BOB PEDEN
Good morning. This is Bob Peden of Central United Methodist Church. When we come face to face with God it changes us. And at that moment it changes who we are. Even our name. It happened in the stories of the Bible. When Abram meets God and accepts God's promise he becomes Abraham. When Saul meets Jesus on the road to Damascus his name is changed to Paul. And though Simon had been in Jesus' band of disciples for some time, when he becomes aware that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, his name is changed to Peter. We, too, when we meet Jesus face to face take on a new name, the name Christian, one who is like Christ. But God wants us to not only take on the name of Christ, but to also take on the actions of Christ. If we are to live into the name of Christian we must show the kind of love, compassion, and forgiveness that Jesus showed those he encountered. We call ourselves Christian. How are we doing at living for Christ?
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