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FORWARD MOVING/

GOD ENCOUNTER WEEKEND

Last weekend we had some amazing, God-breathed services. God redirected “business as usual” and we were given great understanding on what we have been experiencing lately.

For many of us, these last couple of months, or even years for some, have not been a walk in the park. As Pastor Randy went to God about this in prayer, God told him that you are in a Garden Season. “A Garden Season?!” Pastor asked God, “It’s been anything BUT a ‘Garden Season’” But as God began to unfold this phrase to him, it brought clarity to what this season meant for us. The “Garden” refers to Jesus at the Garden of Gethsemane, under tremendous pressure and heavy of heart and spirit. It says that He sweat great drops of blood as He laid down His will. In this “season” it would’ve been easy to quit, but He didn’t- HE PRAYED. He prayed and overcame, and became the Savior of the world.

The disciples were also in that same Garden. They weren’t experiencing the same level of pressure that Jesus was, but nevertheless they were in that same “season”. But what did they do? They were SLEEPING. They slept and allowed the pressure to overcome them.

Most of the church has been SLEEPING instead of PRAYING! We’ve been trying to “sleep” away our problems (watching more t.v, filling the days with unproductiveness, etc.) instead of praying and overcoming!

PRAYER – With that said, Pastor has called a special prayer meeting this Saturday, October 5^th, from 5pm to 6pm. This is our chance to push to the next level and as leaders set the tone for this weekend! The service will still begin at 6pm.

GOD ENCOUNTER WEEKEND- Damon will be with us Saturday night in Clovis (6pm) and also Sunday night in Clovis (6pm). We truly believe that we are in a position to move FORWARD and there needs to be some godly pressure placed on making it to these services. Watching another show or going to another restaurant doesn’t have the capacity to make your life move forward, but God’s presence can!

FROM A FAITHFUL VOLUNTEER:

Volunteering at Celebration has dramatically changed our whole family's life for the better. We first came to Celebration completely broken and shattered, hanging on by a thread, but were instantly changed by the love of other volunteers that embraced us. That love directed us to serve, we wanted to give back what we had received when we came here, and have been doing it now for more than 5 yrs. Now all of our family members volunteer and once we put God’s house first, He took care of the rest.

Since we have been volunteering, our marriage has been restored, amazingly huge debts cancelled, illnesses healed, and we have never been the same since.

Sincerely, 
The Banuelos Family :)

Write in to jacobj@celebrationchurch.cc and let us hear how Volunteering has changed YOUR life!

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK

HELEN PRICE!!!

Helen is one of a kind! Helen has been a part of the Greeting team for many years and is more excited today than she was the day she started serving! You can often find her in the north lobby greeting people with her amazing smile! Helen goes out of her way to make people feel comfortable on our campus; it is her goal every weekend to help new people find a place to get connected and have a great experience. Helen is always on time, always excited, and we can count on one hand the amount of times she has ever missed a time to serve! This last weekend she took the time to bring a new family to the Visitor Lounge all the way from the north lobby to help them get connected- that’s fantastic! Thank you Helen for your commitment in this ministry; you make our team better! We love you!

"I adore Helen! She's so quick to make sure to give everyone a smile & make them feel important! She's passionate about her role on this campus and has a huge heart for people!" -Brandi Sanders