Monday, December 2, 2013

Reflection on ReJesus

Friends,
Thank you for going on the ReJesus journey with us. Over 100 people read and reflected on the call to ReJesus the church and our own lives.

What I took from this time included:
1. Exploring Jesus again (and again) is the call of the Christian disciple
2. The journey to find Jesus throughout our life is a challenge that brings wonderful rewards.
3. I need to keep pushing beyond what is comfortable and easy and continually ask, where is Jesus calling me now?

I enjoyed these weeks - reading the book and the posts helped me think through my journey with Jesus and I was refreshed as a disciple.  I was also challenged to think of next steps.

Here are next steps to build on our focus on Jesus by growing in our biblical foundations:

+ Read through the New Testament. Here are a couple great reading plans
5 Minutes a Day, 5 Days A Week
90 Days to Read the New Testament

+Read the Gospel of Mark with a good study guide. I recommend:
Conversations with Scripture: The Gospel of Mark
Mark for Everyone

I will share a couple additional resources over the next several weeks.

I hope your time in our book study challenged you to renew your commitment to living as a disciple of Jesus.

Grace & Peace
Rev. Nicole Reilley
New Ministries, Cal-Pac UMC