
Grace and Peace to you,
Pr. Will
P.S. I thought I was done writing this article until our office
administrator, Kim, told me that I had not actually said, “goodbye.”
I will do one better than “goodbye.” To the wonderful community at
Sammamish Hills I will say, “The Lord bless you and keep you. The
Lord’s face shine upon you with grace and mercy. The Lord give you
peace. Amen.”
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