Business Meeting

I hope that this week’s email finds you all well and I hope that you are enjoying, learning, and growing during our series SEXpectations. To this point the message has been very basic and probably just about what you expected. The last three messages are a bit more dicey. Please pray that God will use the messages to educate, grow, heal, convict, and change. This Sunday we are going to talk about Single Sex. And then…

We will have our Annual Business Meeting approximately 15 minutes after we are dismissed from the service. I hope that you have a great week and I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

As always…if you have any questions about Venice Church, it’s methods, the messages, or any thing else, please respond to this email and I will do my best to answer your question and/or concern.


Upcoming Events:
January 28th – Women’s Ministry Retreat
January 30th – Annual Business Meeting
February 6th – Communion
February 26th – Men’s Ministry Breakfast

Purpose Driven

2011 is in full swing here at Venice Church and this year is quite a bit different than most because so far we have focused on the end of the world and now we are talking about God’s most intimate creation…sex. Because we are taking a bit of a different approach I want to remind you of these truths.

We were not created exclusively to have sex. We were created to live out God’s five purposes. We were created for worship, community, growth, ministry, and evangelism. Venice Church is a purpose driven church. These five purposes lay beneath any and all events, activities, teaching, and methods that we employ.

Our desire is that as we stay connected to God moment by moment that we learn to love Him more. That is worship. I pray that we grow closer to one another. That is community. I pray that we grow closer to Him by knowing Him better. That is growth. I pray that we serve God and others with passion and humility. That is ministry. I encourage you to share the life-changing truth of who Jesus is every time that you are presented with the opportunity. That is evangelism.

Living in and living out God’s purposes is not easy, but it is simple. Let’s keep it simple and honor God through our lives and our church.


Upcoming Events:
January 28th – Women’s Ministry Retreat
January 30th – Annual Business Meeting
February 6th - Communion

Cruisin'

This is always a special week for Amy and me. Every year we get to go a little Baja cruise with some other pastors and their wives. It is a great time of fellowship and encouragement for us. Pray for us while we are away this week. The church office will be closed.

Sunday is the big day! We are going to begin a series called “SEXpectations”. We are going to see what the Bible says about God and sex, single sex, married sex, same sex, and all kinds of other aspects of sex. It will be a great time to invite a friend. Just a warning…this series will be PG-13 in some regards. If you have a Middle School student with you in the services you may want to plan to have some conversations with them that center around the messages.

And on Sunday there is a ½ Marathon that runs down Venice Blvd. It will affect traffic and possibly your route to church. Please go here for more information. http://www.131marathon.com/13_1_Los_Angeles.htm

As you can see in the calendar below there is some good stuff coming up. Make your plans to be involved. As always you can go to our website for more information. Venicechurch.com


Upcoming Events:
January 16th – Venice ½ Marathon
January 16th – Men’s Ministry
January 16th – Women’s Ministry Retreat Information Meeting
January 28th – Women’s Ministry Retreat
January 30th – Annual Business Meeting
February 6th - Communion

Is the End Near?

This Sunday we are going to conclude our series “Live Like There’s No Tomorrow”. Many believe that the world will end in 2012. We are exploring the validity of that belief and what it means to our lives. More importantly we are seeing that God has a plan.

And then, next Sunday January 16th, we are going to begin a series called “SEXpectations”. We are going to see what the Bible says about God and sex, single sex, married sex, same sex, and all kinds of other aspects of sex. It will be a great time to invite a friend. Just a warning…this series will be PG-13 in some regards. If you have a Middle School student with you in the services you may want to plan to have some conversations with them that center around the messages.

And on the 16th there is a ½ Marathon that runs down Venice Blvd. Westbound traffic on Venice Blvd. will be closed. Please go here for more information. http://www.131marathon.com/13_1_Los_Angeles.htm

As you can see in the calendar below there is some good stuff coming up. Make your plans to be involved. As always you can go to our website for more information. Venicechurch.com


Upcoming Events:
January 16th – Venice ½ Marathon
January 16th – Men’s Ministry
January 28th – Women’s Ministry Retreat
January 30th – Annual Business Meeting
February 6th - Communion