Author Archives: Jonathan Spencer

I hope you are staying warm and safe this week.  It’s amazing how unpredictable the weather can be in central Texas.  Sunday afternoon felt like a warm spring day.  My kids were in shorts and riding on their bikes with friends in the neighborhood.  Then Tuesday came and the schools were shut down, and nowContinue reading “Don’t Grow Weary”

The church is more than just a building.  Church is more than an hour of worship or a class that you attend.  The church is more than a ministry or program that you serve in.  All of those things are wonderful functions and byproducts of the church, but they are not the church itself.  TheContinue reading “What is the church to you?”

It was great to kick off our “More Than Conquerors” series with you last Sunday.  I hope you have spent the week walking in the new freedom that Jesus Christ has purchased for you.  As we learned last weekend, we have been freed from our condemnation, but we were also freed for a specific purpose. Continue reading “What is your ministry?”

I missed seeing you last Sunday, but I want to thank you for helping me welcome Dr. Alex Himaya to Austin, Texas.  I hope you are as excited as I am about our new partnership with TC Egypt.  I encourage you to specifically begin praying for the people of Fayoum as our church is inContinue reading “New Year, New Sermon Series”

Happy new year!  2023 is upon us, and I hope you had a wonderful holiday season with your loved ones.  Looking back at 2022, I am grateful for all the amazing things that God did through ABC, but I’m also excited to see how He will work through this family of faith in the newContinue reading “New Year, New Goals”

I hope you enjoyed The Sights and Sounds of Christmas!  Last Sunday was an incredible day in the life of our church, and I’m thankful for what God did through our special Christmas event.  Over 1,000 people joined us for one of the two concerts, and many more came for just the festival.  The musicContinue reading “White Christmas is Here”

I’m looking forward to being back with you in worship this weekend.  I’m currently wrapping up my Israel trip and looking forward to telling you more about it in Austin.  It has been a phenomenal experience, and I’m looking forward to experiencing it once again with many of you next year.  A trip like thisContinue reading “Christmas is Here!”

I hope you had a restful thanksgiving and are preparing for all that God is going to do this Christmas season.  We are going to have a spectacular December here at ABC, and I hope you plan to be a part of it each week.  This Sunday, we are kicking off our new Christmas sermonContinue reading “Hello from Israel”

It is great to welcome back our mission team from South Texas!  As many of you know, we sent a group of men to build a new home for a family of 12 in Penitas, Texas.  We actually began this mission project months ago through our first ever “Project Homebuild.”  Over 100 ABC volunteers rolledContinue reading “Serve This Season”

I pray that you are doing well on this important election week.  The voting polls are now closed, and I hope you exercised your individual right to vote.  Now that the votes are officially in, I thought it’d be appropriate to answer the question, “where do we go from here?”  Regardless of how you voted,Continue reading “In the Wake of an Election”