20 20 Vision
Acts 2:46 (NLT) & Acts 20:20 (NIV)
“They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity” Acts 2:46 (NLT)
“I have . .taught you publicly and from house to house” Acts 20:20 (NIV)
Pastor’s Blog
God’s “20 20 Vision” is a vision of meeting us both in very large gatherings and also in very small ones.
God’s plan to heal the world began with Abraham, Sarah and Isaac, a family, a dysfunctional family like so many of ours, but a family nonetheless . This family grew into a nation and a thoroughly pagan one at that. God intervened through Moses to create out of this family a nation with laws and with a place where they could meet with God, first in the big tent (tabernacle) then the temple. All Israel worshipping together at the one central place was crucial to their being reminded who they were and to be reminded how to live and how to meet Yahweh, the one who created them in the first place.
The New Testament continues to emphasize the “big tent meeting” where all eyes are directed to God. However, it introduces something new; fellowship. Small house gatherings where individuals are noticed, cared for, share their lives and resources, and go out to share with others. It is these local gathering from which the local church emerged.
We seek to maintain this “both-and”; Sunday mornings where all eyes are on God and smaller gatherings where Jesus is present as we “see” and connect to each other in Jesus’ name.
I hope you have found or are seeking to find some form of the latter for yourself.
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Adult Sunday School class is a great place to connect and share with others in a small group atmosphere.
ReplyDeleteI find the closer I step towards Crist and knowing him through the Spirit, A deeper relationship is desired. Not only in the church but the class room as well. Allowing the Holy Spirit to mold me into what He wants. (Choice here). I still struggle with the concept of sell all you have and give as needed. The world has programmed me to keep what's mine and get more. Bigger is better. LIES!!!! I'm hoping by the end of the Acts study I'll be well versed in how to be an active, Christ like believer on the move.
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