Monday, August 6, 2012

Celebrating our Mission at Abiding Presence Lutheran Church


Beginning in August, Abiding Presence will spend five weeks celebrating our newly adopted mission statement:

“Responding to God’s gift of grace in Jesus and energized by the Holy Spirit
we invite, serve, worship, give, and grow in faith.” 

At each worship service the focus will be on each of the action words in our mission statement.

On the weekend of August 11/12, invitation is the focus.  Not only are we blessed to invite others to worship and see the glory of God in the daily, but there is a deeper invitation received from the bread of life that fills each and every one of us with goodness and mercy.

The following weekend, August 18/19, we will look at what it means to serve.  Abiding Presence has many mission partners that reach beyond the walls of the sanctuary.  Serving means to place you last, living a life like Christ did, in the service of others.  

On August 25/26 the focus will be worship. Worship is not just a Sunday event, it is an everyday event.  Every action, word and thought you have has the ability to be scared. 

Giving is the focus on Sept 1/2.  Giving is more than just an action; it is a way of being.  With all the blessings we have been given from God Almighty, we are called and commissioned to share these blessings with others.  When these gifts are shared, God multiplies them and peoples’ lives are changed.

Rally Day weekend, September 8/9, will look at how we grow in faith.  Our faith is ever changing and growing, and the words written in scripture have the ability to influence and interpret us in everything we say and do.

Abiding Presence is a place of grace where all are welcome.  During the coming weeks, you are invited to worship at Abiding Presence where lives are changed and God is made known. 

See you in the pew,
Pastor Steve

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