And the fruit of the Spirit is . . . faithfulness

Last night I taught on the Spirit controlled life from Galatians 5:16-23. In the last two verses the Apostle Paul tells us of the fruit produced by the Spirit in the life of one under His control. One of the traits mentioned is faithfulness. A person who is faithful is one you can count on, is someone who is dependable, is someone who is a sure thing.

We celebrated faithfulness yesterday. For 30 years Jan Sparks has been faithful to her Lord and to her church. For 30 years, Sunday after Sunday, Jan has been a worship leader in our church from the piano. For 30 years, Wednesday after Wednesday, Jan has been at her place behind the piano for rehearsal. For 30 years Jan has taken serious her call to provide beautiful worship music for the people of God.

Jan has been faithful to music because it courses through her soul. She has been faithful to her church because its the only family she really knows. Her whole life has been spent at Bartlett Baptist Church. She has been faithful to her call because she loves Jesus. She has been faithful because she is the epitome of a lady controlled by the Spirit. And we are blessed because of it.

Jan, thanks for your faithful service. I look forward to many more years of the rapturous melodies we hear each week from you and your piano.

Journey On,

Michael