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How is God's love poured out in Holy Communion? [Matthew 26:17-29] | 02.19.23 Weekend Message
How connected do you feel you are towards God?
A recent Poll by Gallup came to this conclusion: "Fewer Americans today than five years ago believe in God, and the percentage is down even more from the 1950s and 1960s when almost all Americans did. Still, the vast majority of Americans believe in God, whether that means they believe a higher power hears prayers and can intervene or not. And while belief in God has declined in recent years, Gallup has documented steeper drops in church attendance, church membership and confidence in organized religion, suggesting that the practice of religious faith may be changing more than basic faith in God."
In our American culture it's clear that many people are feeling more and more distant from God. It's not that God has left us in the dust. Many have gradually drifted further and further away from God. It's obvious from the quote above that this is happening in the church too. All the more reason why we want to spend time thinking about why Jesus instituted Holy Communion.
Jesus knew that we would experience disconnect from God and from each other. He knew that living a Christian life in an increasingly anti-Christian world would be tough, so He instituted Holy Communion as a way to strengthen our connection with Him and with each other.
How? Join us this weekend at CrossWalk Church and uncover all the blessings that God offers in Holy Communion. You will leave knowing that God values His relationship with you so much that He gave you yet another way to experience His love and forgiveness by giving you Holy Communion.
Enhance your worship by listening to CrossWalk’s Spotify playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6oh96lgtXm0f46YtuJHdkL?si=877e5805f718451a
Follow along with your Bible: Matthew, chapter 26, verses 17-29
Song highlight of the week: "Come as You Are" by Ben Glover, David Crowder, and Matt Maher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjgioXrnEME
This song encourages all of us to come to Jesus with our hurt, our burdens, our brokenness, our weariness, our hopelessness, our sorrow, our shame- he is the one who heals and restores- earth has no sorrow that heaven can't heal. We are reminded of this and experience this in communion- God doesn't ask us to come clean to communion, he asks us to come as we are and be reminded of his love and forgiveness that are only found in him.
The sermon entitled “Communion Strengthens Connection” was done by Pastor Chris Johnson at CrossWalk Church, in part of the “Unleashed” message series.
CrossWalk Church - Sunday Worship:
Online: cwlk.online.church - 9am /11am
Laveen Campus: Cesar Chavez High School - 9am/11am
Midtown Campus: Camelback High School - 10am
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By Know | Live | Share...the love of JesusHow connected do you feel you are towards God?
A recent Poll by Gallup came to this conclusion: "Fewer Americans today than five years ago believe in God, and the percentage is down even more from the 1950s and 1960s when almost all Americans did. Still, the vast majority of Americans believe in God, whether that means they believe a higher power hears prayers and can intervene or not. And while belief in God has declined in recent years, Gallup has documented steeper drops in church attendance, church membership and confidence in organized religion, suggesting that the practice of religious faith may be changing more than basic faith in God."
In our American culture it's clear that many people are feeling more and more distant from God. It's not that God has left us in the dust. Many have gradually drifted further and further away from God. It's obvious from the quote above that this is happening in the church too. All the more reason why we want to spend time thinking about why Jesus instituted Holy Communion.
Jesus knew that we would experience disconnect from God and from each other. He knew that living a Christian life in an increasingly anti-Christian world would be tough, so He instituted Holy Communion as a way to strengthen our connection with Him and with each other.
How? Join us this weekend at CrossWalk Church and uncover all the blessings that God offers in Holy Communion. You will leave knowing that God values His relationship with you so much that He gave you yet another way to experience His love and forgiveness by giving you Holy Communion.
Enhance your worship by listening to CrossWalk’s Spotify playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6oh96lgtXm0f46YtuJHdkL?si=877e5805f718451a
Follow along with your Bible: Matthew, chapter 26, verses 17-29
Song highlight of the week: "Come as You Are" by Ben Glover, David Crowder, and Matt Maher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjgioXrnEME
This song encourages all of us to come to Jesus with our hurt, our burdens, our brokenness, our weariness, our hopelessness, our sorrow, our shame- he is the one who heals and restores- earth has no sorrow that heaven can't heal. We are reminded of this and experience this in communion- God doesn't ask us to come clean to communion, he asks us to come as we are and be reminded of his love and forgiveness that are only found in him.
The sermon entitled “Communion Strengthens Connection” was done by Pastor Chris Johnson at CrossWalk Church, in part of the “Unleashed” message series.
CrossWalk Church - Sunday Worship:
Online: cwlk.online.church - 9am /11am
Laveen Campus: Cesar Chavez High School - 9am/11am
Midtown Campus: Camelback High School - 10am