1-29-2012 Deliverance

In next week’s Super Bowl, who are you rooting for?  I love to root for the underdog, and I think God does, too.  While we’re not talking about football, the Bible is full of unlikely characters that God uses for His glory and purpose.  We’ll examine one such person – Moses – as we study Chapter 4 of The Story and how God delivered Israel and us today.

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1-22-2012 From Slave to Deputy Pharaoh

“My life hasn’t been what I dreamed it would be!” is a familiar comment to many of us, especially in times of economic hardship.  What is God up to?  Where has He gone from my life?  Join us this week as we understand from Joseph’s life in Chapter 3 of The Story exactly how God responds to us.

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1-15-2012 God Builds a Nation

Ever think God does something so completely crazy, you wonder where He’s coming from?  Have you ever tried to “help” God along when His crazy plans don’t seem to be working for you?  Join us as we discover how our perspective on life can be limited and how He uses unlikely characters to be part of His grand story.

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1-8-2012 The Beginning of Life as We Know It

What would happen if the story of your life and the the story of everyone’s life somehow connected to God’s story?  What would you feel like?  Join us this week as we begin to explore God’s Story and Your Story – and how you are intricately involved the the masterpiece God created on Day One.

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Girls’ Night Out

LADIES! Join us on the First Friday of every month for a time of fellowship, frivolity, food, and fun!  Every First Friday from 6:30 until we decide to call it a night, we’ll get together and do what girls do best: build relationships (and eat chocolate).  Unless otherwise noted, please bring a treat to share.  This event is open to girls from High School through Adult.

Girls’ Night Out (GNO) Dates for 2012

January 6th (Meet at 6:15 – Event is offsite)
February 3rd -Movie Night! More info here (Facebook event page)
NO MARCH GNO DUE TO WOMEN’S RETREAT
April 6th (Meet at 6:15 – Event is offsite)
May 4th
June 1st
July 6th
August 3rd
September 7th
October 5th
November 2nd
December 7th (Christmas Party)

Women’s Retreat

Valley Christian Church Women’s Ministry is proud to announce our 2012 Women’s Retreat.

Mark your calendars for March 2-4, 2012.  We’ll be heading to the Ayres Suites in beautiful Mission Viejo, California.  While we’re there, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at the story of Ruth.  More than just the story of a damsel in distress and her knight in shining armor, the book of Ruth offers insight into the very heart of women.  You won’t want to miss this time of worship, teaching, and refreshing.

Rates begin at $130 for the weekend (4-person occupancy and includes hot breakfasts and Saturday dinner.  For a complete list of amenities, click here.)

Rates
4-person: $130
3-person: $145
2-person: $175
1-person: $265

Women’s Retreat Flyer

The Story

The Story is helping people in churches everywhere experience Scripture like never before. Carefully selected verses from the Bible are organized chronologically. From Genesis to Revelation, you will come to understand God’s story and how your story intersects with it.

The Bible is the best-selling book in history, but how many people are actually reading it?  A Gallup survey reports the average American household has four Bibles. However, research by Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (2008) found that only 16 percent of Americans read the Bible every day.

Valley is hoping to reverse this trend, starting with its own congregation.  We believe that The Story, a Zondervan best-seller, is the right tool to increase Biblical literacy, helping readers understand God’s story from Genesis to Revelation and how their own stories intersect with God’s.  Consisting of 31 chapters of carefully-selected scriptures sequenced in chronological order, The Story presents the word of God in an engaging format, reading like a novel.  In order to ensure that you have all the tools you need to engage with God’s Word, Valley has committed to provide a copy of The Story to every family that embarks on this journey, free of charge.

The Story Church Campaign is a unique program providing up to 31 weeks of curriculum for children, teen and adult Sunday school and up to 31 weeks of corresponding sermons.  When accompanied by reading through the five age-related books (The Story, The Story: Teen Edition, The Story for Kids, The Story for Children, and The Story for Little Ones), the entire church will be literally on the same page for 31 weeks. Valley plans to begin the experience on January 8th, 2012.

With thousands of participating churches nationwide, The Story is becoming a movement that is bringing wide-ranging benefits to local churches. Many have reported increased community outreach, increased Biblical literacy, congregational growth and a greater understanding of how God’s story reveals the reasons for the things that happen in man’s story.

We would like to invite you to experience The Story.  Sunday services start at 9:00 and 10:30 AM.

1-1-2012 Reflection 2011 & Vision 2012

Every week, we see this diagram in the bulletin…so what’s it mean?  What is Valley committed to?  Where have we been in this 3-year journey, and where are we going?  Join Pastor Mike as we explore our purpose, mission and vision at Valley, and this year’s theme – Live BIG with Integrity.

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