theGATHERING

TRADER:Amanda

Amanda traded the comfort of her own home for an apartment in order to live the gospel with Iraqi refugees. My story is really God’s story, in which he is letting me participate. My testimony of God’s grace and goodness begins with my personal salvation in Christ during my senior year of high school. Shortly [...]

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Urgent Church (5) – EXTEND

Our holy-angst continues. As we look at the word, we understand that things are not as they should. We’ve seen that the AD30 church was dangerous, dynamic, and successful on mission because they were taught by the Master-disciple-maker. We look to Jesus to determine the DNA for theGATHERING. We’ve seen that Jesus cultivated relationships to [...]

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connect 10.18.09

Large Group – 10.14 Sunday Connection will be our large group (University + Young Singles = Brilliant) This week we have a special speaker, Randy Draper. Randy is the founder of HeartSpring Media and is among the most successful leaders in the direct sales industry. Randy encourages thousands of business people across the country each year to [...]

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Urgent Church (3) ESTABLISH

A.D. 30 church was dangerous and dynamic. The book of Acts says that the Lord repeatedly added to the number of souls being saved. At one time, over three thousand souls were transferred from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light. Yes, Jesus wants us to be on mission, cultivating relationships with the [...]

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Urgent Church (2) EVANGELIZE

We’ve determined that something isn’t right. As we observe the effectiveness of the AD30 Church in comparison with cultural Christianity of today, we’ve got some explaining to do. Why was the AD30 church so successful? You might find this helpful tooTRADER:AmandaUrgent Church (5) – EXTENDconnect 10.18.09

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Urgent Church (1)

Something isn’t right. 18-35 year olds have been described as the lost generation. We look to Jesus, not programs or paradigms, to determine what He wants us to be. We’re going to determine what the DNA of the AD 30 church was, why they were so successful in carrying out the mission of Christ, and [...]

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