I’m preaching a message this weekend titled throw in the towel on John 13. It’s the passage where Jesus puts a towel around his waist and washes the disciple’s feet. We really want to challenge NCCers to “get in the game” and start serving so we’re turning the old aphorism–throw in the towel–on its head.
I don’t know if other churches experience the same phenomenon, but we’re always in desperate need of volunteers by the end of the summer! So we often do a motivational recruitment message right around labor day.
The idea for this message traces back to a prayer walk in Georgetown a couple weeks ago. I felt so impressed by the Holy Spirit that we aren’t coming in as heroes. We’re coming in as servants. And the towel is our symbol.
