Ephesians 3:17b-18

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ

From Background Notes [BN] for July 26th & 27th written by Pastor Bob Brown:

The life of the church can be rooted, grounded, but flat, and without dimension. We can hold all of the correct doctrines, observe the sacraments, keep the doors open and the lights on...

We can sing all of the right music, performed in all the rights ways, by all of the right artists. We can preach the word and teach theology. But at the end of the day, the most we show for our labors is roots and foundations, but no plant and no building. Roots are for fruit and foundations are for buildings. Paul was grateful for the solid foundation, but now urged his audience on to greater heights and grander hopes. If the love of God is "greater far, than tongue or pen can ever tell…,” how does that love give form and shape to our lives and our churches? [BN,9]

Join us this week in Study, Worship, Praise and Celebration at Chicago First Church of the Nazarene:

* Saturday 6:00pm
* Sunday 8:30am & 11:00am