Monday Emotions...

Great and wild Sunday!

We looked this week at the idea of “I Doubt I Need Jesus.” While most would agree we need Jesus for salvation, we often forget and don't fully understand how much we need Him in our day-to-day lives. It ended up being a wonderful topic of discussion!

But before we could get there... We founds out Miramar Rd was closed from 3am to 10am due to a car accident. I got a ton of emails from folks saying, hey I couldn't get to church but I did have a GREAT breakfast!! Classic, I love it!

Highlights from Sunday:

* Our ladies had their women’s retreat this weekend. I heard from everyone it was UNREAL! Way to go women’s leadership team, you guys are STUDS. :)

* We had almost 100 people come to first service. The wild part is, they had to walk several blocks to get to church. It was pretty wild to see people skateboarding in and jumping fences to be here. Cool sight!

* We had a ton of new people at both services. It's always a wonderful experience to see God’s kingdom going forward, one of us at a time!

* Josh Carter announced we will be launching our holiday missional project this coming Sunday. We have some awesome partnerships and opportunities to serve our city!

* Worship was solid. We had the chance to talk openly at the end of second service of how we really want to be a church that worships God. Often it feels as if something is holding us back. We are going to actively pray that changes!!! God is SO worthy of our worship. Amen??

* Chargers won - right on!

* We finished of the last C2C class for the year. My favorite is the third, we talk about values and it always fires me up! We had 180 people go through the class this year. Very cool. Did you go through it? If not, get on it next year!

Final thoughts...

We are in the middle of the last quarter of the year - crazy! I want to remind you that we are going to finish out this year with a bang! We are expanding our facility, serving the poor and including the disconnected in the process. This is an awesome picture of what it looks like to advance God’s kingdom.

Are you a part of the picture?

To get involved, email Shawn at - skexistence@gmail.com.

To contribute financially and support the renovations go here - http://www.existencechurchsandiego.com/giving/

Have a great week, love you guys!!!

Josh

Monday Emotions...

Great Sunday!!! We took a look at the question, Does God have compassion? I would say this is one of my favorite studies in a long time! In so many ways it was edifying and challenging. My prayer is that we take hold of these teachings and allow God’s word to live through us! If you missed it, check it out at http://www.existencechurchsandiego.com/messages/.

Sunday highlights:

* Felt good to express my thoughts on a subject that I'm quickly realizing is my heart. I'm enthralled with the picture of the church fighting for the least of these!

* It was cool to see so many people share this passion. God is using and will continue to use our church in powerful ways!

* Fall break for Pt. Loma students... lucky!

* Band sounded great, we sang weak! C’mon Existence!!! :)

* Can't believe how far we are coming on the new children’s facility!!! God is setting us up for an amazing future!

* We need your help! Come, paint, make a pledge, get INVOLVED in what God is doing right in front of you!

* C2C went great! Geoff did a great job - so proud of him!

Final thought! Are you making a difference? Are you advancing God’s kingdom? Jump on board, get in a Life Group!

Love ya guys!

Josh

Charts and Sermon links from Sunday

Sundays sermon link and charts...

http://www.existencechurchsandiego.com/messages/

Monday Emotions

Great Sunday - God is moving in our church!

I have enjoyed this series SO much. It's been so cool to see folks bringing new people and fight for their friends and families salvation. I want to remind you that every week counts, people are waiting for you to invite them to discover Jesus!

Sunday Highlights:

* Great turnout! I met several new people and several of your friends. It was SO cool to see people come to church that you have been praying for.

* 5 people accepted Jesus Sunday - so cool!

* I felt really good about the message. It was great to hear so many people say they felt more encouraged and fired up to follow Jesus!

* The band was a man down, but you would have never known it! Great job guys!

* I love that we are out of room/seats! In three weeks we will start to expand our auditorium. God is working in our community, be a part of it!

* I have a ton of BIG meetings this week. We have some great stuff planned for the church over the next few months!

* Are you involved in a Life Group? It's the very best way to get connected in ministry!

* I met a new kid yesterday at church. He told me he was 10. He then went on to tell me he was almost as tall as me :)

* C2C was great! Had 50 people. If you missed one, you can still come. Be there next Sunday night 7pm!

Final thought:

I'm really looking forward to this fall. It's been a blast seeing the impact we are making in our community, college campuses, and in our local church body. Way to go on being true Kingdom builders!

Love ya,

Josh