From the Pastor | Church of Celebration (NEW)

January 25, 2013

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (Release! - 4)

(4) Taking The Next Step

CELEBRATORS… Don’t Forget!! Our NEXT PREVIEW Service is this SATURDAY NIGHT (Jan 26) – 5P (Pathway) – Do EVERYTHING you can to INVITE SOMEONE with you!! Trust me… YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS IT!

We’ll be continuing our RELEASE! (Breaking Free From Normalcy) Series this coming weekend too! This particular week we’ll be talking about TAKING THE NEXT STEP! We’ll attempt at dispelling the MYTH that GOD WON’T GIVE YOU MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE! You can’t miss it!

Below is a sneak-peak into a few of the ideas…

False Idea...GOD WILL NEVER GIVE U MORE THAN U CAN HANDLE! (2 Cor 1:8-10) Promise though...If God has LED you TO it - He will LEAD you THROUGH it!

CHRISTIANITY is not so much about WHAT WE’VE DONE but rather WHO WE ARE BECOMING! (You CANNOT FOLLOW JESUS and STAY THE SAME!)

Don't use PRAYER for an excuse for INACTIVITY!

Many Christians would rather PRAY than OBEY!

DISOBEDIENCE... WHY would GOD TRUST US with WHAT’S NEXT if we aren’t OBEDIENT with WHAT HE’S SHOWING US NOW?

Stop Waiting around to DO what He's Called you to DO!

PROCRASTINATION is ASSASSINATION on the AMAZING FUTURE GOD HAS FOR YOU!

DAILY… A Christian SURRENDERS TO JESUS - then SUBMITS TO JESUS… ONE STEP AT A TIME! Trusting this... HE’S GOING TO MAKE US WHO WE NEED TO BE!

See You Saturday and/or Sunday… Celebrators!!

(Sat) Sequoia Pathway – 5P

(Sun) MHS Performing Arts Center – 9A

ONE MORE THING - Keep those 2013 COC “SUN STAND STILL PRAYERS” going…

1. COC’s NEW WORSHIP SERVICES! (Sundays / 9a and Saturdays / 5p)

2. 500+ SALVATIONS!

3. PowerPackCopa.com

4. 25 DNA Small Groups!

5. Increased GENEROSITY with each CELEBRATOR! (Time/Talents/Treasures)

6. A Place To Call HOME! (LAND)

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January 18, 2013

SUNDAY SNAPSHOT (Release! - 3)

(3) Moving On… To Triumph Over Tragedy

CELEBRATORS… Our first Saturday PM Preview Service last Saturday Night (12^th) was nothing short of AMAZING! We had 204 PEOPLE come Worship with us! I can’t believe I’m saying this – but we are only 75 or so people away (ALREADY) from having to consider a 2^nd Saturday PM Service – and that – after just ONE PREVIEW SERVICE! I think God is up to something here folks…! Mark your calendar NOW for our NEXT PREVIEW Service - SATURDAY NIGHT (Jan 26) – 5P (Pathway) – Do EVERYTHING you can to INVITE SOMEONE with you!!

We are now heading into our third week of the RELEASE! (Breaking Free From Normalcy) Series! This coming week is one - you just CANNOT MISS! We will be talking about FORGIVENESS (No Matter What!) and WHY BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE! A couple topics we ALL could use some guidance and freedom with!

Below is a sneak-peak into a few of the ideas…

FORGIVENESS Truth... FORGIVEN PEOPLE... FORGIVE PEOPLE! (Period.)

Matthew 6:9-15... (Remember!)

There's a PRICE TO PAY for and UNFORGIVING HEART!

Matthew 18:22…(Jesus’ response to Peter on Complete Forgiveness!)

“No! Don’t forgive just Seven Times! But SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN!”

Not only should you COMPLETELY FORGIVE – you should CONTINUALLY FORGIVE!

BAD THINGS happening/happened in your life? (Ask yourself this…)

Are WE to allow the CIRCUMSTANCES in our lives to determine our BELIEF IN GOD… or are WE going to allow our BELIEF IN GOD TO REIGN OVER OUR CIRCUMSTANCES?

BAD THINGS happening/happened in your life? (Ask yourself this…)

Ever thought maybe GOD uses PAIN in our LIVES to bring our ATTENTION to something that needs to be REMOVED FROM OUR LIVES!?

BAD THINGS DO HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE! (Fact.)

When it happened to David and his sheep watching - he went after the Bear/Lion and PUNCHED IT IN THE FACE!

Next time something BAD HAPPENS in your life... LEAVE THE SHEEP PEN and remember that it's probably not God PUNISHING YOU but rather Him PREPARING YOU!

See You Sunday… Celebrators!!