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CIW@Legacy Last weekend, Legacy Church , partnered with six other churches and the City of Plano's Love Where You Live Service Day and Block Party to be "salt and light servants" in our community. Markus Lloyd of Legacy led us into the mission field of our neighborhoods to serve in the name of Jesus. This weekend highlighted one of Legacy's core values , "We are most like Jesus when you serve."  Meeting the needs of others motivated by Christ-like love and borne on the message of that love is the lowest position of human status yet the highest expression of following Jesus. Partnering with six other churches has built within our fellowship the value of what we call Big "C" Church , the reality that the local church is an expression of the larger body of Christ that spans a community and the globe. We are not arrogant enough to think we are the only Christ followers or that we can complete Christ's mission on our own. Jesus ...

 Sunday, June 12, Legacy Church abandoned its usual routine of gathering to worship in music and word to live out our core value , "We are most like Jesus when we serve." ( Mark 10:45 ) We gathered for instructions, prayer, and a song, then headed out to serve. Some groups started earlier that morning. We spread out to serve two homes that were part of Plano's Love Where You Live program, two elementary schools through their PTAs, and the campus of Legacy Church. A group also serve the neighborhood around our campus by prayer walking through the streets and praying for the families there.  It's a risk any time you do this during "regularly scheduled services" on a Sunday morning. You risk guests showing up to check you out (but what better way to demonstrate who you really are), forgetful members who show up not ready to work (they could run home and change and maybe read their weekly eletter and worship guide each week), and people sent by God s...