1. Sunday September 11, 2016 Ministry Year “Kick Off” Sunday

2. Grace Church at Willow Valley got its start 40 years ago this month? Praise God for HIS great faithfulness!

3. Awana and Student Ministries resumed this past Wednesday!

4. WHY all these activities?????? Men’s Ministries

5. Discipleship Making Strategy Connect (with God and one another) Grow (in one’s faith) Go (live “on mission” for Jesus Christ)

6. Life Group Video

7. Discipleship Making Strategy Connect (with God and one another) Grow (in one’s faith) Go (live “on mission” for Jesus Christ)

8. CORE VALUES God’s Glory, Our Focus The Bible Our Authority The Gospel, Our Passion Christ’s Church, Our Family

9. ONE ANOTHER Sunday mornings beginning July 12 th ! Love

10. “Doing” Church Right in a World Gone Wrong! Fall 2015

11. We focused on how we could “do” church better and be the family Christ desires us to be!

12. CORE VALUES God’s Glory, Our Focus The Bible Our Authority The Gospel, Our Passion Christ’s Church, Our Family

13. 1 Corinthians 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. A “theme” verse for the year …

14. 1 Corinthians 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do ALL to the glory of God. A “theme” verse for the year … 1. Potential

15. ESV Study Bible note: 1 Cor. 10:31 do all to the glory of God. Every aspect of every Christian’s life has the potential to honor God.

16. 1 Corinthians 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do ALL to the glory of God. A “theme” verse for the year … 1.Potential

17. 1 Corinthians 10:31 So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, DO all to the glory of God. A “theme” verse for the year … 1.Potential 2.Practice

18. Psalm 115:1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! A “theme” verse for the year … 1.Potential 2.Practice 3.Prayer

19. SUMMARY: So let us must move forward, practicing intentional steps toward the potential that we all have … to honor God in every aspect of our lives … and praying that he will bring glory to His name and not ours!

22. You Say You Believe in God... So Stop Living Like an Atheist! A new sermon series coming to Grace Sunday September 18 th !

23. “I am afraid a whole lot of functional atheism exists in the church of Jesus Christ. I am afraid that we often live as if there is no God and it’s all on us.” (Ted Tripp)

24. You Say You Believe in God... So Stop Living Like an Atheist! STOP using your resources like an atheist! STOP building friendships like an atheist! STOP responding to adversity like an atheist! STOP worshiping God like an atheist! STOP working like an atheist!

26. Coming to Grace Sunday, October 30 th (9:00 and 10:30 services)

27. Sunday mornings - an in depth look at four different Psalms of Thanksgiving and Praise!

28. CORE VALUES God’s Glory, Our Focus The Bible Our Authority The Gospel, Our Passion Christ’s Church, Our Family

29. God’s Glory, Our Focus Psalm 90:17 Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!

30. God’s Glory, Our Focus Psalm 90:17 Let the grace of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!

31. God’s Glory, Our Focus Romans 5:1-2 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

32. God’s Glory, Our Focus 2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

33. We observe communion to remember what God did for us through Christ! The bread represents Christ’s broken body, the cup his shed blood.