Sunday: “Hello My Name is God” June 9, 2007
Posted by Steve in : Weblog , add a commentWhat’s in a Name?
Does it really matter what someone calls you? Think about some of the names you’ve been given throughout your life – your birth name, a nickname, or maybe even a bit more creative and far more hurtful name. Names matter to God.Maybe the only thing you know about God’s name is that you shouldn’t use it in vain. But there’s so much more to know – including the fact that God has many different names. In the culture of the Bible, God’s names defined His character and power. His name meant everything to those who were desperate to understand Him.
Starting this week, Park Community Church begins a 9 week series looking at the names of God. Each name explaining, unfolding, and revealing something about the nature of God that is crucial for us in our 21st century world. Don’t miss this great opportunity to get to know God up close and personal. Grab some friends and check it out! Coming Up At Park:
| June 10 | Jackson Crum | Yahweh: Is God Enough? |
| June 17 | Jackson Crum | Abba Father: A Father who is Always There |
| June 24 | Guest Speaker: Marc Lucenius | The Lord our Provider and Shepherd |
| July 01 | Jackson Crum | The God of all Grace |
| July 08 | Joe Riccardi | El’Shaddai: The God of Might |
| July 22 | Jackson Crum | Our Redeemer & Kinsman |
| July 29 | Guest Speaker: Erwin Lutzer | Jehovah Jireh: Our Provider |
| August 05 | Jackson Crum | The Holy & Righteous One |
God Tour May 18, 2007
Posted by Steve in : Weblog , add a commentI will be out of touch for most of the next few days as I go to visit Park friends in East Asia and China with group from our church. God is doing powerful things in East Asia — I can’t wait to hear about some of those things. Check out World Magazine’s article last year here, which talks about the faith transformation of many CEOs and the impact they have made on their companies. Here is a Feb 2006 about Christianity Comes to China’s Cities.
Leader Zone Tonight May 10, 2007
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Tonight, we gather our 200 leaders at the Kitsch’n Restaurant by our new warehouse building (restaurant is at 800 N Larrabee St at 6:30 p.m.) and get a chance to interact, to inspire, to spend time together and plan for the summer. In 2007, we are striving to be more intentional about growing and developing our leadership community at Park Community Church, as we begin to think about reproducing, adding a fourth service, adding a location and growing to reach many more people in Chicago this summer who do not know the life-changing message of the Gospel. If you are a leader at Park (small groups, ministry leader or team leader), please join us for our second Leader Zone Meeting of 2007, tonight. God is up to something BIG here in the city and we are excited to come alongside that work.
Joseph: The High Cost of Righteousness November 28, 2006
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From LeadershipJournal.net:
As the film “The Nativity Story” (see the trailer) arrives this Friday to theaters to great fanfare, John Ortberg has a great article this week looking at Joseph, and the high cost of righteousness in Joseph’s life. Typically Joseph is a bit player in the Christmas story, and is relegated to a supporting role during most of our Christian Christmas pageantry. However, Ortberg really gives us an insight into the cost of righteousness. I love this article and shared this with our leaders this week — it is a powerful reminder that there is a cost to following Christ.
