I was coming home from a fishing trip one Saturday and listening to my favorite radio station. I like the country music they play. They also proudly proclaim to be about God, Country, and Family.
As I listened, I was thinking about the church services coming up the next day. At three of our four church services on Sundays, I give the announcements about things we have going on at church. I end with what I call Something To Think About which I hope will touch the hearts of those there. I also pray that it prepares them to hear the message our pastor will give them.
I keep driving, still struggling to decide on Something To Think About. Then, the song by Randy Travis called Three Wooden Crosses came on the radio. It describes four passengers riding on a bus in the dark of night on the way to their destination. There was a farmer, a teacher, a hooker, and a preacher.
The bus driver doesn’t see a stop sign. An 18-wheeler hits the bus. Three passengers died in the wreck. The song says the farmer leaves behind a harvest and a son who would follow in his footsteps. The teacher left behind knowledge in the children she taught. The preacher took his bloodstained Bible and put it in the hands of the hooker. He asked her if she could see the promised land as he passed away.
The song then tells of another preacher, later in life, at a church service. He holds up that same bloodstained Bible that his Momma had read to him.
The line in that song that stood out to me most was – It’s not what you take when you leave this world behind you. It’s what you leave behind you when you go. Are you striving to be a better Christian? Are you using the gifts God gave you? Are you telling others about Jesus?
Think about the words in the song –What will you leave behind you when you go?
I invite you to join me at Sac River Cowboy Church or watch online at www.sacrivercowboychurch.com or find us on YouTube.
We are a simple, no-frills, relaxed experience where the emphasis is on relationships with Jesus and each other and not so much on religion or formality.
Not into dressing up fancy? You don’t have to. Hungry to hear God’s word. You like singing country church songs. It is just the place for you. Welcome home to Sac River Cowboy Church.
Springfield Livestock Marketing Center
6821 W. Independence Drive
Springfield, MO
Sunday 8:30 and 10:00 am
Sac River Cowboy Church Event Center
6448 W. State Hwy
Springfield, MO
Sunday 10:00 and 11:30
Thursday 6:00 pm (meal at 4:45)
