Headline News - 4/30/14

DISCIPLESHIP COACHING GROUPS RESUME
ll active discipleship coaching groups are back on track next WED, May 7.  New meeting location assignments will be given (we will not be meeting in the sanctuary).

WHAT GOD WANTS FROM YOU
Enjoy this short devo by Tony Evans.

The problem with many Christians is that while they have made a decision to become a Christian by trusting in Jesus Christ for their salvation, they have not yet made a decision to become a disciple. They have not surrendered their lives in such a way so as to be a committed follower of Jesus Christ. The difference between a decision-maker and a follower is simply surrender.

What Paul is telling us in the passage of Romans 12:1,2 is that God wants us to present us to Him. He wants you to put you on the altar. You are to present your life – that means all of you – to Him on His altar. Keep in mind, in the Old Testament times when a sacrifice was placed on an altar, the Priest did not just put the head, or the arm, or a portion of the lamb on the altar. He put the entirety of the being on the altar. What too many believers have done is put a portion of their time, talents and treasures on God’s altar and assumed it is enough. It is not. God wants all of you to be given to Him.

In fact, throughout Scripture we read that anytime God wanted to do something big for His people, He always required a sacrifice first. There had to be something present that demonstrated sincerity and commitment. See, worship is not simply singing songs on a Sunday. True worship, as outlined in Romans 12, is giving yourself to God in your entirety. True worship includes surrender.

For His Kingdom,

Tony Evans

HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
Please let us know how we can serve you best in your Journey Discipleship Experience.

Best!
David

Headline News - 4/21/14

SEEKER SERVICE
Two more Seeker Night opportunities in April before we move into our Summer Trimester. Come take a deep drink from the well of God's Spirit.

FREE TV's
Selling a TV to make a quick buck on Craigslist is easy. Instead of taking the easy (and more profitable) way out, a family at CLC is donating TVs in good working condition to whoever needs or wants one. All you have to do is come pick it up. First-come, first-served. Email me at drobertson@clctn.org if you are interested in receiving a free TV. There are 5 available

NEED HELP LOADING A U-HAUL
Marcus & Jenna Gall will be loading a U-Haul and heading to Colorado to start a new life on Tuesday, APR 29 at 9am. If we had 3-4 people show up we could load the trailer from their apartment in about an hour or two (max). If you would be willing to help the Gall's load up, please email me at drobertson@clctn.org. I will keep a running list.

Their address is: 910 Saint Andrews Drive | Apartment O-5 | Murfreesboro, TN 37128

FLASH ORCHESTRA MOB
My daughter from South Africa shared this with me and I thought it was just sensational. Click here to enjoy. (I had to stop and watch it all over again with tears in my eyes.)


Best!
David

Headline News - 4/7/14

SEEKER MONTH
Prime time to connect with your group members to come, gather, worship, and then go out for ice cream.

CONNECTION EVENTS A SUCCESS
The Men's Connection Breakfast hosted on MAR 29 and the Women's Connection Brunch hosted on APR 5 were very well attended. If people laughing, having fun, eating great food, and being exposed to connection opportunities constitutes success, well then I guess they were both successful! Watch for an announcement about our first Connection Saturday on May 31st!

JOURNEY CURRICULUM AUDIT IN PROCESS
If you have any ideas on how we could improve the Journey curriculum, please speak up now. I am presently collecting ideas to submit to Pastor Ron for our 2015 Journey re-launch. Email ideas to journey@clctn.org.

TONY & KRISSY BURCH MOVE
Tony & Krissy need help moving this TUE, APR 7 & WED, APR 8. We are trying to form to moving parties to work with work schedules. The Burches must vacate their home by WED night!

• TUE, APR 7 - 8:30-10am moving crew time slot OR 5-6:30pm moving crew time slot
• WED, APR 7 - anytime during the day

Please show up if you can at: 3358 Shady Forest Dive, Murfreesboro, TN 38128

If you can help, please text or call me (David Robertson) at 615-579-9778.

JOURNEY ADVISORY TEAM EXPANDS
I am pleased to announced that Bill & Holly Rawnsley have joined our Journey Advisory Team. Bill & Holly bring many years of ministry & professional experience to the team. They have also served as focus group leaders for 2 trimesters plus Bill serves on the Freedom Weekend leadership team. Bill & Holly also serve in Host Ministry and are on an executive committee with Pastor Jim for Host Ministry.

The Rawnsleys will be overseeing the Journey Fellowship Group Network, which Richard & Donna Detwiler were doing double-duty overseeing both the Focus Group Network & Fellowship Group Network over the past several trimesters. We appreciate the fine job that the Detwilers did, but we are all thankful to be able to raise up captains over the Fellowship Group Network to help shoulder that wonderful responsibility.

We will be re-launching fellowship groups in the Fall Trimester. The Rawnsely are very creative people and we are expecting to see some fresh ideas emerge to make our fellowship groups take new life in the Fall Trimester so stay tuned.

HOW NOT TO MAKE DISCIPLES
Enjoy this 1:53 clip by Francis Chan - click here

Best!
David