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To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

CLC's folks are generous with time, talent and money and recognize God's generosity to them. Early Church was astounding in its diversity-3000 added in a day, men, women and people of all ethnicities. All equally valued and included on basis of being a Jesus follower; "had everything in common" = what does this practically mean? Common possessions, common place/time (or proximity), common purpose-common dream and direction by power of God's Spirit. What makes us one is not our sameness but rather our commitment to following Jesus- What does that unity amidst diversity mean? Truthtelling, acceptance/belonging based only on Jesus, practical covenant relationship with CLC family.

CLC's folks are generous with time, talent and money and recognize God's generosity to them. Early Church was astounding in its diversity-3000 added in a day, men, women and people of all ethnicities. All equally valued and included on basis of being a Jesus follower; "had everything in common" = what does this practically mean? Common possessions, common place/time (or proximity), common purpose-common dream and direction by power of God's Spirit. What makes us one is not our sameness but rather our commitment to following Jesus- What does that unity amidst diversity mean? Truthtelling, acceptance/belonging based only on Jesus, practical covenant relationship with CLC family.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

Human nature often is attracted to big, flashy objects. As a child did you ignore the obvious socks/underwear gift boxes, but instead grabbed first the big wrapped present that resembled the latest gaming console? Sadly many Christians similarly ignore the Holy Spirit, even worse resist his influence for other worldly things. To be God's witnesses in the world requires the Holy Spirit to be active in believers; otherwise efforts are futile. In Acts 2, the retelling of Pentecost reminds us of the precious gift of the Holy Spirit, often neglected, but always present. "Resistance is futile!"

Human nature often is attracted to big, flashy objects. As a child did you ignore the obvious socks/underwear gift boxes, but instead grabbed first the big wrapped present that resembled the latest gaming console? Sadly many Christians similarly ignore the Holy Spirit, even worse resist his influence for other worldly things. To be God's witnesses in the world requires the Holy Spirit to be active in believers; otherwise efforts are futile. In Acts 2, the retelling of Pentecost reminds us of the precious gift of the Holy Spirit, often neglected, but always present. "Resistance is futile!"

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

If God told you to do something so unbelievably difficult, how would you respond? In the case of Mary, a mere teenager, when an angel told her God was going to change her life forever, she answered, "I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said." On top of that Mary sang a song of praise and gratitude. God chose Mary because she could handle the assignment. We will learn how to be more like her so God can use us for His purposes.

If God told you to do something so unbelievably difficult, how would you respond? In the case of Mary, a mere teenager, when an angel told her God was going to change her life forever, she answered, "I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said." On top of that Mary sang a song of praise and gratitude. God chose Mary because she could handle the assignment. We will learn how to be more like her so God can use us for His purposes.

If God told you to do something so unbelievably difficult, how would you respond? In the case of Mary, a mere teenager, when an angel told her God was going to change her life forever, she answered, "I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said." On top of that Mary sang a song of praise and gratitude. God chose Mary because she could handle the assignment. We will learn how to be more like her so God can use us for His purposes.

If God told you to do something so unbelievably difficult, how would you respond? In the case of Mary, a mere teenager, when an angel told her God was going to change her life forever, she answered, "I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said." On top of that Mary sang a song of praise and gratitude. God chose Mary because she could handle the assignment. We will learn how to be more like her so God can use us for His purposes.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

If God told you to do something so unbelievably difficult, how would you respond? In the case of Mary, a mere teenager, when an angel told her God was going to change her life forever, she answered, "I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said." On top of that Mary sang a song of praise and gratitude. God chose Mary because she could handle the assignment. We will learn how to be more like her so God can use us for His purposes.

If God told you to do something so unbelievably difficult, how would you respond? In the case of Mary, a mere teenager, when an angel told her God was going to change her life forever, she answered, "I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said." On top of that Mary sang a song of praise and gratitude. God chose Mary because she could handle the assignment. We will learn how to be more like her so God can use us for His purposes.

If God told you to do something so unbelievably difficult, how would you respond? In the case of Mary, a mere teenager, when an angel told her God was going to change her life forever, she answered, "I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said." On top of that Mary sang a song of praise and gratitude. God chose Mary because she could handle the assignment. We will learn how to be more like her so God can use us for His purposes.

If God told you to do something so unbelievably difficult, how would you respond? In the case of Mary, a mere teenager, when an angel told her God was going to change her life forever, she answered, "I am the Lord's servant. May it be to me as you have said." On top of that Mary sang a song of praise and gratitude. God chose Mary because she could handle the assignment. We will learn how to be more like her so God can use us for His purposes.

How fitting that Luke finishes his book on the note of death and the resurrection of Christ. Two disciples are walking to Emmaus, talking about what just happened. And Jesus, the risen Lord, joins them, but they don't recognize Him. Why? Not because He was hiding - but because they weren't expecting HIs resurrection. Could it be that we don't experience New Hope and New Joy in our daily lives because we stopped expecting God to move in our ordinary lives. In today's message, we are going to learn that "resurrection" is not just something we believe in; it is something we live in!