I hope you are all enjoying our series called Transformed. Like you, I love to be reminded that I have been transformed, and I continue to be transformed. As a matter of fact, this week I stopped myself when I thought about, or began to go down the wrong road, and reminded myself, “that is not who I am; I am a child of God.” My prayer is that God continues to work in your life and heart throughout the week, and that you can see and respond to God’s prompting. On Sunday, Nov 15, we will be finishing up our series and there is no better way to celebrate a series called Transformed than by having baptisms! So, if you would like to be baptized, email Cole, cbeshore@marinerschurch.org. This is a great opportunity if you’ve never been baptized, but also, perhaps God has taken you through a recent transformation, there is no better way to drive it home into your heart than declaring it through baptism.

This Tuesday, we are continuing with Community Nights. I can’t tell you how many people have told me what an incredible blessing these nights have been. If you have ever wondered whether making the right decisions in life really matters, we will find out this Tuesday. (Hint: “Yes, it does.”) And while this sounds obvious, we will be diving into the “why” behind it all. Our speaker is Dr. Scott Rae. He is a Talbot Seminary Professor with incredible insight. You won’t want to miss this Tuesday.

So, we’ve got a lot going on. As always, it’s great doing life and walking with God together. Don’t forget, we are going into a great season where people are looking for God to make a difference in their life. You know people who need God and the community that church brings. All it usually takes is an invite. Lets be a church of inviters.

Blessings,
Jeff

Whether you are a newlywed or have been married for decades, join us for Date Night. Enjoy an hour of socializing, appetizers, laughter and community with an encouraging message followed by two hours of free time. For more info and to register, click here.

Friday, November 6, 6-9p, MC Ocean Hills
6-7p Appetizers & speaker
7-9p Free date time or stay and fellowship
$10/couple, $10 childcare/family (pizza for kids included)

It’s been fun to hear how so many of you are loving our Transformed series. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been talking about this battle of sin that we all face. And, we have been learning that Jesus came to free us from sin. He came not only to free us from the penalty of sin, but to free us from the power of sin. We talked specifically last week about the battle of wanting to live the right way and do the right thing, yet we find we just can’t at times. We don’t do what we want to do, and to make matters worse, we actually do what we hate. We learned we’re not the only ones struggling with this (this was the Apostle Paul’s battle too). So we do what we think is the answer: try harder. Then we fail and feel guilty. What a miserable cycle! This weekend we’ll be talking about how we can combat this vicious cycle. It’s an essential part of the whole series – one you will not want to miss. I’m excited about it…and I’m excited because we all get an extra hour of sleep on Sunday!  Looking forward to seeing you.

Blessings,
Jeff

As a church, we often talk about being “inviters” – looking out for people in our lives (friends, neighbors, family members, co-workers) who need to hear some good news about life, or who need some sort of community for themselves or for their kids. If there were ever a good week to invite someone, it’s this week. This Sunday, I will be talking about one of life’s biggest dilemmas, and more importantly, what to do about it. It will be a weekend that everyone will relate to, but seemingly, no one knows what to do about it. And the great news is for the following two weeks, I will be talking about how to deal with this area of our life. Simply put…Do you wonder how to make life work? We are going to find out over these next few weeks. So invite someone, not only will it bless them, but it may also unlock something in their life they have never even thought about.

Blessings,
Jeff

It is one of my favorite weekends of the year…Harvest Carnival! It’s another great picture of what church is all about: worshiping, learning, growing, having fun in community together. We will be having all kinds of great games, a bungee jumper for kids, pony rides for the little ones, bounce houses, pumpkins and of course, the Chili Cook Off.  If you haven’t signed up for the Chili Cook Off please email Jaclyn. This is a great weekend to invite friends. We’ll be continuing in the series Transformed, looking at the book of Romans.

Tuesday night was a fun night as we kicked off Community Nights. We had great food, the speakers were engaging and people began to form friendships around their tables. The beauty of Community Nights is that you can jump in at any time, so if you are looking to learn about how to navigate relationships and form friendships, join us this Tuesday at 6p. We will begin with a delicious taco bar to get things started. Once again, invite a friend, it’s a great first step into the church as well. Email Cole so we can save a seat for you!

As you can see, there’s a lot going on. It’s great growing and doing life with you.

Blessings,
Jeff

Join us as we welcome the fall season with a carnival! We’ll have our annual Chili Cook Off and games and activities for the kids. Come fill your stomach with incredible chili, and spend time in community with our church family! Tickets will be on sale for carnival games (cash only, please). For more information or to help out contact Jaclyn, jrisser@marinerschurch.org

Sun, Oct 18, following services (9 & 11a)

I missed you last week as I was spending time celebrating my son up at UCLA at a baseball parent luncheon. But I heard you had a great weekend having Kyle come speak. I’m looking forward to being back this week to kick off a new series. We will be looking at the Book of Romans and seeing what a transformed life is all about. Do you ever wonder what the secret ingredient is to make life work? Well, this week we will find out. And it may be different than you think.

Community is such a big part of our church. Next Tuesday, October 13, we’ll be kicking off Community Nights. So join us for dinner – we’ll have a great time learning and growing together. Roger and Becky Tirabassi will be talking to us about relationships. Plan on jumping in for the next six weeks (if you can make them all) and grow in relationship and friendship. You can find out more and register here.

Lastly, our Harvest Carnival and Chili Cook Off are coming up on Sunday, October 18, which is a weekend you do NOT want to miss. We will have more info this weekend and make sure you sign up to attempt to beat my famous chili recipe!

We look forward to seeing you on Sunday. Don’t worry, we will have the A/C cranking.

Blessings,

Jeff