I am so excited about what God is going to do at The Edge Church this fall–more than I have ever been before. You don’t want to miss all the amazing things that are about to happen. September 12 will be one of the biggest days in the life of our church. We are sending out 40,000 postcards to invite the people of our community to attend.
- Our Fall Kick Off Sunday is September 12, which will include the beginning of my new message series called “F Bomb: The Power of Forgiveness.”
- Immediately following the message we will also host our next Baptism Celebration. This summer marked our 100th person to commit their life to Christ and I am looking forward to all the baptisms that will take place on this day.
- After the worship service, we will have a church-wide picnic in the park. Remember to bring your lunch and right after the service we will host the picnic in the park behind Coyote Hills Elem. School. We will have inflatable games, free popcorn, a chili cook-off and face painting. This is a great way to get connected with The Edge.
- September 12 also marks our 1 Year Anniversary. I am so excited about all that God has done through our church and I can’t wait to celebrate with everyone on this day.
If you are wanting to be involved in any way at this year’s Fall Kick Off contact Geoff Payne at geoff@ryanheller.org. We would love to see you there!
This was a HUGE week for The Edge Church as we saw our 100th person commit their life to Christ. Over the last year God has used our church to lead people to faith through numerous avenues. This past week about 35 kids attended our Sports Camp. On the final day of camp Pastor John Walters, from Grace Point Church in San Antonio, shared the gospel and 13 kids said they responded for the very first time. While most of our new believers have been adults it was great to see such a strong response from our kids. As Pastor John prayed with one 10 year old girl, he asked if she had ever committed her life to Christ and she replied, “I’m still trying to figure that out but after this week I think I would like to become a Christ follower.” This week’s camp with Grace Point Church closed out our summer and it was encouraging to see God working in the lives of so many people. We are excited and energized to head into the fall and see more decisions for Christ. This has been a wonderful summer and we anticipate even more to come!
Last week The Edge Church hosted three summer camps for kids: Western Camp, Broadway Camp and Sports Camp. This mega week of camp was the biggest week of camp in the history of The Edge with over 100 kids attending. The goal of our camps was to creatively connect the gospel to children as they enjoyed games, stories, sports, singing and dancing. I was so thrilled to share the gospel with the kids at sports camp where 8 kids prayed to receive Christ. In our other camps 4 more children made similar commitments. I have been sharing God’s redeeming love with people since I was a freshman in high school and it never gets old. It amazes me that the same old message is not old at all. God still loves people and he sent his Son Jesus to redeem us and change us.
In addition to camp we also had two massive block parties for about 750 people. One of the block parties was so large the neighbors freaked out and called the cops. Even though we had not broken any laws the masses shocked at least one neighbor. Both parties helped us meet tons of people and invite them to our church–several have already started attending.
God is with us and continues to bless us. I hope to see you on Wednesday night at The Church at Parker for our next block party.
This Sunday, July 18, is going to be a historic day of worship that you will remember for a long time. I will be making “The Big Announcement” and sharing some incredible news about the future of The Edge Church. I’m looking forward to seeing you.
As the summer begins to heat up so does The Edge Church’s summer outreach. For the next two months the church will focus solely on reaching Aurora for Christ in creative ways. With 95% of Aurora being unchurched the harvest is great and the church is expecting big results from the outreach push. The church has been preparing for the exciting outreach activities through praying that this summer they would reach the hearts of Aurora in a big way and through mobilizing mission churches. Three different teams are schedule to come; FBC Richardson, FBC Carrlton, and Grace Point Church of San Antonio. While here the churches will help the church put on six different camps and several block parties. The churches will help run two art camps, a western camp, broadway camp, and two sports camps throughout the summer. These camps are designed to not only share the gospel with the kids, but also their parents. It provides an awesome opportunity to connect and build relationships with parents, with the goal being to get them plugged into the church. The church will have the block parties at several different local parks around town. These are known to be local hot spots for people to gather during the summer and a creative facility for a church to use. Each block party will feature food, games, music, and more with hopes of attracting many from the community. Through having a great time they will also be able to discover what The Edge Church is all about and the people there. This is the second summer for the church to put on the camps and block parties and they are excited to continue, and hope to see growth, from last summer.
www.edgecommunity.net/summercamp.php
This Sunday, June 6, we’ll kick off our summer sermon series. Don’t miss this exciting Sunday! The whole summer I will be teaching through a series called BOOST: Encouraging words from the book of Ephesians. The book of Ephesians is one of my favorite books of the Bible because it is filled with words of inspiration and hope. I am talking about all of the blessings God has placed in our lives. Ephesians 1 says that God blessed us, chose us, adopted us and redeemed us. It is overwhelming to think that God would bless us in so many ways. Come and be energized by the book of Ephesians with me this summer!
Even though our church has been meeting publicly for about 8 months we have already surpassed our 75th salvation decision. This is a huge accomplishment for our church because we live in city that only about 5‐7% of our community attends a church. One of the ladies who committed her life is a single lady recently diagnosed with cancer. A week after she got her cancer diagnosis she also lost her job. Facing the toughest battles of her life and looking for hope she chose to attend The Edge Church. After attending a few months she joined a home group and committed her life to Christ. Now she has a relationship with Jesus, is cancer free, employed and has several close friends at church. Every month lives are being changed by the power of Christ. I can’t wait to see what God does next.
I am really excited to lead “The Fully Funded Church Plant” Seminar tomorrow, April 27 from 10:00am-4:00pm (MST). Twenty-five or more church planters from across the U.S. will be joining me for a powerful seminar about raising cash for new churches. If you are a church planter looking to develop relationships with more partnering churches or if you are simply wanting to increase the giving in your church please check out my free seminar. We currently have church starters from Oregon, New York, Texas, North Carolina and Colorado registered. If you can’t join us in Littleton, Colorado you can watch the live streaming video. Click here to register. You can easily find the registration link and seminar info by scrolling to the bottom of the page.
My adrenaline is still pumping after a massive day at The Edge yesterday. 270 people attended our services with 12 committing their lives to Christ. We also had 33 families attend The Edge for the very first time. While I consider myself a big dreamer Sunday surpassed all my expectations. I am reminded that He is able to do more than all we can hope for or imagine. All the fasting, prayers, flyers, invites and hard worked payed off!
Our team did an incredible job preparing for Easter 2010. I am proud of everyone who helped make yesterday possible.
Next Sunday I will continue the series I began yesterday called “Doubters Welcome.” Hope to see you then.
Over the last nine days I have been on the Daniel fast. During this focused time of prayer and commitment the Lord has blessed our church greatly. Within the past twelve hours an unexpected $7,000 was given to The Edge. We also had our best attendance in two months last Sunday, even on Spring Break week. This is no coincidence. When we focus our passions and prayers on what God wants to do he always shows up. I know Easter Sunday will be an even greater expression of what God wants to do in our fellowship. I challenge you to join me in the Daniel Fast on Friday and Saturday and see what God does in YOUR life.
As I have mentioned the Daniel fast is consuming fruits, vegetables and water only like Daniel did in Daniel 1. In addition to eating fruits and vegetables fasting is also about seeking God. Listed below are six scriptures that I encourage you to read around each mealtime. As you reflect on each passage ask yourself two questions. What is the Bible saying and what does God want me to do in response? Each of the passages relate to the topic of outreach and God using our lives to impact others. After you have answered the questions pray and ask God to guide you as you live out his plan for your life. Please post your comments and questions on my blog. If you want to learn more about reaching out to others and inviting friends to church on Easter, listen to last Sunday’s message by clicking here.
Friday April 2 Breakfast Acts 8:26-40
Friday April 2 Lunch Acts 9:1-31
Friday April 2 Dinner Acts 16:11-15
Saturday April 3 Breakfast Acts 16:16-40
Saturday April 3 Lunch John 4:1-42
Saturday April 3 Dinner Matthew 28:18-20
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