Titus 2 Ministry

Titus 2 is a new women’s ministry which will be kicking off in March. Girls and women from 15-115 will be placed in small groups which will meet once a month. The vision for this ministry is to build strong ties & relationships with women of different ages and in different seasons and circumstances in life, for the purpose of nurturing, encouraging and helping to equip one another to lead lives that will glorify God. The goal is that these relationships will result in families, marriages and the body of Christ being “rooted and established in love.” (Ephesians 3:17)

Sign- ups will begin at the Women’s Retreat, March 2nd & 3rd. You can also sign up via the response card in the bulletin beginning March 11th.

Men’s Breakfast & Missions Trip Training

Saturday, March 10, at 8am is the next Men’s Breakfast. Following the men’s breakfast, there will be a missions trip training time. You will receive training on electrical work, plumbing and drywalling. We will be working on a number of different projects around the church.  Lunch will be served.  If you’ve never been able to go on a missions trip, this day will give you a chance to experience what it is like. Please indicate interest on the response card in the bulletin so we can plan the work to be done.

Radical Sermon Series

For six weeks beginning February 19th in our worship, we will ponder what it means to live for God, to be a follower of Jesus. Talk is cheap and anyone can make a claim about themselves. Anyone can say, “I’m a scratch golfer or I can hang with cooks in a kitchen or I can leap tall buildings with a single bound or… I’m a Christian.” But what does that mean in our lives in real time? You are encouraged to ponder these things with us over the next six weeks and the book Radical will push you as you reflect. The point is not to agree with everything the author says. The point is to allow yourself to be challenged. In worship on March 25th, we will try to flesh out our reflections as we ask ourselves, “Lord, where is your Spirit moving me now?”

Pastor John and Pastor Chip will lead facilitated discussions about the sermon series on Wednesday, March 7 and Wednesday, March 14 from 7:00-8:30pm.

Order your own copy of Radical

Listen to the sermon series:

• February 19, 2012: Chip Heim – Radical Week 1, The Word

Men’s Night Out

Friday, February 24 at 6:30pm. We will meet at Rule(3), 650 Windmiller Drive, Pickerington, 43147. Join us for dinner and a fun evening with the guys!

Summer Missions Informational Meeting

There will be a meeting Sunday, February 26th at 12:30pm in the Youth Room for anyone interested in the local missions project happening this July.

FX Family Experience Nights

Wednesday Night FX Family Experience Nights: Mark your calendars with our FX Family Experience Nights! February 15, April 11 & May 2nd from 7-8:30pm. These are nights when there will be NO adult Bible classes and our usual children’s programming will be replaced with a family wide fun event. Parents, please bring your kids for an evening of great fun!

Men’s Breakfast: February 11, 2012

Saturday morning at 8am on February 11th will be our next Men’s Breakfast. Jim Kerr will be speaking. Come enjoy fellowship and a great meal!

Missions Night

Missions Conference – Sunday, March 11, 6-8 pm in Middle School gym.  Join us for a great evening as we highlight many of the missionaries East Side supports, as well as, the ministries of East Side and Grace Christian School.  Refreshments will be served and music provided by the musical talents within our church.  Bring your family and discover opportunities to grow, serve and connect!

New Wednesday Night Adult Bible Class begins Feb. 8th

R12 Dare to Experience True Spirituality Being a genuine disciple of Christ flows out of a relationship with Him. It’s about experiencing God’s grace, not earning His love through performance. A real relationship with Jesus Christ will produce a follower whose life looks progressively more like His life. Romans 12 provides a relational profile of an authentic disciple: someone who is surrendered to God, separate from the world’s values, sober in self-assessment, serving in love and supernaturally responds to evil with good. Christians who live out this kind of lifestyle are what we call r12 Christians.  Please join us for this 10 week DVD/Discussion bible study on Wednesday nights at 7:00pm in Middle School Room 134.

Body Life Sunday, Febraury 5th

Our church elders have discussed the value of bringing all our people – children, youth, and adults – together for worship. We believe it is important for children and teenagers to join in corporate worship at times so they see themselves as part of our larger church body. When we bring our church together like this it will be called “Body Life”. Our first Body Life worship will happen Sunday, February 5. Service times will be at 9:30 & 11am as normal. Kids 1st grade – Youth students will be part of worship. Nursery – Kindergarten will meet as normal.