Sanctuary Columbus Church

One Life

godsmac — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:52:53 +0000

We will be studying the one life God has given us in this series. Our seed verse is “Where there is no vision, the people perish” – Proverbs 29:18. Everyone ends up somewhere, but few people end up somewhere on purpose.

Love CBUS: Sunday, Jan 29th

Richard Johnson — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:35:37 +0000

Sanctuary Columbus will be taking the fifth Sunday in 2012 to serve outside of the building. Serving in places where there is little hope is part of who we are at Sanctuary. Taking a Sunday to serve in this way is not new for us; we’ve taken a Sunday to pray through the neighborhood in the Northland area. We’ll keep taking steps to reach the lost and the least among us, because it’s simply what God requires – Justice | Mercy | Humilty. Read below and sign up for a project. The greatest in God’s kingdom is a servant.

YWCA: The YWCA Family Center provides emergency shelter and critical services to stabilize homeless families in central Ohio. A national model, more than 70% of families in their program find housing within 25 days of entering the program.

2 options for serving at this site:

1.) Organizing Donations

Time: 10a-11:30a
Volunteers Needed: 10
Location: YWCA, 900 Harvey CT, 43219
Ages: 13 and older
Site Leads: Bob and Holly Borghese
Sign-up: Click Here

2.) Leading an activity for families

Time: 10a-11:30a
Volunteers Needed: 15
Location: 65 South 4th Street Columbus, Ohio 43215
Ages: all ages (all children must be accompanied by adults)
Site Leads: Bob and Holly Borghese
Sign Up: Click Here

Linden STEM Academy: The Mission is “each student is highly educated, prepared for leadership and service, and empowered for success as a citizen in a global community. Janet Hinds, regular attender of SCC, is the principal.

1.) Cleaning Upholstered Chairs and touring the school:

Time: 10a-11:30a
Volunteers Needed: 5-10
Location: 2626 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211
Ages: all ages (all children must be accompanied by an adult)
Site Leads: Conrad and Janet Hinds
Sign-up: Click Here

KIPP Journey Academy: KJA is a student-focused community where all students develop the intellectual, academic, and social skills needed to understand and take action on issues they encounter in everyday life. A culture of responsibility and service is fostered, empowering and equipping all learners to become more active and engaged citizens. Aaron Epting, regular SCC attender, is a teacher and administrator at KIPP.

1.) Beautification of the Building (more info to follow)

Time: 10a-12p
Volunteers Needed: 10-15
Location: 1406 Myrtle Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211
Ages: all ages (all children must be accompanied by an adult)
Site Leads: Aaron and Amanda Epting
Sign-up: Click Here

Jericho’s Light Club/One Way Street Ministries: This is a cutting edge ministry that gets involved in the community by ministering on the streets and in the homeless camps. Jericho’s Light Club has blossomed from offering a non-alcoholic night club to a full scale non-traditional, non-intimidating church.

1.) Cleaning (mopping, dusting, and sweeping)

Time: 3-5p
Volunteers Needed: 6-8
Location: 1187 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43222
Ages: all ages (all children must be accompanied by an adult)
Site Leads: TBD
Sign-up: Click Here

Urban Connections: This is an evangelistic and discipleship ministry to the urban community on the near-east side of Columbus. The vision is wholistic transformation of the neighborhood, characterized by stability, justice, opportunity, and rich faith in Christ.

1. Painting and general cleaning of the ministry house

Time: 10a-12p
Volunteers Needed: 6
Location: near east-side of Columbus
Ages: all ages (all children must be accompanied by an adult)
Site Leads: TBD
Sign-up: Click Here

Awaken

godsmac — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 03:26:30 +0000

We are celebrating the Advent Season at Sanctuary throughout the month of December.

11/27/11 – Hope – Rich Johnson

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12/04/11 – Love – Rich Johnson

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12/11/11 – Joy – Rich Johnson

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12/24/11 – How far have you come? – Rich Johnson

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Awaken Christmas Program

Richard Johnson — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:18:37 +0000

We’re putting on our first Christmas Program at Sanctuary Columbus called Awaken. You are invited (fo free) to join us for a time of singing, testimony, and celebration. Bring along your family or friends or co-workers to experience Christmas with our new church family.

Location:

(Tree of Life School) 935 Northridge Rd, Columbus 43224

Dates:
Saturday, December 17 at 6:45p OR

Sunday, December 18 at 10:15a

Door open 30 min prior to service

Childcare is provided for infant to age five

Sweets (Desserts) following the program

Ethiopia Nov 7-16

Richard Johnson — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:14:21 +0000

The Overview: Justice and Missions are linked together at Sanctuary Columbus. We care about the issues of injustice that affect our city as well as other cities across the globe. And we’re involved because Jesus cares about the hungry, the thirsty, the prisoner, the naked…and as much as we follow Jesus we should care about these issues, too. We could try to address these issues in several places around the world or we could settle on a few places and commit to a long-term partnership. That’s what this Ethiopia trip is all about; finding one community to invest in for long term development.

Sanctuary is joining doma international on this trip. doma has been involved with Bora, Ethiopia for more than three years by offering medical support to provide holistic care to vulnerable mothers. doma is building the HIDOTA HEALTH CENTER, a Prenatal and Early Childhood Health Center in Bora. “Hidota” means hope in the local language of Gamogna. The center will focus on bringing hope through maternal and child health and wellness. It will provide pregnancy, delivery, and post-delivery care to mothers. It will also provide well-child care, immunizations, and sick care to infants and children. Education will include nutrition, infant/child development and care, and basic hygiene.

The Trip: Pastor Rich is joining this team from doma to learn how Sanctuary Columbus can get involved long-term in Bora. Concurrently, a Medical Team will offer primary care clinics around this region. Future opportunities include digging a water well for cleaner water, adding grade level education beyond third grade, training church leaders and church planters, and medical missions.

Donations: If you would like to provide donations for kids in this community, here is a shopping list! You can drop the items off on Sunday morning at Sanctuary. Have fun!

Toothbrushes
Toothpaste
Bar soap
Pencils
Pencil sharpeners
Pens
Pads of paper
Colored pencils
Balloons
Jump ropes
Frisbees
Un-inflated soccer balls
Ball pump

For information about doma visit www.domaconnections.org

The Strong Challenge

godsmac — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:01:47 +0000

Starting October 9, we have a great opportunity to journey together as a community. Strong is a 7-week series focused on spiritually strengthening us in our families, relationships and character. Spiritual strength comes not from our religious efforts towards God, but from the time we spend in relationship with God — and the STRONG series is designed to help us to develop that relationship.

For seven weeks, the Sunday messages will coordinate with individual study/experiences and group gatherings reinforce the same end: becoming strong in our relationship with God. For more specifics on the series and how the pieces fit together, see our Strong flyer.

Obviously, being part of a small group is a key part of the journey. If you’d like to join a small group, please email Pastor Rich. We’ll help you find a group that fits your weekly schedule.

10/09/11 – Play and Rest – Rich Johnson

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10/16/11 – Pray – Sean Bradford

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10/23/11 – Study – Rich Johnson

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10/30/11 – Train – Rich Johnson

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11/06/11 – Serve – Rich Johnson

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11/13/11 – Spiritual Disciplines – Chad Brennan

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11/20/11 – Strong Series Conclusion – Rich Johnson

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The Strong Challenge

Richard Johnson — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:47:52 +0000

Obviously, being part of a small group is a key part of the journey. If you’d like to join a small group, please email Pastor Rich. We’ll help you find a group that fits your weekly schedule.

Joy

godsmac — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:35:58 +0000

If there was one thing that captures the Christian life, then it’s Joy. Jesus said that he wanted our joy to be complete and all we had to do is ask for it. In this short series, Pastor Rich talks about the two areas that will unlock your joy so you’re not living a half empty life.

9/4/11 – Joy Part 1 – It’s about Perspective – Rich Johnson

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9/11/11 – Joy Part 1 – It’s in His Presence – Rich Johnson

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Mission 68

godsmac — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:21:43 +0000

We are beginning a New Sermon Series, “Mission 68″, which comes from our core verse Micah 6:8: “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God”. We’ll take the next three weeks (9/18/11, 9/25/11, 10/2/11) focusing on each of these key words; Justice, Mercy and Humility.

9/18/11 – Justice – Rich Johnson

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9/25/11 – Mercy – Rich Johnson

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10/02/11 – Humility – Rich Johnson

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Parables of Jesus

godsmac — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:25:47 +0000

A parable is simply a story, except that these stories used by Jesus also included similes, metaphors and multiple points of reference that draw the hearer into the story with an element of surprise. But don’t start thinking that you need to be an English major to interpret these words of wisdom. The parables are meant for everyone, especially those with a heart to hear what the Spirit is saying.

Sanctuary Columbus Church

One Life

01/08/12 – Mission and Values – Rich Johnson

01/15/12 – The God Life – Rich Johnson

01/22/12 – The Financial Life – Rich Johnson

02/05/12 – The Vocational Life – Aaron Epting

02/12/12 – The Church Life – Rich Johnson

Love CBUS: Sunday, Jan 29th

Awaken

11/27/11 – Hope – Rich Johnson

12/04/11 – Love – Rich Johnson

12/11/11 – Joy – Rich Johnson

12/24/11 – How far have you come? – Rich Johnson

Awaken Christmas Program

Ethiopia Nov 7-16

The Strong Challenge

10/09/11 – Play and Rest – Rich Johnson

10/16/11 – Pray – Sean Bradford

10/23/11 – Study – Rich Johnson

10/30/11 – Train – Rich Johnson

11/06/11 – Serve – Rich Johnson

11/13/11 – Spiritual Disciplines – Chad Brennan

11/20/11 – Strong Series Conclusion – Rich Johnson

The Strong Challenge

Joy

9/4/11 – Joy Part 1 – It’s about Perspective – Rich Johnson

9/11/11 – Joy Part 1 – It’s in His Presence – Rich Johnson

Mission 68

9/18/11 – Justice – Rich Johnson

9/25/11 – Mercy – Rich Johnson

10/02/11 – Humility – Rich Johnson

Parables of Jesus

7/17/11 – The Mustard Seed – Rich Johnson

8/7/11 – The Unforgiving Servant – Rich Johnson

8/14/11 – The Rich Fool – Rich Johnson

8/21/11 – The Pharisee and Publican – Rich Johnson