Heaven thundered And the world was born Life begins and ends In the dust you formed

Faith commanded And the mountains moved Fear is losing ground To our hope in You Unstoppable God Let Your glory go on and on Impossible things In Your name they shall be done Freedom conquered All our chains undone Sin defeated Jesus has overcome Mercy triumphed When the third day dawned Darkness was denied When the stone was gone

Unstoppable God Let Your glory go on and on Impossible things In Your name they shall be done Unstoppable God Let Your glory go on and on Impossible things In Your name they shall be done Nothing shall be impossible Your kingdom reigns unstoppable We ll shout your praise forevermore Jesus our God unstoppable Nothing shall be impossible Your kingdom reigns unstoppable We ll shout your praise forevermore Jesus our God unstoppable

Stronger is the one Within us Stronger is the one Who fights for us He will never fail You will never fail For Your love endures forever For Your love endures forever Open up our eyes Surround us with Your light Your love endures forever Mighty is the one Who s for us Mighty is the one Who s strong to save He will make a way You will make a way For Your love endures forever For Your love endures forever Open up our eyes Surround us with Your light Your love endures forever

Our God is fighting for us always Our God is fighting for us all Our God is fighting for us always We are not alone We are not alone 2x For Your love endures forever For Your love endures forever Open up our eyes Surround us with Your light Your love endures forever Our God is fighting for us always Our God is fighting for us all Our God is fighting for us always We are not alone We are not alone 2x We are not alone We are not alone

He s coming on the clouds Kings and Kingdoms will bow down Every chain will break As broken hearts declare His praise For who can stop the Lord almighty Our God is the Lion, the Lion of Judah He s roaring with power and fighting our battles Every knee will bow before Him Our God is the Lamb, The Lamb that was slain For the sins of the world His blood breaks the chains Every knee will bow before the Lion and the Lamb Every knee will bow before Him

Open up the gates Make way before the King of Kings The God who comes to save Is here to set the captives free For who can stop the Lord almighty Our God is the Lion, the Lion of Judah He s roaring with power and fighting our battles Every knee will bow before Him Our God is the Lamb, The Lamb that was slain For the sins of the world His blood breaks the chains Every knee will bow before the Lion and the Lamb Every knee will bow before Him Who can stop the Lord almighty x5

Who can stop the Lord Our God is the Lion, the Lion of Judah He s roaring with power and fighting our battles Every knee will bow before Him Our God is the Lamb, The Lamb that was slain For the sins of the world His blood breaks the chains Every knee will bow before the Lion and the Lamb Every knee will bow before Him Every knee will bow before the Lion and the Lamb Every knee will bow before Him

A thousand times I've failed Still Your mercy remains And should I stumble again Still I'm caught in Your grace Everlasting Your light will shine when all else fades Never ending Your glory goes beyond all fame In my heart and my soul Lord I give You control Consume me from the inside out, Lord

Let justice and praise Become my embrace To love you from the inside out Your will above all else My purpose remains The art of losing myself In bringing You praise Everlasting Your light will shine when all else fades Never ending Your glory goes beyond all fame In my heart and my soul Lord I give You control Consume me from the inside out, Lord

Let justice and praise Become my embrace To love you from the inside out In my heart and my soul Lord I give You control Consume me from the inside out, Lord Let justice and praise Become my embrace To love you from the inside out Everlasting Your light will shine when all else fades Never ending Your glory goes beyond all fame

And the cry of my heart Is to bring You praise From the inside out Lord my soul cries out Everlasting Your light will shine when all else fades Never ending Your glory goes beyond all fame And the cry of my heart Is to bring You praise From the inside out Lord my soul cries out From the inside out Lord my soul cries out

Confidence and Conversations Acts 17:26-27 From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. Clue #3: Science

Religion and Science Religion: The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God. Science: The study of the natural world through observation and experiment. Power-Play At the end of the 19 th century, scientists and educational leaders deliberately used the conflict model to undermine the church s control of their institutions and increase their own cultural power. The Battle Darwin s Origin of Species 1925: Scopes-Monkey Trial 1968: Epperson vs. Arkansas 1987: Edwards vs. Aguillard State-by-state battles Limitation of Science Metaphysical truths Mathematical truths Logical truths Ethical truths Aesthetic truths Historical truths Cognitive truths Emotional truths Relational truths Spiritual truths Philosophical truths

Scientific discoveries Second Law of Thermodynamics: The universe is running out of usable energy. The universe only has a finite amount of energy. Scientific discoveries Theory of Relativity- Universe itself expanding from a single point in the distant past. 1929: Einstein looked through Hubble s telescope. Saw a red shift in the light from every observable galaxy. Galaxies are moving away from us. Scientific discoveries Radiation: Afterglow of fireball explosion. Light and heat from a seeming initial explosion. Scientific discoveries Galaxy seeds: Ripples that show that the explosion and expansion of the universe was precisely tweaked to cause just enough matter to congregate to allow galaxy formation, but not enough to cause the universe to collapse back on itself. Pictures of the past- the infrared pictures taken by satellites point to the existence of matter from the very early universe that would ultimately form into galaxies and clusters of galaxies.

Big Bang The First Cause The universe had a beginning. Once there was nothing, then Bang! There was something. The entire universe exploded into being. Before this, there was nothing; not even empty space. Everything that has a beginning has a cause. Hawking: Almost everyone now believes that the universe, and time itself, had a beginning at the Big Bang. Meanwhile, in a pond on earth Naturalists claim that a one-celled amoeba came together by spontaneous generation without intelligent intervention in a warm little pond somewhere on early earth. All biological life has evolved from this without any intelligent guidance at all. Either no-one created something out of nothing, or someone created it. Either the universe or something outside the universe is eternal. Something that is Selfexistent, timeless, non-spatial, immaterial, powerful, intelligent, personal. DNA Discovered in 1953 Deoxyribonucleic acid- the chemical that encodes instructions for building and replicating all living things. DNA has a helical structure that looks like a twisted ladder. It consists of 4 nitrogen bases and communicates a specific message. The specific order within each living cell determines the unique makeup of that living entity. It is very complex.

Back to the Pond The message found in just the cell nucleus of a tiny amoeba is more than all 30 volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica combined, and the entire amoeba has as much information in its DNA as 1,000 complete sets. These 1,000 encyclopedias do not consist of random letters but of letters in a very specific order just like real encyclopedias. We weren t there Forensics Principle of uniformity: Causes in the past were like causes we observe today. Confetti Experiment Faith Required Everything created came from mindless matter without intelligent intervention. Everything created came from God.

Psalm 33:6-9 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth. He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses. Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him. For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm. Macro, Micro Major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species. Evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species. Young Earth Old Earth Theistic Evolution Naturalis m Confidence and Conversations

Religion and Science together 40% of scientists believe in a God who actively communicates with humanity. 20% are unsure. # s have not changed in 80 years. Many scientists are atheists on other grounds than science. In a recent report from the National Center for Science Education, which self-advertises as the premier institution dedicated to keeping evolution in the science classroom and creationism out, Daryl Domning writes, In truth, many evolutionists are theists of one sort or another. Their views are as sincerely and validly held as those of the atheists and have as much (perhaps more!) claim to be representative of evolutionist thinking. The Gospel Psalm 33:22: May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you. Hesed: A love so enduring it persists beyond any sin or betrayal to mend brokenness and graciously extend forgiveness. A completely undeserved kindness and generosity done by a person who is in a position of power. Hebrews 12:2b: For the joy set before him he endured the cross Don t feel like you have to choose! Family Business Meeting June 11, 2017

Surviving Surviving! Thriving Mission Launching people toward a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Mission Launching people toward a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Vision To become a multi-generational faith community on mission with Jesus, known for loving relationships and changed lives.

Mission Launching people toward a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Vision To become a multi-generational faith community on mission with Jesus, known for loving relationships and changed lives. We are not here primarily for us. Creating Irresistible Environments Story What is God leading us into next? Risk What do we need to begin next that requires us to live by radical faith?

Creating Irresistible Environments Building Bridges not Walls Creating Irresistible Environments Building Bridges not Walls Telling Greater God Stories Proposal Renovate Hallway (including a 500 square ft. addition) & HVAC System (whole church and parsonage) Bridges (to build) & Stories (to tell) Campaign

HVAC Renovation in 2017 Climate control is increasingly difficult (fragile equipment) Working with severely outdated and overextended system 12-20 years beyond longest usage estimate Several areas have limited/no climate control capabilities Classrooms, staff offices, fireside lounge, parsonage Working with highly inefficient system $8K energy waste / $5K maintenance - Annually We were dropped from our Property Insurance Company in 2014 due to severely outdated equipment Updating system will provide $5K in rebates in 2017 Completing full renovation at one time will significantly reduce costs. Hallway Renovation Window replacement in hall is well overdue (cracks, energy waste, safety hazard), simply replacing them would cost $10K Limited gathering space on main level, plan will add 500 square feet for both foyer and meeting space Help with problems related to water flow from rain, roof line, and church basement Lifting ceiling will greatly enhance the environment and the interior and exterior aesthetics Completing at same time as new HVAC will allow for cost savings and better system integration Hallway Renovation Financial Picture $245K Total needed for both Projects $200K Cap on what we would like to borrow

Financial Picture $245K Total needed for both Projects $200K Cap on what we would like to borrow $45K Total needed to raise $-16K Already raised to date $29K Remaining to be raised Financial Picture $245K Total needed for both Projects $200K Cap on what we would like to borrow $45K Total needed to raise $-16K Already raised to date $29K Remaining to be raised $-9K Pledged of the remaining needed $20K To raise by September, 2017 Buy In Commitment Sacrifice Proposal Bridges (to build) & Stories (to tell) Campaign Begin a Capital Campaign for the HVAC and hallway renovation. Campaign is designed to raise $29K and support an appr. $200K (20 year) loan. Loan will increase the budget by a projected $10K beginning in 2018. The loan will be taken out in Sep/Oct 2017

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