I start a new series this week that will go to the end of February. I’ve called it WELCOME HOME…where…
Each sermon is part of a reworking of a our Mission and Vision Statement. You can find our Mission and Vision Statements on the church’s website here and here. This past October, during our 19th Anniversary celebration I shared a story with the people about what had happened during the previous week. I was unable to sleep so I got up and went into my ManCave and picked up my journal on the way there. While there I sensed God “telling” me to write down some stuff. What I wrote down was a reworking of the Mission and Vision statement in a “softer” version. Here it is for you to see:
WELCOME HOME…where…
The Gospel is Preached
Jesus is Honored
Grace is Offered
Lives are Changed
Obedience is Encouraged
I am going to take each one of these over the next two months and spend a week simply explaining what they mean. I’m “cheating” though; I’m adding two to round it out all the way to the end of February. The series will come from Colossians 1-3 so I will include each week’s Scripture here if you would like to read ahead of time. This week’s Scripture is Colossians 1:3-14. I will also be including I Cor. 1:18-31 and Romans 1:16-17.
I’ll leave you with a quote I will be using:
God is not going to rewrite the Bible for your generation. Stop trying to change Scripture when it’s written to change you.
See you Sunday in person or via live stream at 9:00 and 10:45!
Looking forward to the series Bill, and I love the quote.
Thanks Gail. I cannot tell you how excited I am to preach it.
So good. What a theme, invitation, journey. So many are yearning to be welcomed back but they’ve lost their way and aren’t sure if they’ll be accepted again.
Makes me think of the prodigal son …
Thanks Linda. As you can gather, I just liked the idea of welcoming people back…not just from the COVID disappearance but from life and church itself. I want people to know they will be accepted-big fall or not.