1.
Attend the “40 Days of
Purpose”
kick-off Sunday at Sugar Creek!
The week
before the Campaign starts, please join us Sunday, February 15th
at 10:00am for the National Broadcast. This will be an inspirational
kick-off for the Campaign where we will join with the hundreds of
other churches who are doing this Campaign concurrently with us, and
listen to a life-changing challenge from the author of the book on
which the Campaign is based, The Purpose Driven Life by Pastor Rick Warren.
This
is such an important event that we are beginning our day with a very
special gourmet tea/coffee and pastries from 8:30 to 9:30am followed
by, special gathering
music 9:30 -10:00am. A combined worship service and National
Broadcast will begin at 10:00am. Following the special broadcast
service, there will be a light luncheon served in the fellowship
hall.
During
this time, you may sign up for host homes or small groups to be held
at the church. Books will also be available at this time.
A special
invitation from Pastor Tom and Janice!
2.
Commit
to attend all of the weekend worship services and hear the life
changing messages:
Memory verse: For we
are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good
works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10
Memory verse: "Love the
Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your mind and with all your strength."
Mark 12:30
Memory verse: "So in
Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs
to all the others."
Romans 12:5
Memory verse: "Your
attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus."
Philippians 2:5
Memory verse: "Each one
should use whatever gift he has received to serve others."
1 Peter 4:10
Memory verse: "Be wise
in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every
opportunity."
Colossians 4:5
3.
Sign up to be in an exciting 40 Days of Purpose small
group Bible study.
If you haven’t signed up already to be in one of these
small groups, then you may fill out one of the 40 Days of Purpose
Group cards in your bulletin, send an e-mail to 40Days@sugarcreek.org,
or call the church office, today.
The small groups will view a short video each week and then
discuss the impact of the book and the message from the previous
Sunday.
This
is pivotal for you if you wish to get the most out of the Campaign,
because it is in a group that you will explore each of the purposes
more deeply. There is something about being able to discuss the
deeper principles of life with others that makes truths sink more
deeply and causes profound change to take place. If you are in a
small group already, sign up anyway! We are encouraging existing
small groups to disband temporarily for the six weeks of the
Campaign, and have each member start or join these special 40 Days of Purpose
groups.
 4. Read The Purpose Driven Life.
We
ask you to commit to read a chapter a day for 40 days with your family
starting on Sunday, Feb. 22nd.
We also hope you will participate in a small group or attend a
Purpose Driven Sunday School class, and attend the weekend worship
services.
We want you to
fully experience the 40 Days of Purpose Campaign. One of the
ways to do this is by purchasing and reading The Purpose Driven
Life. The retail price on this book is $19.99. (You can
usually find it on sale anywhere from $10.75 to $16.00 at Barnes and
Nobles, Family Christian Bookstore, Walmart, Sams, etc.)
However, we have copies available for $10 at Grand Central in the
front lobby of the church. If you can not afford a book, please
see Julie Baliva, our 40 Days Program Director, or indicate this on
the Prayer Concern section of your Sunday Stub and we'll make sure you
get one. If you would like to help furnish a book for someone
who can't afford one, please put your contribution in an envelope and
mark it "40 Days of Purpose Scholarship Fund." Some
people are giving us a $20 bill and saying, "That's one for me
and one for someone who can't afford it!"
5. Participate in the Purpose Driven Prayer Walk.
You and your family can sign up to participate in the prayer
walk. It’s simple –
just sign up to pray for 30 minutes for one day during the 40 days.
We hope to have at least five people to sign up for each day
of the 40 days. You can come to the church anytime that day and do
the prayer walk around the campus or you can pray at home or the
office. The prayer walk
sign up board is in the main lobby at the Church.
6. Attend the
Worship and Celebration
on Sunday, April 4th, 8:30am - 12:30pm in the Worship
Center. This
will be a day to celebrate the culmination of the 40 Days of Purpose
and to hear what God has done in the lives of people throughout these
40 days.
If
you have questions, need resources, want to sign up, or just want more
information, visit our 40 Days of Purpose Center, Grand Central, on
Sunday mornings located in the lobby.
We
don’t want you to miss this life-changing experience.
We love you and can’t wait to see what God has in store for
you!
Dr. Thomas R.
Logsdon -- Pastor
Julie Baliva, Campaign
Director
Brian
Cowgar, Gary Crompton
The 40 Days of Purpose Team
Questions?
Email
us or call us at 217-483-2270.
For
more information about the 40 Days of Purpose or the text, The
Purpose Driven Life (by Rick Warren) please check out www.purposedriven.com
or www.purposedrivenlife.com
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