This morning we begin a new series about teamwork! I like this definition of teamwork by Andrew Carnegie—“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.” Team work is a necessity in life! There are very few things in life that we can do by ourselves. God designed us to be in relationship. In the animal kingdom God designed male and female. God created Man (ADAM) after He created Adam…HE said it is not good for a man to be alone…so He created EVE…they were the first TEAM!

Why should we give up? Because sometimes there are things that we cannot control! Have you learned that? Have you tried to control something that was out of your control? You tied to control the situation any way…sometimes we try to control people and problems that we have no control over! Have you learned that sometimes the best thing you can do is to GIVE UP TO LET GO? Have you ever been in a hopeless situation that you did not know which way to turn? Perhaps you have done everything you could do, but you were in over your head…and the best thing you could do is give up! Have you ever been in that situation? Our passage this morning reminds us that sometime we have to GIVE UP TO LET GO!

Have you discovered what I have discovered? That talk is cheap? Are you guilty of knowing more than you are doing? Have you ever heard the phrase if you are going to talk the talk…then you need to walk the walk? As witnesses, we need to make sure that we have the actions that Jesus demonstrates for us! Jesus is our model of how to live…simply put…we are to live like Jesus did. Do you live like Jesus? Do your act like Jesus?

This morning I am going to challenge you. The teaching this morning is one that does not get a lot of attention…in fact, I would say it is either neglected or ignored…and that is SAD! You probably won’t be shouting! This teaching is a teaching that demands that you grow up. So, before I go any farther, I have a question for you? Did you bring your big boy/big girl pants today? I did…and here they are! What does the phrase big boy/big pants means to grow up. The most common reference has to do with potty training kids. It is an enticement! You say things like when you learn to go potty you will get to wear big boy/big girl pants! Kids get excited at the idea of not wearing a diaper! They want to put on their big boy/big girl pants.

Now, most of us know that we are supposed to BE witnesses. Most of know that we should share our faith in Christ with our friends, family, co-workers, and acquaintances. What many folks struggle with is the “HOW!” How do I witness? This series is helping us to see that there are many different ways that we can witness. We have said that our marriage is a witness, and we have said that we are living witnesses. Jesus said that we are the light of the world! That our lives as whole are witnesses. This morning I want to answer the question why you need the church! Why I need the church…and how we as a church are witnesses!