Connecting Points Magazine Fall 2018

CONNECTING POINTS | FALL 2018
YOUNG ADULTS
BY JEREMY KING, YOUNG ADULTS PASTOR
THE VISION
One year ago, we felt led to start a weekly gathering for
young adults on Thursday nights. Our goal was to create
a space where we could teach the Bible, be open to the
Spirit and re-emphasize kingdom values week in, week
out. Our hope then, and our hope now is that by doing this
we’d see a healthy, Christ centred community develop. All
year we’ve been asking the question: What would it look
like for us to live out the way of Jesus in our relationships,
workplaces, schools and various spheres of influence; and
bit by bit we’re answering the question as we step out in
obedience.
THE LAST YEAR
It’s been a beautiful year. Over 10 people have made decisions
to follow Christ for the first time and are on the
ongoing journey of reordering their lives around His word.
Lots more have rededicated their lives to Jesus and others
have come in to the light about sin that was crippling them.
Some of the people who’ve come to faith did it through
Alpha, which we were able to run two times this past year.
20 young adults took initiative and started alphas in homes
and campuses in our city. We now have over 300 people
that are part of the community and it feels more and more
that people aren’t just attending, but that they are participating
in what God is doing.
THE NEW SERIES
On September 6, we’re beginning a series on spiritual disciplines.
Throughout church history, spiritual disciplines have
been a major part of the Christian life. Sometimes when
we think about spiritual disciplines, we think about chores
and dead religion. However, the disciplines aren’t rooted in
dead religion, but are rooted in a desire to know Jesus and
live life the way He did. All Christians acknowledge that we
need to live dependent on the Holy Spirit and in communion
with the Father through the Son. The disciplines we want to
grow in or choose to adopt in our lives are those that were
practiced by Jesus Himself, who is the perfect man and who
showed us what being a human is really about.
As Christians, we want to follow Jesus. By looking at
the Gospels and all of scripture, we can easily come to the
conclusion that to follow Him means we should follow His
example. One thing Jesus modeled well for us is how to prioritize
relationship with the Father and live with a kingdom
mindedness while living in a hostile culture. We’re designing
the series along with a 30-day booklet designed to help
awaken the disciplines in our lives. Through teaching and
practice, we’re hoping to change our daily rhythms in general
as we tangibly experience the gift that the disciplines
are. We’d love for you to join us on Thursday nights, but
even more so, we would love for you to embrace the disciplines
and grow in deeper relationship with Jesus.
You’re welcome to pick up a copy of the booklet, available
September 27 at our young adult book table for $5!
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