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FUN-PACKED WEEKEND
Posted by: | CommentsDear Church Family & Friends,
I am overwhelmed by the goodness of God. Just this past Sunday we saw 3 more people invite Jesus Christ to be their Forgiver & Leader here at The Dialogue Church! That never gets old! WOW! So grateful that God’s annointing is on this ministry! In the past 22 months we’ve seen 221 precious souls invite Jesus Christ to be their Forgiver & Leader at TheDC.tv! In that same time frame we have led 69 of those new believers to obey Jesus in the step of baptism! And our average attendance doubled in just one year! Glory to God! Awesome! And we are only getting started! The Best is yet to come!
2011 was a record year for The Dialogue Church in every category! But I believe 2012 is going to dwarf those milestones! I believe God is going to more than double the life change in this church! Soon we will see dozens accepting Christ as their Lord & Savior every single week at TheDC. Who wants to see that?!
We have some incredible opportunities for the WHOLE FAMILY to get connected this weekend at The Dialogue Church:
MEN’S BREAKFAST | Saturday, Feb.4th at 9am. (dcManchester Campus – 516 Pine Street)
Get to know the men of TheDC and feed on some incredible food made by our very own professional Chef, Joshua Mimms! You will not be disappointed;-) Then we will hear some great life change stories and testimonies from two of our dcMen and then I will close it out with a hope-filled message just for men! The cost is free, but there will be donations accepted. Get ready! If you have questions please email men@thedc.tv. Please RSVP to our Facebook Event at www.thedc.tv/facebook.
CLEANING DAY | Saturday, Feb.4th 11am-3pm (dcManchester Campus – 516 Pine Street)
Whether you can clean, do light maintenance, or have skills like a ninja we can use your help in transforming our new dcManchester Campus into a place of healing and salvation! We want to clean it up and get it ready for the Super Bowl Party and other exciting events taking place on campus this month! If you have questions email facilities@thedc.tv and be sure to RSVP to our Facebook Event at www.thedc.tv/facebook.
BLING WEEK 4 | Sunday, 10am (Hooksett Campus/Cinemagic – 1224 Hooksett Rd, Hooksett, NH 03106)
Don’t miss the exciting conclusion to our BLING series. I will be sharing a message of hope for your finances! If you missed last week you can still listen online at www.thedc.tv/listen.
SUPER BOWL PARTY | Sunday, Feb.5th at 6pm (dcManchester Campus – 516 Pine Street)
TheDC is a FAMILY, and there is nothing like saying family than watching the Super Bowl together. Gather with us for a fun filled evening. We will watch the big game on the big HD screen! We will be having a chili, chowder, and soup contest, fun give aways, and child appropriate activities. Please, bring a dish and a dessert to share. There will be no supervised childcare, but there will be some fun games for the children to play.
LIFE GROUPS SPRING SEMESTER | Begins Feb.12th
Join a life group and start growing in your faith with God’s family! The Christian life was never meant to be lived alone. It was meant to be lived in community with other believers. Don’t be a spiritual orphan. Help us develop new believers in their faith! Get Connected at The Dialogue Church, join a life group. For more info or to sign up online go to www.thedc.tv/groups.
3:10 CHALLENGE | Trust God Today
A Tithe literally means “tenth”. Tithing is really about trusting. God is not after our wallet, He’s after what’s attached to our wallet – our worship! Tithing is God’s training tool to teach us always to fear the Lord our God (Deut.6). At The Dialogue Church, the mission of Jesus is fueled by the faithful tithes & offerings of our regular attenders and members. Are you tithing? Learn more at www.thedc.tv/310.
MANAGING OUR FINANCES GOD’S WAY | Feb.15th, Wednesdays at 7pm (dcManchester Campus – 516 Pine Street)
Are you looking for more practical help with your finances? Are you looking for a real plan to help you get out of debt and experience real peace in your pocketbook? Then sign up for this new life group, “Managing Your Finances God’s Way” with me and my assistant Nancy Rayna. If you have questions email Nancy@thedc.tv or to sign up online go to www.thedc.tv/groups.
NEW BELIEVER’S CLASS | Feb.13th, Mondays at 7pm (dcMancester Campus – 516 Pine Street)
Are you a new believer? Have you recently invited Jesus to be your Forgiver & Leader? Then we have a class that is just right for you! Sign up for the New Believer’s Class and learn the basics of following Jesus: salvation, baptism, bible study & prayer, giving, and sharing Christ with others! Seriously, this is the best class/group for any new believer at The Dialogue Church! Sign up today at www.thedc.tv/groups. If you have questions email Kiri@thedc.tv.
dcSTUDENT MINISTRY | Feb.16th, Thursdays at 6:30pm (dcManchester Campus – 516 Pine Street)
Are you a teenager or a parent of a teenager? Did you know thedc has an amazing Student Ministry for 6th through 12th graders? Our qualified student ministry team is prepared to love on your teenagers and help them follow Jesus and apply God’s Word to their own lives in ways that are relevant to teen issues. Encourage your teenager to become a part of our dcStudent Ministry! You and your teen won’t regret it! For more info email students@thedc.tv or sign up today at www.thedc.tv/groups.
See you this weekend, Church! I love you and I am so proud of you! You are changing New England with the love & truth of Jesus Christ!
PS: ONE MORE THING, A HUGE BLESSING - Granite United Church partnered with Bethany Church to give The Dialogue Church 450 padded pew chairs to use at our new dcManchester Campus! WOW! That is the favor of God! Don’t doubt for a second that God is going to use you and this church to reach tens of thousands of unchurched people with the Good News of Jesus Christ! Share some love on Granite United’s Facebook Page!
Sincerely,
Pastor Steve
The Dialogue Church
New Year New You
Posted by: | CommentsRECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2011
I’m blown away at all that God accomplished on Christmas Eve at The Dialogue Church. We had record breaking attendance with 200 people gathered in the largest theater at the Cinemagic & IMAX Theater. I’m so proud of our church, way to invite your friends and family to find hope in Christ! And best of all, we were able to partner with God in leading 10 precious souls to invite Jesus Christ to be their Forgiver & Leader! Soon we will see 10 salvations every week, and then 100 salvations every week! It’s not a matter of if, but a matter of when!
If you missed Christmas Eve at TheDC you can still listen online at www.thedc.tv/listen. Try sharing it with a friend!
BACKPACK BLESSINGS | THANK YOU
Through your generosity we were able to bless 146 people/families across 5 different local shelters with backpacks stuffed full of life essentials and an invite to church along with a special shuttle bus pick up outside of their location. We are working on more ways to bless the under resourced in 2012! We are called to proclaim the good news to the lost, the poor, and the hurting; YOU are making that happen! I see the day when we will have our own COMPASSION Ministries Center feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and housing the homeless along with feeding them the Bread of Life, Jesus Christ!
BAPTISM PARTY COMING UP | February 19th
Baptism is an outward expression of an inward change. Once you invite Jesus Christ to be your Forgiver & Leader, your next step is water baptism. This spiritual step illustrates your old life being buried in death (as you go under the water) and your new life being raised in Christ (as you come up out of the water)! In the past 21 months we’ve seen 69 new believers obey Jesus in the step of baptism; I can see the day when we will be baptizing 69 believers every week! Sign up today online at www.thedc.tv/baptism or on your Connection Card this Sunday. For more info stop by Guest Services or email our baptism team.
THE BEST IS YET TO COME!
2012 will be your best year yet! I also believe that 2012 will be our best year yet as a church! We are working hard behind the scenes to put together the plan for our building renovations. I believe God will provide more than enough resources to start and complete the renovations on our new Dialogue Church Manchester Campus! More info will be coming at the end of January.
CHRISTMAS OFFERING 2011
Thank you so much for giving to this year’s Christmas Offering. We were able to give to Jesus double our weekly offering! Through your generosity we completed the BackPack Blessings Project and fully funded our Christmas Outreach Campaign which included a new billboard, thousands of mailer invites, invite cards, phone calls, and radio ads! More importantly your generosity partnered with God in leading 10 more precious souls to faith in Jesus Christ on Christmas Eve! And THAT’S JUST THE BEGINNING! We are only 4 years old as a church! The best is yet to come! If you would like to give a special offering visit www.thedc.tv/give.
NEW & IMPROVED GIVING IN 2012
Make 2012 a breakthrough year in your finances! God will bless you in accordance to your faith! For your convenience and to help you stay faithful in your tithes and offerings we have made major improvements to our 4 easy ways to give. For example you can now take your offering envelope home with you, put your gift in it, and then drop it in the mail anytime; the postage is already paid. You can also give via e-check or debit/credit card with the Offering Envelope, online, mobile, or in the mail. And now it’s easier than ever to sign up for automated giving, you can set up recurring gifts via e-check or debit/credit card. For more info or to start giving today visit www.thedc.tv/give or stop by the Giving Kiosk this Sunday.
See you this Sunday, 10am for an amazing day in The House; and bring a friend! They’ll be glad you did!
Sincerely,
Pastor Steve Jesmer
The Dialogue Church
www.thedc.tv
If You Were a Cow
Posted by: | CommentsWE’VE GOT TO SHUT THE DOOR ON CONDEMNATION AND OPEN THE DOOR TO CHRIST!
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. (John 10:9-10 ESV)
WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR OF JESUS CHRIST, YOU OPEN THE DOOR TO BLESSING, FAVOR, INCREASE, GRACE, HOPE, MERCY, LOVE, & LIFE!
If you were a cow, the pasture (as referenced in this bible verse) would be your sweet spot of God’s blessing. But as a person, this is the place where God’s blessings constantly flow. This is the place where all of your needs are met and more. This is the place where you have MORE THAN ENOUGH.
I believe this starts in the mind. You must let the Scriptures lead you to mental and spiritual pasture. You must feed on God’s Word, God’s promises, God’s truth, God’s love, God’s mercy. Your mind and your spirit must spend time in the pasture of God’s nourishing word. Then you must continue to graze on it. You must continue to chew on it. You must preach the gospel to yourself. You must meditate on the Word. This is what the bible means when it says, “be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
If you will transform your mind, God will transform your life.
Your words put feet to your faith. So as your mind and mental patterns begin to change and get in agreement with God’s word, now its time to start speaking faith over your life. Speak God’s Word regularly, every day over your family and your future. Stop cursing your own life and family and future by speaking words of doubt, despair, negativity. Instead speak words of faith, hope, and love over your family and future. I’m not saying make up a fantasy world, I am saying speak God’s words of faith, hope, and love over your family. If God said it’s going to happen, then believe it, meditate on it, speak it, and start living like its already happened. And it will!
But all too often we leave the door of past regrets wide open. We leave the door of negative emotions, hurtful conversations, the words spoken against you, and we let those words define us instead of letting God define us.
The past does not define you, your feelings do not define you, other people don’t define you, your failures and accomplishments dont define you. ONLY GOD DEFINES YOU. YOUR FAITH IS YOUR FUTURE. You are what you believe.
You become what you believe!
Focus your thoughts on God’s promises. Stay in faith. Believe in God’s best, even when the circumstances look their worst! And you will see God do more than you could ever think or imagine in your family and your future!
SHUT THE DOOR ON GUILT, OPEN THE DOOR ON GRACE. SHUT THE DOOR ON FEAR, OPEN THE DOOR OF FAITH. STOP LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN TO CONDEMNATION. IN CHRIST, THERE IS NOW NO CONDEMNATION FOR THOSE IN CHRIST JESUS.
When you feel the door of failure, the door of condemnation, the door of regret, guilt, shame, and fear being left open, you’ve got to shut it by FOCUSING ON THE CROSS OF JESUS CHRIST. You picture the cross of Jesus Christ, and you say, THANK YOU JESUS FOR TAKING MY SIN, MY SHAME, MY GUILT, MY FEAR, MY CONDEMNATION ON THE CROSS. GOD POURED OUT ALL OF HIS WRATH AND ANGER UPON JESUS ON THE CROSS. SO YOU AND I CAN WALK FREE.
Leadership Convictions
Posted by: | CommentsGreat blog post from Pastor Perry Noble…www.perrynoble.com
#1 – It is spiritual injustice and abuse when a leader cares more about WHAT his staff does than WHO they are becoming.
#2 – The best way to GET loyalty from your staff is to BE LOYAL to them. (And please understand that loyalty does not mean that everyone always agrees with everything you do and say! Loyal people will often ask great questions in the context of the right environment in order to better understand the decision and the heart behind it.)
#3 – The thought that “you cannot be friends with the people on your staff” is inconsistant with Scripture. It seems the Apostles were friends. And I could make a good case that the Apostle Paul was great friends with the people he did ministry with.
#4 – If the Bible is living and active, if Jesus is alive and if the Holy Spirit is as powerful as Scripture says He is then it is inconsistant for us to expect nothing to happen in our church services!
#5 – If a leader knows everything that is going on in his church…then there isn’t much going on in his church!
#6 – The biggest barrier that some church leaders face is that they spend so much time loving the Bride of Christ that they neglect their own bride and kids at home!
#7 – I cannot preach confession and repentance of sin if I am not practicing it!
#8 – Integrity is essential for success in life and ministry.
#9 – If you are making decisions that impact people on your staff without their input OR their ability to ask legitimate questions regarding the decisions that were made then it is eventually going to go bad for you.
#10 – It is insanity to assume that people can read your mind…expectations must be clearly defined and accurate feedback must be given often.
BONUS: Leadership is as easy as listening to God and then doing what He says!
