What Are We All About?
Monday, August 23rd, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments
I LOVED being back in worship with you all!!! I forget, over the summer, how much you all encourage my faith. Hearing everyone sing – all the harmonies, Jason playing the piano, Karissa on the congas 
, helped me remember WHY I’m in ministry! Thank you for coming to worship last night and singing LOUDLY! I loved it!
Sometimes I worry that the PC will become a social club, a fraternity/sorority here on campus instead of being the community of faith that we are called to be. We run this danger when we forget why we are called together – to worship and love and serve others in the name of Jesus Christ.
Last night we talked about what we are all about here at the PC. The message was based on Acts 2:42-47 in which we get a description of the early church. This early church was able to reach out to the larger community and share the love of God in Christ because of how they lived out their life of faith together (with the help of the Holy Spirit)!!! The people of the early church were “committed” and/or “devoted” to four things. These four things were…
1. the teaching of the apostles
2. the life together / fellowship
3. the common meal
4. prayer
By living within the rhythm of these four things, the early church lived the Good News of God in Christ to each other and to the greater community.
I know it’s difficult sometimes to love (or even like) some of the people in God puts in your path. It’s easier with friends – we get to choose them. The community of faith can be a lot like family. We are called to love them, yet we don’t get to choose them! We’re all here because we’ve been called by God into this community of faith; and with the help of the Holy Spirit, we can respect, honor, love, and yes…even, possibly LIKE each person who comes through our doors.
I want to challenge each of us this year to be open to all kinds of different people, to be committed to one another, and to devote ourselves to showing each person we meet the amazing love God has for each person!
See ya around the PC!
Kally