Every Family in God's Service

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another --- and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” ~Hebrews 10:24-25

We are fully and firmly convinced that when we are together at Legacy we are being fed and nurtured, motivated and challenged, and encouraged in our walks with the Lord. We do not believe these times are optional. We believe they are vital.

The New Testament Scriptures do not recognize a disciple of Christ who is not an active, involved, all-in member of a community of faith. One of the many facets of baptism is initiation into that Body of Christ. There are no such things as pew-sitters or occasional attendees in the Bible. We are holy brothers and sisters, made holy by the poured out blood of Jesus, called to live together as a family. It’s the community --- the family --- in which God placed you when he saved you. It’s where he intends for you to live.

Sharing the Gospel story, singing the story, reading the story, discussing the story, eating the story together at this place is critical to our faith in a thousand different ways. Celebrating our salvation together here around our Lord’s Table is vital to the building up of his Body. Studying God’s Word together in a smaller, less formal class setting is vital to this knowledge of the Son of God. And being active in a Sunday evening Small Groups Church is critical to attaining the “whole measure,” increasing in spiritual maturity --- Christ-likeness --- as we pray and confess and serve and forgive and apply the Word in ways that just simply are not possible in bigger corporate settings.

You should expect your shepherds and your ministers and all their families to actively participate in all three of these areas. All of our deacons and ministry leaders and their families, too. The Legacy focus from here on out is spiritual growth and maturity and discipline. Christian accountability to God and to one another. Christian responsibility. And the expectation for all our members is that you participate every week in our Sunday morning worship assemblies, a Bible class, and a Sunday evening Small Groups Church.

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