Brotherhood Of The Sea

Now, Therefore, you are... fellow citizens with the saints. - Ephesians 2:19


On August 8, 2005, the world learned of the dramatic rescue of seven Russian sailors trapped in a small sub entangled in a fishing net. The men had survived 3 cold, dark days on the bottom of the ocean and had less than 6 hours oxygen left. Meanwhile, up above, a frantic, unified rescue effort by Russian, Japanese, British, and American personnel was underway. Finally, the sub was freed. The Russian defense Minister praised the operation, saying, "We have seen in deeds, not in words, what the brotherhood of the sea means."

The book of Ephesians talks about the unit of believers in Jesus by referring to the oneness of "the household God" (2:19). The Gentiles, who were once "aliens" and "strangers" (v.12), had now been "brought near by the blood of Christ" (v.13), uniting them with their Jewish brothers and sisters. This unity is to permeate the efforts of the Christian community today.

Believers in Jesus are commissioned to undertake the most important rescue effort. People are dying without Christ. Praise God that united mission efforts are bringing hope, salvation, education, and relief to desperate people around the world. That's what the brotherhood of Christ is all about. - David C. Egner


In Christ there is no East or West,
In Him no South or North,
But one great fellowship of love
Throughout the whole wide earth. - Oxenham

A healthy church is the best withness to a hunting world.

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