4 | Janurary 2025
President’s Pen Jesus is Worthy of Our Best
A new year is often a time for us to take stock of our stewardship. It reminds us that we have choices. We have been and will continue to make choices about how we steward our time, talents, finances, health, relationships, etc. Jesus is the Good Shepherd. We are his sheep. In this short passage, we learn a few things about ourselves: 1. Jesus’ sheep hear his voice 2. Jesus knows your name…he knows you personally 3. Jesus’ sheep follow him As you reflect on your stewardship choices, I want to encourage you to remember that Jesus knows you. He loves you. If you get better at listening to and following him, you won’t be more saved. He knows your name. He loves you! I also want to challenge you: Jesus is worthy of your best. What can you do this year to better hear his voice? What can you do this year to better follow him? Whatever it is, Jesus is worthy! One of the great things about being an Ohio Baptist is the support. Help is just an email or phone call away. There are amazing resources in our state to help church leaders. We can help you proclaim the Word of Christ in your community so that lost people can hear and respond to the gospel! You can always reach me at president@scbo.org. 10 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Jn 10:1–4). (2016). Crossway Bibles.
Grace and Peace, Adam Pursel SCBO President
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