In his message “Chapel Cares,” Pastor Tim challenges us to move beyond being merely a friendly church to becoming a truly caring church that actively ministers to people, even when we feel depleted or unprepared. He examines Jesus’s encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4, emphasizing how Jesus crossed cultural, ethnic, and gender barriers despite being tired, hungry, and thirsty to engage someone society had rejected. Pastor Tim reveals that Jesus found strength not in perfect circumstances but in doing the will of God, receiving spiritual nourishment that transcended his physical needs and limitations. We learn that caring means actually doing something for others, recognizing that God doesn’t need us at our best—He just needs us to be available vessels ready to serve, even in our weaknesses. Let us commit to being the church that truly cares about our community, creating divine appointments by stepping out in faith to minister to others, recognizing that we are in the people business and that God’s power works best through our weakness when we make ourselves available to work with Jesus on behalf of others.
