Abide 2012
As a church we want to be exposed to Jesus as much as possible so that we can abide in Him and His truth for our lives. “Abide 2012” is going to help us do just that.
During the month of July, NVC is asking you to participate in a scripture challenge where you receive a verse of Scripture to read each weekday through text message. Our theme for the month is “Jesus is ____________. 25 truths about Jesus.”
So each weekday in July you will receive a text message with a verse and a truth about Jesus. Our hope is that this is another small way we can be reminded of who Jesus is and who we are in Him. This could be a life changing month in your life and in the life of our church and all you have to do is read a text message!
To participate, text “Abide” to Tim Birdwell at 512.966.2364. Text messages will begin on July 2nd and end on August 3rd.
How’s the “Dog Fair” a win for North Village Church?
At the end of April we celebrated our 4th Austin Dog Fair! You can click on the link here to watch a video recap of 2012. In addition we outlined some of the ways the dog fair is a win for our church below:
For the last year I have been gathering local pastors to pray for and serve north central Austin and on Sunday while we were hosting the dog fair there was another church partnering with a neighborhood to clean up Northwest Park and Shoal Creek. That means the body of Christ is having a tangible influence in multiple places in our community.
We had over 50 people from our church come together to help make it happen, which is awesome as our church is partnering together to have greater influence in the community.
Connecting on Sundays: How?
- Meeting people and connecting with Jesus on Sunday morning can be really difficult. We typically show up feeling rushed or behind. We aren’t sure where to sit. We aren’t sure who to talk to and what to talk them about. Here are the top 10 things to make the most of our time relationally on Sunday:
10. Preparing our hearts: Take a moment as you walk from the car to say a short prayer to ask the Holy Spirit to prepare your heart for that morning (Scripture, people, singing, etc.)
9. Look for new people: New people are always fun to talk with, even if they are just “New to You.” Ask them, “How long have you been coming? How did you hear about North Village? Where do you live in Austin?” Those are just a few go-to-questions to get you started.
Austin Dog Fair
On April 29th we are going to host a dog fair for north central Austin at Brentwood Park. This year we even got approval from the city because last year we had over 800 people, tons of dogs, and news coverage that led the city of Austin to inquire about why they didn’t know about this event. Oops!
You can click on the link to watch our video from last year or you can visit www.austindogfair.com for more details.
Help us get the word out!
Zilker Kite Festival
On Sunday after church we got to go down to Zilker Park to celebrate the Kite Festival. It was our first time to attend and it was awesome! You can’t really see the kites in the picture that well, but there were thousands of them everywhere. Ours got tangled up a few times, but for the most part it was great!
Spiritual Journey: The Mission of God
As we prepare our hearts for Easter we are going through a spiritual journey at North Village Church. It is a time to press into the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus by turning from our sin and trusting in Jesus’ work on the cross. If you would like a copy our spiritual journey you can click here.
Throughout the spiritual journey we will be reading through devotionals together as a church, fasting and encouraging one another to press into a deeper relationship with Jesus. Then on March 25th we will conclude the spiritual journey with a celebration of what we have been learning during these 30 days and begin to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ for our sins and His glory.
More Than Friends Part 1 (Example #2)
Example #2: You do something I think is wrong
What do we do when we disagree? You drink more alcohol than I think you should. You handle relationships with the opposite sex in an unhealthy way. You gossip about someone behind their back. You have a way of always hurting others with your words. What are we going to do? Are we going to avoid hanging out with those people? Are we going to act like it didn’t happen? Are we going to make excuses? Are we going to tell someone else to talk to them? When we do this we are telling ourselves God didn’t want this, and we are powerless to see anything change. But what if we were more than friends? What if the gospel shaped our relationships with one another and instead we:
