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QUARTERLY EDITION 2015
Welcome Center and Coffee Bar Kansas Street Entrance (South)
8:30 a.m. Worship Tutt Chapel Leonard Street Entrance (West)
9:45–10:45 a.m. Bible Study for All Ages 11:00 a.m. Worship Sanctuary Franklin Street Entrance (North)
A New Year’s Devotion From Senior Pastor, Jason Edwards
As we e ent enter into i a new year, would you take a few moments to meditate on these words from Acts 2, and as you do, would you ask God to speak through the text to you about how you might approach the this new year newly, with a fresh commitment to Jesus and His Church.
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“41So those who welcomed his message (the gospel of Jesus Christ) were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added. 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.43 Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. 44 All who believed were together and had all things in common; 45 they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved” (Acts 2:41–47). Life is filled with so many complexities. Faith is filled with so many complexities. Sometimes it’s helpful to identify simple, transcendent patterns for faithfulness within this wonderful Christ-life we’ve been created and redeemed to live. Within this narrative snippet in Acts, we can identify simple, practicable patterns. Devote yourselves to the apostles teaching. Devote yourself to Christian community. Devote yourself to Christ-centered worship. Devote yourself to gospel sharing service. Devote yourself to sharing what you’ve been given as a catalyst for Christ-shaped ministry. As we move into this new year together, my prayer is that each of us might choose this kind of Christ-shaped and Christ-centered devotion. Might 2015 be the year you resolve to devote yourself more deeply to the Risen Christ and God’s mission in this world? Imagining the possibilities, Jason