COTR Weekly Blog for Leaders

Hello Group Community Leaders! Thanks for joining me as we begin at the beginning…. in Genesis! You might be asking….How can reading in Genesis bring growth in our relationship with Christ? How can OT truths and gospel fore-shadowing help me walk more passionately with Jesus in 2018? Here is part of the answer: we share a SIN bond with our first human parents, Adam and Eve, that taints us with rebellious tendencies, inbred moral heart failure, and the propensity to listen to a scheming, hateful liar… We need to learn from the failures of our first parents as they listened to the lies and twisted half-truths of Satan rather than trusting and obeying God so that WE better recognize our own leanings toward self-reliance, rebellion and believing Satan- our soul’s enemy.   God himself calls us to know his truth SO THAT we are not “outwitted” by Satan and his schemes:   “…that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.” 2Co...

Hello, brothers and sisters in Jesus!                                    Thank you for being willing to serve Jesus and our COTR family as Community Group Leaders! When you meet as a small community within our larger body, you are actively “doing” the Gospel together- you are making “Life. Community. Purpose. ” a living reality! Thank you for opening your heart and homes to Jesus for the purpose of developing fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ! He WILL bless your gathering! I want to reintroduce myself to you- I am Mary Kaye Abbott- I am part of the Community Group Team headed by Joe Richter and under Pastor Kevin. My role on the team is as the Community Group Leaders’ “Shepherd”- I pour into you and your own individual walks with Jesus, as you pour into the folks in your community groups.  ...