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Love God … Love Others … Love the World!
March 8, 2015
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)
Today
9:30am
Girlfriends & God Today 1:00 pm
REFUELREFUELREFUELREFUEL Student Ministry
at the Pittmans Wednesday 6:30 pm
Ladies’ Coffee Break Thursday 10:00 am
Teen Girls Bible Study − At Grounded Coffee
Saturday 9:30 am
Life Groups Meet - check out the flyer on the welcome desk for specific days and times
Sun - Fri Various times
Veggie Tales Movie Night − The Journey Sanctuary
Friday 6:30 pm
Upcoming Events
Thank you for choosing to worship with us
today! Please fill out a connection card and
note any prayer requests and praises on the
back. Thank You.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11: REFUEL Attention all Jr/Sr High! This Wednesday, Refuel is at the Pittman’s at 6:30pm-8:00pm. We will have our usual hang out time and activities, and continue our study in Basic Bible Doctrine. If you have questions, contact Adam Schuster at [email protected].
FRIDAY, MARCH 20: JOURNEY MOMS’ PLAYGROUP Welcome Spring! Let's celebrate the first day of Spring (and summon some warmer weather) with a spring themed story time & craft. Light snacks for moms & kids will be served. 10:15 am - 11:30 am, John Marshall Library Meeting Room 6209 Rose Hill Dr, Alexandria, VA 22310
TODAY! SUNDAY, MARCH 8: GIRLFRIENDS AND GOD “Aha! A God Moment” This afternoon, 1pm-3pm, enjoy some time with other ladies while we worship and fellowship together. Lunch and childcare will be provided. Please come even if you forgot to sign up! There is still enough space for you!
SUNDAY, MARCH 15: CHILI COOK-OFF The Journey’s annual Chili Cook-Off has been rescheduled for Sunday, March 15 at 5:30 pm in the Key Middle School cafeteria (across the street from The Journey). Everyone is invited to participate! Just bring a big pot of your favorite chili and a dessert to share. The church will pro-vide shredded cheese, sour cream, onions, chips, hot sauce…and water to drink. Just sign up in the lobby and be at the school at 5:20 pm with your chili heated and ready to eat. Remember, the categories are Best Overall, Spiciest, and Most Unique. Who knows, the winner may be YOU!
FRIDAY, MARCH 13: VEGGIETALES MOVIE NIGHT! Journey Kidz invites you to a Family Movie Night, Friday, March 13th, at 6:30 pm. Our feature presentation, Noah’s Ark, will be held here in the sanctuary. See the insert for more information!
Announcements
PRAYER TEAM AVAILABLE If you would like to pray with someone today, please come to the front immediately after the ser-vice ends to pray with one of our prayer team volunteers. They will be waiting in the front for anyone needing prayer.
TIME FOR SOFTBALL! The Journey's co-ed team is getting organized. Here's the link to more info if you are interested: http://thejourneysite.org/#/ministries/sports. Or contact Jim Pruitt at [email protected]
SATURDAY, MARCH 21: REFUEL GIRLS/GUYS NIGHT OUT! All Junior & Senior High students! Join Refuel for our girls/guys night out 5:00 pm—8:00 pm! Watch for details in next week’s bulletin!
SATURDAY, MARCH 21: JOURNEY OUTDOORS HIKE The Journey sponsors a monthly hike and this month Renee Mowery is heading it up. As usual, meet at the Journey at 9:00 am to carpool. Watch for details about the hike next week in the bulletin and online.
Contact Renee with other questions at [email protected].
SUNDAY, MARCH 22: INDIA MISSION TEAM TO SHARE Join us Sunday evening, March 22 to hear the India Mission Team share their experience while visiting Dr. Ajai Lall and CICM last month. Time to be announced.
LADIES’ COFFEE BREAK BEGINNING NEW STUDY IN APRIL! Joy! A Bible Study on Philippians for Women Keri Folmar has written a worthy Bible study for women based on Paul's letter to the Philippians. Keri has a heart for women to experience deep and fruitful Bible study. Carried by the desire to see her sisters in Christ grow in their knowledge of the Lord, Keri has written a book toward that end. So grab your Bible, a cup of coffee, a pen, a notebook and bury yourself in the book of Philippians. Ladies Coffee Break Thursday Mornings 10am at the church, childcare is provided. Contact Wallene Frank for more information, [email protected].
Journey Kidz invites you to a Journey Kidz invites you to a Journey Kidz invites you to a Journey Kidz invites you to a FREE Family Movie Night!FREE Family Movie Night!FREE Family Movie Night!FREE Family Movie Night!
Friday, March 13thFriday, March 13thFriday, March 13thFriday, March 13th 6:30 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm
The Journey SanctuaryThe Journey SanctuaryThe Journey SanctuaryThe Journey Sanctuary We’ll provide the movie and pizzas
Bring some pillows & blankets to get comfy on, and invite your friends & neighbors to join us! A parent must accompany their child/children.
RSVP to [email protected] by Tuesday, March 10, RSVP to [email protected] by Tuesday, March 10, RSVP to [email protected] by Tuesday, March 10, RSVP to [email protected] by Tuesday, March 10, or sign up in the lobby today!or sign up in the lobby today!or sign up in the lobby today!or sign up in the lobby today!
Our feature presentation is the new Veggie Tales movie, “Noah’s Ark”. A Lesson in Trusting God! Noah and his family along with a zoo full of animals take an adventure aboard an
orange slice ark. After 40 days and nights of rain, everyone's faith has been tested, and they're ready to jump ship. Will they chart a new course, or will they remem-ber to trust God's promises? Grab your umbrellas and find out in this VeggieTales re-telling of the beloved Bible story!
Sermon Outline
Tough Choices… How Will You Live Understanding the Cost…part 2 ♦ As you think through the major decisions you have recently made, are they pleasing to God
or are they feeding your ego?
♦ Are you taking your personal goals and desires before the Lord for His final approval or are you asking Him to rubber-stamp what you have already decided because you’re afraid of what
He may say or where He may lead you?
♦ And are you willing to change to follow His will if it differs from yours?
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� We must love Him above all others
Luke 14:26, “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife & children,
his brothers & sisters; yes even his own life, he cannot be my disciple.”
The first key is this... disciples have no higher priority in their lives than Christ, not even their love
for their own family.
� We must die to self in order to live for Him
Luke 14:27, “And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.”
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “The cross is laid on every Christian. As we embark upon discipleship we surrender ourselves to Christ in union with his death–we give over our lives to death. The cross is not the terrible end to an otherwise god-fearing and happy life, but it meets us at the begin-
ning of our communion with Christ.”
Luke 22:42 (NLT), “Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me.
Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”
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Colossians 3:2-3 (NCV), “Think only about the things in heaven, not the things on earth. Your
old sinful self has died, and your new life is kept with Christ in God.”
Galatians 2:20 (NCV), “I was put to death on the cross with Christ, and I do not live anymore—it is Christ who lives in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God who loved
me and gave himself to save me.”
Galatians 5:24 (NLT), “Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires
of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.”
Galatians 6:14 (NCV), “I hope I will never brag about things like that. The cross of our Lord Je-sus Christ is my only reason for bragging. Through the cross of Jesus my world was crucified,
and I died to the world.”
The second key is this… “A disciple has no greater sacrifice than to surrender their lives to the
cross of Christ and die to self so that they can live for Him.”
Reflection…
1 Corinthians 1:18 (NLT), “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perish-
ing, but to those who are being saved it is the power of God.”
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Sermon Outline