If you're a guest today, you're important to us. Please feel free to tell anyone one of our ushers or greeters and we'll be sure to help you find your way around. We also have a gift for you to show our appreciation at our Connection Table in the Family Life Center lobby..

Join us for Next Steps and learn how to find your place in our church. This is also the perfect place to learn about membership. Enjoy a free lunch with the pastors and ask questions. Text 850-420-9888 to RSVP or online https://goo.gl/ktqKzR

Join us for lunch every Tuesday durning Lent. This is a great way to stay focused on Christ as we journey towards Easter. Lunch starts at 12:00pm, and the program is 12:15-12:45pm, allowing time for you to participate on your lunch hour. https://goo.gl/uwbgo2

All 6th graders are invited to take the next steps in their spiritual journey with us, learning what it means to step out in faith in an ever changing world. The weekend is Apr 6, 5:00pm - Apr 7, 5:45pm.

This weekend will focus on the questions most asked about our faith. Students will sleep in the church's house at #10 2nd street Friday night. All students who wish after the weekend can be confirmed, Sunday, April 15th. The the weekend is Free. Visit https://goo.gl/YL7mjt to register.

Let us know if there is anything we can be praying for you. Go online and fill out our prayer form or write it on a blue card. https://goo.gl/wQvYeY

We believe giving is between you and God. Our desire is to make it as convenient as possible so that we can partner together to build God's kingdom. https://www.shelbygiving.com

Who is Jesus? This question often fills philosophical debates on college campuses and within the walls of church rooms during group meetings. Most people would agree that he lived and most would agree that he died. The place where people argue is what effects he had on the world and if he came back to life again.

Read Matthew 16:13-20.
-Who were people saying Jesus was?
-Who did his disciples say he was?
-Why do you think Jesus didn't want his disciples to share that he was the Messiah?

Read Luke 14:25-27.
-Who do you picture to be in the crowd following Jesus?
-How do you think this crowd responded to Jesus' words?
-What does it look like to love Jesus more (phrasing of the CEV) than everyone else?
-How does loving Jesus more affect our relationships with others?
-How could loving Jesus more make us better employees?
-What does it look like for us to take up our cross?

Read Matthew 5:13-16.
-What does it mean to be a disciple?
What kind of things does a disciple do? What don't they do?
-How can you increase the amount that you follow Jesus in your life?
-Do your good deeds shine above everything else you do?

Prayer for the Week:
Lord, help me love you more and myself less. Show me the places in my life where I need to increase my dedication to you so that I can shine in this world. Help me carry my cross daily, dying to myself so that I can live in you. During this first week of Lent, show me what is stopping me from being truly set free from sin.

We have dinner on Wednesday Evenings before our Adult, Youth, and Children activities from 5:00-6:15pm. Adults: $6.50, Children (ages 3-10): $3.00, $25.00 max per family. Visit https://goo.gl/tEJgQP to see what we're serving this week.