BREAKING NEWS!
Rev. John Frey was approved
for ordination!
Put March 2 on your calendar.
We’ll do a combined service at 10:30am.
Scripture: Acts 11:25-26
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. So it was that for an entire year they met with the church and taught a great many people, and it was in Antioch that the disciples were first called “Christians.”
Thought for the Day: This past Sunday was Laity Sunday, a time in which our denomination, The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), reconnects with its roots by celebrating the giftedness of all people. In some churches, Laity Sunday is a time in which the pastor takes a vacation and many in the congregation hit their snoozes one too many times. This past Sunday, Cypress Creek Christian Church had 577 in worship…one of our best non-holiday attendances in the past year. Each service had its own unique feel, but most importantly, there were many visitors and guests who were thoroughly blessed by the experience.
Barnabas and Paul were relatively new followers of Jesus, yet through the gifts of the spirit, they were thrust into a position of teaching in the city of Antioch. It was in this setting that many began calling themselves Christians, a word that meant followers of the Christ (or followers of the anointed one).
Let no one ever say, “Oh, I’m just a lay person.” Such language undermines the capacity of the spirit to use the gifts of the people in the same way Paul and Barnabas were used to bless the lives of many in Antioch.
Prayer: Great and Merciful God, we seek your spirit as the means by which latent gifts are inspired and energized for the blessing of the world. Let no one underestimate your ability to call forth and utilize them for ministry. Amen.
AND TOMORROW…
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The contemporary worship service this past Sunday was an awesome experience. I was blessed to have been there. Tim did a fantastic job!!