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To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

Matt 6:12 version differences Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Points: 1. Forgiveness is a conscious decision to release feelings of resentment and vengeance towards someone who has harmed you. 2. Practicing forgiveness promotes emotional healing and enhances psychological well-being by reducing stress and negative emotions. 3. Forgiveness is a process that may require time and reflection, and it does not mean forgetting or condoning the offense. It is also not reconciliation, though forgiveness is required for reconciliation.

Lord’s Prayer (Congregation Together): 9 Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,       10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 Give us today our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. Lord's Prayer Progression: Adoration -> Obedience -> Dependence‍ Recognize our Father in Heaven is a Good Giver. (“Give us”) Root ourselves in daily dependence on God to provide. (“today our daily”) Receive life-giving sustenance. (“bread”)‍ Suggested Practices for Lent: Read the Bible daily. Journal your thoughts and reflections. Listen to worship music in your time with God. Replay the messages in our current Lenten series.‍ Takeaway: Contentment protects us from temptations that lure us away from God’s will.‍

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

Members Reception Sermon: Rooted to Bear Fruit

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.

CLC's folks are generous with time, talent and money and recognize God's generosity to them. Early Church was astounding in its diversity-3000 added in a day, men, women and people of all ethnicities. All equally valued and included on basis of being a Jesus follower; "had everything in common" = what does this practically mean? Common possessions, common place/time (or proximity), common purpose-common dream and direction by power of God's Spirit. What makes us one is not our sameness but rather our commitment to following Jesus- What does that unity amidst diversity mean? Truthtelling, acceptance/belonging based only on Jesus, practical covenant relationship with CLC family.

To make disciples who love God, love people, and serve the world.