Growing Together
Sep 25, 2016
Our Missional Values say "We will see, love, serve, and teach people the way Jesus sees, loves, serves, and teaches people." Which of those have we been good at as a congregation? Where do we need to grow?
What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus at Community of Grace Lutheran Church? It is a journey, not a destination.
Our God designed our lives to receive from him, his gifts of life, love and grace, and to be vessels of that life, to those around us. Are all our fountains in him, or do we trust in the leaky cisterns we build? Who is the Lord calling us to serve, as he calls us to be vessels of his love?
How does Jesus speak to a lukewarm Church that has closed it's doors to his presence? With truth and love.
Even when things feel unstable, Jesus opens the door to the Kingdom for everyone who trusts in him.
The Church belongs to Jesus, who calls us to wake from spiritual complacency and live fully in His Spirit.
The Good News of Jesus isn't just for you, it is for the entire world and everybody in it! Jesus calls us to go and make disciples and to join his mission of redeeming all of creation, and we get to do that through his grace, together!
Part of our calling is to be in community with those around us, but Jesus does not assign this to us and leave us hanging. We are not just called, we are welcomed into Christ's church and given a new command.
In our culture, it's easy to consume things that are not good for us- things that shape our lives in ways that don't look like Jesus. Today Jesus invites us instead to feed on him- and allow him to be the Lord who shapes our lives in his way.
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