On Sunday, we recalled our purpose as the Mission Community Church body of Christ and looked forward in declaration of what we pray God will use us for in the coming year.
At the end of Acts 2, we see a powerful picture of the early church—devoted to prayer, the Word, shared meals, radical generosity, and life together. That’s a lot of together, and it’s not just descriptive; it’s prescriptive. This is how God designed His Church to function. We are called to share our lives, open our homes, support one another, and live as an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to the world around us. And when we do, God adds to our number daily those who are being saved. What we choose to do today has eternal impact on the Kingdom of God. We were never meant to retreat from the world, but to live with a faith so full of the Spirit that it continually overflows.
Jesus calls us a priesthood of believers. I am so grateful for the teaching team that has been training to share biblical truths with us. They are living as a the modern day priesthood of God’s Church. This year we will pray in support of this team, that God would allow them not only to lead church gatherings on Sundays, but that they would also be held to the standard of biblical manliness. We pray that they would lead their families and their homes well through prayer and study of Truth.
There is often a focus on the idea of a 10% tithe, but that is not the primary emphasis of our gathering. Our heart is centered on how we steward what God has entrusted to us. As a church leadership team, we have spent time in prayer discerning how to support ministries, outreaches, and our own church community in ways we believe God is calling us. I recently said to a friend, “It’s time to put your money where your mouth is,” and I truly believe God is calling me—and all of us—to give generously in every way. Our time, talents, and finances are deeply intertwined, all working together for the good of the Kingdom of God.
I invite you to pray about this, as I have. Ask God to search your heart and reveal where He is calling you to invest every part of yourself.
If Sunday’s gathering stirred your heart to become more financially involved, we’ve included a link to the Mission Community Church giving page. We pray you will join us in what God is doing.