Every Family in God's Service

“Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” ~Matthew 5:16

We are called to evangelize the same way Jesus evangelized: in deep, personal, loving, and giving relationships. We watch our Lord proclaim the Gospel and we follow his lead.  

Jesus eats dinner with his friends. He teaches in Capernaum and preaches at the lake. He throws a picnic for five-thousand and he spends the night in the mountains praying with his disciples. He hugs mourners at funerals. He touches lepers. He weeps for the city. He embraces strangers and stays with a tax collector. Jesus protects the adulterous woman at the temple and he blesses the children and he forgives his enemies from the cross. He dies for me. And he walks out of the tomb and breathes into us his resurrection life.  

The Way of Jesus is always in creating and saving and blessing. He invites and he forgives. He seeks the lost and heals the sick. He turns the other cheek. He embodies the Good News in submissive love and sacrificial service.  
According to Acts 2:42-47, this is how the first church evangelized. This is how you let your light shine. This is how you share your faith and redeem the world. By delivering a casserole or mowing a yard. By inviting somebody over for ice-cream.  
And the world sees that and can’t resist.  

The Legacy focus from here on out is spiritual growth and maturity and discipline. Christian accountability to God and to one another. Christian responsibility as we attain to “the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.” And the expectation for all our members is to regularly share their faith with those they know and meet.

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