On ReCreate Church's first Sunday at Carroll County Middle School, Pastor Michael opens with an empty chair and a question: who could be sitting in it? Through Acts 2:42-47, we discover that the first believers didn't just celebrate a big day - they devoted themselves to doctrine, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. Every empty seat in a bigger room is an opportunity, but only if we make room for people in our hearts first.

- The early Church continued steadfastly in four things: teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer - and God wants the same for us in our new season - As the believers shared life together, the community took notice and the Lord added to their number daily - A bigger room must never create a smaller sense of belonging - God gave us the space, we bring the welcome - Every empty seat is also a question to ask yourself: where in your own life could you make room for Jesus? - The people we most need to love and make room for are sometimes already under our own roof

Every empty seat is an opportunity. Not just to fill a chair, but to give someone a seat around God's table. Jesus made room for us by giving His life - how can we not pull out a chair for someone else? Think of the person whose face comes to mind, pray for them, love them, and invite them.

- "Every empty seat is an opportunity from God." - "Chairs don't matter. People matter. The goal isn't a full room. The goal is that people meet Jesus." - "We don't just want a bigger Church. We want a DEEPER Church." - "God gave us the space; we bring the welcome." - "We have empty seats. God has made room for people in the space. We must make room for people in our hearts." - "Jesus made room for all of us by giving His life. How can we not pull out a chair for someone else?"

If you could put anyone in the empty seat nearest you, who would it be? That chair has their name on it. Pray for them, love them, serve them - and when the time is right, invite them.

Tune in to hear the very first message from ReCreate Church's new home at Carroll County Middle School, why an unsupervised three-year-old with a Pop-Tart turns any chair into a crime scene, and what to do with the empty seat that might be inside your own heart.

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