
A SPECIAL MESSAGE THIS SUNDAY!
LOVE GOD. LOVE PEOPLE.
A GREAT COMMANDMENT AND AN EVEN GREATER CHALLENGE
How’s Your Love Life?
One day an expert in the Jewish law tried to make Jesus look bad by asking him, “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?”
Jesus responded by saying, “You know the law of Moses. What does it say?”
The man responded with what Jesus taught was the greatest commandment. He said, “You must LOVE the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength and all your mind. And LOVE your neighbor as yourself.”
Jesus affirmed the man’s answer reminding us that basically eternal life can be summarized in two actions: Love God and Love People.
But the story doesn’t end there. The Bible says the expert in the law wanted to justify himself and perhaps smugly replied, “And who is my neighbor?” In response, Jesus launches into one of his most famous stories which we know as, “The Parable of the Good Samaritan”.
In the story, Jesus cleverly exposes the man’s “love issues” or heart condition. This expert in the law had a problem in his love life that we share. In short, this man had a very small circle of people that he accepted and loved. Jesus’ story was meant to help him (and us) to erase his circle and make it bigger…way bigger!
Join us this Sunday to hear a message entitled, “A Great Commandment and an Even Greater Challenge”. Together we will glean from the Parable of the Good Samaritan how to make our “love circles” bigger and our lives even better.
Come prepared to be both challenged and encouraged. And here’s a promise. If you join us and apply the teachings of Jesus from this parable, your “love life” will be altered in ways you never thought possible.
WHAT TO EXPECT
COFFEE
Yeah, we know how important a good-tasting cup of java is. Before and after each worship experience, we serve high-quality, environmentally-friendly coffees, and beverages that are both free and taste good! And get this – you are welcome to bring them with you into the worship experience! So, come a little early and grab a beverage before the fun begins.
SOMETHING UNEXPECTED
Don’t be surprised if you see clips from your favorite movies or television shows, hear a personal story from a person just like you. You’ll always find something unexpected like crowd interaction, comedy, clever object lessons or creative lighting, effects and media because we believe church should be fun to attend and be engaging!
RELEVANT MESSAGES
We think you deserve content that is interesting and engaging. In fact, it should be so practical that you could put it to use even before you leave the building. We learn about things like relationships, work, and careers, finances, power over addictions, forgiveness, life change through Jesus. And yes…even sex! Every week our “talks” are creative, down to earth, funny and memorable and they’ll make a real difference in your life.
KIDS AND TEENS
Your kids and teenagers will also discover stuff that applies to their everyday lives. Creative videos, music they love and they’ll meet real people who care and want to help them find their way through life with God and one another. And there’s even a safe & caring nursery for the littlest ones because we want you to be able to enjoy the morning distraction free and we want them to learn the church can be fun for them as well!
MUSIC YOU’LL ENJOY
Our live band plays a mix of high-energy pop, rock, r&b, hip-hop & gospel as well as reflective tunes that you’ll want to hum all week long. Here’s the best part – our bands sound like music that was written for today! And get this – many weeks they even cover a tune you just heard on the radio by one of your favorite artists! That’s because good music matters and helps to get you thinking about the topic of the day.
COME AS YOU ARE
We don’t have a dress code. We don’t speak in holy jargon that only Christians understand. We don’t expect anyone to be perfect. We’re just ordinary people just like you, warts and all. Authenticity is a big deal to us – it’s exhausting to keep trying to pretend we’ve always got our act together when we don’t. So come and be yourself – no matter what you look like or where you’re from you’ll find other fellow-strugglers just like you.
Casual. Contemporary. Family-friendly. Creative. Relevant. Life-changing.