Join this weekly study where we’ll discuss God’s Word and its application to our daily lives. We’ll support one another in prayer and friendship as we have seen God do the miraculous amongst us. Register online. Contact Diane.
Thursdays through May 2, 9:30-11:30a
$40, Chapel
The Well is a community to renew and refresh good marriages, as well as rebuild and restore difficult marriages.
Saturday, March 8-April 5, 5-6:30p, $10
Register online, $10
Contact Roxanne
We are out of Leviticus and back into the Psalms and stating the book of Hebrews.
You made it through, and if you have not I would recommend skipping ahead and joining us on the current date.
The first part of Hebrews is in part addressing those that would want to hold to tightly to Moses as the leader of the faith to the exclusion of what Jesus did, while at the same time helping those that would be happy to just forget about Moses remember what God had done through him. The writer wants to say Moses matters but Jesus matters even more.
Hebrews 3:7-13 quotes and reflects on Psalm 95. The author wants us to be reminded that we are called to pay attention to what God is doing today, to not be overly focused on tomorrow.
As you read this section again, reflect on a time that you where encouraged and how it made you feel?
Is there a time in your life that you experienced your own heart hardening? Spend some time considering what it takes for you to remain focused on what God is up to in your life.
Grace and Peace,
Cole Beshore
We’ll gather for fellowship and to hear from God’s Word, spend time in community, and encourage each other in our roles as men.
Speaker: Jim Ryun
Jim and his sons, Ned and Drew, have co-authored three books: Heroes Among Us, The Courage to Run, and In Quest of Gold! He has participated in three summer Olympic games and has achieved national acclaim as a track and field star while a high school student in Wichita, Kansas as he was the first high school male to run the mile in under 4 minutes. Jim Ryun was a member of the armed services, and Budget and Financial service committees. Jim served as a citizen-statesman with a commitment to honesty and integrity.
Saturday, March 8, 8-9:30a, Chapel
Contact Cole with questions or to RSVP.
Join the Men of Mariners as we fellowship, camp under the stars, eat delicious grub, shoot guns, ride motorcycles & quads, and enjoy our time together. We have 100 spots available. Register by Friday, March 7. More info here.
March 14 & 15, 2014
Borrego Springs, California
$110pp
All parents are invited to come and learn how to understand your student’s brain in the midst of their adolescent development. There will be snacks and a movie for your students. Please contact Kristen for more info.
March 8, 7-9pm
Speaker: Mark Oestreicher
Irvine Campus
free, in the Student Center room 1
Everything from check in, cuddling babies to leading a small group.
If you’re interested contact Bailey for more information.
Mariners is pleased to be hosting a marriage seminar for Marines prior to their upcoming deployment. Give the gift of childcare while Marines strengthen their marriages! More info and sign up, contact Barbara.
Friday, March 7, Mariners Ocean Hills, shifts from 7a-12:30p
Experience an extraordinary morning of fellowship and serving with women of all ages. Together, we will be the hands and feet of Jesus. Click here for more info or contact Martha Campbell with questions and to RSVP.
Fourth Saturday of the month, 8:00a – 12:00p
Mariners Church – Global Cafe, $5
I can’t pretend – at least not at the moment. As I’m working my way through Leviticus in the Daily Message, I’m not necessarily awash with inspiration. I know, I’m supposed to find every single instance of God’s Word to be brimming with personal meaning. But, if I’m honest, I’m merely working through it. I don’t remember all the specific provisions for how to properly make a grain offering for the priests. No, I can’t say I recall exactly what the priests are supposed to do with someone who suffers from an oozing skin lesion.
But, in the middle of all the regulation and unending lists of which animals with “cloven hooves” the Israelites are allowed to eat, there was this:
31“Do what I tell you; live what I tell you. I am God.
32-33“Don’t desecrate my holy name. I insist on being treated with holy reverence among the People of Israel. I am God who makes you holy and brought you out of Egypt to be your God. I am God.” – Leviticus 22:31-33
In this passage he sums up all of what he intends for his people: “…live what I tell you. I am God.” In other words, “I’m the one who rescues you. I’m the one who establishes the ways in which I am to be remembered and celebrated. I’m the one who establishes how you’ll live. I’m the one who calls you to live uniquely in the world. I’m God – you’re not”.
God is so confusing. He says things I don’t like. He acts in anger one moment. He moves in compassion and mercy the next. God may hold the universe together, but He also permits a number of things to be present in the world that I wish He’d deal with in a more timely manner. But, while I might choose to challenge God in this idea – I’m not him. I don’t get to be God (though, I might try to act like it every now and again).
In everything, I’m challenged to love and serve people that God loves – even people I might not like. I’m called to live a life of obedience, even when it marks me as a bizarre outsider to the rest of the world. I’m supposed to stop play-acting God’s role in my world – even though the world is His to begin with.
This week, we continue in our relationship series called, BEAUTIFUL MESS. We’ll be challenged and encouraged. Next Sunday, March 9th, we’ll hold a healing service as we join God in restoring broken and messy relationships back to the beauty He intends.
See you Sunday,
Jeff
