Life Group Leader Training: Only for apprentices ready to lead a group.  We need adult men and women’ groups and groups that will take kids!

LIFE GROUP LEADER TRAINING REGISTRATION

VERY IMPORTANT****

WE NEED LEADERS TO BE AVAILBABLE FOR PRAYER AT THE ALTAR AT THE END OF THE 11:30,  THIS PAST WEEKEND THERE WERE NO LEADERS AVAILABLE.  WE NEED SOME OF YOU TO ATTEND THIS SERVICE OR AT LEAST BE AVAILABLE AT THE END.  THANK YOU

NEW ENGLAND AND APOLLO BEACH LOCATIONS:

AUGUST 20 – WORSHIP AND PRAYER NIGHT, 6:30 – 7:30P

AUGUST 21 – REALLY BIG WEDNESDAY – FASTING BEGINS AFTER LUNCH ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 AND CONTINUES THROUGH BREAKFAST ON THE 21.  NEW ENGLAND WILL HAVE A WORSHIP HOUR ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 IN THE EVENING.  

NEW ENGLAND:

NO TUESDAY CAFE ON AUGUST 20.

IMPORTANT PLEASE READ***

The first impression is always a lasting impression!  Our Parking Team is our first impression at Waters Church.  In the first 5 minutes, a person knows whether or not they may come back.  That is why this ministry is so important and necessary.

Here in North Attleboro, we are finding it difficul to put together a commited team of parking attendants.  We are looking for commited Church members to serve on this team at least once per month.  If you or a group member is willing and available to serve on our Parking Team, please have them go to waterschurch.org/serve and fill out a serve team form.  Even if they already serve somewhere else, they can still be a part of the team!  Thank you in advance!

Check the Events Page for What is Happening (not everything is listed here) (waterschurch.org/events):

NEW ENGLAND LOCATIONS:

Abundant Hope Fundraiser: There is still some time to get your donations in!  Just let us know if you plan on donating a themed basket or service so we can plan. Thanks!

PAT BARRET CONCERT INFO:

NEW BOOK BY PASTOR TIM: “ENDING EMPTINESS” now available in our Lobbies, Kindle, and Nook endingemptiness.com

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Reminders:

✳ Please regularly check your Planning Center profiles for requests to join your life groups, remove members from the list that no longer attend, or add members not listed. Please ensure that you have added no-reply@churchcenter.com to your email contacts so that you do not miss an email from Planning Center and encourage your members to do so as well.  This will ensure you do not miss a member request or any emails that come from the Planning Center site. Thank you!

Waters Class Schedule:

• 1st Sunday: Discover Waters – after 1st service
• 2nd Sunday: NO CLASSES
• 3rd Sunday: Connect Class – after 1st service
• 4th Sunday: Baptism Class – after 1st service

Waters Help: Need marriage and family care  or have a group member in need of marriage and family care?   Click here:  help resources page  or visit waterschurch.org/help

Location Text Alerts:

VERY IMPORTANT****

WE NEED LEADERS TO BE AVAILBABLE FOR PRAYER AT THE ALTAR AT THE END OF THE 11:30,  THIS PAST WEEKEND THERE WERE NO LEADERS AVAILABLE.  WE NEED SOME OF YOU TO ATTEND THIS SERVICE OR AT LEAST BE AVAILABLE AT THE END.  THANK YOU

Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 12

Ice breaker

Q.  What did you name your first car, boat, and or motorcyle and why?

We, as a Church of many locations, are about to usher the biggest impactful year in the life of our Church, so we have to get our ducks in a row to see what God can do through us.  Therefore, we want to be a heathy Church.

‘Are we a Church where everyone is faithful and using their God given gifts to build up and serve the Body of Christ?’

We need to address anything that needs to be addressed we dont want to miss out what God has in store for our Church.

How To Be A Healthy Church:

1. Is Jesus Lord of My Life?

Does he take first place in your life?

 1 Corinthians 12:1-3 ESV

In the Book of Corinthians, Paul is writing to a dysfunctional Church.  They are using and abusing Spiritual Gifts.

When you were a pagan you were in bondage and now that you have put your faith in Jesus, you realize you are sinner in need of a Savior and He puts His Spirit inside of you and now can say ‘Jesus is Lord.’  Some maybe cannot do that because there is some blockage.

The Spirit, who supplies the gifts, needs to be in you.  The result of Him putting His Spirit inside you is that now you surrender fully to Him as Lord and Savior.

Waters Church Is A Church Built To REACH, TEACH, AND LOVE PEOPLE Into A Growing Relationship With Jesus Christ.

 We’re NOT Here Trying To BE BETTER People. We Are Here Because We Are WHOLLY Convinced That JESUS Is MORE.

He is the God of the ‘More’.  We want Jesus to be more at Waters. 

When Christ is exalted in your life, watch how you do life better. You do marriage better, you parent differently, you will be better at  navigating this culture we live in.  You can tell an un-believing world about Jesus.  This is the only agenda of Waters Church, to show people who Jesus is.

 Q. “Is Jesus Lord of my life?” Discuss how this question affects your daily decisions and relationships. In what areas of your life do you find it most challenging to fully surrender to Jesus as Lord?

How To Be A Healthy Church:

2. Are the Holy Spirit’s gifts active in your life?

 1 Corinthians 12:1 ESV; 1 Corinthians 12:4-7 ESV 

You can use your natural gifts in collaboration with Spiritual gifts.  These are abilities, undeserved gifts,  given to you after you become a Christian.  They are activated in the life of every Christian for serving, building up, and strengthening the Church.

You have a purpose.

1 Corinthians 12:7 ESV 

Spiritual Gifts Include:

Leadership, Administration, Teaching, Knowledge, Prophecy, Miracles, Tongues, Intercession, Hospitality, Wisdom, Discernment, Exhortation or Encouragement, Shepherding or Pastoring, Faith, Evangelism, Apostleship, Helping, Mercy, Giving.

Isaiah 66:2 ESV

God wants a heart that says: ‘I will move with you.’

1 Corinthians 14:4 ESV

 1 Peter 4:10 ESV 

These gifts are for the common good.  You don’t keep them to yourself, they are for you to benefit the Church Body.  You were designed for a purpose.  You had a purpose before anybody had an opinion.

**Leader: If your group has trouble answering this next question,  you can move the conversation along by identifying your group member’s natural gifts. ICNU – I see in you…

Q. Which of the Spiritual Gifts listed do you believe are active in your life? How have you seen these gifts impact your service to the Church and its community?

How To Be A Healthy Church:

3. Is Everyone ALL IN At Waters Church? 

1 Corinthians 12:14-15.; 1 Corinthians 12:17 ESV; 1 Corinthians 12:21-25 ESV 

Jesus is the Head and we are the Body.  The Body needs you and you need the Body. There are no superiors or inferiors in the Church.  Everyone is needed.

There are many areas to serve at Waters.  You are needed.  Be part of our family and be an active participant.

How to move from attending church to becoming the Church:

First: Pray.

Second: Seek counsel.

Third: Make Waters your new home.

Fourth: Start to Serve – See a need and fill it in.

Waters Kids, Parking, Guest Services, Ushering, Production, Cafe, Merch Shop

Q. Reflect on the idea that “the Body needs you and you need the Body.” How does this perspective change the way you view your involvement in the Church? What barriers might be holding you back from being fully committed, and how can you overcome them?

Sermon In a Sentence:

In Order for Us To Be A Healthy Church, Jesus Christ Must Be Lord, The Spirit’s Gifts Must Be Active, And We Must Be All In.

Challenge: Find a way to use your identified spiritual gift within your day. It could be offering encouragement, teaching something valuable to someone, or helping in a practical way.

Start serving at Waters Church.