Greetings from Texas. Liz and I are away on a short trip. We return tonight. While on this trip I have met some incredible servants. After preaching Sunday evening at Hillcrest Church in Duncanville, Texas, we checked into our hotel. Jason, the young man at the desk, was a wonderful servant. He took care of our every need. I told him if he ever needed a job to call me. He is the kind of greeter-usher leader we can use at Olive.

On Monday morning I got up to find I had a nail in the tire on our rental car. What to do? I stopped in at a Jiffy Lube. The men checked it out and pointed me toward a place to get it fixed. After diagnosing my problem there was no charge, just help. Two blocks up the road I was at Discount Tires. Mark greeted me. He quickly had the car on the rack, removed the screw in the tire and had the hole plugged. When I asked how much he said, “No charge.” Another servant. I just kept running into these kind of people and I wasn’t even at a church! Servants were all around me. That’s what Jesus has called us to be at Olive. I challenge you to look around and see how you can serve others today.

Monday evening I had the pleasure of being at a reception from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Henrietta, Texas. It is the church I pastored just out of seminary. Several members came by to say hello. It was 20 years ago Liz and I lived in the town and many dear friends still reside there. It was a joy to spend time with old friends, many of whom have been servants to us.

These 48 hours have been ones of travel, ministry and preaching. All along the way I have met servants. My prayer is for God to allow me to be one today. What about you?

Pastor Ted Traylor

Posted on Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 at 10:54 am.
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