Loving Albany

 May 6, 2018 Pre-service: Café is open - Featuring DJ: Truemaster Order of Service: ► Opener — We Built This City - Jefferson Starship ► Welcome ► Singing — Words will be projected on the screen. ► Teaching — see teaching notes below ► Reflection Song — A City Rearranged - Joe Cotner ► Open Communion ► Announcements & Offering Teaching: Loving Albany ► Singing ► Closing Jonathan Hentrich // Lead Pastor Café is open! // The 10 begins in five minutes (see info on back) Romans 13:8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for These resources can help you go deeper with the key ideas in this message: whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” Irresistible Revolution by Shane Claiborne “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You Love Does by Bob Goff shall not covet,” and whatever other command there I’d Like You More if You Were More Like Me by John Ortberg may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love The Story of God – Romans by Michael F. Bird your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no harm to a How Good is Good Enough by Andy Stanley neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. (Available for free at the Connections Table) Next Step Surveys on www.christschurchalbany.org Special Thanks! Special thanks to our friends at Positive Ink for the use of their Love > logo for our series! Checkout their great products at www.positiveink.co. Read the “Bible Together”: Join others from Christ’s Church Albany as we take time to learn and focus on Jesus! Here is this weeks reading: Luke 10 Philippians 3 Philippians 1 Philippians 4 Philippians 2 [tear off] Please complete both sides and place in the offering bucket. Pens, unused Connect Card envelopes, etc, can also go in the bucket to be re-used. Name: ☐ This is my first visit to Christ’s Church Albany. Please stop at the Connections table for a gift! ☐ This is my second visit to Christ’s Church Albany. ☐ I have attended and shared my information previously ☐ My information is new/has changed; please update Mailing Address: Email: Phone: ☐ Opt-in to our weekly email updates. Christ’s Church Albany never shares your information without your permission. Know. Attend. Be. We’re glad you are here with us today! Consider these next steps in getting to know more about the group of people we call Christ’s Church Albany: The 10: Take ten minutes to learn ten things you should know about Christ’s Church Albany. Starts 5 minutes after the service in the first 2 rows of chairs. Conversation: Sit down with one of our pastors or leaders to ask questions, share, and connect. Volunteer: Get involved in one of the teams that make everything happen both inside and outside the Sunday service, from Love Albany and Serve Albany, to Sunday set-up, Café snacks, children’s programming, and administration. Visit the Connections table to get started. Membership: Explore what it means to be a member of Christ’s Church Albany. The class is held on the first Sunday of the month after the service; lunch and childcare are provided. All Church Training We love our church, but many of us have wondered, “How do I invite Baptism: Curious about the next step of Baptism and friends to come along without sounding weird, or judgmental, or wondering if it’s for you? Join in a baptism class on the just plain creepy?” third Sunday of the month after the service; lunch and childcare are provided. We would really like to invite our friends into this great group of people loving Jesus, each other, and the world together, but we Community Groups: These smaller gatherings are an really don’t want to sound like we’re giving a sales pitch! important part of our life together. A current list of all open groups is always available at our website: How do we do that without being cringy? http://christschurchalbany.org/attend/community-groups/. Let’s learn together! On Saturday, June 2 from 9 am to 1 pm, at Love The World: Visit the Love the World table to find 25 S. Allen (The Elks Lodge), Christ’s Church Albany will host a out about opportunities to serve kids in our partner seminar with guest speaker Paul Urban from The Journey Church in village of Cruz Blanca, Guatemala. Michigan. The event is free and includes food and childcare. Serve Albany: Visit www.servealbany.org to find a great way for you to serve our city. Generosity: Christ’s Church Albany is a group of people Did you know? who want to be generous beyond reason! Your financial gift can be given at any service,online at Your generosity fuels all of our initiatives of love www.christschurchalbany.org/generosity, or by mail to 911 in Albany and around the world. Central Ave. #267,Albany, NY 12206. Thank you! Visit the Connections table for more information! Connect online! www.christschurchalbany.org [tear off] My Next Steps Today: Jesus ☐ I have questions and would like to talk to someone. ☐ I am not a Christian, but I would like to explore. ☐ I would like to become a Christian. ☐ I will pick up and read my free copy of ‘How Good is Good Enough?’ ☐ I have a prayer request: Each Other ☐ I would like to join a Community Group. ☐ I would like to begin regularly attending Christ’s Church Albany. ☐ I am interested in Child Dedication. ☐ I will be attending “All Church Training” on June 2. The World ☐ I plan to find a place to Serve Albany using www.servealbany.org. ☐ I would information on Sponsoring a Child with VisionTrust. 5/6/18