"Ambitious Church: Distinct Community" (August 18, 2019-Combined Worship Gathering)

from Romans 12:1-21 As we begin our new series, "Ambitious Church," we are invited over the next several weeks to consider some of the foundational elements and practices of the early church were that helped keep them focused on Jesus, rooted in His love, and committed to the work He called them to... When we are honest about the enormity of the work Jesus has called the church to, and the deep brokenness that exists in the world, to think that the Church can still have an impact does feel more than a bit ambitious...and yet, we are given this promise that Jesus will never leave nor forsake us. The church is called to be a distinct community in this world...a community that actually shapes the community around it so that it begins to resemble the Kingdom of God. We cannot hope to do this as a church, nor in our lives if we do not give ourselves wholly to life with Christ. w/ Vern Collins and Lory Beth Huffman