Sunday Celebration

Sunday Message Notes: John 15:9-17

This is what it means to be a follower of Christ:

1. CELEBRATE.  Worship this big GOD who is mindful of me.  Make the celebration something that matters.  How am I going to practice celebrating during the week?

2. CONNECT.  Stay connected to the source of nourishment. How am I staying connected to Jesus, to others and disconnecting from the good for the sake of the best?

3.  CONTRIBUTE.  Time, treasure and talent BUT if you are doing this only in the church your vision is too small. God invites us to join him in healing the brokenness of the world, of  relationships and the brokenness between God and those who do not yet know Him.

Love not just here (church) but where we are among our connections out there.  Contribute who I am where I am.

We are not called to produce activities or ministries (although these are good things) but to produce LOVE. Love in a way that looks like Jesus (1 Cor. 8, 1 Cor. 13:4-7, 1 John 3:16, Eph 4:32-5:2)

Mostly what God does for you is loves you.  Show others that kind of love.

PRODUCE LOVE.

(Listen to the whole message by clicking on the Sermon Podcast found on the right bar)

Installation of Mary Mason and Fellowship Meal: We had a wonderful fellowship and celebration of Mary Mason joining our Concordia family. Continue to pray for Mary and her work getting the preschool ready for licensing and staffing.

Art Festival June 6, 2009 at the new Preschool Windingwalk.  We are hosting this Art Festival to serve and engage our new community especially children between the ages of 2-5 and their families. Would you like to donate: baby wipes, make cookies, make a batch of playdoh? Speak to Jessica Robinson or Melissa Salomon.

Preschool Update: 90 children enrolled!  Here are this week’s photos of the construction progress.  Pray for speed………..pray we meet our deadline…..pray we meet all the requirements and that licensing is also speedy,,,,pray we can open to capacity on July 27!

Prayer Items:

Pray for the health of little Nathan, Mark and Amanda Chase’s baby, who is still in the hopsital with complications. Pray also for Mark and Amanda during this difficult time.

Pray for the final talks and negotiations with a new Chula Vista Charter School to rent our Oxford site for their new school. Pray especially Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Family News:

Pray a special blessing for the newly married Mark and Trish (Partch) Dombrosky who were married at Concordia on Friday.

Andres Salomon and Hector Michel who serve as part of the Praise Band played at the Epicenter with their band Fusse on Saturday.  They are trying out new music they will begin to record soon for their second CD.  Some of our youth were able to attend the show.