Paul Jon God Moved Into The Neighborhood Exodus 3:1-3, 3:13-15, 25:8, Ephesians 1:22, Revelation 21:1-3 Went through “Is God even aware of me?” God shows up through people and readings People surprise him with what they say Alligator in the sky Children are a blessing and communication tool of God’s You’re either on your way into the furnace, in the furnace, or coming out of the furnace Reminds us how often we need to connect with God As we sing, we are doing something corporately You don’t want to talk to anybody, angst, hating humanity Daughter and daddy relationship, negativity affects their whole world Pull your head out of your belly button and see that I am here God loves Israel just because He loves them Theme Jon and Paul are both exhausted Reminder that God loves us Life is spinning really fast, take a moment and see if God … Continue reading →

Paul Welcome To The Rock It’s Good To See You All () (fast/halftime Lindy) Welcome and Announcements / (Coda, fade as one to) Love isn’t an emotion, it’s an action – for God so loved the world that He gave His only son (from yesterday’s wedding) Jon Why do we sing? To express our love for You Notes are useful Last week we talked about matters of the heart, hard hearts, etc Eternal life is a term bandied about Not heaven, but a God-centered life Genesis 1 v. 27 Even people you don’t like have a piece of the divine What makes us valuable is that we have been created in God’s image Told something about humanity – it’s goodness Today we see a lot of brokenness But in the beginning we were created good He speaks v. 3 there is light, order v.6 expanse Light, water, sky, air v.9 … Continue reading →

Paul Hosana = deliver us Jon 10 years ago he and Shannon were youth pastors at Bel Air Church, driving home to Alta Dena Stopped walking casually to his car when he saw a mountain lion in the parking lot 1 Peter 5:8-9 Spiritual warfare It’s not for elites It’s part of daily Christian life Revelation 12 defines the battleground Satan doesn’t cease to exist if you don’t think about John 10:10 Do we want the freedom Jesus is offerring? Genesis 1:26-28 Subdue Earth and have dominion Designed to rule Adam goes passive, wimpy At the end of time, we will reign and rule with Christ Matthew 25:14-23 Talents Put into positions of responsibilities Don’t want to sing in a heavenly choir for all time Enter into the joy of your master Get to work Matthew 25:31-34 Original job description: rule and reign We all have a drive to do … Continue reading →

Paul Jon Web browser checkup Lots of bad news Past week has been tough for him personally Jeff Goodrich is here tonight and his cancer is in stage 3 Psalm 23 Abast yourself in God Just want to sing and praise Take our mind off of our troubles Paul Jon John in his 80’s 1 John 3:1-3 See the love he has lavished on us We’re not evil retch’s He is so generous Walk with Jesus this week Paul We’re gonna keep singing until everyone leaves…

Paul Children’s Program I want to know the true meaning of Christmas! Me too! We’re too busy! This year in children’s ministry: the Messiah David v. Goliath Isaiah Winter: the Beattitudes Easter: washing the disciples feet Walk to Ammaus The early church Summer: memorize the books of the Bible Presentation by John Mullens: board representative Prayer for the staff (Jon, Lori, Paul, Matt) Christmas Eve – communion service only