From the Pastor

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (CHRISTIAN…? – 4)

CHRISTIAN…? (4 – Salt and Light)

CELEBRATORS…

CHRISTIAN…? If you were to ask 100 People WHAT it means… You’d probably get 100 Different Answers! We’re starting a Brand New Series this week at COC – which we will attempt to tackle the tough IDEA of WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN!? I’d strongly encourage you to do whatever it takes to NOT MISS A WEEK!

Below is a sneak-peak for THIS Week… (4) Salt and Light

SALT and LIGHT… Two Word Pictures Jesus said had the potential to “Turn The World Upside-Down!”

Jesus said… "YOU are the SALT of the Earth… and the LIGHT of the WORLD!"

How is that going for you? Can others SEE JESUS… IN YOU?

SALT OF THE EARTH… You are the PRESERVATIVE for the whole Earth!

If you don't PRESERVE… the Earth Rots… Culture Stinks… things go very BAD!

LIGHT OF THE WORLD… You are a STRATEGICALLY PLACED City!

Question is… Are you allowing yourself to be STRATEGICALLY USED for Him?

Early in the First Century… The world was turned UPSIDE-DOWN… not because of GOOD PREACHING… but because of POWERFUL LIVING!

Don't settle for CHRISTIAN! (What's that mean anyway?)

BE SALT… BE LIGHT!

Be irritating just enough so people PAY ATTENTION!

If you're a CHRISTIAN… it's because someone… once in your life… was SALT… and they were LIGHT! (Are you being the same for those in YOUR LIFE?)

See You Sunday Celebrators… (9a / 10:45a)

RunTheRace! (Heb 12:1-2)

Pastor Josh

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (CHRISTIAN…? – 3)

CHRISTIAN…? (3 – Insiders/Outsiders)

CELEBRATORS…

CHRISTIAN…? If you were to ask 100 People WHAT it means… You’d probably get 100 Different Answers! We’re starting a Brand New Series this week at COC – which we will attempt to tackle the tough IDEA of WHAT IT REALLY MEANS TO BE A CHRISTIAN!? I’d strongly encourage you to do whatever it takes to NOT MISS A WEEK!

Below is a sneak-peak for THIS Week… (3) INSIDERS/OUTSIDERS

If FOLLOWERS leverage ANYTHING besides LOVE towards CULTURE - they lesson their INFLUENCE… EVERY TIME!

The Bible doesn’t tell us NOT TO JUDGE -- it tells us WHO TO JUDGE… those INSIDE! (Matthew 7:1-6)

Jesus didn’t expect NON-believers to behave like Believer’s – He expected His Followers to behave like Jesus Followers!

The Church has been Amazing at policing the behavior of those OUTSIDE the Church for a really long time - yet they’ve been Terrible at doing the same for those INSIDE the Church!

In 1 Corinthians 5:12-13… (Paul in essences says…) What business is it of mine to Judge those Outside the Church!? Are you not to Judge those Inside? God will Judge those on the Outside!

The Church will have its Greatest Impact when it polices its OWN BEHAVIOR... instead of EVERYONE ELSE'S!

See You Sunday Celebrators… (9a / 10:45a)

RunTheRace! (Heb 12:1-2)

Pastor Josh