1. EXPLORING CHRIST

(Prevenient Grace)

Creating Spiritual Friendships

 

 

You are here (Exploring Christ) if you:

  • Are exploring the idea of a God that loves you
  • Are looking for meaning and purpose in life
  • Do not know Jesus
  • Have not placed your faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior
  • Don’t currently consider faith a significant part of your life

 

Exploring Christ - It begins with prevenient grace, God’s wooing and pursuing us from the time of our conception into a relationship with Him through Jesus Christ.  We may not have been raised in church and yet, we find ourselves seeking meaning and purpose in life.  Perhaps we were raised in church but our faith was that of our ancestors and not a personal faith of our own.  That desire or draw toward our Creator is our response to God’s prevenient grace at work in our lives.

 

 

Hear the Word

  • Guest in WORSHIP (Traditional, FaithLink, or Palabra Viva)
  • Guest in SMALL GROUP – (Sunday School, Women's Circles, Men’s Groups, Home Groups, Youth Group, Step-Up, GEMs, Children's Ministry, Nursery)
  • Attend Vacation Bible School and other children's camps
  • Participate in Confirmation Class or Adult Catechism
  • Attend GEMs Night Out

    • (Refer to The Columns or First Weekly for class offerings.)

  • The Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith (8-week study)
  • Participate in Bible Study (long-term or short-term)
  • The Lord and His Prayer, N.T. Wright (Pick up from church office for individual use.)
  • Memorize the Lord's Prayer - Matthew 6:9-13
  • Commit to quiet time with devotional guide highlighting Bible reading and prayer (Many options are available. Some of our favorites include Our Daily Bread, My Utmost for His Highest, Streams in the Desert, Jesus Calling, Jesus Listens, Seedbed's Wake Up Call, and Give Him 15. For other recommendations, call the church office.)

 

Open your Heart

  • Attend Snacks with Staff (Time to get to know our staff and our campus, opportunities for connection, growth, and service)
  • Participate in Holy Communion
  • Listen to Christian radio - KLove, Air1, KVNE, etc.
  • Greet others around you in worship service
  • Make a new friend at church
  • Attend special interest groups (knitting, stitchery, choir, theater, etc.)

 

Love like Christ

  • Serve someone in your family in an unexpected way
  • Local Missions' "Tour of Hope"
  • Perform a random act of kindness toward a stranger
  • Service others different from you
  • Give to a local church ministry (quarterly blood drive, monthly clothing donation, school supply donation, food bank donation, etc.)

 

Yield to the Spirit (In All Things)

  • Share with someone that you are attending church
  • Pray for others