Rick Eastman - Did you know that Jesus compared the Church to a “rock”. Not jello, but a “rock”. And he also said that all of the powers of hell would not conquer it. This morning we will be looking more closely at Jesus’ statement in Matthew 16:18, “... I will build my church, and the gates of hades will not overcome it.”

Karen Platt - How do our lives reflect God’s love to others?
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
John 13:34-35

Rick Eastman - Pastor Rick is in the midst of a sermon series called The Making of a Disciple. This series will provide answers to what it means to be an effective follower of Jesus Christ. In a world of compromise and indifference, people are looking for people of conviction, who are willing to make a positive impact in their communities. Through this series we will learn what it takes to become that type of person. Today, we are going to be looking at the role of a disciple in bearing fruit.

Rick Eastman - Pastor Rick is in the midst of a sermon series called The Making of a Disciple. This series will provide answers to what it means to be an effective follower of Jesus Christ. In a world of compromise and indifference, people are looking for people of conviction, who are willing to make a positive impact in their communities. Through this series we will learn what it takes to become that type of person. Today, we are going to be looking at the role of a disciple in bearing fruit.

Rick Eastman - Today, Pastor Rick will begin a new sermon series called The Making of a Disciple. This sermon series will provide answers to what it means to be an effective follower of Jesus Christ. In a world of compromise and indifference people are looking for people of conviction who are willing to make a positive impact in their communities. This series will help us become this type of person. This morning we will begin with “Answering the Call”.

Rick Eastman - Today, Pastor Rick will conclude the sermon series he has been preaching throughout the summer. This sermon series is called the “GO CYCLE” and it describes our vision. That vision is: DISCOVERY CHURCH EXISTS TO KNOW AND LOVE GOD: BY TRUSTING IN CHRIST, GROWING AS HIS HOLY PEOPLE, AND GOING WITH GOD EVERYDAY AS WE ARE SENT TO SPREAD HIS GOODNEWS. This is why we exist as a church. We will conclude this series by accepting the challenge to “GO” as God is sending us.

Karen Platt

Rick Eastman - Pastor Rick is working his way through a sermon series describing our vision. That vision is: DISCOVERY CHURCH EXISTS TO KNOW AND LOVE GOD: BY TRUSTING IN CHRIST, GROWING AS HIS HOLY PEOPLE, AND GOING WITH GOD EVERYDAY AS WE ARE SENT TO SPREAD HIS GOOD NEWS. This is why we exist as a church. Today pastor Rick will unveil the strategy for accomplishing this. He refers to this as imago dei community. This simply means a community reflecting the image of God. I pray that’s what we desire.

Rick Eastman - A number of years ago there was a television program entitled "Growing Pains". It centered around a family who had a couple of younger kids. The program centered around the difficulties and challenges that both kids and parents experienced through the period in their lives where the kids were growing up and maturing. There was a lot of laughter and crying during each episode. That pretty well sums up our life as Christ's followers. In our "growing up" in Jesus there will be times of laughter as well as crying. But through it all we must keep focused on the goal of becoming more and more like Jesus. That's the goal of being discipled. Today, pastor Rick will go into more detail as to what that involves.

Rick Eastman - Pastor Rick is in the process of preaching a sermon series based on our Vision Statement. Last week we completed the "Trust" component of our "GO" CYCLE. Today, we begin addressing the second key component of our Vision Statement. That component is "Grow". In the next few weeks we will be looking at: "What is a Disciple", "Are You Being Discipled", and "Who Are You Discipling". It is imperative that we grow in our relationship with Jesus. We will learn together how to do that.

Rick Eastman - We have been engaged in a sermon series in which we are working through our Vision Statement. We have been addressing the 1st characteristic of three which comprise our mission at Discovery Church, the characteristic of TRUST. We will learn today that our trust in Jesus will be tested. The key is how well our trust in Jesus holds up when it is put to the test. And how well does our trust, as a church, hold up when it is put to the test

Rick Eastman

Rick Eastman - FREEDOM FOREVER...
We are so thankful for the men and women who have made possible the freedom we now enjoy. I thank God for the faith and courage of our nations founding fathers. Without that faith and courage we would not be sitting here this morning. I also thank God for another person who demonstrated extreme faith and courage in order to set free, not only down here, but for all eternity. I thank Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, for making the ultimate sacrifice by giving his life so that we might be freed from the stranglehold of sin in our lives. Today we celebrate our FREEDOM and all who made that freedom possible.

Karen Platt - Today, Karen Platt will be sharing with us about following the Holy Spirit’s call on our lives.