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The mission of God through the Reynoldsburg church will take the intentional participation of all of its members. God has blessed this church with gifts, talents, interests and passions. It is in this spiritual atmosphere that God's glory shines brilliantly in our world and community.

The baptism of the Lord is a fascinating event. As the spotless lamb of God, he didn't need to be washed of his sins. So why was he baptized? The baptism of the Lord affords us an opportunity to learn more about the importance of our own baptisms and the privilege to offer the blessing of baptism to others.

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us

The "Light" is a gift given by God for his people to live in among the blinding darkness of the world. In this light, we are given a directive to "arise" or "get up". Rescued out of darkness, we are able to see that God's glory and grace has been made available to everyone. As we reflect on that tremendous blessing, we will review and forecast the place of the Reynoldsburg Church of Christ in God's mission to rescue humankind out of darkness.

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

God's love for us has been demonstrated in the most powerful way when the messiah, who was promised long ago, gave his life as an offering for those he loves.

It would be cute if the story of Christ was only about a crib. But the truth is that it involved a cross.

It would be cute if the story of Christ was only about a mother soothing her child. But the truth is that later, a crying mother would be soothed by the words of comfort spoken by her son as he hung on a cross.

It would be cute if the story of Christ was only about a host of angels singing hymns from heaven. But the truth is that later, those same angels watched in horror as the son of God breathed his last.

The story of crib to cross is... the Christmas Gospel.

Joy is on the Way

It is a unique and valuable gift to emanate peace. When you are around a person of peace, it has a profound impact. When chaos strikes, they speak comfort in a way that is meaningful and deep.

Are you one of those people?

Optimism and hope are radically different attitudes.

• Optimism is the expectation that things -- the weather, human relationships, the economy, the political situation, on so on -- will get better
• Hope is trust that God will fulfill God's promises to us in a way that leads to true freedom

The optimist speaks about concrete changes in the future. The person of hope lives in the moment with the knowledge and trust that all of life is in good hands.

Our participation in this Eucharist is a time to reflect on many things:

• our spiritual communion with the triune God
• our reception of the grace of God
• our hope and joy because of a returning Lord
• our unity in the Body of Christ
• our gratitude for all we have to be thankful for
• our invitation to partner with God in his mission
• how incredible it would be if more people were with us at this table

Let's proclaim together the Lord's death until he comes.

Offering our contribution isn't separate and apart from the Eucharist, it is an important extension of the communion. By extension, as we receive, we also give.

As Christ followers, we have a lot to celebrate:

• We were rescued by the body and blood of Jesus
• We were liberated from the chains of sin
• We now enjoy new life in God because of the body and blood of Jesus
• We now enjoy a unified life with God and other followers of Jesus

In the Eucharist, we are giving thanks to God for freeing us to live in communion with God and one another.

Video courtesy The ZOE Group.

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In a world where people are longing for healing, where they are longing for refreshment, Jesus implores us to let him into our hearts.

Video courtesy WorshipHouse Media.

Many doors in life open and close to us. Jesus stands as the ultimate open door, and he invites us to enter in.

Are we just going through the motions? Jesus has the prescription for what ails us. Maybe it's time we looked at our vital statistics to make a determination of our health.

Every day we are presented with the choice to remain true to a committed relationship with the God of heaven and earth, or to flirt with other gods and to eventually try to worship both.

Like Pergamum, our country is full of competing voices that vie for our allegiance. What does Jesus' message to this former administrative center of the Roman empire say to us today?

The American church's experience of persecution more correctly resembles inconvenience. But throughout history real persecution - imprisonment, violence and death - has been a part of the church's experience. Smyrna was one of those places. Put the message of encouragement from Jesus is that he is in our midst, that he cares for us, and that we will not be hurt by the second death.

It's easy, over time, to loose site of our first love. But Jesus calls us back to him, because he's the only one worthy of being our first love.