WELCOME TO THE JOURNEY!

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2 WELCOME TO THE JOURNEY! Thank you for choosing to worship with us today! As a church family, we are determined to come alongside of you to enable you to become all that God wants you to be. Every person s life story is different but every life story has a purpose that contributes to making God s church that much more relevant in this world. So no matter where you are in life right now, we want to help you figure out where you are in your journey with God. Hopefully you will find a place here to grow in your faith and serve our God together. Our mission is... LOVE GOD, LOVE OTHERS, LOVE THE WORLD At the Journey, we are focused on making disciples, whose love for Jesus impacts their love for each other and their love for the world. Our vision is to be a multi-cultural, outreach-oriented, grace-filled church that has fallen in love with God, His Word, and with each other. A place where authentic and relevant praise happens naturally as an expression of our love for God. Where people are being equipped to grow into disciples of Jesus who are making an impact on the world around them. EVENTS THIS WEEK JANUARY 22, 2017 Day Time Event Location Sunday 12:45 pm Living Water Meeting Sanctuary Sunday 1:00 pm Korean Fellowship Youth Room Sunday 6:30-7:30 pm Prayer Meeting Green Room Sunday 6:30-8:00 pm Refuel Sanctuary Sunday 6:30-8:00 pm Club56 5th & 6th Grade Room Monday 9:00 am-12:00 pm Healing Stitches Journey Kids Lobby Thursday 10:00-11:30 pm Ladies Coffee Break Sanctuary

3 UPCOMING EVENTS MISSIONS SUNDAY, JANUARY 22: LIVING WATER MISSION TRIP INTEREST MEETING Our next Living Water mission trip is planned for the week of August 20, If you have any interest in participating in this trip as a part of the drilling team or hygiene team, please attend the interest meeting right after the second service. Please contact Bernie Frank with questions, berniefrank1982@gmail.com. CLUB56 CLUB56 SCHEDULE We will have our regular Club56 meeting tonight for all 5th & 6th graders at the church from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Green Room downstairs. We will continue our discussion on friendships. On Sunday, February 5th, we will meet after second service, eat pizza, and then go rock climbing at SportRock. Cost will be $10 per student. Contact Abby with questions, abby@thejourneynova.org. VISITORS SUNDAY, JANUARY 29: STARTING POINT CLASS If you are new to the Journey or have been visiting for a while, please come to our Starting Point Class immediately after the second service January 29. This will be a time to hear more about the Journey and learn about how you can get more involved and connected here. There will be childcare and a light lunch provided. For more information, contact Chad Simpkins, chad@thejourneynova.org. CELEBRATION SUNDAY, JANUARY 29: CELEBRATION FOR ADAM Join us in the evening of Sunday, January 29 as we celebrate with Adam Schuster, our Worship & Youth Pastor, for his 10 year anniversary of service here at the Journey. We ll have an open house at the church from 5:00-6:30 pm. Everyone is invited! Contact the office with questions, elissa@thejourneynova.org. NOTE: Refuel will NOT meet on January 29. All teens are encouraged to come to the celebration with their families to celebrate Adam s service to the teen ministry and other ministries here at the Journey.

4 UPCOMING EVENTS OTHER EVENTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6: LIFELINE SCREENING EVENT E The Journey Church is pleased to offer a preventive health event. Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will host their affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings on Monday, February 6. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis. Register for a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member discount). All five screenings take minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call or visit WOMEN S MINISTRY SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11: GIRLFRIENDS IN GOD Loyalty of God All women are invited to Girlfriends in God each month, a time for women to worship & fellowship together, and hear from women of the Journey. Join us Saturday, February 11, 9:00-11:00 am. A light breakfast and childcare will be provided. FEBRUARY JOURNEY JOURNEY DEVOTIONALS FOR WOMEN NOW AVAILABLE Need a daily devotional? This monthly women's devotional magazine offers guidance for a growing, personal relationship with God. Each devotion deals with issues and real-life situations. It is provided free by the Journey s Women s Ministry. Pick up your copy in the lobby today! REFUEL YOUTH MINISTRY FRIDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24-26: 26: GREAT WOLF LODGE TRIP Teens in grades 7-12 are invited to Refuel s trip to Great Wolf Lodge Resort in Williamsburg, VA! We ll meet at the church on Friday, February 24 at 5:00 pm, eat dinner together on the way, and return Sunday, February 26 around 4:00 pm. Cost is $200 for the weekend, which includes everything (lodging, food, fun, etc). Sign up in the lobby! Contact Adam with questions, adam@thejourneynova.org.

5 ANNOUNCEMENTS MEN S MINISTRY PENTAGON MEN We have a good number of guys who work at the Pentagon. If you would be interested in joining a group of guys for lunch once a month there, let us know on the Connection Card. THURSDAYS: MEN S BREAKFAST We have a men s Bible study group open to all men on Thursday mornings, 6:00-6:45 am. They meet at Chick-fil-a on Backlick Rd. Contact Chad with questions, chad@thejourneynovalorg. SPORTS BASKETBALL The Journey sponsors a men s team in the Church Fellowship League of Fairfax County. All games take place at George Mason HS Auxiliary Gym. Here is the list of upcoming games. Contact Jim Pruitt for more information, jptex1950@aol.com. ELDER BOARD ELDER BOARD FOR 2017 Our new elder board for 2017 is as follows: Bernie Frank, Elder Chairman Gary Ulrich Matt Randolph Pete Becker Rod Wesselman Tom Foss Steve Brown Terrance Reese Date Sun, Jan 22 Sun, Jan 29 Sun, Feb 5 Sun, Feb 12 Sun, Feb 19 Time 6:15-7:15 PM 9:15-10:15 PM 7:15-8:15 PM 6:15-7:15 PM 8:15-9:15 PM We will have an elder ordination ceremony during both services on Sunday, January 29, to ordain our new elders. If you have questions or concerns that you would like to bring to the elders attention, elders@thejourneynova.org. Bernie Frank will be monitoring that address as chairman.

6 SERMON NOTES JANUARY 22, 2017 lifeapps: Calculator What Does Your Heart Trust In? Proverbs 27:23-24 (NLT), Know the state of your flocks, and put your heart into caring for your herds, for riches don t t last forever, and the crown might not be passed to the next generation. 1. God owns everything 1 Chronicles 29:10-14 God originated everything God owns everything God is over everything 1 Chronicles 29:11 (NLT), Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the vic- tory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom.. We adore you as the one who is over all things. 1 Chronicles 29:14, Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us! Psalm 24:1 (CEV), The earth and everything on it belong to the Lord. The world and its people belong to him. 2. There s no security in money or wealth Ecclesiastes 5:10-15 (NLT) Money and wealth will never satisfy

7 SERMON NOTES JANUARY 22, 2017 Ecclesiastes 5:10, Those who love money will never have enough. How meaningless to think that wealth brings true happiness! Money and wealth can be easily lost Ecclesiastes 5:11, The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth except except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers! Proverbs 23:4-5 (MSG), Don Don t t wear yourself out trying to get rich; restrain yourself! Riches disappear in the blink of an eye; wealth sprouts wings and flies off into the wild blue yonder. Ecclesiastes 5:15, We all come to the end of our lives as naked and empty-handed as on the day we were born. We can t t take our riches with us. Luke 12:18-19 (MSG), Then I ll I gather in all my grain and goods, and I ll I say to myself, Self, you ve done well! You ve got it made and can now retire. Take it easy and have the time of your life! Luke 12:20-21, Just then God showed up and said, Fool! Tonight you die. And your barnful of goods who gets it? That s s what happens when you fill your barn with Self and not with God. We need to honor God first Proverbs 3:9-10, Honor the Lord with your wealth and the firstfruits from all your crops. Then your barns will be full, and your wine barrels will overflow with new wine. Ecclesiastes 2:10, I I decided to deny myself nothing that my eyes desired. Ecclesiastes 2:11, And when I surveyed all that my hands had done and what I had toiled to achieve, everything was meaningless. It was all like chasing the wind; nothing was really gained under the sun. Matthew 6:19-24: Where is your treasure? The Durability Test How long will it last? Matthew 6:19-20 (NCV), Don Don t t store treasures for yourselves here on earth where moths and rust will destroy them and thieves can break in and steal them. But store your treasures in heaven where they cannot be destroyed by moths or rust and where thieves cannot break in and steal them.

8 SERMON NOTES JANUARY 22, 2017 The Heart Test Where are you investing your time and money? Matthew 6:21 (NCV), Your heart will be where your treasure is. The Master Test Who do you serve? Matthew 6:24 (NCV), No one can serve two masters. The person will hate one master and love the other, or will follow one master and refuse to follow the other. You cannot serve both God and worldly riches. So the question is... What choice have you made...who do you serve? Reflection CONNECT WITH US: thejourneynova.org /thejourneyspringfield/ Office Hours: M-F 9am-3pm JERRY JONES, Lead Pastor x102 CHAD SIMPKINS, Discipleship & Outreach Pastor x103 ADAM SCHUSTER, W orship & Youth Pastor x104 adam@thejourneynova.org MICHELLE D ANGELO, Children s & Family Pastor x101 michelle@thejourneynova.org ABBY BULLINER, Assistant Children s Director abby@thejourneynova.org ELISSA MCGHEE, Office Manager elissa@thejourneynova.org BERNIE FRANK, Elder Chairman elders@thejourneynova.org

WELCOME TO THE JOURNEY!

WELCOME TO THE JOURNEY! Thank you for choosing to worship with us today! As a church family, we are determined to come alongside of you to enable you to become all that God wants you to be. Every person