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June 20th, 2013 | volume 6 | issue 25
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God has given us two distinct paths to walk in life. The life of wisdom, and the life of the fool. In our new series, "Walk The Line," we will be looking at how a relationship with Jesus Christ will allow us to walk the line of wisdom in every area of our lives.
We hope you can join us at our 10:30 a.m. service with a special performance by all of our kids from Kids Camp!
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Summer Community Groups
Our Summer Community Groups have begun, but it's not too late to join us! On Wednesday, June 26th at 6:30 p.m. we'll meet at our Mall location. Kids Check-In begins at 6:15 p.m.
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NEXT
Are you new to City Church and wondering what's next? Then join us for NEXT, a engaging 2 hour class (with a break!) for an overview of our mission, strategy, and environments to help you determine your best next step. Dinner and childcare are provided. NEXT will take place Sunday, July 14th at 5:30 p.m. Sign up here.
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Office Volunteers
We're looking for awesome volunteers to work 2-3 hour shifts at our office location, Monday - Thursday (open from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) If you have free time and would like to get involved, email our Administration team.
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Fall Leadership Conference
On October 2nd - 4th we're holding our Fall Leadership Trip at the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta. Catalyst is a two day conference and gathering of leaders, described as "a movement of influencers and world changers who love Jesus." At this cutting edge event, you'll experience awesome music and thoughtful messages from many speakers. We'll leave Wednesday, October 2nd, stay for two nights, and return late Friday, October 4th after the conference. The total cost of the trip is $325 which includes registration and accommodations (gas for your car is not included). A $150 deposit is due June 27th. Sign-up online.
To learn more about the Catalyst conference, click here.
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 Finance Update
Weekly Need:
$14,765.08
Actual Tithes & Offerings:
$15,445.17 (June 16th)
YTD Budget $339,596.84 YTD Giving: $351,531.90
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City Speak
"The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent." - Exodus 14:14 (ESV)
I remember reading this verse during my last year of college as I was going through the Exodus account in the Old Testament. I remember being struck by its simplicity and its power. At that time, I was walking through a dark period in my life where I was fighting against paralyzing doubt about my future and unbearable guilt about sin in my life. God's words, as spoken through Moses, both humbled and encouraged me during this hard time. Presently, this verse is a source of comfort and wisdom to my husband Jim and myself as we are entering into the "unknown" in terms of work/financial situations.
In the Bible, this short but poignant verse comes at a climatic time in the story of redemption when God was using Moses to lead His people out of Egypt into the Promised Land. To be more specific, this verse occurs directly before God commands Moses to lift up his staff and divide the Red Sea so that the Israelites could pass safely (Exodus 14:15-31). While we may be quite familiar with this story, it is easy to gloss over the impact of verse 14.
What I love about this verse is the juxtaposition between God's active fighting for us versus this-seemingly passive response on our part. We see this fight most clearly with Jesus fighting for us on the cross and overcoming death. In our past, present, and future, God has gone and will go before us no matter what kind of "battle" we are entering. On the contrary, we have only to be silent. That sounds simple enough to my fellow introverts, right? However, this is not a verse written to extroverted social butterflies; rather, it is written to us all. In our most private thoughts, we constantly tell ourselves lies from Satan. In essence, we must actively choose to be passive and let God fight our battles.
(Today, you can find Merry Beth teaching students French at Florida State University as a Masters student in the Department of French Literature. She has been married to her sweetest, most hilarious, and most handsome husband, Jim Low for four and a half years. Both Merry Beth and Jim love playing soccer in the community and hanging out with friends from City Church.)
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