Today we celebrate Ascend Bible Church’s 2-year anniversary! Over the last few years, God has moved in incredible ways—mobilizing a team, growing our hearts for Perry Township, partnering with schools, launching groups, and reaching our community with the gospel. You can hear more of these stories on our podcast from this past week.

In this final message of our Letters to Ascend series, Pastor Mitch preaches from Revelation 2:1–7, looking at Jesus’ letter to the church in Ephesus. The message is simple but urgent: it’s all about Jesus.

Just like the Ephesian church, we can work hard, endure challenges, and even stand firm in truth—yet still miss our “first love.” Jesus calls us to remember, repent, and return so that everything we do is centered on Him.

Join us as we continue to pursue our mission: to glorify God by making disciples, and live out our vision: to be a church that lives in community and strives to see all people follow Jesus.

📖 Passage: Revelation 2:1–7

🎙️ Series: Letters to Ascend

🕙 Recorded at Ascend Bible Church | October 12, 2025

This week at Ascend, Pastor Mitch continues our Letters to Ascend series by looking at Paul’s prayer in Colossians 1:9–14—a prayer for a young church to grow in maturity through personal devotion.

Last week, we talked about being a multiplying church. This week, we turn to maturation—what it means to grow deeper in Christ. Paul’s prayer for the church in Colossae is the same prayer we need today at Ascend: that we would be a people who worship, walk, work, and witness for the glory of Christ.

A Prayer for a Maturing Church

Worship: Filled with the knowledge of God’s will

Walk: Living in a way worthy of Christ

Work: Bearing fruit through His power

Witness: Giving thanks for His saving grace

As we approach our two-year anniversary, this prayer is our foundation: that Ascend Bible Church would not just be about growth in numbers, but growth in devotion—personally and corporately.

📖 Scripture: Colossians 1:9–14

📍 Location: Perry Township, Indianapolis

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This week at Ascend Bible Church, we opened our new series Letters to Ascend with “A Letter About Multiplying Disciples.”

Text: Acts 11:19–30; Acts 13:1–3

Main Idea: A multiplying church is marked by reaching new people, strengthening young disciples, sacrificing to give, and sending to the nations.

From the church in Antioch, we see four marks of a multiplying church:

1) Reaching new people (Acts 11:19–21)

2) Strengthening disciples (Acts 11:22–26)

3) Sacrificing to give (Acts 11:27–30)

4) Sending to the nations (Acts 13:1–3)

This message challenges us to live out Acts 1:8 in our own community: strengthened by God’s Word, shaped in discipleship, and sent with gospel purpose.

If you’re looking for encouragement to multiply your faith and invest in God’s mission, this sermon is for you.