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Day 51: The Next Experience...
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Thursday April 15, 2004
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He keeps us
in step with each other. His very breath and blood flow through us,
nourishing us so that we will grow up healthy in God, robust in love.
Ephesians 4:16 (New International Version)
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The journey of a
disciple is a daily adventure in surrender and transformation. As
followers of Jesus, we follow a path that leads to growth, that we
might be “healthy in God, robust in love.” We journey
together, “in step with each other”—recognizing that we only
grow in and through relationships with God and others. And we live each
day with the opportunity to experience God’s “very breath and blood
flowing through us, nourishing us.” Now this is life!
You’ve journeyed
with God for 50 days. You’ve experienced him in new ways. You’ve
learned more about his purpose for your life. What’s next?
Turn your
50-Day Experience into a Great Adventure. Journey on with others.
This summer, the
Great Adventure takes a turn. Are you ready to head off-road? Summer
book groups are launching in your neighborhood.
SEARCH OUT YOUR SUMMER ADVENTURE
Map out your
own adventure, and choose the book that’s right for your group. Dive
deep into a single title, or absorb several good books together. Build
on the themes of grace, surrender, and transformation as you explore
and experience amazing topics and authors. Add fun events and outreach,
and you’re guaranteed to have a summer to remember.
The Book of Ephesians
By The Apostle Paul
The Purpose Driven Life:
What On Earth Am I Here For?
By Rick Warren
Letters Across the Divide:
Two Friends Explore Racism, Friendship and Faith
By David Anderson & Brent Zuercher
The Lion, the Witch, and the
Wardrobe
By C.S. Lewis
The Life You’ve Always
Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People
By John Ortberg
A New Kind of Christian: A
Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey
By Brian McLaren
God Will Make a Way
By Henry Cloud & John Townsend
BEGIN YOUR OFF-ROAD ADVENTURE HERE
Kick back.
Relax with good friends, a great book, and a tall glass of lemonade.
VCC summer book groups are forming now.
• If you’re already in a
group, simply pick a book together. Group leaders, please notify your
zone pastors of your choice.
• If you’re not already in a
group, visit Connections in the VCC atrium to find out how you can join
or start a group in your neighborhood.
Curriculum for your
book will be available July 15th!
For a complete
listing of all the previous devotionals in this "50 Day
Experience," click here.
Susan Carson, carson@cincyvineyard.com,
Director of Curriculum Development at VCC
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