This Sunday

Today, we kick off both our theme for the fall, Jesus’s call to “Follow Me” and our 50th anniversary as Hempfield Church of the Brethren. For the month of September we ask the question, “Why follow Jesus?” Today, we look into Peter’s first sermon in Acts on the day of Pentecost, especially as it ties to our overarching anniversary theme, For the Glory of God and our Neighbor’s Good. What led to Peter’s sermon? How does the crowd’s perception and reaction shift before and after Peter’s message? What are the results? Did Peter balk at the task for which he was called or did he recognize the truth of Christ, the gravity of His word, and the hope to come? The same one who called Peter to “Follow Me and I will make you a fisher of men,” still calls us today. Why do you follow Jesus? Do you trust that what and who He’s called you to, who He’s called you to be in Him, will come to pass? Let’s get this ball rolling and live into Jesus’s words of “Follow Me!”