Masks!

If you have your Bible, open up with me to Genesis chapter 2.

If you do not have a Bible, there is one in the seat, probably somewhere near or around you.

We have the Bibles are blue and the hymn books are red.

So if you see a blue Bible or a blue book, that's a Bible and you're welcome to use it while you're here.

And we're going to ask you to turn to Genesis chapter 2, verse 25.

And in a moment, we're going to stand and read it together.

Now we are all aware of the various life altering issues which have arisen in just the last few months.

The threat of a global pandemic has caused our entire economy to be damaged.

Shortages on goods have caused massive hoarding of essential items and many bare shelves.

Riots have broken out around the nation because of accusations of bias and systemic racism and privilege.

Riots have taken many lives, leaving untold billions in property damage.

And now, as the pandemic continues to threaten, the big issue has become the wearing of masks.

And the title of my message today is should Christians wear masks? But I must admit that this title was only intended to be provocative.

Because I'm not going to be talking about whether or not you should be wearing a face covering when you go to the store.

Our elders have discussed this.

We believe this is the decision that each of you must make on your own.

We are not demanding, neither are we discouraging the use of a mask in our building.

It's up to you.

So you're not going to have to sit for 45 minutes on a lecture as to whether or not you should wear a face covering.