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Many of us will have used this word in general discussion, usually in the context of sport to describe a team or an individual that is progressing and will be difficult to stop (Barcelona have gained the momentum as an example). However, it is a scientific term associated with physics and can be quantified; it is dependant on two variables, namely mass (or weight) and velocity (or speed). Basically, the momentum of an object can be increased by increasing mass or velocity, or both (momentum = mass x velocity). You will find it difficult to stop a 20 foot diameter boulder rolling down a hill – it will have huge momentum, but a pebble can be easily stopped because it has little momentum. Now you may ask, why is Dass blogging about physics? A perfectly legitimate question!
As all of you will be know, because all of you have been involved with recent events in the life of Birchwood Community Church, we have moved into our own building for the first time in the history of the Church (over 25 years). This involved an awful lot of effort and work to prepare a building that was basically a wreck inside, into a habitable and safe place. God has blessed us so much in what we have been able to do so far, but there is still much to do.
I would like to think that as a church we have developed a momentum. Now, if it was simply one or two people trying there hardest to get things done as quickly as they could, then there is a much greater chance that at the first obstacle the work could have been hindered. But with a large number of people (greater mass) the momentum is so much greater that it would take very large obstacles to impact on progress.
Church, we can achieve so much more when we all work together to achieve the purpose set before us. There will be little that will hinder us as we march forward as an army of God’s people. In order to achieve the things we have still to do, we must continue to work together. Could Nehemiah have re-built the walls of Jerusalem by himself in 52 days – not a hope; no everyone helped and the wall was completed even in the face of opposition.
We do not always have control over how fast we can get things done, but we do have control over how many of us get involved. Don’t think you are not required, or others are doing the work – we need everyone so that we can have greater momentum, to achieve the things that are physical but also to achieve the things that are spiritual. Let us not stop still for fear of losing momentum.
Will we ever get described as “a church that has gained momentum” fulfilling God’s purpose and difficult to stop? I would like to hope so.
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