Commited to Christ

Dear Friends,

What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus Christ?
What does the Lord expect of me?
What “holy habits” should I cultivate in my life?

For seven weeks beginning in March and preparing us for Easter, our entire church family is invited to enter a season of decision and commitment toward the goal of becoming fully devoted disciples of Jesus Christ. We will begin a new series called Committed to Christ: Six Steps to a Generous Life.

We are hoping that every person and every family will be present every Sunday or Monday during this season so that we can each commit to climb one step closer toward this goal. We will dedicate ourselves to the Lord and obey what the Lord has commanded, in a spirit of gratitude for all that we have received.

On an introductory week at the start of the program, we will be asked to make or renew our personal commitment to Christ. Each of the six weeks following will emphasize a different area of faithful Christian discipleship: prayer, Bible reading, worship, financial giving, witness, and service.

Here are several things you will want to be aware of:

• A preview booklet that describes each of the six areas of commitment is available for FREE at the info table on Sunday or Monday.
• A 40-day devotional book is also available on Sunday or Monday for $4 or you can buy one here.
• A set of commitment cards that show the various levels of commitment, ranging from limited commitment to full and unlimited commitment can be downloaded here.  You will be invited to complete and turn in one commitment each week during worship on Sunday or Monday.
• A serve sheet with all the ministries of our church listed can be downloaded here.  You are invited to complete and turn this in on the last week during worship on Sunday or Monday.  Also consider taking a FREE ($15 value) online spiritual gifts survey at www.assessme.org/2364.aspx.

To celebrate what God is doing here at Sycamore Creek Church, the series will culminate in a special Ministry Celebration Sunday with ONE Sunday service at 10:30 AM on Palm Sunday, April 13 (Monday night will meet as usual), where all the ministries of the church will be on display in a service fair in the Connection Cafe.

May God bless each of us as we commit together to become fully devoted disciples of Jesus Christ.

Peace,
Pastor Tom

Schedule
March 2 & 3 – Intro
March 9 & 10 – Prayer
March 16 & 17 – Bible
March 23 & 24 – Worship
March 30 & 31 – Financial
April 6 & 7 – Witness
April 13 & 14 (Palm Sunday) – Service (ONE  Sunday service at 10:30 AM; Monday at 7PM as usual)