On May 23, Pentecost Sunday, our FBC family of faith will be baptizing and receiving several new members.  A vital part of their preparation is to receive the “family DNA” of our church, to be infected by our identity as a church.  I know we all love our church.  But sometimes we are so busy doing church that we forget to step back and reflect on our identity as church.  Just who are we, anyway?  I will preach about this on Pentecost morning, but let me whet your appetite here.

We are first and foremost Christians -- serious disciples of Jesus.  In modern terms, we are apprentices learning the trade of our Master.  We are training to become like Him as “Living Christ’s”:  to do what Jesus did, to love as Jesus loved, to demonstrate in our life together the new reality called God’s Kingdom which He set in motion. Here at FBC, Jesus is not only our Savior, but also our Lord.  We must imitate Him!!  2010 has been designated  as a year of serious discipleship. For us, discipleship takes on a certain identifiable shape.  What does that look like?