Article by Dr. Les Hollon, Pastor, St. Matthews Baptist Church

Community – Communion – Communication … are linked to each other.  Linking us as a church family, they further the momentum that God is stirring in our midst.  Through Christ’s love, we serve as faith partners in God’s world to help seekers become believers and believers grow as disciples.

We are a Christian community who worships and ministers so every person may experience God’s love and peace.  We take no one for granted and every person equally kneels beneath the cross of Jesus.  As we continue growing stronger within ourselves, we strengthen our ability to reach out.

Our communion gathers us at the Lord’s Table and bonds us as we receive the living memory of Christ and “do in remembrance of Him.”  Our communion encircles us around fellowship tables and Sunday School class rooms and gathering places of ministry.

Our communication is spoken in love and truth so we can best do our work of peace. Communication is the life-line to community and communion.  We listen to each other as sisters and brothers.

God is molding us into New Testament peacemakers through the fascinating links of community, communion, and communication.

The gospel creates peace by creating people.  The gospel confronts, comforts, and counsels. The gospel says we can’t stay as we are; we must be transformed into Christ-likeness.  The Prince of Peace is to be our Lord so we can be princely servants of peace in a war-torn world.  

In light of Jesus’ promise, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God,” what more should we want?

Pastor Less Hollon

“Preach the gospel everywhere you go, and, if necessary, use words.”
-Saint Francis of Assisi

This article was written by Les Hollon, Pastor of St. Matthews Baptist Church.  For more information about God’s Peace, St. Matthews Baptist Church, or to contact Dr. Hollon, click over to St. Matthews Baptist Church.

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