Hello ALL you incredible Clovis Leaders! Hope your week has been FULL of God's Goodness! Remember, we serve such a GOOD GOD & a God who desires to pour out His GOODNESS on us! Let's expect & believe for that GOODNESS in our lives. On another note, I came across this blog post this week & I wanted to share it with all of our leaders in Clovis.
If you get a chance today read Luke 15…all of it. It’s the only time in the Scriptures that Jesus told three parables in a row about the same exact subject. Notice a few similarities in all three stories…
#1 – Something was lost. (We live in a world that is lost, without hope because they do not know Christ.)
#2 – A passive attitude was NOT taken towards what was lost. In fact, in two of the three stories an all out search took place…and in the third the father was watching for his lost son to come home. As followers of Jesus what is important to Him MUST be important to us…andLuke 19:10 tells us why He came. We CANNOT be passive towards people who are far from God. (Read II Corinthians 5:16-21)
#3 – When what was lost was found a party/celebration took place. When people receive Christ the church should absolutely LOSE THEIR MINDS! Someone literally crossed over from death to life! And…if heaven rejoices when someone meets Jesus then we, as His followers, must learn to do the same.
The next couple of weekends will be our Chair Series & can be some of the most incredible weekends we’ve ever had…the LIFE CHANGING POWER OF GOD is going to be presented by REAL PEOPLE and lives ARE going to be changed!
Clovis Leaders, FOUND people FIND people!
So…who are you bringing to church on this weekend? Who are the people from work, school, your neighborhood, in your family that you know need to hear about God's life changing power? Let's do whatever it takes to get them there and believe for a HARVEST OF SOULS!
In Other News:
1) We are bursting at the seams with different Events & Outreaches. From Star Tree & The 99 to Salsa Night & Training Day- lots of opportunity to build community and get involved impacting our city. My desire is that all of us would get involved however we can. I believe what made the Early Church of Acts so successful (the church was added to DAILY) is that the believers were committed to community. They constantly met together outside of "church services" and enjoyed life together. Community is a powerful thing & every believers life can be stronger, healthier & better if we live in community with one another. So the challenge at hand is GET INVOLVED & HELP US get the "normal weekend attenders" INVOLVED as well.
2) If you are serving at The 99 (which Celebration is greatly represented, thanks to many of you), please do not neglect your current volunteer responsibilities. Your leadership, presence and support is so vital for the success of our weekend services. In other words, your absence is felt when your not there. So please just be aware of your current volunteer schedule to ensure there are no conflicts, thanks :)3) MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! Dec. 4th MATTHEW BARNETT will be with us. He's the Pastor of Angeles Temple and the founder of the Dream Center in Los Angeles. He's a great man of God and it's going to be a powerful night; make sure you don't miss out! Dec. 4th, Clovis Campus @ 6pm.
4) DISCIPLESHIP CLASS this coming Tuesday, Nov. 22nd at our Clovis Campus 6:30pm. If you are a new volunteer and have not been a part of our Discipleship class, please try to be there. Or if you know people who need a good foundation and tools to help develop/grow their relationship with Christ, get them to this class, it will be perfect for them. Food and Childcare will be provided.
5) We LOVE you and APPRECIATE you so much. It's truly an honor to serve and build the Kingdom of God with you!
See you this weekend!
Your Campus Pastor & Clovis Staff
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