ABIDE

This coming Wednesday night we begin a brand new series - ABIDE!

John uses the word 43 times throughout the books of John, 1 John, and 2 John. It is used as a command, a warning, an invitation to a deeper love relationship, as an assurance, and as an exhortation to godly living. The word “abide” carries the idea of continuing, enduring, awaiting, dwelling, and withstanding – firm and immovable without yielding. A loving and awesome God calls His people to relationship with Him. If they will stay in that relationship He promises they will experience His faithful love, have an intimate relationship with Him, and gain rewards both now and eternal. Abide is both a call and a command. We are to stay in Christ, not yielding to the world around us. In being firm and immovable in our walk with God, we will experience the love of God lived out through our lives. Our hearts become His dwelling place and His ours. To "abide" is to live from and stay in the very source of life and love - Christ. Join us for this important, very practical yet radically Christ-centered series this May.

Just as we did in the month of April, we have added an additional means of making disciples. This month in ELEVATION we will be recommending a monthly book to read to help supplement the growth of God and maturity within our students. Our leaders and students alike are encouraged to read with us Basic Christianity by John Stott - a staple for every believer in Christ. I have been hearing several testimonies of how Spiritual Leadership was a blessing to so many in the month of April.

In addition to a recommended read, ELEVATION has its own monthly Bible reading plan as well. You can pick those up on any Wednesday evening or Sunday morning and it is posted here as well. What a blessing to be able to read through the Scriptures together as a ministry!

Psalms Prophets NT Epistles

Sun. May 1 Ps 1 Isaiah 1-2 Matt 1-2 Romans 1-2

Mon. May 2 Ps 2 Isaiah 3-4 Matt 3-4 Romans 3

Tue. May 3 Ps 3-4 Is 5-6 Matt 5-6 Romans 4-5

Wed. May 4 Ps 5 Is 7-8 Matt 7-8 Romans 6

Thu. May 5 Ps 6 Is 9-10 Matt 9-10 Romans 7

Fri. May 6 Ps 7-8 Is 11-12 Matt 11-12 Romans 8

Sat. May 7 Ps 9 Is 13-14 Matt 13-14 Romans 9

Sun. May 8 Ps 10 Is 15-16 Matt 15-16 Romans 10

Mon. May 9 Ps 11-12 Is 17 Matt 17-18 Romans 11

Tue. May 10 Ps 13 Is 18-19 Matt 19-20 Romans 12

Wed. May 11 Ps 14 Is 20 Matt 21-22 Romans 13

Thu. May 12 Ps 15-16 Is 21-22 Matt 23-24 Romans 14

Fri. May 13 Ps 17 Is 23 Matt 25 Romans 15-16

Sat. May 14 Ps 18 Is 24-25 Matt 26 Romans 1-2

Sun. May 15 Ps 19-20 Is 26 Matt 27 Romans 3

Mon. May 16 Ps 21 Is 27-28 Matt 28 Romans 4-5

Tue. May 17 Ps 22 Is 29 Matt 1-2 Romans 6

Wed. May 18 Ps 23-24 Is 30 Matt 3-4 Romans 7

Thu. May 19 Ps 25 Is 31-32 Matt 5-6 Romans 8

Fri. May 20 Ps 26 Is 33-34 Matt 7-8 Romans 9

Sat. May 21 Ps 27 Is 35-36 Matt 9-10 Romans 10

Sun. May 22 Ps 28 Is 37-38 Matt 11-12 Romans 11

Mon. May 23 Ps 29 Is 39 Matt 13-14 Romans 12

Tue. May 24 Ps 30 Is 40 Matt 15-16 Romans 13

Wed. May 25 Ps 31 Is 41 Matt 17-18 Romans 14

Thu. May 26 Ps 32 Is 42 Matt 19-20 Romans 15

Fri. May 27 Ps 33 Is 43 Matt 21-22 Romans 16

Sat. May 28 Ps 34 Is 44 Matt 23-24 Galatians 1-2

Sun. May 29 Ps 35 Is 45 Matt 25 Galatians 3-4

Mon. May 30 Ps 36 Is 46 Matt 26 Galatians 5-6

Tue. May 31 Ps 37 Is 47 Matt 27-28 Ephesians 1

We look forward to May 20 as well when we will be having IMPACT here at ELEVATION! This is a night solely for you to invite friends and us all to further relationships. We will have free food, xbox tourneys, fire pits, smores, basketball, volleyball, and even putting greens! Start inviting now!

Looking forward to an awesome May!

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