Today I listened to a couple of the messages Pastor Sheryl and Pastor Brad preached over the Summer. WHOA! They were solid and hard hitting! AWC had some powerful direction from God this summer through the ministry of our staff! 

One idea that they shared was simply that now is the time to dive deep into God. Now. 

It's easy to put things off, come up with excuses, and accept the idea that we are "just too busy." Except, we find the time for other things, don't we. 

I believe God spoke clearly to us through the preaching of our staff. Now is the time.

Now is the time to pray.

Now is the time to dig into the Bible.

Now is the time to share your faith.

Now is the time to surender your life to Jesus.

Now is the time to accept and offer forgiveness.

Now is the time to lead our families.

Now is the time to reach our family and friends.

Now is the time.

1. We have begun planning for Christmas Eve and the discussion has been passionate around how we can create a time that engages our unchurched family and friends, and is easy to attend with kids. I can feel the energy growing already!

2. I had someone message me this week and say, "I love that this church is so alive!" 

3. As I met with our ministry leaders on Sunday afternoon we discussed a new experiment for some special services in the new year, and it was exciting to hear all their ideas and start to catch a vision for where God is leading our leaders and our church next year!

4. We held our first Bible Study and Prayer Meeting last night, with about 20 in attendance and such a fresh and powerful sense of the Spirit in prayer. I am excited to watch this grow and see how prayer becomes a sweet craving in our church.

I spent a lot of years interacting with the people around me as if I was KFC; I was different than them, I felt I was better than them because of my faith in Jesus, but I wasn't concerned with sharing with them the recipe. Also, like KFC, I know a lot of people left their interactions with me wondering if they ever wanted to do that again. That's not how we are supposed to live. That's not why we are here. Peter makes that very clear when he writes to the church.

1 Peter 3

Your life should lead others to life.

Join us at the West Highlands Elementary Gymnasium for games and lessons designed to help kids grow in their confidence and character development. 

For kids in Grades Primary to 6

We will spend part of our time together digging into the Bible, Theology and Practical Skills of Faith. We will spend the rest of the evening in focused prayer for each other, our community and listening for God to speak.

I hope this will become a weekly priority for everyone.

This study replaces our small groups for this year only.

Do you need to get out of the house so you can talk to other adults? Do your kids need to get out of the house so they can play with other kids and have some space to run around?

Come check out our casual play group on Thursdays. There is no agenda and parents are responsible for their own children. Our basement space is a large open space and perfect for letting kids run and play together!

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