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Prayer Corner
Future Quest AZ
youth conference is coming up June 28 - 30. Our planning team is just hitting
overdrive trying to get ready. Please pray that we brainstorm through
everything, don't forget anything and find ways to make this enormous event work
with very little budget and manpower. Our planning team meets every Wednesday
at 7 and our main focus is on Future Quest AZ as of now. Take a minute and pray
right now....
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This Coming Sunday, February 14, 2010
 John the Baptist came
preaching "prepare the way of the Lord, make His paths straight." Mark tells us
that this simple message is the "beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ." The
very beginning of the good news of Jesus can be found in this simple message.
Find out a little more of what it means to be prepare the way of the Lord as we
study Mark 1: 1 - 8 with a message called "be prepared". See ya Sunday.
Coming up....
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February 28: Mark 1: 12 -
28.
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March 7: Mark 1: 29 - 45.
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"Map to the Future" A new,
6-week series about Biblical end-times prophecy begins April 11th.
Tell a friend.
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A Word of Encouragement
Exodus 4: 13 (NKJV)
But he (Moses) said, "O my
Lord, please send by the hand of whomever else You may send."
Moses was standing at the
burning bush listening to the actual, physical, audible voice of God almighty.
God had just given him a staff that would turn into a snake and other
miraculous signs. Amazing signs, the voice of God, a burning bush, God's
absolute promise that He would be with Moses - and Moses STIL L tries to
convince God to send someone else. Isn't it sad how easily we make excuses for
ourselves? We even say "I would go if I saw something like a burning bush."
Really! Be honest with yourself - you know what God wants you to do, deep down,
but you (like me) come up with one reason after another why you should be let
off the hook. Moses tried the same thing in chapter 3 and 4. He argued that he
wasn't significant enough, that he wasn't a good enough speaker and finally he
just begged God to send someone else. Too often we do the same thing. We argue
with ourselves, not realizing we're really arguing with God's Spirit that is
leading us to make a change or get involved in some action. We try to convince
God that we shouldn't be expected to be moral - after all, we're weak and
emotionally vulnerable. We shouldn't be expected to get involved in service at
the church since we're too old (Moses was 80 when he faced the burning bush).
But God isn't interested in our excuses, our opinions or our reasons He should
call someone else. God said to Moses in vs 12 "Now therefore, go, and I will be
with your mouth and teach you what you shall say." What is it that God has
called you to do? Where has God called you to act in obedience? What excuses
are you making that you need to quit making? "Now therefore, go..."
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Thank You
Thank you worship team band
members for being willing to practice and put together a concert in the park.
We are hoping to have a city permit for April 3rd approved but it's
exciting to find the worship band willing to make music in front of a crowd
that didn't come to church to hear them. It's a little gutsy. Thanks guys.
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Vision
Future Quest AZ is
coming June 28 - 29. This powerful youth conference features inspiring
speakers, passionate worship and practical workshops for youth age 12 - 21. Our
vision is to rally as many youth groups as possible to experience this
life-changing event. We have already booked Bill Wilson, founder and director
of Metro Ministries - the world's largest Sunday school, & Mark Hoffman,
director of Youth Venture San Diego as two of our key-note speakers. We will be
introducing a fundraiser to the church very soon (anyone say "chocolate
bars???") to help us get started on this awesome event.
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Special Announcements
February
21: Financial Peace
University. 6 p.m.
(location TBA) 13 week class - Average
participants save $2,700 and pay off $5,700 in debt. Cost = $100 - sign ups
available at our website.
February
27: Fun & Fellowship / Ladies Movie Night. 6 p.m. at Athena's house 15668
W. Shangri-La, Surprise, AZ 85379.
Map on the events calendar on the website.
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