You can join us TODAY!
It’s time. Our Christmas services start today!
I hope to see you soon…
Friday, December 23rd at 5:30 & 7:00pm
Saturday, December 24th at 4:00, 5:30 & 7:00pm
“Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.” (Luke 2:10 NLT)
We need your help!
Our Christmas services at Community are just about here. While many of you are helping bake cookies, serving at the cafe, greeting or working security in our Christmas services…I NEED ALL OF YOU TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW…
PRAY
Here are a few things to pray about:
1-Pray the friends you’ve invited won’t be bombarded by excuses when it’s time to show up.
2-Pray for our teams: tech team, worship team, host team, cafe team, security team…
3-Pray for me. Ask that God do a special work through (and even inspite of) me. I want people to clearly see Jesus.
4-Pray for everyone who communicates God’s grace in all of our services. That’s ALL OF YOU! Everyone you talk to in the parking lot, give a high five to on the patio or encourage as they sit near you is needing to see God in action. We all get to do that!
Friday, December 23rd at 5:30 & 7:00pm
Saturday, December 24th at 4:00, 5:30 & 7:00pm
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’” (Matthew 1:23 NLT)
It’s time!
This coming weekend are our Christmas services at Community. This is your last chance to invite your friends. So…get out there and invite!!
Friday, December 23rd at 5:30 & 7:00pm
Saturday, December 24th at 4:00, 5:30 & 7:00pm
“As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. ‘Joseph, son of David,’ the angel said, ‘do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit. And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.’ All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:
‘Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means “God is with us.”’” (Matthew 1:20-23 NLT)
Out of the Ordinary…
There are a few short phrases I absolutely love. Here are a couple: BUT GOD… or ONLY GOD…
Our God is able to take an ordinary moment and turn it into a life-changing experience. He can also take an ordinary person and turn them into an extraordinary vehicle for His supreme purposes.
We see this happen over and over in Scripture. Christmas is no exception!
Have you ever given much thought to the shepherds in the Christmas story? Seriously, have you ever put yourself in their shoes…or sandals?
Their night was ordinary, but when the angels showed up…everything changed. Think about it. It could have gone right back to ordinary had they ignored the message…but they didn’t. And we’re still talking about them today!
Keep inviting your friends Christmas services:
Friday, December 23rd at 5:30 & 7:00pm
Saturday, December 24th at 4:00, 5:30 & 7:00pm
“That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. ‘Don’t be afraid!’ he said. ‘I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.’” (Luke 2:8-10 NLT)
Don’t you love this!?!
There’s lots to love about the Christmas Season. I have to tell you what I am most excited about this year.
Extreme Generosity!!
First of all, our $10,000 Blessing Project continues to meet needs throughout our Valley! I’m loving the stories and can’t wait to share some of them with you all New Year’s Weekend. It is amazing what God is doing through you all at Community!
We took care of 100 children for Christmas at Calicinto Ranch. We made it available to you on a weekend and you took them all…before our 10:45am service (so they didn’t get to help at all). We’ve already told them we will take 150 next year!
There’s no gift or kind of generosity more amazing than the gift of Jesus. So, let’s keep celebrating Him!!
Keep inviting your friends Christmas services:
Friday, December 23rd at 5:30 & 7:00pm
Saturday, December 24th at 4:00, 5:30 & 7:00pm
“All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).” (Isaiah 7:14 NLT)
