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On Wednesday we learned that the Church is not ours. Today we learn what Christ intends his servants to do within the Church that belongs to him: not replace the saints, but equip them; not gather the Body around themselves, but help the whole Body grow into Christ.
Paul planted. Apollos watered. God gave the growth. We are God’s fellow workers. The field is God’s. The building is God’s. The gifts are God’s. The Church is God’s. And the foundation is Jesus Christ.
Holy Cross Day brings us back to the center of the Christian life. The Cross tells the truth about our sin, but an even greater truth about the mercy of God. It exposes the rebellion of the world and announces the defeat of its ruler.
Holy Cross Day brings the Church back to the center of the Christian faith in the middle of the long green season. The Cross does not belong only to Lent or Good Friday. It stands over the entire Christian life because the Crucified One stands at the center of our redemption.
The servant wants two kingdoms at once: mercy for himself and strict accounting for everyone else. Jesus says the life of the Kingdom cannot be divided that way. Christian forgiveness begins by remembering the King.
“You Have Gained Your Brother.” Matthew 18:15–20. Jesus gives the Church a way to confront sin without gossip, speak truth without cruelty, and exercise discipline for restoration. The goal is not to prove that we were right. The goal is to gain our brother.