April 27 Worship: "We Are Disciples of Christ, a Movement"

We had a spirited worship service on a rainy Sunday morning, highlighted by the baptism of Ashlee Heavener.  Even the rain could not dampen the celebration of someone publicly declaring their faith in Jesus.  It also served as a good reminder of our own baptisms, and perhaps a moment of reflection on what has happened in our lives since our baptisms.

The sermon was a beginning a consideration of "Who We Are" as Christians, especially with our context as Eastgate Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).  For the first four weeks, we are exploring the identity of our denomination, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), based on an identity statement developed a few years ago.  Drawing upon Jesus' teaching about the impossibility of putting new wine into old wineskins, we considered some of the history of the denomination, especially its roots on the American frontier, in "We Are Disciples of Christ, a Movement."

In preparation for the General Assembly last year, the Council on Christian Unity developed some videos that go along with the identity statement.  Below is the video on "Movement."



If you missed Sunday's sermon, if you'd like to listen to it again, or if you'd like to share it with others, you can listen to an audio recording here.