Paul, an apostle—sent not from men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead. - Galatians 1:1

My small group is starting a study of Galatians. The very first verse hit me harder than it normally would because we have commissioned two mission teams this weekend (a youth team to Toronto and a group of over 40 to Swaziland, Africa) and have another one in Russia.

These teams originate from La Croix Church in Cape Girardeau, just like Paul originated from the blossoming church in Jerusalem. But Paul reminds us and our mission teams who really sends us out - not men nor by man, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead.

- Rob