GOD ENCOUNTER WEEKEND>>>>>>>>FORWARD

 Thank you!!!!!!

A BIG thank you to everyone who helped make the Halloween Bash a success! There were so many people, tons of candy, lots of FUN and amazing volunteers that made it all possible!! We appreciate everything you did to be a part of reaching thousands of people! Thank you thank you thank you!!!

                   GOD ENCOUNTER WEEKEND!!!

   

We are heading into a life changing weekend, are you expecting?? Although every weekend God is doing something great in our lives, God Encounter weekends are without a doubt especially crucial to our marching orders as a church and individually. God always knows exactly what we need and pours it out without measure! He is ready to lead us FORWARD like never before. Pastor will be back this weekend and Damon will be here Saturday and Sunday Night. We would love to see you Fresno Campus Leaders come to the Clovis Services! Let's double up and place great expectation on what God wants to do this weekend!

We encourage and challenge you this weekend, step out of your comfort zone, give God more than you ever have, your time, attention, commitment, affection, resources etc. Challenge yourself to believe like never before! We are going to keep moving FORWARD! God is ready to do great things in us, through us, and for us if we believe! Don't miss this weekend and invite someone!!  

                                                  VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK

                                                             JERRY DAVIS

Jerry volunteers during the week helping with things like Men's workshop and Sanctuary Prep. Jerry was a huge help this week in preparing for the Halloween Bash as well! Thank you Jerry for your hard work and great attitude. We appreciate all of your help and definitely enjoy your presence! You Rock! 

Hey Everyone!

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped pull out the carpet this last Sunday! Our new floors in the sanctuary and lobby are going to be a great upgrade for our fresno campus! We appreciate your willingness to help and your generosity to give, it is because of you that we can keep making God's house better and better and keep moving FORWARD!!


NEWS AND EVENTS


HALLOWEEN BASH 

It is finally here! By the time you see the next blog we will have had an amazing time at the Halloween Bash!

It is the final stretch to the day of this BIG event/outreach and there are still a few more things we can do to make sure we help make this the best BASH ever!

1. PRAY. This week pray for this event. Pray that people will come from all over our city and feel Gods love while their on our campus and come back to a weekend service!

2. INVITE!!!!!!!!! Invite anyone and everyone! Your family, your friends, your neighbors, co-workers, fellow shoppers at the store etc.! It is our job to get the word out! :)

 3. EXTRA TIME, EXTRA HELP. If you have some time and you would like to help please do! Here's how:                         
    -This Sarurday: A team will be building doors from 8am-1pm at the Clovis Campus. Any amount of time you can help will be appreciated!
    -This weekend you can still sign up to cover a volunteer shift the night of the BASH. We still need more spots filled.
    - Call the office if you want to help during the week. 
      559-275-2083
       
4. CANDY. You can still bring candy this weekend! You can even bring it that day or night as well.




God Encounter

GET INVOLVED AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

WORD WORKS AND MENS

This session of WW and Mens is coming to an end. Make sure you don't miss the last few sessions they are going to be the best ones yet!!
Next Wednesday will be the last night of MENS for this session.
Women's Word Works session ends 11/20/13



Student Ministries and Cgroups

Sign up at the Connection point table and get involved!


                         VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK
                                        Randy Castillo

Randy is a part of the usher team and has been a key player as a men's leader as well. Most commonly known as DJ Randy, his commitment and willingness to serve and to do more than asked is why he is this weeks Volunteer of the week. Thank you Randy for going above and beyond and really taking this ministry to a whole new level! We love you and appreciate all you do!

Hey Leaders!! Thank you for checking out this weeks blog!

FORGET ME NOT

We know each week comes and goes so quickly that sometimes it's easy to forget what happened the previous week. BUT we have to on purpose fight to hold on to what God is speaking to us! Pastor taught us about having a Rod in our hand last Sunday, have you applied that this week? In order to go forward and see victory in our lives we have to have God's Word in our hand and do what it says!

As leaders, we hope you are placing supreme importance on God's Word! The Bible is God speaking right to us. It brings life, faith, hope, joy, peace and everything we need!

An easy way to make sure you are reading the Bible daily is follow along with our reading plan! You can download this on our website :)

                                 HALLOWEEN BASH!

Leaders Unite!
The Halloween Bash is only 2 weeks away! As the excitement builds and all the preparations continue we need YOU, our amazing leaders, to get INVOLVED! In order to make this event/outreach a hit for our families and our community we are asking that each of you find a way to be apart of this big team effort! Here are some ways to help:

 1.HOST a themed DOOR on Candy Lane. Similar to "trunk or treat" we will have a walk through spot where kids will go door to door and get candy! Each spot on candy lane will have it's own door and area that you can decorate in the theme of your choice! This is one of the highlights of the event!

We are half way to our goal of 25 doors, we encourage you to get some people together and have fun hosting a door!! Sign up at the Halloween Bash table!

*THIS WEEKEND DOORS ARE $25!!!

2.CANDY! Bring as much candy as you can and drop it off at the Halloween Bash Table.
3.SIGN UP to volunteer at the Bash at the Halloween Bash.

This Sunday we will be pulling out the carpet in the sanctuary!! This is going to be a great upgrade for our Campus and if you are available we would love your help!
This project will start  after the 11:30am service and will continue Monday and Tuesday at 5pm. If you want to help please contact Pastor Rick. 559-275-2083
Thank you!!!

                                              Volunteer of the Week

                                                Brandon and Jamie Kindberg

This couple has brought their teams to a whole new level! Brandon is a part of our Security team and Jamie volunteers in KIC and leads a Word Works table. They are great examples of how one person's presence can make everyone else better! Thank you guys for all that you do! You make this campus better and you are touching so many lives! We love you!

KEEP MOVING FORWARD

Every week we have another opportunity to keep pressing forward in spite of anything that comes our way! This is our word and we must keep believing it!

If you have ever ran in a race, you know that starting is the easy part, the challenge is to keep going! The battle is to keep running even when your legs are hurting, your lungs are tired and your mind is telling you "STOP!!!!!!!!!" But the person who finishes the race is the one who ignored the pain, pushed through the fatigue, and silenced their quitting thoughts. That is what champions are made of, a mind over matter will to win!

We charge you, don't look back, keeping moving, keep praying, keep believing! When life tries to compell you to stop, refuse to give in! When circumstances try to tell you "It's not going to happen," press past the doubt and grab a hold of God's promises! We can go FORWARD and we will!  God is faithful to us and we will be a faithful people to Him! If He said it, we believe it and that settles it! 

Don't miss this weekend as we continue our FORWARD series! And remember, it's not only about us, invite someone with you!

NEWS AND EVENTS

 

HALLOWEEN BASH!!

We are 3 weeks away from our BIG HALLOWEEN BASH!! We are so excited to be able to provide a safe place for you, your families, your guests and our community to come and have a blast on Halloween night! This is such a great opportunity to invite people to church! Although it is not a service, it is still on our campus and it will be facilitated by our awesome volunteer teams!! People will feel the love of God and want to come back!

So we need your help! In order to make this night a blast we would love for you to get involved! Consider one or more of these ways to be a part of this event and outreach!

1. Donate Candy: Bring candy to any weekend or wednesday night service and drop it off at the Halloween Bash table. We will be giving free candy to all of the kids as they walk through our candy lane, so we will need LOTS AND LOTS of candy :)

2. Volunteer at the Bash: We will need plenty of help to facilitate all of the different activities that night.   The Bash will be broken up into shifts. This will allow you to enjoy the event with your family and friends and still be a part of helping as well! Sign up this weekend at the Halloween Bash table.

3. Host a themed DOOR on Candy Lane. Similar to "trunk or treat" we will have a walk through spot where kids will go door to door and get candy! Each spot on candy lane will have it's own door and area that you can decorate in the theme of your choice! This is one of the highlights of the event! This is a great opportunity to gather some people you know(maybe your team members, or word works table,or friends) and get creative together! If you are interested in hosting a DOOR please sign up at the Halloween Bash table this weekend!

MORNING PRAYER

We want to invite you to join us Tuesday through Friday from 8:30am to 9:30am at our Morning Prayer. The staff, G4:2 students and anyone else who wants to come, gather together for a time of prayer and seeking God every week. If you have this time available in your schedule we encourage you to come and be a part of what God is doing in these times of prayer. It will change your life, and start your day off right! In this garden season we are pressing forward in prayer! We hope to see you!

SPECIAL PROJECT

On October 20th we will be pulling the carpet out of the sanctuary. If you are available, we surely welcome your help! If you would like to help with this special project please call the office at 559-275-2083 for more details. Thank you!!   

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK

Eric and Sandra Miller

Eric leads our 8:30 service security team and has been such a team player! He consistently makes every effort to make sure our campus is a safe and friendly place. While possibly known by his big arms, it is his big heart that makes him such an amazing person! Sandra leads the 8:30 coffee bar team and is always ready to help and do whatever it takes to make sure people are valued and loved! She also leads a table at Word Works and is encouraging women each week! Thank you Eric and Sandra for your sacrifice, your great attitude and your love and commitment to God and people. We love you!  

READY, SET, FORWARD!!!

LAST WEEKEND RECAP:
If you missed this last weekend you definitely missed out! God totally interrupted our services and had a word in season to all of us! One of the things Pastor Randy talked about was how we are in a "garden season."Kind of like when Jesus was in the garden of Gethsemane. At a time where pressure was on all sides and the circumstance felt like too much, Jesus was praying. On the other hand his disciples were sleeping! 

Pastor explained that many of us have been in a season that seems tough and the circumstances feel like more than we can handle; and instead of praying like Jesus did, many of us have been sleeping like the disciples. We have been trying to just weather the storm, and hope that one day it will pass. 

God is saying to us the only way we succeed in this season( and really in life) is to be people of prayer! If we don't pray we will never respond to adversity correctly. However if we pray and seek God, just like Jesus, we will resist the opportunity to quit and conquer every trial and win! 

GOD ENCOUNTER WEEKEND!!
Last weekend has set us up for an amazing weekend to come! This weekend is God Encounter and Damon Thompson will be with us on Saturday night and Sunday night. 

We have great expectation for God to show up in a big way this weekend; and in light of what God was saying to us Sunday, Pastor Randy has called a prayer service from 5-6pm right before our Saturday 6pm service. He is inviting everyone to come pray! 

God said, "My house shall be called a house of prayer." and that is what we are putting pressure on, we want to be a people who seek God with all of our hearts. When we set our hearts to be committed to God His power shows up in our lives!

We are moving FORWARD this weekend! If I were you I would make every effort to be at as many services as you possibly can! God can change everything in a moment and He wants to do it for you and your family!


HOW CAN WE PREPARE FOR A LIFE CHANGING WEEKEND?

1. Pray and be in expectation for God to move in your life personally and for others as well.

2. Invite someone! Every life changing weekend is marked by many people giving their life to God.But how will they experience God if we don't invite them!!! Be bold!

3. Attend Services. God encounter really is a week for you to double up and come to a united clovis service as well! Join us at Saturday night or Sunday night in clovis! It's really not that far ;)

4. Serve with expectation. You are going to play an important part in everything God is wanting to do this weekend! When you serve you help set the atmosphere for lives to be changed! Thank you!


NEWS AND EVENTS

MEN'S AND WORD WORKS
Our second night of word works and men's was off the charts! We have so many people coming out and having a great time building relationships and growing together in the word. This is one of the ways we get better as people, as leaders and as a church. There is still room for you! Don't miss it!
Wednesday 7pm Fresno Campus.

HALLOWEEN BASH
October 31st we will be hosting a big Halloween Bash at the Clovis Campus. This event is for you, your family and everyone you invite!! Here are a few ways you can be involved :)

-Donate Candy. You can bring candy to the outreach table on the weekend.
-Volunteer at the Bash. Sign up at the Outreach table.
-Host and decorate a theme door for our "Trick or Treat" candy walk.

2SM SERVICE
Every Tuesday night jr. high- high school service is at the Clovis Campus at 7pm. 
Current Series : "Naked"(about sexual purity)

CGROUPS
We still have cGroups happening! Check out our new tablets at the cGroup table, join a group and start building relationships! 

                                                  Volunteer of the Week

                                               Mercy and Carlos Hernandez

Carlos and Mercy are a dynamic duo as a couple! Carlos volunteers as an Usher and Mercy volunteers in KIC! They are always so willing to help and have stepped up as great leaders on the Fresno campus! Thank you guys for all of your hard work and commitment! You and your family are a blessing to so many! We love you!

CHANGED TO CHANGE OTHERS

FRESNO LEADERS! There are never enough words in the English language to express how thankful we are for you and for everything that you’re doing to advance the kingdom of God in this city. Each one of you are so unique and  play such avital role in creating an atmosphere for people to be impacted, and we are THANKFUL!

Just yesterday at our Men's Workshop, one of our G4:2 students talked to someone that is very new to the church. The "new" individual said that immediately as he stepped foot onto our campus he felt like he was home. Because everyone was so warm and friendly and hospitable, he was able to let his guard down and experience God in a very real way. That’s awesome! Thank you Volunteers for making that possible!

WHAT’S YOUR STORY?

We want to hear how Volunteering at Celebration Church has impacted your life! Here are some potential questions you can ask yourself to get the ball rolling:

What has God done in your life since you’ve started serving?

What healthy relationships have been developed?

Have you had the opportunity to see someone impacted as a result of your service?

What’s the best part about Volunteering?

We would love to hear your responses! Some of these replies may be read in one of our services or used in this blog, so please don’t hesitate to send them in! Please e-mail them to shayf@celebrationchurch.cc

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

This weekend we will be having our once a month, Volunteer Orientation! We will be sharing the vision and “why” behind volunteering, and some other great information that you need to know. If you haven’t attended the orientation yet, you need to be there!

This is also a great opportunity to get someone “plugged-in” if they aren't already. If volunteering has changed your life for the better let’s get others involved too!

The orientation will take place after our 11:30 Sunday morning service.

FORWARD!

Last weekend, Pastor Randy continued with our awesome Forward series, but left us with a cliffhanger! He explained that we need a rod in our hand to move forward, and I don't know about you but I'm excited to find out what that rod is!

We want to encourage you, don't look back at the past but to press your way into the abundant life God has for you! There are amazing promises that God has given us corporately and also individually, so let's march into our Promised Land and take em!

As we are encouraged, it's our job as leaders to encourage some one else. Let's use our influence to get people there this weekend. They need to know that God has great plans for them as they keep moving FORWARD!

Men's and Word Works on Wednesday's

If you missed the first night of Word Works and Men's you definitely missed out on a great night. There were so many people and we had a blast! There is still plenty of time for you to jump in,so don't miss this week! starts at 7pm

VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK

Jordan Summers

Jordan is a part of our KIC team at the Fresno Campus.She has an amazing heart and has definitely been impacting the lives of so many kids!! Thank you Jordan for pouring into the next generation! We love you and appreciate you so much!!

WHATEVER IT TAKES!

Whether in sports, business, or life there is usually a common thread between those who succeed and those who don't. The person who has the "never quit" mentality, the teammate who has the "No "I"  in team attitude, and the business man who won't take "no" for an answer, often have something in common, they are willing to do WHATEVER IT TAKES.
 As a leader, as a parent, as a spouse, as an employee and as a follower of Christ are you willing to do what it takes to have God's best in your life? If we are going to move FORWARD we have to ask ourselves how bad do we want it?
How bad do we want more of God? How bad do we want to see people saved? How bad do we want to see signs, wonders and miracles? If we want God bad enough we will do whatever it takes to get more of Him!
Here are a few ways we can do WHATEVER IT TAKES:
1.Put God 1st in all that we do!(Be mindful of God in every choice we make)
2.Prioritize building our relationship with God.(Pray and read our bible daily)
3.Have God's heart for people!(Tell people about Jesus, invite them to church,serve with joy&purpose)

When we seek God first and focus on reaching hurting people God will always take care of our needs!(Matt6:33)
As we go FORWARD let's do WHATEVER IT TAKES to know God more and be more like Him!

News and Events

Celebration Exposed(Newcomers Lunch)
This weekend following the 11:30 service in the 105 meeting room. As you meet new people invite them to come!
FORWARD T-Shirts
For the next several weeks we will be selling forward T-shirts for $12 in our outdoor lobby.
Wednesday Night Men's and Women's
Next Wednesday night starts Word Works and Men's at 7pm at the Fresno Campus. Bring the whole family and this weekend please help us get the word out! We believe these Wednesday nights are going to be life changing!
HALLOWEEN BASH
It is official! Celebration will be having a Halloween Bash on October 31st at the Clovis Location Only. This United event is for you, your families, and whoever you invite! So get the word out! More details to come!

Volunteer of the Week

Julia Sanchez
Julia is an amazing team player on the Greeter Team! She is giving a smile and sincere "hello" to everyone who comes to service! She is one of the reasons so many people feel so welcome when they come to Celebration! Thank you Julia for helping us do whatever it takes to make sure people feel at home here at Celebration! We love you!