WELCOME TO THE JOURNEY! · At the Journey, we are focused on making disciples whose love for Jesus...
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Thank you for choosing to worship with us today! As a church family, we are deter-
mined to come alongside of you to enable you to become all that God wants you to
be. Every person’s life story is different but every life story has a purpose that con-
tributes to making God’s church that much more relevant in this world. So no mat-
ter where you are in life right now, we want to help you figure out where you are in
your journey with God. Hopefully you will find a place here to grow in your faith and
serve our God together.
At the Journey, we are focused on making disciples whose love for Jesus impacts
their love for each other and their love for the world.
Our vision is to be a multi-cultural, outreach-oriented, grace-filled church that has
fallen in love with God, His Word and with each other. A place where authentic and
relevant praise happens naturally as an expression of our love for God. Where peo-
ple are being equipped to grow into disciples of Jesus who are making an impact on
the world around them.
LOVE GOD, LOVE OTHERS, LOVE THE WORLDLOVE GOD, LOVE OTHERS, LOVE THE WORLDLOVE GOD, LOVE OTHERS, LOVE THE WORLDLOVE GOD, LOVE OTHERS, LOVE THE WORLD
Our mission is...
WELCOME TO THE JOURNEY!
EVENTS THIS WEEK JUNE 18, 2017
Day Time Event Location
Sunday 1:00 pm Korean Fellowship Youth Room
Sunday CANCELLED Prayer CANCELLED
Monday 9:00 am-12:00 pm Healing Stitches Journey Kids Lobby
Tuesday 9:30-10:30 am Faith Flow Green Room
Thursday 10:00-11:30 am Ladies Coffee Break Sanctuary
Sunday 1:00 pm VBS Set Up Day Sanctuary, Lobbies, &
Classrooms
Sunday 3:00-7:00 pm VBS Workday Journey Kids Lobby
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Vacation Bible School
Sign up now! Dates: Dates: Dates: Dates: Monday-Friday, June 26-30, 2017
Times: Times: Times: Times: 9:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: Cost: Cost: Cost: Free!
Who: Who: Who: Who: Upcoming Kindergarten-6th Graders*
*5th-6th graders serve as Junior Counselors and MUST
attend training Sunday, June 25, 9:30 am-12:30 pm.
Register online Register online Register online Register online at thejourneynova.org, under “Kids” click
“VBS” and follow the link to the registration page.
SUNDAY, JUNE 25 & FRSUNDAY, JUNE 25 & FRSUNDAY, JUNE 25 & FRSUNDAY, JUNE 25 & FRIDAY, JUNE 30: VBS SET UP & TEAR DOWNIDAY, JUNE 30: VBS SET UP & TEAR DOWNIDAY, JUNE 30: VBS SET UP & TEAR DOWNIDAY, JUNE 30: VBS SET UP & TEAR DOWN
We will be setting up for VBS next Sunday immediately after second service. Please
stay (or come back) to help us decorate the sanctuary, lobbies, and classrooms to
make our VBS a success! A light lunch will be provided. We will also need help on
Friday after VBS is over to tear down the decorations and set back up for Sunday
services, starting about 12:00 pm. Please email Colleen Foresee with any questions,
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOVACATION BIBLE SCHOOVACATION BIBLE SCHOOVACATION BIBLE SCHOOLLLL
If you haven’t yet, please sign your kids up for VBS now! Spots are filling up fast! This
will be a fun, educational, activity-filled week for your kids as they learn more about
how we are all Created by God and Built for a Purpose! Email Michelle D’Angelo
with questions, [email protected].
SUNDAY, JULY 2: VBS SONGS & SCRIPTURESUNDAY, JULY 2: VBS SONGS & SCRIPTURESUNDAY, JULY 2: VBS SONGS & SCRIPTURESUNDAY, JULY 2: VBS SONGS & SCRIPTURE
If your kids are attending our VBS and will be at church on Sunday, July 2, they will
have the opportunity to come up as a group to recite one of their memorized Bible
verses and present one of our VBS songs! Invite your family and friends to see what
your kids have been learning all week! There will be a sign up during VBS week to
ensure we have enough kids for both services.
REFUEL YOUTH MINISTRY
UPCOMING EVENTS
SUMMER LUNCH BUNCH ISUMMER LUNCH BUNCH ISUMMER LUNCH BUNCH ISUMMER LUNCH BUNCH INFONFONFONFO
As you may know, we are launching a program this
summer to help get lunches to kids in our area who
are food insecure. If you are interested in volunteering,
please attend one of the following training sessions:
Monday, June 19, 7-8 pm, at The Journey
Saturday, June 24, 10-11 am, at Richard Byrd Library
For more info or to sign up to volunteer, go to summerlunchbunch.org, or email
Chad, [email protected]. Also, like us on Facebook and spread the word!
SUMMER LUNCH BUNCH
JOURNEY KIDS & REFUEL
SUNDAY, JUNE 25: MOVSUNDAY, JUNE 25: MOVSUNDAY, JUNE 25: MOVSUNDAY, JUNE 25: MOVININININ’ ’ ’ ’ ON UP!ON UP!ON UP!ON UP!
On Sunday, June 25, your kids can MOVE ON UP! to the grade level they will be in
this fall! Check them into the next grade and bring them to the appropriate class-
room. If they are going into 7th grade, they do not need to be checked in and can
begin attending the Teen Bible Study in the Refuel room at 9:30 am.
FAITH FLOW
JULY JULY JULY JULY ““““JOURNEYJOURNEYJOURNEYJOURNEY” ” ” ” DEVOTIONALS FOR WOMEN NOW AVAILABLE DEVOTIONALS FOR WOMEN NOW AVAILABLE DEVOTIONALS FOR WOMEN NOW AVAILABLE DEVOTIONALS FOR WOMEN NOW AVAILABLE
Need a daily devotional? This monthly women's devotional magazine offers guid-
ance for a growing, personal relationship with God. Each devotion deals with issues
and real-life situations. It is provided free by the Journey’s Women’s Ministry. Pick
up your copy in the lobby today!
TUESDAYS: FAITH FLOWTUESDAYS: FAITH FLOWTUESDAYS: FAITH FLOWTUESDAYS: FAITH FLOW————MOVEMENT AND MEDITATMOVEMENT AND MEDITATMOVEMENT AND MEDITATMOVEMENT AND MEDITATION ION ION ION
Faith Flow is an opportunity to move, stretch, and meditate on God's word. This free
class is from 9:30-10:30 am, and is similar to a gentle or beginner yoga class, but
class themes and meditations will be centered around God's word. Attendees
should bring a yoga mat and water. If you have questions, please contact Rachel
Swenson at 931-510-7861 (call/text) or [email protected].
WOMEN’S MINISTRY
LIFE GROUPS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SUNDAYS STARTING JUNSUNDAYS STARTING JUNSUNDAYS STARTING JUNSUNDAYS STARTING JUNE 25: E 25: E 25: E 25: HOPE SUMMER LIFE GROHOPE SUMMER LIFE GROHOPE SUMMER LIFE GROHOPE SUMMER LIFE GROUPUPUPUP
We know our Hope for the Broken series may have opened up questions or even
wounds in your life. Starting on Sunday evening, June 25 through August 20, we are
offering a life group for you. Carmen Shelly, a trained counselor with Safe Harbor
and a part of The Journey, will be leading a group to help you tackle what we have
talked about in the series and what you are going through in your life. To sign up or
for more information, sign up on our app using the Sign Up button, or email Carmen,
VOLUNTEER POSITION
VOLUNTEER POSITION OVOLUNTEER POSITION OVOLUNTEER POSITION OVOLUNTEER POSITION OPPORTUNITYPPORTUNITYPPORTUNITYPPORTUNITY
Do you have mad organizational skills? Are your computer skills off the charts? Do
you love details? More importantly, do people recognize you by your smile? If all of
these are true, we have a volunteer administrative role opening at The Journey for
you. This role is for less than 10 hours a week. The primary work is helping make
sure all the T’s are crossed and all the I’s are dotted. If interested, please contact
Chad, [email protected].
LIFE GROUPS MEETING LIFE GROUPS MEETING LIFE GROUPS MEETING LIFE GROUPS MEETING THIS SUMMERTHIS SUMMERTHIS SUMMERTHIS SUMMER
If you are interested in joining a Life Group this summer, check our website or app
for groups meeting through the summer. If you have other questions, email Chad,
Neighbors: Neighbors: Neighbors: Neighbors: Turning Strangers Into AcquaintancesTurning Strangers Into AcquaintancesTurning Strangers Into AcquaintancesTurning Strangers Into Acquaintances
Mark 12:28b-31, “...’“...’“...’“...’Of all the commandments, which is the most important?Of all the commandments, which is the most important?Of all the commandments, which is the most important?Of all the commandments, which is the most important?’ ‘’ ‘’ ‘’ ‘The most The most The most The most
important one is this: important one is this: important one is this: important one is this: ‘‘‘‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your
God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength.strength.strength.strength.’ ’ ’ ’ The second is this: The second is this: The second is this: The second is this: ‘‘‘‘Love your neighbor as yourself.Love your neighbor as yourself.Love your neighbor as yourself.Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ’ ’ ’ There is no commandment There is no commandment There is no commandment There is no commandment
greater than these.greater than these.greater than these.greater than these.””””
→→→→ The single greatest gift Christ-followers can give to the people around them is an
introduction to the God who created them and who loves them more than they
could imagine.
What will it take in order for us to “love our neighbors”, for us to be able to give them
the “single greatest gift”?
→ It begins with a willingness to leave that which is comfortable to enter that which
is unknown….
Bill Hybel, “The day Christ-followers like you and me stay glued to our ‘circles of comfort’
and refuse to enter the ‘unknown’, is lights out for the kingdom of God here on this planet.
It’s the end of the dream of Jesus that people on earth would come to know Him as Savior
and Lord.”
SERMON NOTES JUNE 18, 2017
Matthew 28:18-20 (NLT), ““““Jesus came and told his disciples, Jesus came and told his disciples, Jesus came and told his disciples, Jesus came and told his disciples, ‘‘‘‘I have been given all au-I have been given all au-I have been given all au-I have been given all au-
thority in heaven and on earth.thority in heaven and on earth.thority in heaven and on earth.thority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptiz-Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptiz-Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptiz-Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptiz-
ing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.ing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.ing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.ing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disci-Teach these new disci-Teach these new disci-Teach these new disci-
ples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, ples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, ples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, ples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always,
even to the end of the age.even to the end of the age.even to the end of the age.even to the end of the age.’”’”’”’”
Tim Harlow, “Once you are in the Kingdom, your mission is to be about those who are not
in the Kingdom.”
→ We have be willing to listen to, rely on, and respond to the promptings of the Holy
Spirit of God.
A.W. Tozer, “Most Christians don’t hear God’s voice because we’ve already decided we
aren’t going to do what He says.”
Ezekiel 36:27, “…“…“…“…and I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees...and I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees...and I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees...and I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees...””””
Galatians 5:25, ““““If we are living now by the Holy Spirit, let us follow the Holy SpiritIf we are living now by the Holy Spirit, let us follow the Holy SpiritIf we are living now by the Holy Spirit, let us follow the Holy SpiritIf we are living now by the Holy Spirit, let us follow the Holy Spirit’’’’s lead-s lead-s lead-s lead-
ing in every part of our lives.ing in every part of our lives.ing in every part of our lives.ing in every part of our lives.” ” ” ”
1 Thessalonians 1:5 (CEV), ““““When we told you the good news, it was with the power and When we told you the good news, it was with the power and When we told you the good news, it was with the power and When we told you the good news, it was with the power and
assurance that come from the Holy Spirit, and not simply with words.assurance that come from the Holy Spirit, and not simply with words.assurance that come from the Holy Spirit, and not simply with words.assurance that come from the Holy Spirit, and not simply with words.” ” ” ”
Jeff Krantz, “I acknowledge the Holy Spirit Who lives and dwells in me and I ask that the
Lord Jesus consume my life for His purposes. I pray that everything I do be accomplished
by the power of the Holy Spirit to produce much fruit that glorifies the Father.”
Henri Nouwen, “We become neighbors when we are willing to cross the road for one an-
other...There is a lot of road crossing to do. We are all very busy in our own circles. We
have our own people to go to and our own affairs to take care of. But if we could cross the
road once in a while and pay attention to what is happening on the other side, we might
indeed become neighbors.”
SERMON NOTES JUNE 18, 2017
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CHAD SIMPKINS, Discipleship & Outreach Pastor x103
ADAM SCHUSTER, Worship & Youth Pastor x104
MICHELLE D’ANGELO, Children’s & Family Pastor x101
ABBY BULLINER, Assistant Children’s Director
ELISSA MCGHEE, Office Manager
BERNIE FRANK, Elder Chairman
