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A note from the pastors: Sometimes the question comes up, “What’s the vision of the church? Where are we going? What are we doing?” We’d like to take this opportunity to recast our vision and show how HCs are part of what we do.
If last Sunday was any indication, we are not a commercial enterprise. We don’t need electricity or PPT to inspire worship. We just need the Word and faithful servants who love the Lord to come together in worship of the Triune God without compromise. The simplicity of last Sunday was a reminder that doing church is simple. The power behind what we do is truth energized by the Spirit.
We believe church is simple. We come together in fellowship and worship on Sundays and small groups
(HCs). During these gatherings we are to be devoted: to the teachings of Jesus and the apostles, to each other, to sharing food and resources, to prayer, and inviting new people into this community. As we do this, we will experience the Lord’s blessing in terms of
spiritual joy and conversion growth (in short: edification & evangelism; cf. Acts 2:42-47).
In talking with the pastors and elders, we believe our strength is edification and our weakness is evangelism. Thus, the pastors-elders have chosen to focus on evangelism in 2019. This is why we are preaching Matthew; this is why we will have Dare2 Share on February 16th; this is why HC questions between now and then have a thrust of prayer and repentance to spur group conversations about why we don’t invite non-believers, and about why we might be stagnant.
Questions:
Based on Matt. 3:1-12, what is involved in repentance? Is there a connection between “repentance” and “belief”?
If the offer of the Kingdom of Heaven began with John (Matthew 3:2) and Jesus (Matthew 4:17), and if it was passed on to the disciples as a mission (Matt. 28:19-20), and if we as an HC group are not seeing conversion growth, then what do we (you and me) need to repent of concerning evangelism?
Dare2Share is coming up on February 16th. Our elders and pastors view this event as a potential catalyst to a harvest at Grace Church. But to bring this about we believe it takes all of us. What might hinder you from participating in D2S?
Jesus the KING
The Arrival: of the King and His Kingdom
Matthew 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”
4 Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. 9And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
11 “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
BI: The gospel is Jesus’ winnowing fork – within the Kingdom is life; outside the kingdom is death
1) John’s ministry was the beginning of the gospel for Israel, specifically.
2) John confronted the religiously arrogant who were inwardly focused.
3) John speaks about the ministry of the Kingdom & how it relates to you.
What do you need to repent of based on this scripture?
1) John’s ministry was the beginning of the gospel for Israel, specifically.
Matthew 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said,
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord; make his paths straight.’”
4 Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
2) John confronted the religiously arrogant who were inwardly focused.
Matthew 3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bear fruit in keeping with repentance. 9 And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father,’ for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. 10 Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
3) John speaks about the ministry of the Kingdom & how it relates to you.
Matthew 3:11 “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”
Baptism: 3 kinds in the NT
John’s water Baptism
Jesus’ Spirit-Fire Baptism
Regenerating Salvation- Sanctification
Christian water Baptism
Prepare Israel for Jesus
Testimony of Christians
BI: The gospel is Jesus’ winnowing fork – within the Kingdom is life; outside the kingdom is death
What do you need to repent of based on this scripture?
GRACE CHURCH 10323 28TH AVE SW SEATTLE, WA 98146 (206) 937 -8400 GRACECHURCHSEATTLE.ORG
Dr. Ryan Faust - Senior Pastor [email protected] or his blog: prfaust.wordress.com
Lisa Tillman - Admin Assistant [email protected]
Dr. Mark Elefritz - Associate Pastor [email protected]
Victoria Scott - Grace Hub Admin [email protected]
Pastor Lucas Fennell - Youth Pastor [email protected]
LOVE God & people by praying for: Dennis Gredvig (Victoria Scott’s Dad, (lung cancer)), Kevin
Varney (prostate cancer), Margie Fry (coping with vision loss), Judy Cole (chemo for CMML
(leukemia)), Kim Smith (healing from seizures), Charlene Hall (passing of Bill Hall), Diana Fediw and
Shannon Watkins (Kidney Transplant), Ron Peterson (recovery from surgery) and safety during
Sunday activities at Grace
December 30, 2018
LOOKING AHEAD Jan 20 .......................... Grace Hub Q&A
Jan 26 .......................... Christianity Explored
Jan 27……………………….Change Offering
Feb 1 ............................ Parent’s Night Out
Feb 16 .......................... Dare2Share
4TH4TH--12TH GRADE MINIS12TH GRADE MINISTRY TRY
SUNDAYS FROM 6SUNDAYS FROM 6--8 PM8 PM
This ministry exists to honor God
in all we do and equip the next
generation to serve Him
At Grace, we believe that God has called us to come alongside parents in supporting them to be
primary disciplers of their own children. In addition, we strive to do something for all ages with
excellence. This will happen for children ages nursery-3rd grade on Sunday morning and for
children and youth ages 4th-12th grade on Sunday evening.
This week, we will be kicking off the new year by beginning in the main building lower level rm
122 together. Please also pick them up in room 122 - where we will do united games and wor-
ship to finish the evening.
This is going to be powerful and exciting year for children and youth at Grace and we are
inviting you to join us! If you have any questions, Pastor Lucas Fennell will be the main point
person for Sunday evenings.
*We need volunteers! Please reach out to Pastor Lucas if you have a passion for mentoring and
engaging the next generation.
4-5th grade Girls
Lead: Ana Martinez
4-5th grade Boys
Lead: John Potter
6-12th grade
Leads: Lucas Fennell and
Katy Faust
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY DIRECTOR
Grace Church is looking for someone who
loves God & loves children, and has a
passion for putting both into action as
Children’s Ministry Director! The CMD will
use strategic & administrative talents to
help kids learn about & know Jesus at a
deeper level. This is a paid, part time
position. Job description is at the
Welcome Center. Resume & cover letter
are due January 21 in the church office.
Questions to Debbie Anway, Krista Friar,
Lisa Tillman, Tim McMonigle, or Pastor
Mark.
FACILITY MANAGER NEEDED Grace Church has an immediate need for a
Facility Manager. This is a part-time, paid
position for up to 20 hrs per week. The
FM leads the Resource Advisory Team in
keeping the facilities and grounds of Grace
Church clean, well maintained, and
updated. Administrative/leadership skills,
abilities in recruiting volunteers,
contracting with qualified businesses,
knowledge related to the repairs &
maintenance of buildings, equipment, and
grounds keeping are desirable.
Applications should be turned into the
church office. If you have any questions
about the position, please see Kevin
Anway.
PARENT’S NIGHT OUT Our annual Parent’s Night Out event is
February 1st from 5-9pm! Parents, enjoy a
night out for $15/kid or $25/family. We
need volunteers as well! Parent and
volunteer sign-ups are in the foyer.
THIS WEEK AT GRACE SUNDAY, JANUARY 13
7:00 am Prayer in the Upper Room
10:30 am WORSHIP CELEBRATION
Classes provided downstairs for nursery-3rd gr
Kids activity sheets at the Welcome Center desk.
6:00 pm Youth DNA 4th-12th Grade - various
MONDAY, JANUARY 14
Church Office open 9 am to 4 pm
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15
Church Office open 9am to 4 pm
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16
Church Office open 9 am to 4 pm
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
Church Office open 9 am to 4 pm
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
Church Office closed
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19
Church Office closed
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20
7:00 am Prayer in the Upper Room
10:30 am WORSHIP CELEBRATION
12:00 pm Grace Hub Q&A - rm 128
6:00 pm Youth DNA 4th-12th Grade - various
GRACE CHURCH exists to LOVE God & people, PROCLAIM Christ, BUILD community,
EQUIP the saints, MULTIPLY ministers, and missionally SEND out followers of Christ to
be the Church wherever we are.
CONNECT Welcome to Grace! Thanks for joining
us today. Feel free to bring your coffee
into worship and make yourself
comfortable. Take a deep breath, clear
your head, and prepare your heart
and mind to worship our Lord and
Savior, Jesus Christ.
Grace Church is committed to living
authentically in relationship with God
and others. Together we strive to meet
the needs here and around the world.
To learn more, grab a booklet from the
desk in the foyer.
If you would like us to follow up with
you, feel free to fill out this form, tear
it out and drop it at the Welcome
Center or in the offering plate.
today’s date
name
I am a guest of
address
phone
phone (cell)
How to begin a relationship with Jesus Want to know more about Grace
Interested in joining a Home Community
Interested in serving at Grace (if so where?) __________________
Address/info change Add me to the church email list
Interested in baptism
Interested in membership
DARE2SHARE (D2S)
The purpose of Church is Worship,
Evangelism, and Edification. Our
leadership has diagnosed that we are
weak in evangelism. Between now &
Easter, everything we do has the purpose
of evangelism. The sermon series is
meant to introduce people to the gospel
of Jesus Christ. The apologetics class on
Sunday nights is meant to help you
become fluent in conversational
evangelism in a relational and
nonthreatening way. Through HCs, we
will discuss what hinders our evangelism
and spend time in prayer for help from
the Holy Spirit to empower us, in Jesus’
name, to participate in D2S and for this
to become a lifestyle.
We are asking everyone to participate in
D2S on February 16th from 9am-3pm. As
we prepare as a church for D2S, please
be in prayer for those God wants for you
to evangelize and invite to church
between now and Easter.
ANNUAL CHANGE OFFERING
Our annual change offering to benefit
4th-8th grade summer camp is January
27th! Bring any loose change you’ve been
collecting (bills and checks are welcome,
too!) to help our students go to camp this
summer!
NEW HOME COMMUNITY
A new Home Community will be meeting
on Wednesdays from 1-3pm at Barb
Stuart’s home. Please call Barb at
206.932.7459 if you are interested!
BUDGET THRU 01/06/2019 We are –$18,686.11
our anticipated YTD giving. BUDGET YTD $ 310,835.00 GIVING YTD $ 292,148.89
We are at 94% of budget
