cityserve this weekend--don't come to church

I am super excited about this coming weekend. We've canceled our weekend gatherings in lieu of mobilizing people to go serve in the community. I believe that this is exactly what the doctor ordered. We are trying to re-capture the essence of the church that serves the people who live in the town.

Pastor Dan shared that when the Communists took control of the former Soviet Union, they didn't outlaw religion. They allowed the Christians to continue to meet, but they made it illegal for those same Jesus-people to perform acts of service in the community. All those good deeds became the property of the State, and the churches soon lost their power and influence. Becoming culturally irrelevant, the churches slipped into obscurity, and Stalin's regime oppressed and persecuted the church almost into obscurity--from 54,000 churches in 1918 down to literally hundreds during Stalin's reign.

It's time to get out of the walls of the church, to mix it up in in town, and to serve the community. For more details, surf on over to CityServe.