"If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!"

This song is by The Digital Age, formerly the "Band" of David Crowder Band. Pretty powerful for a one word song.

I hope everyone stayed for Mark's message today. It was one of the best messages I've heard him deliver in my 2+ years of attending Lynwood. If you missed it, Mark discussed the days between Jesus' resurrection and His ascension. He presented 10 responses to the resurrected Christ: believe; worship; follow; learn; trust; make disciples; live empowered; live expectantly; love God; and love others. In discussing making disciples, Mark presented a simple way to present the gospel. This overlapped nicely with our life group lesson about Peter's bold declaration of the gospel. When we think about the gospel, we tend to think about sharing it with others. John Piper reminds us that, although we've heard the gospel, we need it again every day.

We're heading to Chicago Thursday for a super exciting political science conference. We'll be back Sunday, but we covet your prayers in the meantime.

J