People of Ascent Church, the opportunity before us is rooted in God’s faithfulness and His love for us. We love Jesus more than we love anyone else because He has loved us like no one else ever has. We love each other because that’s how Jesus told us the world will know we are His disciples. We love lost people because that’s who Jesus came for. In an ever-changing world, the local church has always been and is now the carrier of the greatest message the world has ever known: the Gospel. Everything we do is a response to what God has first done in our own lives – starting in our hearts, and flowing outward. So, we want to make room in our hearts for the people Jesus loves.

Because of the thousands of lives that have been changed by Jesus at The Ascent Church in the last 30+ years, we are confident we are just at the beginning of the new work God wants to do now. But, before God can do a work through us, He must first do a work in us. We are surrounded by good causes. And we are convinced that the church is the greatest cause that has an immediate cure for the hope, healing and freedom people are seeking: Jesus. The question we are asking in this season is, “What does it look like for a group of Jesus followers to see the church as the single greatest cause to which you could ever give yourself?”

We are praying for all-in engagement from those who call Ascent Church home. This is not a season of spectating, but a call for everyone to participate. We are inviting everyone to join this journey of the heart – to make room for the people Jesus loves and the people Jesus brings. Do we live our lives in response to the love of God? What has He held back from us? Nothing. Because our lives have been changed by the all-in love of Jesus, do we live with a generous posture toward God and toward others? Are we living and giving in a way that changes us, or has it become comfortable and routine?