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What does it really mean to be all in with Jesus and His Church?

In week one of our new All In series, Pastor Morgan looks at Acts 2 and the early church to show us what a devoted life actually looks like. Being all in isn’t about checking boxes, adding more to your schedule, or trying to earn God’s love. It’s about intentionally arranging your life around Jesus and participating in the family He is building.

Through the picture of the early church, we’re reminded that healthy faith is built through faithful rhythms over a lifetime. We gather, grow, serve, belong, and take responsibility for the mission, not to earn grace, but because grace has already been given to us.

The question isn’t, “How can I do more?” It’s simply: Jesus, what are You inviting me to step into next?

Timestamps

0:00 Welcome

0:18 Introducing the All In Series

0:38 The Apple Watch Illustration

4:06 What Your Rhythms Reveal

4:56 What Does It Mean to Be All In?

6:23 Meaningful Engagement in the Church

7:40 Jesus’ Picture of the Church

8:39 A Devoted Church

9:08 Acts 2 and the Early Church

12:01 “What Does This Mean for My Life?”

13:36 How Strangers Became Family

14:27 “They Devoted Themselves”

16:01 What Devotion Really Means

17:21 Attendance vs. Devotion

18:10 The Greatest Threat Is Drift

19:15 Healthy Churches Don’t Happen by Accident

21:18 Faithful Rhythms Over a Lifetime

21:43 Direction, Not Perfection

22:24 Keep Leaning Toward Jesus

23:08 Arranging Your Life Around Jesus

24:28 Grace Comes First, Devotion Comes Second

25:15 Responding to God’s Love

26:54 What Is Shaping Your Life?

27:13 Everyone Is Being Discipled by Something

28:03 The All In Track

29:28 What Devoted People Do

30:17 A Picture of the Early Church

31:13 What Koinonia Really Means

31:51 Church Is a Family You Belong To

32:35 The Five Rings

32:58 Participate Weekly

33:37 Join a Group or Class

34:18 Serve on a Team

35:00 Become an Owner

35:44 Am I Fully Participating?

36:35 Just Take One Step

36:52 Which Ring Have You Stopped Closing?

37:51 Thank You to Those Who Are All In

38:20 Devotion Is a Daily Choice

39:01 Which Ring Is Jesus Inviting You to Close?

39:27 When the Church Participates, the World Notices

39:51 Closing Prayer

41:09 Next Steps

42:37 Special Spokane Fire Relief Offering