Have you invited anyone to church lately? If the answer is no, I'm taking back your awesomeness. Get your invite speech ready for the next two weeks- WHY? Because we are continuing the "I Can" series this weekend, and this life changing message is one that you don't want to miss.
Damon Thompson will be back with us again next weekend with a message to help us continue to make 2013 the best year yet. Don't let this chance pass you by!
We are getting closer to kicking off our MENS and WOMEN'S WORKSHOPS! This is going to be 8 great weeks for the whole family to come out and experience.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT:
- Childcare for the little ones
- Great teachings to fill your spirit
- Delicious food to fill your tummy
CALLING ALL CLOVIS VOLUNTEERS!!!
Saturday Feburary 16th 10am-11:30am we're holding an epic, Epic, EPIC all Clovis Volunteer meeting. The staff has some important information to get to everyone and share vision for our campus in this next year. Make sure you're there to get everything you need to take this next year to the next level and go down in the record books as the best year yet.WE ARE ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET! Friday night, February 22nd we will be hosting the first annual CVA's. Now I bet you're asking yourself what is the CVA's? That is a good question and I'm glad you asked. CELEBRATION VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION! In honor of all the volunteers that make this church what it is, we are uniting both Clovis and Fresno campuses together for one Big GIANT PARTY! More details coming so.
VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK
TINIA BROWN!
Tinia is an amazing asset to our 2sm team! She has been serving in our students ministry for about 3 years, and is always willing to do whatever is asked of her. She always goes above and beyond to make students feel welcomed on our campus. Thanks Tinia for all you do, it's an honor to have such an awesome leader as yourself volunteering in 2sm!
Here's something from Perry Noble's blog that the Clovis Staff would like to share with you. With everything we have going on in church, it's easy to forget what is most important. We believe this will change your perspective on reaching the lost just as it did ours, enjoy.
A DIVINE SLAP IN THE FACE
To say that God “rocked my world” last week would be an understatement…it was more like a divine slap in the face and a sobering reminder that lost people really do matter to God!
Here’s the way it happened…
Charisse (my three year old daughter) and I went to get ice cream last Friday night. (One of her favorite things to do!) There is a place near our home called “Yogo Express” that has become one of her favorite places…you go in, get a cup, put the yogurt in it, THEN go to the toppings area and put your toppings on and then you pay…by the ounce.
When we walked in the place was slammed, there were people everywhere. So…I held her hand and we walked together to the area where we got our yogurt cups…she wanted chocolate yogurt with mint chips for her topping, so, I put all of that in her cup and then got ready to get mine.
BUT…when I looked down to tell her that hers was ready…she was GONE!
GONE!!!
I looked around and didn’t see her anywhere.
She had been right by my side five seconds before that…
I panicked!
Seriously…the scenarios that can run through a parents mind in a short amount of time are unbelievable.
I began calling her name…and I literally was plowing over people…trying my best to control my heart as it was literally about to explode out of my chest.
Then, after only about seven seconds (seemed like an eternity though) I saw her…she had gone to get napkins for us but had not told me.
I scooped her up and hugged her…and I can’t explain to you the overwhelming joy that shot through my body as I knew that she was not lost! (If you are a parent and this has happened to you…you know exactly what I’m talking about.)
I kept her close to me for the rest of the night…and when I put her down to bed I hugged her a little longer and and little tighter…I thought she was lost, gone…but she wasn’t, and for that I was (and AM) so thankful.
However, later on that evening I felt the Lord say to me, “Now you know how I feel about lost people.”
BAM!
Seriously, I have preached on the importance of evangelism for a long time. In fact, one of our core values here at NewSpring Church is, “Found People Find People.” However, I had NEVER viewed the importance of evangelism through the lenses of a father who is obsessed with the lost…not like that!!!
The feeling God allowed me to feel for seven seconds was one of the deepest, most intense feelings I’ve EVER felt…and because of that Luke 19:10 has taken on a whole new meaning!
God is PASSIONATE about reaching lost people…and HIS followers SHOULD BE AS WELL! Evangelism is not an option for those who say they are followers of Jesus…it is a COMMAND! AND…read through Luke 15 and notice that in each of the three stories something is lost, what is lost is found…and because of the lost being found a party/celebration begins!!!
Lost people matter to God; therefore, they should matter to HIS church!
One more thing…NewSpring Church, let’s keep doing this…let’s keep doing ALL WE CAN to reach out to people who are far from God! Let’s share our faith with them…let’s get them to church THIS Sunday…and let’s continue to BEG God to give us a harvest of souls unlike the world has ever seen!!!
Let this be a challenge to us Clovis Volunteers!
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