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CONNECTING POINTS | FALL 2017CLA FEASTSBY MIKE BIDELL, ASSOCIATE PASTOROne of the hallmarks of the church throughouthistory is breaking bread and eating together.In fact, flip through your Bible and think about all of thereferences to food, celebrations and meals together. TheOld Testament is full of feasting. The Church of the NewTestament was constantly in each other’s homes eating.When you think about the wonder of Acts chapter 2 it iseasy to see so many elements that are essential for churchlife: Spirit presence & power, believers gathered in unity andprayer, the courageous sharing of the gospel and a harvestof souls. It’s no wonder the Church burst into beautiful andtruly world-transforming life. Have you ever wondered howthe Spirit’s movement and gospel’s advance in the firsttwo stories of the chapter were stewarded and multiplied?Around tables and in kitchens and living rooms in the everydaylives of those first believers (Acts 2:42-47)! Could it bethat our prayers and longings for our church and surroundingcommunities could find their answers in our homes too?However, our size can make important things like communityand connectivity much more challenging. In fact, connectinginto life-giving community hardly every happensaccidentally—it requires your intentional choices. Earlierthis year we launched something to help make those choiceseven easier. We have introduced CLA Feasts as a specialproject for our whole church family for the next yearor more so that we are all invited to connect around tablestogether. The potential is significant! Several CLA Feastshave already happened, with many more to come. So manypeople have already found new connection with others.What if we got better at making some new choices:opening our homes, inviting others, saying ‘yes’ and showingup? What if we discovered who our neighbours withinour own church family are? What if we learned how to growtogether and reach the lost together? And what if one of thekeys to all this was eating together? We’d love to find out.One of the great strengths of our church is its size. Somuch more is possible because we’re all in this together!For the whole story on CLA Feasts, visit clachurch.com/feasts16
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