Helping people
WEEKEND
find and follow Christ.
FRONT AND CENTER
Thank you for choosing a seat to the front and center of the Auditorium when we come together to worship as a community. This helps your mind and heart remain engaged as others discreetly find open seating in the back once the service has begun.
Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, we are excited to walk together with you. If you’re new, we’d like to give you a free gift, (no strings attached), just stop by a host station.
FREE!
JOIN IN
SERVE
Please help yourself to coffee available in the courtyard.
CHRIST JOURNEY FOOD PANTRY
CITY SERVE
Download youversion.com/live on any smartphone to access message notes & scripture during worship.
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
Monday Nights & Tuesday Mornings • Starting Sep 9 & 10 Ladies, join us at Circle of Friends! COF is a women’s bible study meeting in our Gables campus. This Fall, we will be launching a new Monday night schedule along with our regular Tuesday morning session. For more information & to register visit ChristJourney.org/CircleofFriends.
BASECAMP: MEN’S DINNER
Friday • Oct 11 • 7p Men, save the date for our upcoming Basecamp dinner as we are challenged by God’s Word to be men after God’s own heart. For more information visit ChristJourney.org/Basecamp.
DRIVE: SINGLES MINISTRY (20’S, 30’S & 40’S)
Tuesdays • Sep 10, 17, & 24 • Christ Journey Theater, Gables Campus Singles, journey with others in your same life stage. Drive & see where God leads you. Drive is our new singles ministry designed to help you find & follow Christ. Connect with other singles as we journey together toward spiritual growth. We will offer three series, three gatherings & three events throughout the year. Join us as we kick-off our first series! For more information visit ChristJourney.org/Drive.
MARRIEDYOU LIVE
Saturday • Sep 7 • 7p All aboard! MarriedYou LIVE is setting sail for an adventure on the high seas? Well, not really that high... and more like Biscayne Bay! Join us on September 7 as we board the Biscayne Lady for a magical evening with the beautiful Miami skyline as our backdrop! Registration is limited so reserve your spot today at MarriedYouLive.com.
NEW LEGACY JOURNEY
Wednesday • Oct 9 • 7-9pm This exciting new class will address questions like what does the Bible really say about money and wealth? How much money makes you wealthy? How much does God expect you to give others? How does wealth affect your friendships, marriage and children? This class will teach you how to live and leave a legacy – one that will bless your family and community. FPU completion is a pre-requisite. Register at ChristJourney.org/Events.
FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY
Wednesday • Sep 25 • 7 - 9p FPU takes the knowledge from God and turns it into real action in our lives through a step-by-step process taught by best-selling author and financial counselor Dave Ramsey. This 13-week life-changing program includes practical lessons on eliminating debt, building wealth, giving like never before, and much, much more! To register or for more information visit ChristJourney. org/Events.
Saturday • Sep 28 • 9a - 12p It’s time to serve our community! Put your hands and hearts to work for our city by volunteering at different sites around Miami. For more descriptions about site projects and to sign up on line go to ChristJourney.org/ CityServe.
FAMILIES
We have great opportunities available for children, babies through middle school. Please ask a host in the lobby for more information.
CHRISTMAS EVE AUDITIONS
Sunday • Oct 20 • 2p Calling creative and production artists to join the cast for our special Christmas Eve worship experiences! Come for a brief overview/orientation of the participation requirements, followed by auditions for singers and dancers, as well as interviews for video and production positions. Email Worship@ChristJourney.org for details.
MESSAGE SERIES
WORSHIP RESPONSE TEAM TRAINING
Tuesday • Oct 1 • 7p • Room 202 Do you find yourself constantly praying for others? Have you experienced the power of praying for others? Then come to the training and learn how to intercede for those in need of prayer. Email CarmenB@ ChristJourney.org for details.
VOCALISTS - NEW DATE/TIME
Wednesdays • 7 - 8:30p Christ Journey is expanding & now is the time to get connected! Choir positions are open & soloist/team/ worship leader positions are available through interview & audition. We’re also looking for experienced vocal coaches & rehearsal directors. Contact Worship@ChristJourney.org for more info.
INSTRUMENTALISTS
Interested in playing your instrument in one of our weekly experiences? We have a custom-designed program that will help you interact in a live rehearsal setting as well as send you home with rehearsal tracks for some private practice time during the week! Contact Worship@ ChristJourney.org or x.235 today!
LOGISTICS
Are you a generous person? Looking to give of your time at church? We have many volunteer opportunities for you at Christ Journey Country Walk. The greatest and fastest way to get plugged in is with our Logistics Team that helps with Set up and Tear Down. Want to know more? Email RobertR@ ChristJourney.org
Even Greater (cut this out and use it to invite a friend)
Mondays • 9a - 12p • Coral Gables Campus The Christ Journey Food Pantry is open and serving our community on Mondays from 9a - 12p in the 627 Anastasia building. Your BOGO (buy one, get one) grocery donations keep us going. Please continue to place items in the bins marked Feed Miami in the breezeway. Thank you!
YOUVERSION LIVE
Jim Collins made history with his book From Good to Great. Jesus desires for us to make eternal history moving from great to “even greater things” in His promise. “Anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father” (John 14:12). Launch your way into an even greater adventure with your brothers and sisters at Christ Journey in this series. The best is yet to be!
RESOURCES
PRAYER
MESSAGES AVAILABLE
PRAYER MINISTRY
If you’d like to listen to today’s message again or share it with someone... Download: ChristJourney.org/Podcast Watch: ChristJourney.org/Watch Pick-up: Purchase CD’s at a Host Station Complete message series are also available in CD albums.
If you feel called to pray or have a need, join us to receive hope, encouragement, healing & anything God sends our way! Contact Lourdes: suarezpa@aol.com
PRAYER REQUESTS
Send your us your prayer requests at ChristJourney.org/Prayer and our prayer team will pray for you.
FAQS
Ask a question & get an answer online at ChristJourney.org/Questions
FOOD PANTRY
Those in need... our Christ Journey Church Food Pantry feeds over 38 families week to week. The pantry is open Mondays 9a-noon for our community. Are you in need? We are also an “Access” site to facilitate applications to critical programs that may help beyond food. For more information please contact Missions@ ChristJourney.org.
GIVE
You can give in church, from your phone or online at ChristJourney.org/Give Download the Secure Give App to give from your smart phone. Download “Secure Give” from your phone’s App Store, select Christ Journey Church and set it as your home organization, then select Make a Donation and follow the prompts.
Take a
Sneak Peek New experiences and opportunities are coming to reach as many as possible, as soon as possible, by the most effective means possible.
Drive, Christ Journey’s Singles Ministry, launches this month! Drive exists to help singles find and follow Jesus Christ. We desire to connect singles with others singles in the same stage of life for community and spiritual growth. Log on today and don’t miss out upcoming events. Let’s go for a test drive! ChristJourney.org/Drive
Drive
SEPTEMBER at
CHRIST JOURNEY
Country Walk
Worship Times & Location Sundays at 10a & 11:30a Children: we have several opportunities for your children to enjoy on Sundays.
Now Shift, and gain some Velocity! We are going full speed and launching brand new experiences for students at Christ Journey. Middle school students will not want to miss Shift on Sundays at 11:30a. High school students, Velocity is just for you! Join us on Sunday afternoons at 4p, Coral Gables Campus. ChristJourney.org/Students
JOIN A GROUP!
Sunday • Sept 8 Groups provide a place to belong and a path for spiritual growth. We offer different kinds of groups, meeting at a variety of times and locations. ChristJourney.org/Groups
Discovery Land (birth-Pre-K): 10a & 11:30a Highway (k-5th grade): 10a & 11:30a Shift (Middle School): 11:30a
Sunday Location Jack D. Gordon Elementary School 14600 Country Walk Drive Church Office 14425 Country Walk Drive Miami, FL 33186 305-448-4425 ChristJourney.org
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ChristJourneyCW
I read about a poll taken by the National Opinion Research Center. It found that more than half of all adults in their twenties rate their lives as “exciting.” When people reach their forties the number slides to 46 percent. At age sixty it falls to 34 percent. I don’t know why people give up on their dreams and settle for “less than” living. I do know the world can be a confusing, discouraging, unfair and unappreciative, disappointing place. “The world is full of suffering;”, Helen Keller once observed. But she concluded, “it is also full of overcoming it.” Maybe that’s why God allows challenges in our lives. So we can know the the excitement and thrill of overcoming them. If we will take them on. As somebody noted, “If you want to walk on water, you’ve got to get out of the boat.” New challenges are before us. Therefore, new victories are coming! Yours for “even greater things,”
Bill White Senior Pastor
Leader
RALLY Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. John 14:12, NIV In anticipation of the even greater things that are coming, we are calling all Christ Journey volunteers to this year’s Leader Rally. Be inspired and encouraged by Pastor Bill and by each other, as we continue in helping others on their Christ Journey. We are His Church, so let’s be about the even greater things for our community and for the world. (Jesus is counting on you. ChristJourney.org/LeaderRally
Friday Sept. 20 7p