WALK THIS WAY

It's been almost a year since I stepped into a Sabbatical of sorts from blogging. And to be transparent, most of that time I questioned the real value of posting blogs. Finally, it hit me that with so many exciting things happening at First Church, it's worthwhile to use any means available to help people wrap their minds and hearts around what God is doing! So, I plan to use this site to lean into some of the new initiatives underway at our church this year.

We began 2012 by unveiling our "spiritual growth" plan. It's called THE JOURNEY because that's what the Christian life is...a journey. The Bible sums up what the journey is all about in 1 John 2:6, "Whoever claims to live in God, must walk as Jesus did."

So how did Jesus "walk"? There are 5 basic steps on our journey that we need to take to walk (live) like Jesus. Scour scripture and you'll find that Jesus integrated all of these into His life - I call them "The 5 C's" --

(1) Celebrate in one Worship Service each week.
(2) Connect with one Small Group.
(3) Commit to one Area of Service within the church and within your community.
(4) "Cast" for one pre-Christian this year.
(5) Create one Moment With God each day.

Again, these are BASIC steps, but everyone has to begin somewhere. All of us are at different points on the road. The question is, which one of these five steps do you need to focus on in 2012 to grow in your spiritual life? For you, it may mean starting with step #5 or step #2.

We'll be hearing a lot about THE JOURNEY and "The 5 C's" at First Church this year...and I'm looking forward to travelling on the road to spiritual growth with you this year!