Sunday Experience

SKYDIVE - The leap of faith

FrancisBodin — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:03:58 -0700

If You are interested in jumping for Jesus, taking the leap, or as most of you know it as SKYDIVING, then let me know. I would lie to plan a jump for Oct 18th in Monterey. I have a friend that is a jumpmaster and has been for over 25 years. If I don’t hear from at least 10 people I can’t go. So get your friends & family together and come take a leap of faith with me. What do you think? call Frank asap if your in. 408-229-1779 hm/office or 408-316-6542 cell

God and Jesus

FlyAwayPegasus — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:11:50 -0700

Today in church we talked about the recent beliefs survey and who we thinks Jesus is. The general consensus was that Jesus is “A human ‘incarnation’ of God himself—Jesus is divine and is God.” I believe this as well but am getting hung up on the God/Jesus distinction. Why the different names? Why don’t we just say we worship God, and leave it at that, since Jesus=God? Is this just an artifact of our efforts to distinguish ourselves from Christians who don’t believe Jesus=God?

Psalms in the Psun

lauraoshea — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:01:24 -0700

Under trees … branching,
Green leaves … reaching,
Worship God … singing,
God speaks … listening,
My life through Him … never ending.

Ideas about Stretching your Faith

Epic-Group — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:41:53 -0700

We talked this past Sunday about being a saferous church. Here are a few of the posted ideas that centered around stretching your faith.

Continue to address and respond to controversial matters
Theological debate club
Quit being soft on doctrine
Wrestle with the question of gay marriage

Do you like any of these? Are any of these safe or are they dangerous?
If yours wasn’t included or got misrepresented, speak up!

Ideas for Breaking out of the Mold

Epic-Group — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:36:49 -0700

We talked this past Sunday about being a saferous church. Here are a few of the posted ideas that centered around breaking out of the mold.

More outdoor services at different locations
On a Sunday morning, we have one combined gathering…then, we pray as a group and ask God to show us what to do as a church to obey him. Then we organize as a church to do what he tells us.
Listen to what people want to talk about
Throw out time restraints
Ask the children what to do - they aren’t civilized yet

Ideas for Risking Comfort

Epic-Group — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:29:37 -0700

We talked this past Sunday about being a saferous church. Here are a few of the posted ideas that centered around risking our comfort.

Another church plant
Go clean another church’s facility
Admit and confess our sins to one another
…bring God up in normal business conversations.
Call [her] and let her know I am religious
Admit anger towards God

Do you like any of these? Are any of these safe or are they dangerous?
If yours wasn’t included or got misrepresented, speak up!

Ideas for being a safe place for the community

Epic-Group — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:49:44 -0700

We talked this past Sunday about being a saferous church. Here are a few of the posted ideas that centered around being a safe place for the community.

When you have new people sitting beside [you] that you have not met, make them feel welcome.
Invite the homeless over for dinner.
[Focus community impact days on] a ministry
Go to local homeless camps, get in the trenches, and work with the homeless until the camps are empty.

Do you like any of these? Are any of these safe or are they dangerous?

Thoughts about Colossians

Jeff Wenke — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:14:41 -0700

Before Sunday, we would love to hear some reflections from Journey folks:
What has been meaningful to you from our study of Colossians Chapters 1-3 ??

Pens

Ghost — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:31:10 -0800

I was pleased the pens were used one Sunday, but disappointed to see in my typo - the repeat of the word ‘that’ on the pens. Though the typo is unfortunate, I was hoping they would still be used.

Are they not going to be used at all?

What do you value, really?

v-nessa — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:08:20 -0800

Frances heard a little tidbit about belief recently in a Menlo Park Pres podcast:

There are things you say you believe
Then there are things you think you believe
And finally there are things that you show or reveal you believe.

The connotation being, of course, that actions speak louder than words. Furthermore, actions even trump intention or what we’d like to be true in terms of belief.