![]() IF SOMEONE NEEDS SEATING, THE USHER FINDS ONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. PAUL SAID IN 1CORINTHIANS 14:40 “LET ALL THINGS BE DONE DECENTLY AND IN ORDER.” IT IS THE USHERS JOB TO MAKE SURE AND SEE TO THE SERVICES BEING ORDERLY AND WITHOUT DISTURBANCE. THEY ARE THE ONE’S WHO HELP KEEP THINGS RUNNING AND IN ORDER. A DISCOURTEOUS SCOWL OF A DISINTERESTED NOD FROM AN USHER CAN SPOIL THE ENTIRE SERVICE FOR MEMBERS WHO ATTEND ON A REGULAR BASIS AND FOR VISITORS. THE FIRST TO GREET AN INDIVIDUAL, THE USHER MAKES THE INITIAL IMPRESSION FOR THE CHURCH. THEY ARE THE ONE’S WHOSE SMILE AND WARM WELCOME HELP TO SET THE TONE FOR OUR WORSHIP.ĪS A FARMER PREPARES THE SOIL FOR PLANTING, SO DOES AN USHER HELP PREPARE THE PROPER ENVIRONMENT THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO A GENUINE WORSHIP EXPERIENCE. THEY ARE A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF JESUS CHRIST WHO MEET PEOPLE ON A PERSON-TO-PERSON BASIS WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVE AT CHURCH. THEY ARE THE MEETERS AND GREETERS TO OUR SERVICE. I TELL YOU AN USHER IN OUR CHURCHES IS SO MUCH MORE THAN A SEAT FINDER. I WONDER AS WE LOOK AT AN USHER DO WE ONLY SEE A SEAT FINDER. WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF AN USHER? ACCORDING TO THE NEW WEBSTER’S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY AN USHER IS SOMEONE WHO ESCORTS PEOPLE TO THEIR SEATS.” BROTHERS AND SISTERS I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT IS SUCH A SIMPLE DEFINITION FOR SOMEONE WHO’S JOB IS SO MUCH MORE COMPLEX. FIRST OF ALL IN ORDER TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS LET US TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT AN USHER DOES. ![]() I WONDER THIS EVENING AS I LOOK AROUND AT ALL THESE USHERS, JUST WHAT MAKES A PERSON WANT THE JOB OF AN USHER. NOR IS IT BECAUSE OF MONEY OR BEING SEEN. ![]() I WANT TO KNOW THIS EVENING JUST WHAT IS IT THAT MAKES A PERSON PUT THEMSELVES IN THIS TYPE OF SITUATION. ![]() I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION, “WHY BE AN USHER?” WHY TAKE THE ABUSE, THE SMART REMARKS, THE UNCOOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR OF SOME OUR PEOPLE? A TIME THAT IS SET ASIDE TO HONOR AND APPRECIATE THE DILIGENCE AND WORK THAT THOSE ON THE USHER STAFF HAVE GIVEN. WE HAVE STOPPED BY THIS EVENING TO CELEBRATE WITH OUR FRIENDS AT _ IN THEIR ANNUAL USHER DAY PROGRAM. ![]()
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