| Rev. Cyril A. Stevens – Sermon 0977B recorded on March 3, 1985 teaching from John 4 – My Food is to Do the Will of Him Who Sent Me. Pastor Stevens focuses on the concept of being “at ease in Zion,” drawing primarily from the encounter between Jesus and His disciples in John 4 after His interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well. The core message revolves around Jesus’ statement, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me,” which Stevens uses to highlight the disciples’ misplaced concern for Jesus’ physical nourishment over the spiritual needs of those around them, symbolized by the “fields… whitened under harvest.” Stevens then connects this to the prophet Amos’s warning against complacency in Zion, urging his listener to avoid spiritual laziness and self-satisfaction and instead actively engage in the “ministry of the Word” and the work of bringing others to Christ, rather than being indifferent to the lost in their own communities. Pastor Stevens ends by serving a call to action and self-examination, challenging believers to prioritize God’s will and the urgent need for evangelism over their own comfort and ease within the church. |
