Author Archives: Jonathan Spencer

It was great to be back at church this past weekend!  I was so encouraged to see many faces walk through our church doors to experience the fellowship, encouragement, and worship that only comes through the gathering of God’s people.  I think our recent winter storm taught us that it’s easy to take some thingsContinue reading “A Strange Anniversary”

I think we would all agree that it’s been a wild couple of weeks.  Who would have thought that Austin, Tx could experience snow twice in one winter?  And not just snow, but 6 inches of snow and single digit temperatures!  My mind is still in a little bit of shock that we were inContinue reading “Where do we go from here?”

I hope you didn’t store away your winter coats too early!  Isn’t Austin such an amazing place to live?  One week it can be in the 80’s, and then another week we can be under a winter weather advisory.  It’s crazy to think that our temperature could drop to the “teens” in the coming days,Continue reading “Braving the Storm”

It’s hard to believe that January is already behind us, and we are now moving full steam ahead into February.  Super Bowl Sunday is coming up this weekend, and millions of eyes will be watching what should be an entertaining quarterback battle between Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes.  As we all know, every year AmericansContinue reading “Lessons from the Super Bowl”

It sure was wonderful to worship with you last Sunday!  There was a great spirit on our campus as we re-opened our church doors, and I hope you were as encouraged that morning as I was.  As we are all learning in 2021, each of us can experience a “fresh start” every day, and IContinue reading “Seeking Him First”

We are in the final sprint to Christmas!  I hope you are enjoying the cool temperatures, beautiful lights, and are making plans to spend time with loved ones in the coming days.  I’m confident that our music ministry helped you get in the holiday spirit last Sunday through their wonderful production, “The Sounds and StoriesContinue reading “Pass on the Light”

What a powerful Sunday we had together!  I hope you enjoyed Sunday morning as much as I did.  It was exciting to see our children in pajamas enjoying train rides and hot chocolate, and it was wonderful to have Veritas help lead us in both of our worship services.  We experienced another “pandemic-record” in attendanceContinue reading “Shine This Season”

Christmas is officially here at ABC!  I want to thank all of our amazing volunteers for putting in many hours to decorate and transform our church for the holiday season.  The church looks absolutely beautiful, and I believe every person that walks through our doors this month will feel encouraged and welcomed because of theContinue reading “Keeping Christmas”

I hope you all are getting ready for a wonderful Thanksgiving week!  I know next week may look a little different than the Thanksgivings from previous years, as some of you have perhaps altered your travel and gathering plans.  But nonetheless, I do pray that each of you still takes the opportunity to come togetherContinue reading “Thanksgiving Lists”

We had an amazing Veteran’s Day weekend at ABC!  Our Wall of Honor proudly displayed 108 heroes that faithfully served our country, our music ministry led us well in worship, and Ken Wallingford did an incredible job sharing his story as a POW in Vietnam.  I’d like to thank Ken for sharing that powerful testimony,Continue reading “Thankful Hearts”