SpiritCHURCH September Newsletter

SpiritCHURCH News | September 2021 | Bartlesville, OK

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e can’t wait for Team Spirit Sunday! If you aren’t familiar, “Team Spirit” is all of our volunteers that serve at SpiritCHURCH. We couldn’t do what we do in and for our community without the help of Team Spirit. Serving at your church is an act of worship and obedience to God! It’s being the hands and feet Christ and ultimately brings God glory. We want to help you find the perfect place to serve here at SpiritCHURCH. On Sunday, September 19th we’ll be specifically highlighting our Cafe Team, Usher Team, Greeting Team, and Media Team. Here’s a little bit of information about each highlighted team.

The Cafe Team arrives early before our Sunday morning Worship Experiences to prepare coffee and get the Spirit Cafe ready for Sunday morning. They assist in making specialty coffee drinks, hot teas, muffins, and more. Are you a barista at heart? This is the perfect spot for you!

The main role of an Usher is to be as welcoming and hospitable as possible for our guests!Ushers welcome people as they enter the sanctuary and

assist them in finding seats. They also help with other miscellaneous duties needed throughout our Worship Experiences. If you like helping others, you may be interested in being an Usher!

The Greeting Team welcomes people as they arrive at SpiritCHURCH. We have door greeters, parking lot greeters, and commons/lobby greeters.

Our greeters are a tightly knit crew that love to fellowship. If you love to smile and have a welcoming personality, you’d love being a greeter!

Our Media Team is responsible for all of the technological needs SpiritCHURCH has during our Worship Experiences. They work hard to make sure our church is up to speed and well represented in person and online. If you have a passion for sound, lighting, cameras, or technology our Media Team would love to meet you!

God has big plans for your life and He wants to use YOU to impact the local church and help build His Kingdom. Get off the bench and in the game! Join the team!

Pastor’s Perspective “If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”

- John 14:3 Robyn and I were recently shopping at a furniture store. Due to the crazy year that was 2020, many items in the store were out of stock. Some would not be available for 4-5 weeks. Others might take up to 12 weeks to become available. Sensing our disappointment, our salesman reassured us that they did have some items ready for immediate delivery.

He suggested that we look for the price tags that said, “in stock.” I began judging furniture not based on color, style, or comfort but rather by availability.

It became a giant game of hide and seek, searching for anything that we could get soon. Then a tag I hadn’t seen before caught my eye. It was on a sofa, and rather than having red letters that said, “in stock,” written on this blue tag were the words “I’m coming back soon.” Immediately I remembered a giant banner I saw at the Sight and Sound Theater in Branson just a few years ago that read, “Jesus …

Coming next year!”

I am so excited for the return of Jesus! I love the fact that like the furniture I saw, He is coming back soon. But I am also challenged by the fact that His return is close.

Many people question the date or the time of Jesus’ return. They look for astrological signs, watch for prophetic fulfillment, or try aligning current events with ancient calendars. None of these activities are wrong, however, when Jesus’ disciples questioned when He would return He responded, “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:89) In other words…don’t sweat the specifics of my return…do your part until I come again. These words would surely remind the disciples of what SpiritCHURCH | News

Jesus said in John 4, “As long as it is day, we must do the works of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work.”

I believe that it is still daytime at SpiritCHURCH! I am convinced that this is our time to prepare for His return. We must be intentional in sharing the love, joy, and peace of Jesus with the least, the last, and the lost. Jesus is coming back soon!

With love and prayers! - Jason

New People Party

We are so thankful to have had so many new families come to SpiritCHURCH in the last few months. We don’t want anyone to fall through the cracks! We want to be sure and connect with each person that comes through our doors. If you’re new, the best way to get to know SpiritCHURCH is by attending our New People Party. These happen on the last Sunday of every month following our 11AM Worship Experience. Our New People Party is a great opportunity to meet all of our staff, connect with other new guests, learn about our church, and ask any questions you may have. We’ll also provide a free lunch for you and your family. If you’re new to SpiritCHURCH and you haven’t had

the chance to attend one yet, we’d love to see you at our September New People Party. We’re having it on Sunday, September 26th in our café. Let us know you’re coming by signing up at www.spirit.church/ signup. See you there!

Growth Track

Another great way to get connected and involved at SpiritCHURCH is by attending our Growth Track classes. These are taught by one of our staff pastors and they are designed to help you learn about the church and find the perfect area of ministry for you to serve in here at SpiritCHURCH. We have three Growth Track Classes. 101, 201, and 301.

Throughout these three classes you’ll learn about SpiritCHURCH, you’ll learn about your spiritual gifts, and we’ll help you find the perfect place for you to get plugged in.

before school to lift up their friends, families, teachers, school, and nation to God. This event is a student-initiated, student-organized, and studentled event. This year it is on Wednesday, September 22nd. SpiritYOUTH, our youth group here at SpiritCHURCH, has organized a fun event called “See You at the Party”. We will meet that evening at SpiritCHURCH for food, games, and prizes from 6-8PM. This will be a fun event for all 6-12th graders. Tell your student to come and invite some friends!

Building Blocks: New Message Series

Worship Wednesday

Worship Wednesday has quickly become one of our favorite events that we get to do. We love getting together with our church family and just seeking the Lord. Worship Wednesday happens every month on the first Wednesday of each month at 7PM. You can expect an extended time of passionate worship, a special time of corporate communion, and water baptisms. This year, we are implementing a special prayer focus for each Worship Wednesday.

We’ll release the prayer focus for each Worship Wednesday on our social media pages. We’ll also be providing child care for kids up to kindergarten, but we want this to be a family event! Feel free to bring your kids with you to worship as a family. If you’re interested in being water baptized, we’d love to help!

Signup anytime at spirit.church/signup or on your SpiritCHURCH app.

See You at the Party

“See You at the Pole”, the global day of student prayer, began in 1990 as a grass roots movement with ten students praying at their school. Twenty years later, millions pray each year on their campuses. See You at the Pole is simply a prayer rally where students meet at the school flag pole

Let’s face it. We’re all different! We have different life experiences, different values, maybe even different beliefs. But we all serve the SAME God! And he has provided us a manuscript for living a holy life. On September 19th, Pastor Jason will begin his new message series from 1 Peter titled “Building Blocks”. Each week will be full of foundational truths that we can build our faith on. Some would say the book of 1 Peter is a “masterclass” on christian living. Throughout the text Peter is writing to people who are being persecuted for their faith. They are trying to live holy, but they are living in a very unholy world.

Peter encourages them to live counter-culturally, and many of us need that same conviction today.

We can’t wait for this five week series that’s going to strengthen our convictions and push us towards being more like Christ.

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Service Times: Worship Experience: Sundays at 9:30 & 11am SpiritYOUTH: Sundays at 6pm Spirit Young Adults: Wednesdays at 8:30pm SpiritKIDS: Sundays at 9:30 & 11am

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Drive-Thru Drop Off

Hope Clinic is one of the many organizations we support. They make our community better by providing health care to those in need. They are hosting a drop-off hygiene drive on Sunday, September 19th from 2-4PM. This event will take place at 101 Sooner Road in Bartlesville. Their most needed items are shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, deodorant, and hand sanitizer. For more information email hopeclinicbartlesville@yahoo.com.

Let’s help them collect these essential hygiene items to make the lives of their patients a little bit brighter!

Thank you for helping us keep the church strong. Because of your generosity and faithfulness, SpiritCHURCH is continuing to reach deeper into our community and around the world than ever before.

There are 3 ways to give: Drop a giving envelope in one of the kiosks in the lobby Text any amount to 918-876-4141 Give online at spirit.church or on the SpiritCHURCH app using your smartphone