Our Johnson City Church is in the process of change.  In a sense we are going back to our "roots."  Traditionally, our church has placed an emphasis on "truth" which is very important, but there is a growing awareness that somehow we have failed to give equal emphasis to "fellowship."   It is easy for many of our members to come to the church for the Sabbath morning worship service and then live independent of the church body the rest of the week.  Is this really what God had in mind when He established His church?  God gave us a model of what church will be like when the "Spirit" is leading,   In Acts 2:42 we read,  "They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer."  The early church was like a family that shared life

together, sacrificing for those in need, holding each other accountable, and praying for each other.   Our conviction is that God is leading the Johnson City Church back to this kind of sharing of each other's lives. By a humbling of our hearts, a genuine repentance, and an opening of ourselves to meet each others needs, through His grace we are seeking to fulfill His will for His people.  We are excited about what is happening in our church. Many members are discovering their spiritual gifts and becoming actively involved in ministry.  Decisions are being made that will influence lives for the future and into eternity.  We look forward to all that God has planned for us as He uses us to prepare a people for the second coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  —Pastor Paull Dixon