Michael Harrison's e-devotion

  It has been 14 years since The Community Fellowship was formed with the express desire to serve others and to show them Jesus.  That is a good long time ago, but it is not that long.  Let me remind us that none of us is perfect.  There is not a perfect church.  The Community is not a perfect church, and we are not perfect people.  Yet God has a plan.  We will seek to follow Him as the people of Acts 2 did. God called us to demonstrate the love of God to our community by serving others, meeting needs and winning the right to tell them about the most important person in the world, Jesus. I have been preaching through a series of messages about our core values, and yesterday’s message was close to my heart because I believe most churches have a lot of fake people in them.  Be real.  Be authentic.  Be honest about who you are.  Get close to God because of It. We need Him.  Are you with me?  Where do we find God working?...

Colossians 1:6   NLT This same Good News that came to you is going out all over the world. It is bearing fruit everywhere by changing lives, just as it changed your lives from the day you first heard and understood the truth about God’s wonderful grace. This coming Sunday we complete another session of COMMUNITY 101 which is a 4-week series where people can learn more about being a follower of Jesus and about The Community Fellowship.   It is always an honor to share the vision and history of The Community as well as to dream about the future. What we have come to understand is that the foundation God has given our church is that we are to share the Gospel as often as possible.   Much of the time that sharing will be tied to meeting needs and serving those around us.   It is the same good news that changed my life that is changing others. There are many people I am praying for God to get hold of their lives.   God can change anyone.   I ...

This month at The Community Fellowship we are sharing a series called A Heart for the House , and this past Sunday we talked through our core values.   Since the church began in 2006 these have helped to shape who we are and what we do. My prayer is that God would help us understand who we are and how we can make the biggest impact on our community and way beyond.   Our motto and theme is demonstrating the love of God to our community .   We do this by serving people and winning the right to share Jesus with them. "Whoever shows up the most in peoples lives is going to win the battle of influence" -- Matthew Barnett God loves people more than anything.   That’s what a song says, but it is what we believe as well.   The church belongs to God, and our core values help us understand what God is doing in our relationship to Him, loving God, and with the people around us, loving others.   That sums up what Jesus said is the most important co...