Even though I am still away studying, please know that I am praying for you all – that God is pouring into you in this season of rest. I miss being with you each week and I hope that you are enjoying our guest speakers. I remember 18 years ago I received my first opportunity to speak in the main service. I was a young youth pastor given a chance to learn what it takes to speak to the whole congregation. That’s I why I love this summer; I am now able to give some great guys the opportunity to gain the experience I received long ago. And not only is Cole getting the opportunity, but in two weeks we are going to let the high school students share about their camp experience, and Rob, our Youth Pastor, will be speaking. I have no doubt that these are services that will speak to you in powerful ways.

As I return, we will be moving into fall and a new weekend series. We will be talking about Life Groups and Rooted and great ways for you to grow in your faith and jump into community. It’s going to be a wonderful time for our church family. As always, be thinking about those in your life who you can invite. We all need to hear the Good News that Jesus brings.

Take care,

Jeff

EPIC. It’s a word that conjures up images of larger-than-life stories and legendary adventures. The Bible tells stories of epic heroes and villains battling for victory while revealing their own honest story…and perhaps our own. Come with us this summer for an adventure of biblical proportions.

Join us for our weekend services

I hope all of you are enjoying this summer (the weather and season of rest) both at home and here at Mariners Church Ocean Hills. This summer series EPIC has given us such a great picture of God’s love and pursuit of mankind and also a great reminder that even if we run from God, we cannot outrun Him.

Although I am in the middle of a three-week study break–dreaming for and praying about fall–I heard Cole did an awesome job last week. And we are excited for this week, as John Thomas continues in our EPIC series. John, in addition to being a great guy and friend, was a Senior Pastor at a church in Costa Mesa and now currently works on the Life Group team at the Irvine campus.

I miss you and will see you in a couple weeks.

Blessings,
Jeff

From all of us at Mariners Ocean Hills, we hope you are having a great summer. Like we talked about a few weeks ago, our prayer is that although you may take a vacation this summer, you don’t take a vacation from God. We still have a lot going on, and would love for you to stay connected at Ocean Hills. This Sunday evening is the final event for our Framly Summer Sundays. Please join us for a fun night for all ages. We will have bounce houses, food trucks, a live band and a comedian – plus, it’s all FREE! We start at 4:30p and end at 7p.

Last week was such an exciting Sunday for me as I was able to introduce our new elders and their wives. They are an amazing group of humble men and women who are passionate about serving our community.

This Sunday is the fourth week of our EPIC series and we are talking about at Jonah. If you have ever felt like running from God and wondered how God might respond…this Sunday is for you!  As always, we want to be a church of “inviters,” so be thinking of the people in your life who need to meet God and our wonderful church family. See you Sunday.

Blessings,
Jeff

Join us Sunday Evening on the Ocean Hills lawn for a fun night of friends and family! We will have tons of stuff going on for all ages! We will have food, face painting for kids, a comedian and live music! This is a great opportunity to invite someone you know that might not come to a Sunday morning service and give them a chance to see the church family in another setting!

Sunday, August 3, 4:30 – 6:30p

What a great week last week! We celebrated VBS and had a fun time at Beach Day at Doheny hanging out together outside of church. Our final Summer Framly Sunday is coming up on August 3. It will be an enjoyable evening on campus for all ages.

This weekend I have the pleasure of introducing our first group of Mariners Church Ocean Hills Elders and their wives. For the last eight months, this group of men from our church family has gone through a training to become elders here at Ocean Hills. These are men who are committed to be spiritual leaders in our church, to pray for our church, to pray for me, and to pray for you. Please join us this Sunday and meet them and their wives.

Also, in two weeks, another church will be joining our campus. We have rented out the chapel to Mountainview Church. This is going to be a great blessing to the community, to Mountainview, and to us as a church. This will also make Sunday mornings more crowded. So I want to invite you to consider parking in the back parking lot to make room for our new friends, as we have given them the front lot near the Chapel because it is much more convenient for them.

This week, we will be continuing our series, EPIC. We will be looking at a great story in the Bible that we can all relate to. As a hint to the topic, “running shoes are optional.”

Blessings,

Jeff

If you like meeting people, having fun, learning more about God, zip lines and water slides, you don’t want to miss this! Open to all high school students. Fore more info and to register click here.

August 4 – 8, Lost Canyon Summer Camp in Arizona.