Next Sunday we kick off our year long (13 months...) look at the Gospel of Luke. We've invited everyone at Anchor to read one chapter every two weeks, or half a chapter every week, or two chapters a month. The pace is pretty easy - the point is not just to read through the gospel. The point is to reflectively read through the stories and instructions of Jesus so that we can better know what he was all about - and thus so we can better pattern our life after him.
What's exciting about this is the potential of critical mass: when enough people are making time (a precious commodity) to put energy into reflectively reading through Luke - something good will happen. Alot of people don't read the Scriptures because they don't really understand what they read. What is cool about this plan is that we can use Sunday Mornings, this blog, one on one conversations, commentaries and other tools to help more people get more out of the gospel of Luke.
To state the obvious: to make a disciple, one must be a disciple; and at the heart of being a disciple is taking to heart the stories and instructions of Jesus. One of the most powerful catalysts for growing as a disciple is to get Jesus' stories and instructions deep inside your soul and keep striving to live them out in everyday life. I'm excited about this coming year - Anchor is giving everyone a great opportunity to together take a next big step towards becoming more like Jesus. And this matters because we believe that the more we love and serve like Jesus, the better this world will be.
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