Sanctuary Columbus Church

Teach Us How To Pray

godsmac — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 17:22:26 +0000

During this series we will learn how to better enjoy the company of God. As always, you are welcome to share private and public prayer requests with us online using our Prayer Wall.

The Heart of Worship

Richard Johnson — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:57:21 +0000

from Wendy Henderson

The Heart of Worship

In the American culture, we are obsessed with the “behind the scenes” of things. We will pay more for backstage passes, or get excited when we select the “bonus materials” on our favorite DVD or see a sneak peek of a new music video while we’re waiting for our Youtube clip to load. One of my favorite T.V. shows is “How It’s Made”- truly a dream come true for avid and aspiring nerds! Was I concerned 45 seconds before the show started with how elbow copper pipe fitting is constructed? No! But now I know……. how it’s made. So here is my contribution to the near obsession we have with the “behind the scenes” of things.

This Sunday we are singing a song titled “The Heart of Worship” by Matt Redman. I came about a clip where Matt and his pastor Mike Pilavachi (pastor of Soul Survivor Watford Church) discussed how this endearing worship staple came about. Pilavachi shares that his congregation’s worship (holistically not just musically) had become “stale”; that the congregation had become “worship connoisseurs”. He says the congregation was more focused on “what the worship did for them”.

Seeing this disconnect, Mike did something radical. One Sunday, he informed his church that they (the congregation) would lead the entire service. They were to sit in circles and if no one offered up anything, they would sit in silence. Astonishingly, this went on for a few Sundays but something began to happen. Church members began bringing scripture and singing songs and true congregational worship began manifesting itself. During these congregation worship services, Matt wrote the song “The Heart of Worship” and he and Pastor Mike began conversing about whether or not this song would be presented to the congregation or if the song was too personal. We know the end to this story.

Eventually the services went back to the previous setup but the church body learned an important lesson- worship is not a sideline sport we can run commentary on but not partake in. Worship is not about us! Even though “The Heart of Worship” was released many years ago, it resonates with so many believers as a redirect to what worship is truly about: God. It’s not about what we get from it. Worship is our offering to the Lord; our simple sacrifice; our gift. When we worship; be it musically, through fasting, reading the Word, or prayer, we make ourselves vulnerable to God and His will for us.

“I’m coming back to the heart of worship and it’s all about You, it all about You.
I’m sorry Lord for the thing I’ve made it, when it’s all about You, it’s all about You- Jesus” – Matt Redman

So, my question to you church, on Sundays are you concerned with who you’re sitting next to, or that favorite worship song that was left out, or the coffee creamer flavors? Or, are you concerned that your worship (good singing voice not necessary) is wafting toward the heavens reaching our God as a sweet aroma to His nostrils?

“For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.”

-2 Corinthians 2:15

One Story

godsmac — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:32:27 +0000

This series we look at how each of us have a story to share, and will look at individuals throughout scripture where Jesus touched their lives.

02/26/12 – The Prayer of the 72 – Rich Johnson

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03/04/12 – Philip & Nathaniel – Rich Johnson

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03/11/12 – James & John – Rich Johnson

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03/18/12 – Woman of Hope – Janet Hinds

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03/25/12 – Woman & Alabaster Box – Rich Johnson

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04/01/12 – The Centurion – John Thomas

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04/08/12 – Easter – Rich Johnson

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Finding Sanctuary – One Year Anniversary

godsmac — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:26:55 +0000

This week Pastor Jim Zippay, from Heritage Christian Church, joins us to celebrate our one year anniversary of being a church.

02/19/12 – Finding Sanctuary – Jim Zippay

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

Sanctuary Columbus Church

Teach Us How To Pray

04/15/12 – Teach Us How To Pray (Week 1) – Rich Johnson

04/22/12 – Teach Us How To Pray (Week 2) – Rich Johnson

05/06/12 – Persistent Prayer – Sean Bradford

The Heart of Worship

One Story

02/26/12 – The Prayer of the 72 – Rich Johnson

03/04/12 – Philip & Nathaniel – Rich Johnson

03/11/12 – James & John – Rich Johnson

03/18/12 – Woman of Hope – Janet Hinds

03/25/12 – Woman & Alabaster Box – Rich Johnson

04/01/12 – The Centurion – John Thomas

04/08/12 – Easter – Rich Johnson

Finding Sanctuary – One Year Anniversary

02/19/12 – Finding Sanctuary – Jim Zippay

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