the Journey ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 6427 Franconia Rd ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Springfield, VA 22150 (703) 971-0277 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ journeyoffice@verizon.net

the Journey ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 6427 Franconia Rd ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Springfield, VA 22150 (703) 971-0277 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ journeyoffice@verizon.net

JERRY JONES, Senior Pastor x102 jones.journey@verizon.net

ADAM SCHUSTER Worship & Youth Pastor x104 schuster.journey@verizon.net

MICHELLE D’ANGELO Children’s & Family Pastor x101 journeykidz@verizon.net

DAVID SLEIGHT Outreach & Discipleship Pastor x103 sleight.journey@verizon.net

JIM PRUITT ConneXion Ministries jptex1950@aol.com

JUDY DAVIS Office Secretary x100 journeyoffice@verizon.net

YOON OK CHOI Korean Fellowship x105

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the Journey ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 6427 Franconia Rd ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Springfield, VA 22150

(703) 971-0277 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ journeyoffice@verizon.net thejourneysite.org

Love God … Love Others … Love the World!

November 17, 2013

EVENTS THIS WEEK DAYS TIMES

Morning Worship Journey Kidz − Baby Zone (Infant - 24 months) − Tot Zone (age 2-5) − Live! Zone (K-6th grade)

Today 9:30 am & 11:15 am

Bible Studies

− Korean Fellowship

− Jr/Sr High (at the office)

− Adult Bible Study (at the office)

Today

9:30 am

9:30 am

9:30 am

Prayer Ministry - in the Journey office Living Room

Today 11:15 am

Evening Worship

− Journey Kidz (Age 5 & under) Tonight 5:00 pm

RefuelRefuelRefuelRefuel Student Ministries Tonight 6:30 pm

Zumba class Wednesday 7:00 pm

Ladies’ Coffee Break Thursday 10:00 am

P90X-Insanity Mix Class Thursday Saturday

6:30 pm 9:30 am

Men’s Breakfast Saturday 8:00 am

Fall Work Day Saturday 9:30 am

Life Groups Meet - check out the website for specific days and times

Sun - Fri Various times

3rd Sunday Pizza Night! Tonight 6:30 pm

Sermon Notes

The Discipline of Celebration Proverbs 17:22, “A cheerful heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit makes one sick.” Lewis Smedes wrote, “To miss out on joy is to miss out on the reason for your existence.” C.S. Lewis, “Joy is the serious business of heaven.” � Celebrations remind us of what God has done in the past

o “The Feast of the Passover”

o “The Feast of the Unleavened Bread”

o “The Feast of Tabernacles” also known as “The Feast of Booths and Ingathering”

Leviticus 23:39-43 (MSG), “So, summing up: On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have brought your crops in from your fields, celebrate the Feast of God for seven days. The first day is a complete rest and the eighth day is a complete rest. On the first day, pick the best fruit from the best trees; take fronds of palm trees and branches of leafy trees and from willows by the brook and celebrate in the presence of your God for seven days—yes, for seven full days celebrate it as a festival to God. Every year from now on, celebrate it in the seventh month. Live in booths for seven days—every son and daughter of Israel is to move into booths so that your descendants will know that I made the People of Israel live in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am God, your God.” Deuteronomy 16:15 (MSG), “Celebrate the Feast to God, your God, for seven days at the place God designates. God, your God, has been blessing you in your harvest and in all your work, so make a day of it—really celebrate!” Nehemiah 8:10 (NLT), “And Nehemiah continued, “Go and celebrate with a feast of rich foods and sweet drinks, and share gifts of food with people who have nothing prepared. This

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is a sacred day before our Lord. Don’t be dejected and sad, for the joy of the Lord is your strength!” Nehemiah 12:27 (CEV), “ When the city wall was dedicated, Levites from everywhere in Judah were invited to join in the celebration with songs of praise and with the music of cymbals, small harps, and other stringed instruments.” Larry the Cable Guy once said, “How come the Jews get to have 7 celebrations and as far as I can see, the Christians only get to have 3: Christmas, Easter and the Daytona 500!” � Celebrations remind us of what God is doing in the present John Ortberg, “One day a week devote a specific day to acts of celebration: eat foods you love, listen to music that moves your soul, play a sport that stretches and challenges you, read books that refresh your spirit, wear clothes that make you happy, surround yourself with beauty and give thanks to God for his wonderful goodness. Take time to experience and savor joy, then direct your heart to God so that you come to know He is the giver of every good and per-fect gift.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “God cannot endure that un-festive, mirthless attitude of ours in which we eat our bread in sorrow, with pretentious, busy haste, or even with shame. Through our daily meals He is calling us to rejoice, to keep holiday in the midst of our working day.” Philippians 4:4 (MSG), “Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him!” John 10:10, “I have come to give you life and to give it to you more abundantly.” John 15:11 (NLT), “I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow!” Romans 12:12, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affection, faithful in prayer.” Psalm 118:24 (CEV), “This day belongs to the Lord! Let’s celebrate and be glad today.” � Celebrations remind us of what God has done for our future Jesus said, “There are many rooms in my Father's house; I would not tell you this if it were not true. I am going there to prepare a place for you. After I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me so that you may be where I am.” (John 14:2-3 NCV) John writes, “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” (Revelation 21:3-4)

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Coming Up

LADIES’ COFFEE BREAK - NEW STUDY BEGINS IN DECEMBER Psalms: Authentic Worship for Today's Women by Sue Edwards Ladies’ Coffee Break, which meets every Thursday at 10am, will begin in Psalms on December 5th. We will be doing a mixed study between this book and one other. We will be gleaning many lessons from the Psalms in a way to enhance our worship, but also in a way to learn the importance of sharing our most anguishing moments with our Lord in prayer. Ms. Ed-wards’ quote from the first lesson: “Today, faithful believers all over the world will open their Bibles to Psalms—and some will burst into song or prayer. They will sing with others or pray alone. The Psalms speak when we are full of joy, but also when unexpected circumstances block the sunshine.” For more information, contact Wallene Frank - wallene@verizon.net.

MISSIONS TEAM MEETING DECEMBER 8TH Join us in the Sleepers’ Nursery right after the second service. Lunch will be provided.

For more information contact: Gary Ulrich - gaulrich1@gmail.com

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - DECEMBER 15th There will be a short congregational meeting after each service on December 15th. We will be affirming the new budget for 2014, and the new elders for 2014 will be announced. If you will not be able to attend the meeting, an absentee ballot will be available in the lobby and on the website by December 1st. A draft of the budget for 2014 also be available then. All active members over the age of 16 are

encouraged to attend. If you’re not sure if you are eligible to participate, please feel free to con-tact the Journey office, (703) 971-0277 or email journeyoffice@verizon.net. If you have ques-

tions on the budget, please contact Pete Becker <pbecker.beco@verizon.net>.

NEW LIFE GROUP FORMING! A new life group is forming in Woodbridge. There will be an inter-est meeting on November 24th right after the 2nd service in the sanctuary. If you’re interested in being part of this life group, please join us! Interested? Contact Dave Sleight - sleight.journey@verizon.net for

further information.

Announcements

MEN’S BREAKFAST & BIBLE STUDY NOVEMBER 23RD

Plan on joining the Journeymen on November 23rd at 8:00am for food, study & fellowship. We will be

continuing a new leadership series on Biblical traits of Godly Men. Our topic this month is “Dependence on God.” A devotion was sent this past week to all men on our current email list. If you didn’t receive it, sign up on the sheet in the lobby to receive future emails. This is a great time to join our men’s fellowship and make connections with the other men of the Journey! For more information contact David Sleight at sleight.journey@verizon.net.

REFUEL’S RAKE & RUN NOVEMBER 24TH Refuel is hosting a “Rake & Run” on November 24th from 1 - 4pm., and everyone is invited to participate! What’s a “Rake & Run?” Good question! Basically, we will go out into the

surrounding neighborhood with our rakes, gloves and trash bags, volunteering to rake our neighbors’ yards! We will have lunch first, so please sign up in the lobby if you are going to participate so we can make sure we have enough food. For more information contact Adam Schuster - schuster.journey@verizon.net.

ANNUAL THANKSGIVING DINNER NOVEMBER 24TH!

Everyone is invited to our Annual Thanksgiving Dinner. We will have a pot luck dinner complete with Turkey and all the trimmings on NOVEMBER 24TH at Key Middle School. We are going back to one sitting this year so that we can all eat together - however, the 5pm service will be moved to 4pm so that we can begin at 5:30pm.

Turkey and the trimmings will be provided, but we would ap-preciate your signing up in the lobby to bring your favorite side dish and dessert (large enough to feed 8 –10) to share, and invite your family and friends to join us for a blessed time of food and fellowship.

A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS! Are you away from your own family this year for Thanksgiving? Want a great chance to fellowship and get to know someone from our Journey family? Sign up to join a family at their home for Thanksgiving! Let us know how many, and whether you have chil-dren - and we’ll match you up. Sign up sheets are on the table in the lobby.

Announcements

Thank you for choosing to worship with us today!

Please fill out an information card and note any

prayer requests and praises on the back.

Thank You.

REFUEL TONIGHT AT 6:30 PM Attention all Jr/Sr High! Be sure to join us for some hang out time, activities and a small group time tonight! We will continue our lesson series on “Building Wise Habits” with a lesson called “Finders Keepers.” This lesson focuses on three stories Jesus told to help us understand his passion for restoring our broken relationship with God. Contact: Adam Schuster - schuster.journey@verizon.net.

ELDER NOMINATIONS DUE TODAY It’s time once again for us to select Elders for the coming year. All active members over the age of 16 are encouraged to complete a recommendation form. Recommendations should be based on a prayerful consideration of those you know that are helping you in your Christian walk, that have been teaching and leading you in their walk by example or words. Please be in prayer for God’s guidance in this selection process. More information on this process, and recommendation forms that include a list of the elders and their eligibility, is available on the table in the lobby, and should be turned in to any elder or placed in the offering plate today.

TONIGHT IS 3RD SUNDAY PIZZA NIGHT! Don’t forget that TONIGHT is 3rd Sunday Pizza Night here at the Jour-ney! Pizza is on the Journey every third Sunday of the month after the 5pm service - so come on out at 5pm and join us for pizza afterwards! It’s a great time to fellowship and meet new people.

JOURNEY MOMS’ PLAYGROUP

Let’s Play Let’s Play Let’s Play Let’s Play ---- November 20 November 20 November 20 November 20 ---- 10 am10 am10 am10 am

Come and play at Potomac Mills Mall. We will meet at the kids play area located in Neighborhood 2 near TJ Maxx. Hope to see you there! Any questions please con-tact Christina Bell at cmariebell@gmail.com

Stay Connected. Check out the Journey Moms’ Playgroup on Facebook.

Keep up to date on activities and cancellations.

Opportunities to Serve

FALL WORK DAY - NOVEMBER 23RD Come join us on November 23rd for a "Work Day" at the Journey. We will provide lunch and a list of projects. This will primarily be an outside work day, so bring your work gloves and clothes. We need to put to-gether a shed and repair a roof, just to mention a couple of the things

that need to be done. Be prepared for a great day of fellowship while we work to spruce up our church! If you have any questions, please contact Don Davis at donald.a.davis@usace.army.mil.

ONLINE GIVING NOW AVAILABLE! The Journey now offers the option of giving online. Just go to thejourneysite.org, click on the “online giving” tab, and you can make your donations to either the Journey’s General Fund, or to the Capital

Gifts Campaign. It’s that easy!

JOURNEY MEALS TO GO UPDATE Just had a baby? Need Food? We're here for you. Surgery, Illness? We've got you covered.... We are your Church Family! Contact Lisa Steedsman or Abby Bulliner at journeymeals@gmail.com and we will start a mealtrain for you. A mealtrain is the act of organizing meal giving around significant life events. We will need some information such as your address, when you need the meals to

start, and any allergies that you or your family may have.

Enjoy blessing others with food? We're looking for you, too! It is a win-win. You feel great, and the recipient loves you! Ask Lisa. You can also buy them pizza or takeout if you don't have the time to cook:) They will still love you. Trust us. Please let Lisa or Abby know if you'd be interested in this ministry and we will add you to our database of volunteers. You will then receive an email when there is a need and can sign up to deliver at your convenience! Our goal is to provide 5 meals for

each significant event.

HOST A FAMILY FOR THANKSGIVING Do you have a few extra seats at your Thanksgiving table this year? Sign up to host someone from church to join your family for dinner! What a great chance to fellowship and get to know someone from our Journey family! Let us know how many, and whether your home is child-friendly - and we’ll match you up. Sign up sheets are on the table in the lobby.