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The role of the church is always changing.&n= bsp; We believe that when God completed his six days of creation, after res= ting a day, he continued that work of creating. Further, we believe t= hat God has called us to be partners in that creation. Therefore, if = God is still at that creative work in our world, then certainly the role of= the church will also be changing. When I grew up the church is a place I went = to and participated in various programs. And, like a consumer, I woul= d pick and choose which programs in the church I liked. The church wa= s the destination for these programs that attracted me. It was my rol= e to take from the church and consume what it offered me. This model of church reduced me to nothing m= ore than a selfish person saying “give me more”. It reduc= ed the church into an exhaustive machine churning out more and more program= s to attract people who would be fed and only then come back for more. What if we imagined the church as a place th= at developed people by helping them discover who God created them to be, an= d then enabled them to go to God to be fed instead of the church.&nb= sp; Those people could then be fed by God and be able to nurture others thr= ough the church so they could grow into healthy disciples. What if it wasn’t the church itself th= at was the destination, but what if it was the spirit of God that was the d= estination and the church was merely the connection to God. The measu= re of the church would not be how many impressive programs it offered= and how many people were in those programs, but instead, how many people w= e touched with the prayer |
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that God would transform thei= r lives. I believe people are still deeply yearning a= nd searching for God. But they are suspicious of the institutional ch= urch that has misplaced its own glory for God’s glory. The reformation was a call for the church to= reconnect with God when the institution tried to be God. Are we tryi= ng to be God as we present ourselves as the vendors of God’s grace?&n= bsp; If so, lets examine ourselves and reclaim our true source of power as = a church, God Almighty. We as a church do not have the miraculous pow= er to transform lives, but God most certainly does. Let’s conne= ct people with God. Let’s not protect our institution but let&#= 8217;s unleash people with the power of God. |
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Sunday: 7:30 Beacon Light Worship 9:00 AA Sober Sisters 9:30 Adult Sunday School 9:45 Modern Worship 11:00 Traditional Worship 11:00 Pathways Presby 11:00 Westside Bible 11:00 Grace Fellowship
Monday: 7:00 Boy Scouts 7:00 AA Monday Night = ; Survivors
Tuesday: 9:30 ABC School
Wednesday: 6:36 Wyldlife (Middle &nbs= p; School) 7:30 Choir Practice
Thursday:
Friday: 7:30 Heights Live
Saturday: 7:00 AA We Are Not &= nbsp; Saints |
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Growing People |
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