Too Much Jesus?

If you meet Jesus, everything changes. I met with a young man a few weeks ago and he said something that startled me. Speaking about Catalyst he said, "It sure does have a lot of Jesus in it and that kind of scares me." It excites me. I know for this young man that He is meeting Jesus in a new way; his life is about to change.

I promise you something, if you meet Jesus everything changes. This is our goal this summer, stealing words from Dallas Willard, "we want to get Jesus a fresh hearing." We want to be relevant, inviting and do our best to make church make sense to a new generation. But more than that, we want to show as many people as we can Jesus.

If you meet Jesus, everything will change. This "new hearing" isn't just for outsiders and seekers, it is also for those that follow him. I don't know about you, but I need something more if I am going to make it. I need the real, breathing, resurrected Jesus.

It is our hope this summer that hundreds of insiders and outsiders, disciples and seekers will meet Jesus. If they do, they will never be the same.

Encounter

Something I have in my history of following Jesus is a value of encountering Him in community. God is with us always, obviously. But there are moments when He seems closer, when His presence is clearly felt in a unique way in a community. Commonly when this happens revival breaks out.

We as a community are praying that God would pour out His Spirit on the Catalyst community this summer. We want revival--hundreds encountering Jesus in a powerful way. We aren't looking for Jesus tingles or weird experiences; we are looking for the power of God that enables us to change. We want to be like Him.

I have seen it in my life, I see it in many of the lives of those that I walk with, and it is my hope that you see it in your life this summer: the power of the living Jesus, the power to change your life.

I am asking for your Thursdays for the summer!

This summer we think God is doing something really cool in Catalyst and we want you to be a part of it. How? Give us your Thursdays this summer. What are Thursdays going to look like?

On the 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month we are having the Catalyst service--7:30pm, in "The Garage" @ Faith Church.

On the 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month we are having mini-churches--7:30pm, @ Faith Church. These mini-churches are the heart of our community and where real change occurs. They very well might be like nothing you have experienced in church before: REAL LIFE.

This summer we are starting 5 new mini-churches (they start June 12th); By starting these new mini-churches it gives everyone a chance to get in on the ground level of community and change. Each mini-church will have between 15-25 people in them. And each mini-church is specialized to a specific time of life. Here is a little more info about the groups:

1) Married & Dating: Leaders--Shawn & Kelly Evers, and Kevin & Jamie Bruinsma
2) Mixed: Leaders--Garry Devries, Nick Porter, and Amanda Anderson
3) Mixed: Leaders--Pete Pinkowski, and JulieAnn Vanvuren
4) Girls Only: Leaders--Katie Kapteyn, and Jen Porter
5) Guys Only: Leaders--Jordan Gibson

These groups will last about and hour to and hour and a half. And if you are a part of one this summer, your life will be changed!

If you have any questions about these mini-churches, please e-mail me: Rcitlau@faithchurchonline.org

What Is 12 Weeks That Will Change Your Life?

Make Jesus Christ attractive to all

"Making Jesus Christ attractive to all": this is the goal of this summer. I get so bummed when people go to a church or a church event and the Jesus they hear about is boring or irrelevant. The Jesus I read about in the Bible is simply the most amazing man that has ever lived.

If change is what you desire, Jesus is where you start. He is the point. He is the reason. He is the goal. He is the energy for changed life. He is the changed life.

If you haven't met Jesus in awhile. Come June 5th @ 7:30 p.m. and meet the man that can change your life.

First Night in The Garage

Last night the core of Catalyst met in "The Garage" at Faith Church ("The Garage" is the lower level of Faith Church and where the Catalyst service will be held). Over sixty young adults got to together to talk about the vision of 12 Weeks That Will Change Your Life. It was a cool night. There is such momentum in our community. We can sense that God is moving in our midst. We are excited about it.

Mark your calendars. June 5th @ 7:30pm. Join hundreds of twenty-somethings in "The Garage" as we seek God. Here is the deal: this summer lives are going to be changed; and that includes your life! Come hang out with us.