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Current Message Series:
Be a Disciple, Make a Disciple
 The last words of Jesus to his followers before he returned to God were to "Go and make disciples." Then he gave some specific instruction on how to do that. The New Year is a time to look over our own lives and ask, "Am I a disciple of Jesus?" It will show up in some pretty basic things: how do I spend my time, how do I spend my money and how to I handle relationships. Fortunately, Jesus gives us guidance and help in these three basic areas. When we spend time in worship, in prayer and in the Word, he will show us and empower us to make 2012 a good year for our own discipleship. From that base we will be able to fulfill his call to go out and bring others in to that place of discipleship.
Think On These Things --Pastor David Crosby
Moving Forward into a New Year: Don't Forget What God Has Already Taught You "We are apt to lie back and bask in the memory of the wonderful experience we have had. If there is one standard in the New Testament revealed by the light of God and you do not come up to it, and do not feel inclined to come up to it, that is the beginning of backsliding, because it means your conscience does not answer to the truth. You can never be the same after the unveiling of a truth. That moment marks you for going on as a more true disciple of Jesus Christ, or for going back as a deserter." Oswald Chambers |
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