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Church Plant Update: Christ Church South Metro Atlanta February 2022 WecontinuetothankGodforeachofyouandyourinterest, their homes with God’s grace and youth who transition prayers and support of this new work of the gospel in South well into Christian adulthood. Please pray that God would Metro Atlanta. My hope for these updates is to keep you give us vision for how we can best play our part in the Great informed of the Lord’s work in us and through us as the Commission and passing on the baton of ministry. most recent church plant of College Church. Nods to Our College Church Roots. It has been a joy to Covenant Sunday. On January 9 , the first members ofincorporate some College Church elements into our first Christ Church gathered together to covenant with one gatherings as a church family. I texted Josh Moody a few another in Christ and for the gospel. We had a weeks sweet ago and asked him to share his typical benediction service of praying, singing, hearing Gods Word, and with me. It has been a joy to close our services the same reading and signing our Church Covenant together. It was way College Church commissions their people: The Lord a beautiful evening. Ben and Joanna Panner were present bless you and keep you and be gracious to you and give you as representatives from College Church, which made it all peace so that the whole earth might see his salvation and all the sweeter. Please pray that our church covenant would be nations his glory. Amen. brought to life in the lives of our members as we journey by faith together. First Sunday of Gathered Worship. Despite a snowstorm for the first time in years in Atlanta, we had a wonderful First Sunday of gathered worship on January 1 6 . We sang, prayed, heard a testimony from Lois Krogh, and preached from Galatians 1 : 1 - 5 . We had about twenty people express interest in church membership. We were grateful that Curt Miller joined us on that Sunday. If you would like to see photos from our First Sunday, you can do so here. Please pray that the Lord would use our church plant as an outpost for the gospel and its power!
God Centered Life
Beginning Life Together as a Church Family. Our fellowfeatures the Bible teaching of Pastor Josh. ship and discipleship ministries ozcially started. Every This exciting ministry with a global reach member at Christ Church participates in a Community continues to grow in impact through Group (groups of 20-25 people that meet monthly with podcasts, online and on the radio. Here in a meal) and a Discipleship Cohort (groups of four to six people who meet weekly). Our cohorts are going through Unfolding Grace, a study published by Crossway. Please pray that the Lord would strengthen our members as they see the big picture of God’s redemption in Scripture.
the US, the program is heard on the radio
in about 70 locations. You can listen locally on Moody Radio (WMBI) at 10 p.m. M-F and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday and can have daily
devotionals delivered right to your inbox. Praying, Dreaming, Praying. As the Lord establishes us as a church family, we are eager to begin equipping the Your prayers and partnership with this saints and training and sending gospel workers. I see this ministry are greatly appreciated. as a key initiative for why the Lord has called us to plant a church in South Atlanta, twenty minutes from the busiest airport in America. We hope to raise up men for pastoral/ godcenteredlife.org eldership ministry, young adults for service in the church, global workers for cross-cultural fields, parents who fill
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