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As a church, we are all about following Jesus and know there’s no end to that journey—we’re more about becoming than arriving.
We are committed to becoming a multi-generational, multi-ethnic, multiplying movement of Christ followers, equipping and empowering our kids and students to not only be the church of tomorrow, but the church of today.
SPITTING IMAGE
May 4 & 5 | Matt Wright
For better or worse, we each bear the telltale marks of the families that made us; we hold the hurts and hopes that were fostered in us from our earliest memories. But how do we sort the good from the bad, holding on to the best parts and releasing the rest? And how do we learn to embrace our place in a different kind of family, as the children of a loving God?
Have you ever lost anything?
Something really precious?
Something of such worth that you’d do anything to get it back?
Jesus had a lot of things to say about lost things. Two of his stories
have captured the minds and hearts of people for centuries.
One story tells about a child who lost his way and wondered whether
he’d ever be welcome home again. That child finally went looking for a
way to come home.
Another story tells about a sheep who wandered off and the shepherd
left the whole flock to find the one. That shepherd went on a rescue
mission for that sheep.
These stories are Easter stories because they help us begin to grasp
the unfathomable truths of what Jesus did, the cataclysmic lengths he
went to to welcome us and bring us home. No matter how far we’ve
wandered, we’re always welcome. And no matter the cost, God is
relentlessly pursuing.
Easter is a celebration of when Jesus made a way for us all to find our
way home.
GIVE
April 13 & 14 • Steve Gillen
His time. His love. His creation. His resources. His affirmation. His purpose. His plan. His mercy. His
restoration. His glory. His Son. Our God gives and gives and gives and gives. And gives some more. He
is giving hope and a future to people around the world, and one of the ways we can partner with him is
by giving too. This isn’t a one-time kind of giving but an emptying out. God asks us to GIVE of our time,
our hearts, our abilities, and our resources to join what he has in store for the restoration of everything.
Each year we’ve heard stories of the work God is doing through our partners around the world. These stories have consistently helped to GROW our understanding of the deep needs of those around the world and GROW our faith in a God who is big enough to supply the very deepest of those needs.
This year, we’ll be hearing from many of our partners in person as they share the places where they’ve seen God at work, where they’re still waiting, and what God may be calling them to next.
GO
March 30 & 31 • Eugene Cho
Jesus called us to live lives that are characterized by going. But the command to GO is about more than simply signing on to a project. GO is about going out of our comfort zones. It’s about going where we have proximity to a need we may never have seen up close. It’s about going beyond what is comfortable, what is familiar, what we’ve done before. When we GO in these kinds of ways, God can use our disorientation to change us and change his world.
HEALTHY, WEALTHY, AND FOOLISH
MARK 10:17-23 | MARCH 23-24 | ALBERT TATE
He has everything, youth, money, and a world of opportunity. When the rich, young ruler comes to Jesus, it appears as
though every door is open to him, but Jesus can see that he’s living in a prison of his own choosing, his heart held fast by
his fortune. How do we keep from letting money make a fool out of us?
THE ADVENTURE OF SURRENDER
2 CORINTHIANS 8:1-5 | MARCH 16-17 | STEVE GILLEN
We often approach financial advice in the same way a child approaches his or her chores. We do it “because so-and-so said
so.” What if, instead of following God’s teaching on money “because he told me to,” we followed because we get to?
What if we began to see that God’s guidance on money is an open invitation to an exciting and surprising adventure?
MONEY THAT MATTERS
LUKE 12: 13-21 | MARCH 9-10 | EUGENE CHO
Money is the second-most talked about topic in the pages of scripture, referencing the subject well over 2,000 times.
Taken together, these passages paint a picture of finances that is personal, practical, and eternal. God wants to free us,
help us, and make us part of something much bigger, an eternal future that is truly worth our investment.
JOHN 20:1-31, 11:25, ROM 6:4 | MAR 2-3 | STEVE GILLEN
The tomb is empty. His followers are stunned. Then Mary
Magdalene sees him, followed by most of the disciples,
and finally, Thomas. The crestfallen, the terrified, and the
incredulous have all become convinced: Jesus has risen!
John makes his intentions clear. He’s shared this story so
“that you may believe... and by believing you may have
life.” For all of those who, like Mary, cry out “I have seen
the Lord!” baptism is a symbol of the resurrection that has
occurred in our own lives.
JOHN 17:20-23 | FEB 23-24 | ALBERT TATE
Three years of teaching, ministering, provoking, healing,
and friendship are drawing to a close. Jesus and his
closest friends are gathered for a final meal, a fact only
Jesus fully understands. At the end of the meal, he looks
heavenward and starts to pray: Father, make them one. He
knows that the coming hours will challenge them. He
knows that the coming centuries will be a challenge for all
of us, one that continually threatens to rip the church apart.
But the church can be one, united in Spirit and purpose!
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