This week I wanted to direct you to a post a friend of mine wrote for the Gospel Coalition website titled Mother of the Year? Not Here. Gloria and her husband Dave are great friends of ours and they’re currently church planting in Dubai. It’s a privilege to know them and to see what God is doing in their lives. And it’s also a privilege to share some of Gloria’s insights with you! Enjoy the read.
I am a major proponent of the idea that church is not a building, or a vender of some religious services or goods. Rather, church is a body of people on mission with God. And although I have a deep concern for what goes on at our worship gatherings on Sunday mornings, as the Missional Life Pastor at Scarlet City Church I spend the bulk of my efforts encouraging people to think about what God is doing in and through their lives outside of the hour and a half at hour worship gathering on Sunday mornings.
All that said I’m very excited that from January 8 – Easter our worship gatherings will be centered around looking at the life of Jesus in the gospel of Mark, and constantly asking and answering the question “Who is this Man?”
This is a unique opportunity for the people of Scarlet City Church to be reminded of who Jesus is (something we should never grow tired of!). It’s also a chance for people who have a lot of preconceived notions about Jesus to learn about who, exactly, the Bible says Jesus is.
“Who is this Man?” is arguably the most important question that to which we’ll ever have to give an account. And the implications of our answer don’t just determine our church membership or religious affiliation. It should, no doubt, influence every facet of our lives. Every waking hour of the day. Every day of the year. Not just for an hour and a half on Sunday.
Join us at 4:30 PM on Saturday, December 24th for our first Christmas Eve Worship Gathering. The service will be held at Wild Goose Creative (2491 Summit Street, Columbus, OH 43201) in Clintonville. Click here for directions and parking information. This will be a special gathering for all ages as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It will last one hour and children will be in the service with adults. We encourage you to invite friends and family for this special celebration!
We will not be having a Worship Gathering on Sunday, December 25th. We encourage everyone to gather with family and friends to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Scarlet City Church will have a Christmas Eve gathering from 4:30-5:30 pm at Wild Goose Creative (2491 Summit St., Columbus, OH 43202). Click here for directions and parking information.