www.thejourneysite.org 6427 Franconia Road Springfield, VA 22150 Office 703-971-0277 JERRY JONES, Senior Pastor x102 jones.journey@verizon.net ADAM SCHUSTER Worship & Youth Pastor x104 schuster.journey@verizon.net DAVID SLEIGHT Discipleship & Outreach Pastor x103 sleight.journey@verizon.net MICHELLE D ANGELO Children s & Family Pastor x101 journeykidz@verizon.net JIM PRUITT ConneXion Ministries jptex1950@aol.com ELISSA MCGHEE Office Secretary x100 journeyoffice@verizon.net YOON OK CHOI Korean Fellowship x105

Love God Love Others Love the World! April 3, 2016 EVENTS THIS WEEK DAYS TIMES Morning Worship Journey Kidz Baby Zone (Infant - 24 months) Tot Zone (age 2-5) Live! Zone (K-6th grade) Today Today 9:30 & 11:15 am 9:30 & 11:15 am Adult Bible Study (church office) Today 9:30 am Jr/Sr High Bible Study (teen room) Today 9:30 am Prayer Meeting Tonight 6:30-7:30 pm Refuel Tonight 6:30-8:00 pm Healing Stitches Monday 9 am - 12 pm Ladies Coffee Break Thursday 10:00-11:30 am Journey Moms Fellowship Friday 9:30-11:30 am Girlfriends in God Saturday 9:00-11:00 am Life Groups Meet - check out the flyer in the lobby for specific days and times Sun - Fri Various times

Upcoming Events Thank you for choosing to worship with us today! Please fill out a connection card and note any prayer requests and praises on the back. Thank You. TODAY! SUNDAY, APRIL 3: MISSIONS TEAM MEETING The next Missions Team meeting will be today after the second service, about 12:45 pm. Lunch will be provided. Please contact Gary Ulrich for more information, gaulrich1@gmail.com. FRIDAY, APRIL 8: JOURNEY MOMS FELLOWSHIP Journey Moms Fellowship meets in the downstairs of the church on the second Friday of each month, 9:30-11:30 am. Enjoy fellowship time with other moms as our little ones play! Please contact Stacey Wieczorek and Jessi Atwell with any questions at journeymomsfellowship@gmail.com. SATURDAY, APRIL 9: GIRLFRIENDS IN GOD SPA DAY! Ladies, join us for Spa Day on Saturday, April 9, 9:00-11:00 am. We will enjoy some spa time (massage, paraffin, & foot soak) along with a chocolate fondue in the sanctuary and then enjoy our normal worship & fellowship time. This is a free event, and childcare is provided as well. Respond to the Evite or email Elissa with any questions at elissa.mcghee@gmail.com SOFTBALL SEASON BEGINS SOON! The Journey sponsors a co-ed team in the Fairfax County Church Softball League. Participation is open to all, but players should anticipate a high level of skill and competition. Most teams have several former varsity high school or college athletes. Games are generally weeknight doubleheaders, with occasional Saturday/ Sunday afternoon games. Season begins in late April and finishes with a tournament in mid-july. There will be few practices in early April, but none after the season begins. Minimum age is 15. There is a fee for participation and purchase of a team jersey. Contact Jim Pruitt at jptex1950@aol.com to sign up or for more information. SATURDAY, APRIL 16: JOURNEY OUTDOORS Love the outdoors but getting bored with the same old trails? Or want to get know other people while enjoying God s beauty? Join Journey Outdoors! We get outside together about once per month. The next Journey Outdoors hike will be Saturday, April 16. Details to be announced. Meet at the church at 9am to carpool. Email Renee Mowery with questions, varekai.mowery@gmail.com.

Announcements VBS VOLUNTEERS STILL NEEDED! We are still recruiting for a few position for our Vacation Bible School taking place here at the Journey June 27-July 1, 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Positions still needed are: Storytelling Teachers (2) Age Group Leaders (10, 2/group) Snacks Director (1) Teen Volunteers (unlimited number of teens) If you are interested in any of the above, contact Michelle D Angelo at journeykidz@verizon.net. MONDAYS: HEALING STITCHES If you enjoy sewing, knitting, or other crafts, join Healing Stitches on Mondays between 9:00am-12:00pm at the Journey in the Journey Kidz lobby downstairs. Bring your supplies and enjoy fellowship with other crafters. Contact Cathy Drum with questions at lazy3shield@gmail.com. ONLINE GIVING AVAILABLE! You can give your tithes and offerings online at www.thejourneysite.org, just click on the online giving tab. You can make a one-time gift or create a recurring donation. Contact the office if you have questions at journeyoffice@verizon.net. HANDYMAN MINISTRIES The Journey has a ministry that can help with home repairs (small plumbing or electric jobs, hanging shelving, etc), moving, and even small automotive work. Please let us serve you. Contact Raymond Mullins, raymond.mullins17@gmail.com. "FOOD AND FRIENDS" IS LOOKING FOR YOU! For those who are relatively new to the Journey and missed out on the beginnings of our "Food and Friends" fellowship groups, we encourage you to sign up! There are 6-10 individuals in each group, sharing a meal 3-4 times over a 4-month period. Can be home potlucks, a favorite restaurant, or pub. For families who wish, the church will make the kitchen and play space downstairs available for carry-out or potluck. Groups are purely social in nature. We hope many of our new families and recent guests will give it a try, although the groups are open to all who wish to join. Sign up sheets are in the lobby. For more information, contact Jim Pruitt with ConneXion Ministries at jptex1950@aol.com. APRIL 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!

Focus on Missions MICHAEL & ROSALIND TRUSTY SOUTH PACIFIC CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP southpacificchurchplanting.com The Journey supports a number of domestic & international missionaries. One family we recently began supporting is Michael & Rosalind Trusty, who will be planting a church in New Zealand. For those of you who remember Michael speaking here at the Journey last fall, his family was in the process of raising support and transitioning to move to New Zealand to plant a church. They are partnering with one other family and working with South Pacific Christian Fellowship. They will be planning a church in Tauranga, New Zealand. Although it has been known as a retirement area, Tauranga is attracting young families who enjoy an active, outdoor lifestyle. Strategically, Tauranga is a great place to plant a viable Christian Church. There are many lost people, there are resources available in the area and it is a good location for creating a network, linking the other two Christian church plants in the country. Rosalind and the kids left in February to find a house, enroll in school, and get settled in New Zealand. It was quite a feat finding housing since they targeted Tauranga because of the extreme growth, and because of the extreme growth they couldn t find housing. Once they got there and Rosalind, trusting in God s provision, went to a property agent office, she unbelievably got exactly what they needed, a home in the Papamoa School zone that allows dogs. She wrote in their email update, The agent actually looked at me suspiciously when she said, You are VERY lucky, this NEVER happens. What can I say? She doesn t know my God. And she ain t seen nothing yet! Michael joined the rest of the family in March and they are continuing to get settled while adjusting to many cultural differences. Please continue to pray for their adjustment to New Zealand, the planning of the church plant, and for their continued trust in God s provisions. We are excited to partner with them on this journey and will continue to update you on their progress. Thank you for your support to the Journey so we can continue to support missions like Michael & Rosalind Trusty. For more information on this great mission, see their website, www.trustysdownunder.org. For more information on the other missionaries we support, please check out our missionary map in the lobby, located near the stairs.

Sermon Outline Four Ways To Improve Your Prayer Life 1. Learn to pray Consistently 1 st of all because we only pray when we feel like it 2ndly because we don't think it makes a difference 3rdly because we reserve prayer for the big things the emergencies of life 4thly because we ve got messed up priorities 5thly because we hope in the wrong things Daniel 6:10 (NLT), "But when Daniel learned that the law had been signed, he went home and knelt down as usual in his upstairs room, with its windows open toward Jerusalem. He prayed three times a day, just as he had always done, giving thanks to his God." 2. Learn to pray Honestly Hebrews 4:13 (NCV), Nothing in all the world can be hidden from God. Everything is clear and lies open before him, and to him we must explain the way we have lived. Exodus 5:22-23 (NLT), Then Moses went back to the Lord and protested, Why have you brought all this trouble on your own people, Lord? Why did you send me? Ever since I came to Pharaoh as your spokesman, he has been even more brutal to your people. And you have done nothing to rescue them!

Sermon Outline Jeremiah 20:7 (CEV), You tricked me, Lord, and I was really fooled. You are stronger than I am, and you have defeated me. Jeremiah 29:12-13, Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 3. Learn to pray Fervently James 5:16 (NLT), "Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results." 4. Learn to pray Constantly 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT), "Never stop praying." First of all we discover the power of God Ephesians 1:18-20, I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms Secondly we discover the purpose of God Romans 8:28, We know that God causes all things to work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose. Thirdly we discover the peace of God Philippians 4:6-7, Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Lastly we discover the presence of God Isaiah 41:10, Don t worry because I am with you, says God. Don t be afraid, because I am your God. I will make you strong and I will help you. I will support you. Reflection

PRAYER TEAM AVAILABLE AFTER SERVICES If you would like to pray with someone today, or any Sunday after the service is over, please come to the front after the service ends to pray with one of our prayer team volunteers. They will be waiting in the front for anyone needing prayer. PRAYER MINISTRY AT THE JOURNEY AT 6:30 PM Come join us as we enjoy our God through prayer, Sunday evenings at 6:30pm in the church auditorium. We will have a time to praise our Lord through prayer, as well as pray for each other s needs and those of our church body. Also keep in mind, even the disciples had to ask how to pray. So if this is an area of your life you want to grow in, come join us as we disciple each other in prayer. Let s seek to live out Hebrews 10:19-23 together. If you have any questions about the prayer ministry, email Mike Ambroso at mambroso@gmail.com.