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Impacting Cities, Influencing People
September 2013
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November 2013
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CONNECT WITH GODS NEXTCONNECT WITH GODS NEXT
SEE, I AM DOING A NEW THING!
NOW IT SPRINGS UP; DO YOU NOT PERCEIVE IT?
(ISA 43:19)
OCT 13
A NEW SERIES FROM PS. LUKE HARRIS
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CREATION AWAKES...
The season has changed and Spring is here!Which means that if youre reading this youre in
the last quarter of your 2013 Calendar year.In any competition, contest or sporting match
no matter the score at the three quarter mark,
the game is not yet over.
Comebacks are within reach for the underdog,
and score advantages can be squandered if the
winning team gets overconfident and loses its
competitive edge.
Likewise for us, we may have varying results in
how weve played the game of life in 2013 so far.Maybe were out in front of our goals and living
our vision, or maybe were lagging behind where
we intended. Wherever we are though theyear is not yet over.
If God be for us then who can be against us!?
(Rom 8:31)
Lets stretch out our faith and fix our eyes on the
prize of more of Jesus, more for others, and
more personal victory in our lives.
This is our time, this is our moment.
Heaven is cheering you on, and so are we!
Yours in the race,
Lead Pastors
Empower Church - The Shire
Which means that theres still time to renew ourselves, play hard, and run with
perseverance the race marked before us (Heb 12:1).Remember friend, you were born for such a time as this (Esther 4:14) and theres agreat cloud of witnesses thats cheering you on and calling your name (Heb 12:1).
Luke & Amber
The plans that God has for the remainder of your 2013 are
plans of prosperity, hope and a future (Jer 29:11).
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UrbanConnections
WE BELIEVE IN CHURCH COMMUNITY. We as Christians are not supposed to be isolated. On
the contrary it is when we are together in unity that we are our most powerful. Biblical Christianity
is not isolated Christianity (unless perhaps youre on the island of Patmos). In the early church we
see an account of a vibrant, healthy, caring, embracing family of faith that not only met in the
temple courts over the weekend, but also did life together house to house during the week (Acts
5:42). This is one of the greatest keys to healthy church life that there is! Christians loving one
another, caring for one another, discipling one another, and using their house as an extension of
Gods house! As believers we are commanded to love one another, to show one another hospitality,
to teach one another, and to honour Jesus whenever we meet together.
Urban Connections at Empower Church are the strategy by which we outwork these biblical
principles. We dream of a church that not only has inspiring weekend worship services, but also
mid week connection points in responsible peoples homes where the local church vision can
continue to outwork!
The 3 crucial elements of EVERY Urban Connection is:
1. DEEP COMMUNITY
We want to see people building authentic relationships, standing together
in faith, prayer and genuine friendship.
2. DISCIPLESHIP AROUND THE WORD
The word of God is an essential component of an Urban Connection
Meeting. It is in this group environment that we can re-emphasise and
delve deeper into our Sunday series topics in order to discuss the How
Tos of applying the taught truth to our lives.
3. AN OUTWARD FOCUS
Far from an insular Holy Huddle, our Urban Connections maintain a
passion for outreach and work intentionally on being open to the
unsaved, to evangelism, and to inviting others who could find Christ in
their midst.
For more information on beginning or joining an Urban Connections please contact Patricia Leigh
on [email protected] or contact one of the people on the adjoining page for more details on
their group.
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Please join us in congratulating these
local church HEROES who have
committed to becoming...
URBAN CONNECTION
LEADERS
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Patricia Leigh
Tuesdays Weekly 7.00pm Brighton Le Sans
Launchpad
Leslie & VeraBraganza
Thursdays Fortnightly 6.30pm Bardon Ridge
Adults
Tabitha Hutchins
Monday Weekly 5.00pm
Youth Girls
Jon Adams
Wednesdays Weekly 7.00pm Kareela (Bus available)
Youth Boys
Jaco Herholdt
Wednesday Weekly 4.00pm Cronulla
Jnr Youth Boys
Lyn & LaurieWatson
Thursday Weekly 11.00am Miranda
Adults
Deb Le
FridaysFortnightly 7.00pm Cronulla
Young Adults
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THE SUTHERLAND SHIRE...
We love our land, we love its
Christian heritage, we love thattraditional Judeo-Christianvalues are still for the most partembraced by our residents andare part of our cultural DNA andthinking. But the reality is youcan enjoy the fruits of secondand third generation faithw i t h o u t p e r s o n a l l y b e i n gconnected to the vine and thatis tragically where the majorityof our population lives. Enjoyingthe good life and good luck ofGods blessing upon us withoutpersonally being connected toHis salvation plan through JesusChrist for our lives is still a lostlife in need of conversion. We asEmpower Church are called to dosomething about this.
pentecostal
< 2000
Approximately 220,000 peoplelive in the Shire and just under1/5th of our population is 0-14years of age, making the biggestharvest point available to us as achurch being our childrensministry! So watch this spacef o r m o r e i n i t i a t i v e s a n dopportunities to engage with therising generation for Jesus. Wemust ensure that we direct our
children onto the right path, sothat when they are older, theywill not leave it. [Proverbs 22:6(NLT)]
Of the 220,000 residents of the
Sutherland Shire, less than 2000called themselves Pentecostal which means that less than 1%of our community is walking inthe fullness of the Holy Spiritmade available to every bornagain believer. As EmpowerChurch were called to dosomething about this as well!
We believe that the power of theHoly Spirit is a incredible giftavailable to every believer andessential to victorious Christianliving.
In addition to 220,000 residentsthat we have here - the areaalso sees approximately 1.1million visitors each year,particularly in the peak summerseason. Meaning that God hasplaced our church in the veryheartland of our harvest.
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The below is a timeline of our 2020 Vision and the areas that we are prayerfully working towards
over the coming years:
2013-2016
URBAN CONNECTIONS A CHURCH BUILDING
WEBSITE / ONLINE PRESENCE PASSIONATE SPIRITUALITY
KIDS CONFERENCE / OUTREACH STRATEGY DREAMTEAM
EMPOWERED FUTURE FORMING A COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT
# VALIANT CHURCH DEVELOPMENT OF INFLUENCERS & ASSISTANT PASTORS
# VICTORY GENERATION NEW CHRISTIANS COURSE
# PROJECT VANUATU DISCIPLESHIP PATHWAY
MARKETING NEEDS BASED EVANGELISM // INVITING CULTURE
2017-2018
MINISTRY COLLEGE
2019-2020
NEW CAMPUSES
PROJECTED GROWTH:
Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Congregation 133 176 235 312 416 553 736 979
33% per annum
20% per annum
Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Congregation 120 144 173 207 249 298 358 429
Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Congregation 115 132 152 174 201 231 266 305
15% per annum
15% means 1 in 7 church members inviting somebody to Christ and discipling theminto becoming an active member of our church. 20% means 1 in 5 doing this and33% means one in 3. Alternatively the statistics could represent groups of 7 / 5 or3 working together on discipling a new convert into active service of Christannually. In other words... WE CAN DO THIS!!!
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Calendar
Sun Fathers Day Ps. David Schaeffer 1
Mon 2
Tues 3
Wed 4
Thurs 5
Fri 6
Sat 7
SunNO NO Becky!!! Ps. Amber Harris
ELEV8 // INFLUENCERS8
Mon 9
Tues 10
Wed 11
Thurs 12
Fri 13
Sat 14
SunSpring Festival // Kids Invasion
With Guest Ministry Adam Osborn15
Mon 16
Tues 17
Writethe vision, And make it plain . . .
That he may run whoreads it (Hab 2:2)
September October NovemberTues COC National ConferenceIdentity Gold Coast Convention Centre 1Wed
COC National ConferenceIdentity Gold Coast Convention Centre
2
ThursCOC National Conference
Identity Gold Coast Convention Centre3
Fri 4
Sat 5
Sun Watch this space!!! 6
Mon 7
Tues 8
Wed 9
Thurs 10
Fri 11
Sat 12
SunCONNEXT 1 PurposeELEV8 // INFLUENCERS
13
Mon 14
Tues 15
Wed Empower Her Portraits of Grace 16
Thurs 17
Fri Empower Hills Grand Opening 1
Sat 2
Sun CONNEXT 4 Practices 3
Mon 4
Tues 5
Wed 6
Thurs 7
Fri 8
Sat 9
SunCONNEXT 5 Posture
ELEV8 // Safe Churches Training 210
Mon 11
Tues 12
Wed 13
Thurs 14
Fri 15
Sat 16
Sun CONNEXT 6 - Progress 17
Write the vision, And make it plain . . .
That he may run who reads it (Hab 2:2)
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Wed 18
Thurs 19
Fri 20
Sat 21
Sun
The Empowered Life (Pt. 5) Luke HarrisUrban Connections Launch Sunday
ELEV8 // INFLUENCERS +22
Mon 23
Tues 24
Wed 25
Thurs 26
Fri 27
Sat 28
Sun Ps. David McDonald 29
Mon 30
Sat 19
SunCONNEXT 2 People
Family Dinner & Water Baptisms20
Mon 21
Tues 22
Wed 23
Thurs 24
Fri 25
Sat 26
SunCONNEXT 3 Programming
ELEV8 // Safe Churches Training 127
Mon 28
Tues 29
Wed 30
Thu 31
Mon 18
Tues 19
Wed 20
Thurs 21
Fri 22
Sat 23
SunCONNEXT 7 Priorities
Ps. Lukes BIRTHDAY BASH24
Mon 25
Tues 26
Wed 27
Thurs 28
Fri 29
Sat 30
Sun CONNEXT FINALE Pinnacle 1
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What is Empowered Future?
Empowered Future is the fund into which we give sacrificial financial offerings that are
over and above our regular tithes and guest speaker love offerings, and is specifically
designated towards empowering the future of our church and the lives of others.
What does Empowered Future giving contribute towards?
For the season ahead, all Empowered Future giving will be directed towards the three focus
areas of:
VALIANT CHURCH
Finance raised under this heading will go towards:
* Our Church building fund
* Community Foodbank
* Church outreach and marketing (website, magazine, invitations etc.)
* And other initiatives that move our church towards making local
community impact.
VICTORY GENERATION
Finance raised under this heading will go towards:
* Our Empower Kids Ministry
* Our Switch Youth Ministry
* The development of Family and young peoples Curriculum
* Discipleship courses and resources
* Generational outreach initiatives.
PROJECT VANUATU
Finance raised in this fund will go towards Empower Churchs new Vanuatu
building and land package and in assisting the Villa local church as
they minister to the people of Vanuatu.
empower future
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How can I give to Empowered Future?
* Recurring & automatic giving is available via Credit/Debit Card & Direct Debit Request
Forms
* Recurring giving can be set to weekly, fortnightly or monthly
* Account details are available with specification of whether that amount will attract tax
deductibility. Please use Empowered Future as your transaction reference and indicate
whether you require your giving to be tax deductible or not.
* Cash, cheque or one-off giving can be made at any time using the Empowered Future
envelopes (coming soon), and we will be highlighting and celebrating Empowered Future
monthly in our services to give people an opportunity to give.
Who oversees the management of this finance in the three focus areas specified?
A Committee of Management known as the Finance Vision Team will soon be appointed in the
church, who will assist Ps. Luke & Amber in directing the funds to the best initiatives for
growth and impact in these three areas. Minutes of decisions made will be recorded for
transparency, and feedback highlighting progress and achievements will be given to the
church once per month. A full report of stewardship of funding will be given at our next
church AGM.
Who can I speak to for changing my commitment or asking more questions?
Pastors Luke and Amber are available for further information as needed. Once the Finance
Vision Team members have been confirmed they will also be available for further
questions.
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Love andRespectis the single greatest secret to a successful marriage. Psychologicalstudies confirm this secret that has been in plan view in scripture (Eph 5:32-33) for nearly
2,000 years. Cracking the communication code between husband and wife involves
understanding one thing: unconditional respectis as powerful for him as unconditional love isfor her. The knowledge of love and respect is the secret to marriage that every couple seeks;
yet few couples find.
A wife has one driving need to feel loved. When that need is met, she is happy. A
husband has one driving need to feel respected. When that need is met, he is happy. Wheneither of these needs isnt met, things get crazy. Dr. Emerson Eggerich, in his book, Love and
Respect, refers to this as the Crazy Cycle.
Without love from her husband, a wife reacts without respect; without respect from her, he
reacts without love; and around and around the Crazy Cycle goes. She needs love just like
she needs air to breathe. When a husband denies his wife her deepest need, he will see the
spirit of his wife deflate, and she will react negatively. In not meeting her need, the husband
is stepping on her air hose. She is not getting the air she needs to breathe. The husband
needs respect just as he needs air to breathe. He also has an air hose that runs over a big tank
labeled respect. As long as the air is coming through, he is just fine.
How the need for love and the need for respect play off of one another in a marriage has
everything to do with the kind of marriage you will have. Unfortunately, marital craziness hasthousands of couples in its grip.
The good news is: There is a way out of the Crazy Cycle. First, the communication code
must be deciphered. Why is communication between husbands and wives such a problem?
It is an established fact that we send each other messages in code, based on gender, even
though it is not our intention. What she says is not what he hears, and what he thinks he
heard is not what she meant at all and vice versa. For example, she says, I have nothing to
wear. She means she has nothingnew. He says, I have nothing to wear. He means he hasnothingclean. As long as spouses do not learn how to decode the messages they are sendingto each other, the Crazy Cycle will spin and spin some more.
Always ask yourself: Is what I am about to say or do going to feel unloving to her? Is what
I am about to say or do going to feel disrespectful to him? What do you want for your
marriage? Want some peace? Want to feel close? Want to feel valued? Then why not try
someLove and Respect.
Rich Relationships Counseling www.richrelationships.com.au
Love&Respectby Ken & Cheryl Parrott
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ther
Andthisisjust
thebeginning!!
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Sundays 10am
Cronulla Central Hall
Level 3, 38-60 Croydon StreetCronulla NSW 2230
Age 1-12 Empower Kids program
For latest info Like us at Empower Church - Shire
CONTACT US:
www.empowerchurch.com.au