change and how we need to hold onto what is valuable while letting go of

what is empty. As a church, we’re going to begin the year by observing

Communion together and by asking ourselves what kind of church Jesus

wants us to be. What should be our focus as Christians and as a church

family for this New Year? This morning we’re going to propose that we

work on being a responding church. What does that mean and how do we do

it? Maybe we have been responding to the wrong stuff and missing the

good stuff. Maybe we don’t understand how to know the difference. Join

us as we figure out what it means to be a responding church.