Join us tomorrow morning (Sunday, 6/16, 10am, Bedford Hills Elementary School in Boonsboro) as we focus on what it means to be "Alive in Christ" #lynchburgvirginia #church #deepfaith #lessonsfromtheearlychurch
"When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them." Acts 2:1-4
May we continue to be filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit. Happy Pentecost!
The Holy Spirit is not just for Pentecostals. No matter what denomination we are a part of, as Jesus followers, we have great need of seeking the empowering and comforting work of the Holy Spirit. #pentecost #lynchburgvirginia #deepchurch
As a church community we are entering a concerted time of prayer, today until this Sunday (Pentecost). This time is an acknowledgment that apart from the Lord we can do nothing, and in Him we can bear much fruit through His empowering Holy Spirit. Join us this evening at 8pm at the Koon's house for a time of prayer as we enter deeper into our need before the Lord as a community. (If you need an address or directions send us a direct message.)
The Holy Spirit was poured out on the first Jesus followers on Pentecost (Feast of Weeks / Shavuot) and the Body of Christ was born! Join us this Sunday (10am, Bedford Hills Elem. in Boonsboro) as we prepare our hearts for Pentecost and a renewal of our faith as we start our new teaching series: Lessons From the Early Church. #rethinkchurch #deepfaith #lynchburgva
How deep is your faith? Join us every 1st and 3rd Sunday (10am) for a new teaching series - renew and strengthen your faith with Lessons From the Early Church.
New teaching series: Lessons from the Early Church. The New Testament is full of apostolic letters that speak to the trials, victories, and challenges of the early Jesus communities. Do we see ourselves as inheritors of their legacy? What can we learn from their experiences to strengthen our own faith? Join us as we return to our roots to enliven and strengthen our own identity as people who are a part of the supernatural Body of Christ.
Join us this Sunday, May 19 (10am) at Bedford Hills Elementary School in Boonsboro for a prayer gathering to seek the Lord collectively and prepare our hearts for Pentecost.
Join us tomorrow morning at Bedford Hills Elementary School in Boonsboro (10am sharp). We'll be finishing our 'Live Like Jesus' teaching series - with our final Ecclesia essential: 'Pass It On'.
"We’re not looking for a hipper Christianity. We’re looking for a truer Christianity. Like every generation before and after, we’re looking for Jesus—the same Jesus who can be found in the places he’s always been: in bread, in wine, in baptism, in the Word, in suffering, in community, and among the least of these. No fog machines required." - Rachel Held Evans (RIP)
Home is a place of hospitality. If homes are to resist the temptation to become self-enclosed fortresses - that is, if homes are to have windows and doors that are open - then they must be sites of hospitality. In a fortress the boundaries are high and thick and tightly secure; everyone is a stranger, and there is no room for others. In a hospitable home, by contrast, the boundaries are low and thin and loose; few are strangers there, and there is always room for others. A fortress of hoarding possessiveness versus a home of openhanded hospitality. In this sense, home is a kind of hospice, a welcoming and caring abode for those - that is, all of us - who are terminally ill. ~ Steven Bouma-Prediger in "Beyond Homelessness: Christian Faith in a Culture of Displacement" - H/T Brad Brisco
A sample from tomorrow morning's teaching:
"Jesus life, death, and resurrection were a physical solution to mankind’s long-standing spiritual problems. His solution was final (“It is finished”). We can add nothing and take nothing away from His work on the cross. Jesus made it possible for a new humanity to be born."
The Jesus movement should have ended when Jesus was crucified. The Messiah had failed. The kingdom did not come. The leader was dead. The religious leaders got to maintain their political peace with the state - and their political/religious authority was preserved. This rabble-rouser Jesus, who was stirring up the people, was silenced like so many other would-be idealistic leaders. And yet...something was coming that few expected.