It’s so easy to get blown off course.  
(Man the “s” key is really sticking on my laptop…probably the kids spilled something…you know they shouldn’t even be allowed to touch this precious Mac Air let alone…) SEE WHAT I MEAN?
One minute you’re headed straight for open water where/what you charted out, then you take your eyes off the horizon and the next thing you know you’ve bunny trailed into a direction leagues  away from your stated destination .  So as a reminder to myself and our incredible team at City Community Church, I thought I’d blog a few different posts and give a quick review.  (Gheez, now the “w” is acting goofy…of course it is right next to the “s”..which makes sense, cause…:) SEE WHAT I MEAN?
Here are 4 (yes there are more in the world and I’ll just give ours two at a time) areas or problems that drive our lives and our ministry and help us plot City Com’s navigational devices.  The problems that drive us aren’t glamourous or glitzy.  They’re simply issues we feel compelled to act upon…so we are…and here they are:
1.  People are far away from God.  Feels like a “duh” statement but me, we, all of us need to be reminded.  As a result of the fall, man has been separated from God.  Our willful disobedience keeps us from Him and the gap can never be bridged by our efforts.  Left alone, we would be eternally separated.    Only through trusting in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and His shed blood on the cross can mankind be reconciled to God, offered peace in this life and eternity with God forever.  This transformation comes through faith and is available to everyone…this is hope…this is Good News and we have a responsibility to share it with the world.
2.  Churches are often painfully irrelevant.  Look around you.  If you live in the United States chances are you know at least the location of 3 churches right in your area but you probably wouldn’t go there. Unfortunately the greatest message in the world often comes off stale, unnecessary and irrelevant inside the walls of our religious institutions. At City Community Church, we work hard to make the message of Jesus Christ alive, accessible and understandable in the context and culture we live in.  This attitude of accessibility permeates everything we do in creating weekend environments that are Spirit-led, engaging, challenging and limitless in their creative expression.  We want you to feel like City Community Church is a place you can encounter God, grow in love with Him and invite others to join you on the journey….getabsorbed…n