The Scattered Church

Care For The Poor: The Church's Enactment of the Gospel

March 21, 2021 • Mike Johnson • Acts 6:1–4

This Sunday we are honored to welcome Mike Johnson to Yakima Grace. Mike is the CEO of our Yakima Union Gospel Mission. He will share some of the challenges and rewards of the Church’s commitment to caring for the poor, and how that’s experienced individually.

The Great Commission & Expansion of God's Church

March 14, 2021 • Alex Rule • Matthew 28:16–20

And Jesus came and said to His disciples: “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations.” Jesus, at this very special moment, was giving His Disciples powerful and convincing proof of His own resurrection. And, with the Authority and Power that Jesus has had from the beginning, He was now ready to give the Great Commission to His disciples, those who were there with Him, and for those who were to come. Jesus knew from the very beginning that the SCATTERED CHURCH will start after His RESURRECTION. He was preparing and equipping His disciples for the long journey and for such a time like this. The Lord releases His Power to all of them, He enables men of GREAT FAITH to go into ALL NATIONS, and He sent them with POWER and AUTHORITY and DIRECTION from THE HOLY SPIRIT. The same way JESUS CHRIST is preparing you to GO and make disciples everywhere. Remember that, as you GO, His expectation is that you teach followers to make disciples, who make disciples. Now is the time to be the SCATTERED CHURCH that will be conquering the world for JESUS.

Living On Mission

March 7, 2021 • Bill Williamson • Acts 1:6–11

Jesus said, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1.8. He didn’t say, “You might be”, or “You could be”. He said, “You will be.” It will happen. The GATHERED CHURCH will become the SCATTERED CHURCH. This Sunday, as we continue to gather during Lent, we will begin taking a look at what it means to be THE SCATTERED CHURCH. Just prior to His ascension, Jesus appeared to the disciples who had gathered together following His Resurrection. In Matthew 28, He tells them, “Go and make disciples of all nations”. The Good News was going to reach the four corners of the globe..