Paul tag bridge Jon Prayer for the offering Meet with Moses and signed an agreement to open up on November 1st If you feel led to give, put Crave Life Covenant Church on the memo line Prayer for Crave Mike Workman will be speaking tonight, he’s a good friend of my family and of me Mike Colossians 2:3-15 Paul, off the bat addresses reality 3 kingdoms One is our kingdom God’s kingdom Satan’s kingdom Paul is assuming that the Collosians have submitted to Christ as the head Dallas Willard, kingdom, range of your effective will We’re used to thinking in our kingdom God’s will … Christ’s invitation (Matt 4:17) Jesus is inviting people to participate Agape love as modeled by God and Jesus Total submission/surrender Reality shifts We walk about life with some false realities … Your lie to yourself – Desire is my master Missed an opportunity to celebrate … Continue reading →

Paul (You Are Amazing God) reprise Announcements In-N-Out truck next week After this next song will be communion (Your Love Never Fails) Jon Picture of New York Post Bin Laden dead cover Restorative justice is just as valuable a redemptive justice Retribution has finality Shouldn’t be a gleeful celebration That’s God’s dream for the earth That’s the dream we believe in No shame or guilt Tom Rice, bishop from outside the West Controversial Acts 6 Really transformative period of the church here New king Look ahead to Acts 9 Saul was essentially a terrorist, killing Christians The restorative power of the gospel changes Saul Saul becomes Paul In chapter 6 we see problems already visible Growth problems, leadership problems, relationship problems Jerusalem is a cultural mecca or melting pot Walk through the text but 3 focus points God’s power, people, place V. 8 Stephen is full of something, speaking in … Continue reading →

Paul Jeami Still need underwear for the kids Going back in a week Jon Another trip to Uganda planned for next year The kids love to play with us Start in the book of Acts tonight We are approaching our 10th year as a church Like relationships, you start taking things for granted So time to shake things up, make you a little uncomfortable Open up in prayer Acts 1:1-8 Luke is unpacking some things that are in process Church planting in Buena Park We are partnering with Real Life Covenant in Norwalk which is in their first year and Life Covenant in Torrance This will push us to give a little more When we look at what Christ demands of us, it pales in comparison Jesus we believe everything You say We want Your priorities to be our priorities Luke is talking to Theopholis about the things he unpacked … Continue reading →

Paul Paul We are doing a church plant (probably in the fall) We are a church plant I had the opportunity to preach at Rolling Hills Covenant Church Pastor Moses and Pastor Eddie Espinoza June 5th is a joint service with all the churches supporting this church plant in Buena Park No regular service that night (hence the half-hour buffer) We want a proper Walter Contreras (head of the Hispanic church plant community in the Pacific South Western Conference) will be doing communion James 5:16-20 Why would James exhort us to confess our sins to one another? Address the why and the how What’s the proper way to confess to others? Talks about how confessions heals soul How we can bring a person back into the fold How God calls us to partner with people in the process of confession The what of confession Ratify or confirm You bring something … Continue reading →

Paul Kevin New women’s men’s and small group’s leaders (Susan, Mike, Manoj) Manoj Small groups are awesome Sending around a clipboard, seeing who’s interested in small groups and bible studies Paul One of the things I love is the genuine concern for one another we all have Prayer for the world, for Japan and Libya I hear the rain beating outside and it reminds me that we’re protected in a lot of way If we just keep our hope and resources bottled up it will die + tag (And If Our God Is For Us) Stephen Keating April 5th noon prayer meeting Jon Miles is the kind of person who sends links…every day Photos of Japan Had some music James 1 is all about suffering Practical things to think through It’s what we do in the suffering that matters  I have a bible that removes the numbers It’s very interesting … Continue reading →