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You are here: Home / Pastor's Blog / “Grrr…attitude Sunday, The Story Of Samson” – Sunday, November 17

“Grrr…attitude Sunday, The Story Of Samson” – Sunday, November 17

November 15, 2013 by Pastor David Rathel

Samson And Jawbone Upclose

BOILING!!! That is what this Sunday’s message has been doing in my heart!  “Grrr…attitude” is a faithless heart condition.  It is found when we are ungrateful for what God has given us and refuse to use it to do His work.  

During this season of Thanksgiving, remember that God’s greatest work in your life is still ahead of you!  His next step for you is already beginning.  His solution is in your hand.  You’re not waiting for Him to act, He’s waiting for you to start.

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Judges 15:14-17 (NLT) As Samson arrived at Lehi, the Philistines came shouting in triumph. But the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon Samson, and he snapped the ropes on his arms as if they were burnt strands of flax, and they fell from his wrists.15 Then he found the jawbone of a recently killed donkey. He picked it up and killed 1,000 Philistines with it. 16 Then Samson said,

“With the jawbone of a donkey,
    I’ve piled them in heaps!
With the jawbone of a donkey,
    I’ve killed a thousand men!”

17 When he finished his boasting, he threw away the jawbone; and the place was named Jawbone Hill.

My point this Sunday is perfectly seen in this picture of Samson’s weapon and finished work:

STOP WAITING FOR WHAT YOU WANT AND START WORKING WITH WHAT YOU HAVE!

All Samson had was the jawbone of a donkey to help him survive, succeed, and solve his life’s problems.  That was all he needed!  What do you have in your hand today?  It may seem stupid and small, but when you surrender yourself to God’s spirit and power He will use it to leave a life changing legacy for His Glory!  

See You Sunday,

Pastor David Rathel

www.rivertownchurch.com

 

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About Pastor David Rathel

My wife, Melanie, and I moved back to Columbus with our two week old little girl, Hannah, after finishing Graduate School in Fort Worth, Texas in 2001. RiverTown Church was born in a movie theater on September 9th that same year with a vision to be “a church for people who don’t go to church” here in our hometown. God has blessed us since then with a great location on Schomburg Rd. near my old neighborhood and High School. New people are coming to RiverTown all the time and discovering that God can “transform their lives into the likeness of Jesus Christ” through a church family where you can Believe, Belong, and Become!

From our first prayer meetings in a living room in nearby Phenix City, to our preview services and grand opening the Hollywood Connection movie theater, and finally to our current property and buildings on Schomburg Rd. God has led us all the way.

My wife and I both grew up here, so we know the people and love it here. Melanie keeps me going! We’ve been through all the good, the bad, and the ugly of life and have found that everything is sweeter together. You’ll never find us at a church event on a Friday night. We’ve had date night on Fridays since my first day as a Pastor. We met while working together in a Franklin Graham evangelistic crusade here in Columbus in 1996. Our second child is named Graham for that very reason! Our first child, Hannah, was born in Forth Worth just before we finished Seminary in 2001. Two weeks after she was born in Fort Worth, we were on the road back to Columbus to knock on doors and start RiverTown. She and the church will always be the same age!

On this blog, you'll be the first to know what God is teaching me and teaching through me to our church family. We'll laugh together and sometimes cry together. Most of all, you'll be challenged to take your next step in following Jesus Christ.

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