In July we focused our preaching on the Missional Heart of God and encouraged all of us to see ourselves as missionaries that God has placed in a particular mission field to have an impact as we build toward the Kingdom of God.

Following Jesus day-by-day is not easy to do all on your own. In fact, following Jesus was never intended to be a solitary activity. From the beginning of Jesus’ ministry he called together a group of 12 disciples to live life together, to share deeply, to pray together, and to offer one another mutual love, support, and encouragement. Some of you have groups that you already participate in regularly for this purpose, but others of you are looking for a place to grow deeper as a disciple of Jesus Christ.

For those of you looking for a discipleship group, we will be forming new Growth Groups that will begin meeting in October. Throughout our September sermon series, “Together We Are Better”, we will reveal more details on how these groups can help you grow closer to God and one another. We will then host a special CONNECT launch event on September 24 immediately following 9:30 worship in Wesley Hall for any adult who wants to participate in a Growth Group. We are excited about how God will use these groups to encourage and empower us as we join Him in in His disciple-making mission for the transformation of the world.