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Rev. Steven C. Robinson

We've been waiting for you!!  It's true, because we believe that every person who comes into this circle of this special fellowship was sent by God  Himself.  It's not by accident that we have the joy of meeting you.  So, above all else, we want to express Christ's love to you with genuine, heartfelt warmth.  We're eager to know you, and we're excited to share with you the marvelous ways God is working in our church. 

Please join us for worship.

Below is the article that appeared in the September newsletter.

A devotion by Lawrence O. Richards begins with a churchgoer’s quote: “Oh, I slip out of church during the last hymn.  I just come for the preaching.”  Lots of Christians feel something like this.  They want to attend on Sunday, after all, it’s the right thing to do.  But, they want to remain anonymous.  I suspect that this is part of the appeal of some of the mega-churches of our day.  They’re big enough for people to get lost in.  You can go to church but you don’t have to get to know anyone.

Personally, I’m fascinated by the pattern I see in Acts 2.  Big?  You bet.  Some 3,000 people were converted by Peter’s first sermon.  That’s a pretty good start on what you’d call a big church.  But, lost in the crowd?  Never!  Because that big First Church in Jerusalem immediately divided those converts up into small groups, got them meeting in houses, and before you knew it, each of these folks found he or she was loved – and loved others.

Luke described the result. They experienced unity in their house fellowships (v.42).  They expressed their love for each other in the most practical ways (v. 44).  They got together in larger groups to worship with enthusiasm (v.46).  They became such friends, they spent a lot of time with each other’s families (v.46).  They felt so glad that praise kept welling up out of their lives (v.47).  and, oh yes, everyone was favorably impressed—and more people kept on being converted daily.

Of course, we’re lucky in our day.  We don’t have to meet in homes.  We just put up a church building on some corner, pack it with a few hundred (or thousand) people once or twice a week, and get on with our daily lives.  It’s not like first century Jerusalem.  Here you can get lost in the crowd.  But if you’re one of those folks who’ve been lost in a large church, you’ve also lost out on a vital ingredient of real Christianity.  You’ve lost out on love—on being loved, and loving, in intimate, truly Christian ways.

Are you part of a Sunday School class or a small group where you get to know others and experience some love?  Get in one! 

See you in worship,

Pastor Steve