WORSHIP SERVE GROW

What is our mission?

EMBRACING OUR NEIGHBORS WITH CHRIST-LIKE LOVE.

How do we fulfill that mission?

We WORSHIP. We SERVE. We GROW.

Thank you to all who helped make our all-church luncheon and our ministries fair come together on Sunday. The chancel choir did a beautiful job decorating the fellowship hall and preparing the food. It was a Valentine's lunch, Italian style! And thank you also to our Vision Team and other congregational leaders, who prepared and led the ministries fair right after the lunch. 

The purpose of the ministries fair was not only to give congregational leaders an opportunity to talk to members about what they do and how people can get involved; but it was also intended to be an event where everyone might be able to see that everything we do at RRCC falls into three broad areas, which we call "Strategies."  These three Strategies are WORSHIP, SERVE, and GROW. As you can see, each of these strategies has its own color. 

WORSHIP IS GOLD! Gold reminds us of the preciousness of our relationship with God. When we worship we get a glimpse of the divine-God's "kingdom come, on earth as it is in heaven..." The New Jerusalem described in Revelation 21 has streets of pure gold.

     Worship is: touch heaven time. 

     Worship is: cultivate your relationship with Christ time. 

     Worship is: re-charge your spiritual batteries time.

In our congregational life here at Round Rock Christian Church, our corporate (or group) worship happens at 11:00 a.m on Sunday mornings; and it happens at 6:30p.m. on Wednesday evenings. Beyond those two opportunities, many who are a part of the Chancel Choir or the Praise Team find that their weekly rehearsal time is a form of worship. And worship also happens individually in other settings--when we read the Bible and pray at home or maybe on a work break...  Worship is one of our three mission strategies. WORSHIP IS GOLD!

SERVE IS RED!  It is the life-blood of how we respond to all of the blessings of worship and Bible study and fellowship. Serve is how we reach out with Christ-like love to people both within the church family and beyond. All of the ministries listed under Community Outreach-such as the Literacy Program and Trunk N Treat and Handcrafters and Round Rock Area Serving Center-are a part of our SERVE ministry. Everything under Congregational Care-such as Bereavement Team, Shut-In Ministry; Handymen and our Caring Hearts prayer ministry-are primarily addressing needs within our own congregational family. Further, there are many ways to serve through our Property Ministry-making small repairs around the church, maintaining the church grounds, and prioritizing improvement projects, for example. This congregation, Round Rock Christian Church, has a natural love for this strategy. We have a LOT of serve ministries...lots of ways to get involved! We are eager to take on needs as they arise.  SERVE IS RED!

GROW IS GREEN! That's a natural connection we make by simply observing God's beautiful created world growing around us. We grow spiritually through study and fellowship.  Wonderful examples are Sunday School classes. We learn about God primarily and most importantly from the Bible. We learn from theologians and writers as well. And in a small Sunday School Class or prayer group, we have a great opportunity for intimate fellowship-sharing our lives with each other-supporting one another-Christian fellowship. 

We grow not only by being informed, but also by being transformed. 

That is, we learn...we grow in understanding...we become better informed. But we also nurture our souls and our human relationships through being together-fellowship.

That is why, in the area of grow we find not only Sunday School classes; prayer groups, and the Overcomers on Wednesday night; but also DWM; Disciples Men; and All-Church luncheons, where great fellowship can happen. GROW IS GREEN!

All three strategies are essential to our life together as a church. All three are vital to our mission. Some balance is needed. As a congregation, and as individuals, we need to be working towards a nice balance in our three strategy areas. If we worship and study regularly, but aren't reaching out in service, James has some words for us: Faith without works is dead. (James 2:26)  If we are involved with lots of serve ministries but rarely attend worship or Sunday School, we will eventually get burned out. If we worship and serve regularly but don't take advantage of opportunities to grow spiritually through Bible study and fellowship, our relationship with God and with others won't be as strong as it could be. 

Are you "balanced" in these three strategy areas? Do you spend some time in all three every week? Do you think RRCC is "balanced" as a congregation in these three strategy areas? Are we offering opportunities for our members to embrace our neighbors with Christ-like love through all three of these strategies? 

Peace in Christ,

Pastor Mitch

First time visitors totaled 17.  We pray that our Disciples Men people and other church members will strive to get these people to come to church on Sundays so we may continue to share God's love with them.  The next men's breakfast is scheduled for Saturday, March 11th at 8:30 a.m. Planned work projects following the meal include re-covering the foyer chairs and prepping/painting the outside fellowship hall staircase.

Please mark your calendar for Saturday, April 8th. The annual Bluebonnet Area/Lower Rio Grand Valley District Assembly is coming to our church! The Assembly is a one-day event for Disciples from central and south Texas to get together for worship, fellowship, workshops, and church business. Watch for future newsletter announcements about how to get registered for this event.  

Gary Collier has researched needs based upon the size of our sanctuary and will oversee the purchase and installation.  Randy Preston is the Worship Ministry liaison and person to contact should there be questions.  Please open your heart to this project.  To ensure that the projectors are in place on April 1, please consider contributing during the next few weeks.

Proverbs 22:9 A generous person will be blessed,
for he gives some of his food to the poor.

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