One More for the Road
http://essentialchurch.tv/one-more-for-the-road/1336
This past Tuesday, our truck pulled up to North Landing Elementary School to
unload for the last time. It's hard to believe that in less than a year's time
we're moving into our own facility. I really thought we'd be a portable church
for a long, long time. This past week I've been thinking about [...]
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One More for the Road
http://essentialchurch.tv/one-more-for-the-road/1336
This past Tuesday, our truck pulled up to North Landing Elementary School to
unload for the last time. It's hard to believe that in less than a year's time
we're moving into our own facility. I really thought we'd be a portable church
for a long, long time. This past week I've been thinking about [...]
Check it out at the EssentialChurch.tv link below
Not Your Normal Xmas Service...Did he say Xmas?
http://essentialchurch.tv/not-your-normal-xmas-service-did-he-say-xmas/1333
Don't want to go to your in-laws house for X-mas? Then come to essential church
for our Christmas Eve Service @ 6:30pm @ North Landing Elementary School (2929
N. Landing Rd. VA Beach, Va). Come not knowing what to expect and expecting God
to show up.
I know what you are thinking...He said Xmas!
Yes [...]
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This Sh-- Is Awesome!
http://essentialchurch.tv/this-sh_t-is-awesome/1331
I'm guessing you clocked on this post out of outrage or shock, but you really
need to read this accurately titled post. The title and the post below was
written by another pastor whose church is a lot like ours. As we are giving
towards and working on our new facility, it's stories like this [...]
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This Week at Ware Neck
http://essentialchurch.tv/this-week-at-ware-neck/1308
So we're continuing to make progress on the Ware Neck facility. We're kind
of at a slow point with some projects inside while we wait on the architect and
city building inspectors to do their thing. But there is one project that we
need to get on before it gets much colder out. We are [...]
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Coming to Essential, Eh?
http://essentialchurch.tv/coming-to-essential-eh/1292
I have to admit, God never ceases to amaze me. Back before we knew anything
about God giving us a building, I got a call from a seminary student in New
Brunswick, Canada. He was looking for a church plant to intern at and somehow
found us. Don't ask me how he heard about Essential [...]
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Let's Get It Started
http://essentialchurch.tv/lets-get-it-started/1270
Well the day is finally here that we can begin to work on the new facility on
Ware Neck Rd. Our driving focus in starting Essential Church was to "create a
church that non-church people love to attend." I've always said that if
someone was looking for a typical or traditional church service, they wouldn't
[...]
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Operation Christmas Child
http://essentialchurch.tv/operation-christmas-child/1265
This past Sunday we shared with you an opportunity to give a Christmas present
to a child in another country. The shoebox gifts create an opportunity for
missionaries to share the gospel in towns and villages in over 140 countries. I
know for our family we had a great time taking our kids to the [...]
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MNF, Eagles vs Redskins
http://essentialchurch.tv/mnf-eagles-vs-redskins/1243
Guys this is the Bible Study group you've waited your whole life for: Monday
Night Football Bible Study Group.
We meet an hour before game time at 7:30. We'll be discussing the weekly topic
from 21 Most Important Minutes in a Leader's Day by John Maxwell. It's a book
that goes through the Bible and looks [...]
Celebrating the Gift: 11/1/09
http://essentialchurch.tv/celebrating-the-gift-11109/1248
On November 1, 2009 the folks from Salem Baptist Church will be joining us for
a joint worship service. On that morning we will have the opportunity to thank
them for their humble generosity. We will be recognizing and honoring their
selfless gift and officially accepting the keys to the facility. This will be a
[...]
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UFC 104 Saturday Night
http://essentialchurch.tv/ufc-104-saturday-night/1241
What: UFC 104 Fight Night
When: Saturday, October 24 from 8pm-Midnight
Where: Buffalo Wild Wings @ Red Mill Commons
Who: Anyone who wants to join us
We had a great time watching UFC at BWW last month and are looking forward to
another good night. It's a great opportunity to get to know a few people from
church even [...]
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YouTube Version of the Video
http://essentialchurch.tv/youtube-version-of-the-video/1237
I've been asked by several of my fellow iPhone users to upload the video to
YouTube so they can show it to their friends. And yes I've watched the video
now about 50 times and am amazed every time I watch it. So here it is:
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Big Day Recap
http://essentialchurch.tv/big-day-recap/1233
Today was everything I thought it would be and then some. I was asked by
someone before the service if I had over-promised or over-hyped this morning's
announcement. (Keep in mind they were asking that before they knew that we were
going to be given a $4,000,000 facility.) I think it would be impossible to
[...]
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Can't Hardly Wait
http://essentialchurch.tv/cant-hardly-wait/1220
Tomorrow's the big day. Can't wait to see you in church for the big
announcement. Also we will be continuing our Marriage series. I think it's
probably the most powerful message in the series. See you tomorrow.
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Not Telling Elaine the Big News
http://essentialchurch.tv/not-telling-elaine-the-big-news/1214
I would be scared to tell Elaine the big news. She might hurt me. If you don't
hurt people when you find out amazing news, then be at Essential Church this
Sunday.
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Simply Amazed!!!
http://essentialchurch.tv/simply-amazed/1198
I was listening to this song today reflecting on what God has done for us. I am
simply amazed and speechless. I can't wait to tell you all about it this Sunday,
October 18th. Be sure to plan to stay after the service for lunch. Trust me,
you'll want to stay for lunch.
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Utterly Amazed
http://essentialchurch.tv/utterly-amazed/1171
One of my favorite passages in the Bible has always been Habakkuk 1:5,
5 "Look at the nations and watch—
and be utterly amazed.
For I am going to do something in your days
that you would not believe,
even if you were told.
When was the last time you were "utterly amazed" at something. I mean something
happened and left [...]
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Seizing Your Divine Moments
http://essentialchurch.tv/seizing-your-divine-moments/1154
Ok, so many of you know that I work from the Red Mill Buffalo Wild Wings at
least one or two days a week. They have free wifi, a friendly staff, and they
serve Coca-Cola. Economically it has always made more sense to work from there
or Panera than paying rent on an office building. [...]
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Monday Night Football Men's Bible Study
http://essentialchurch.tv/monday-night-football-mens-bible-study/1133
Guys this is the Bible Study group you've waited your whole life for: Monday
Night Football Bible Study Group. We'll meet an hour before game time at 7:30.
We'll be looking at the Spiritual Disciples of a Godly Man.
Join us at Mario's house @ 1321 Warner Hall Dr. The easiest way to get [...]
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My Job Story, Part 5
http://essentialchurch.tv/my-job-story-part-5/1128
Have you ever considered that Jesus never used his supernatural powers to
punish people, but rather to heal people?
Even when people asked him to do it and he had been slighted by Samaritans: Do
you want us to call down fire from heaven and destroy them? (Luke 9:54)
Even when attacked he didn't use his [...]
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My Job Story, Part 4
http://essentialchurch.tv/my-job-story-part-4/1126
The Theology of Suffering
For some reason when it comes to suffering, when people are going through their
own personal Job Story, everyone suddenly becomes a theologian. In an effort to
make sense of the trial, to bring comfort in the pain, people make statements
about God's character and intentions that aren't true. In the book [...]
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My Job Story, Part 3
http://essentialchurch.tv/my-job-story-part-3/1122
One of the things that contributes to our dispair in the midst of our suffering
is false assumptions about life. The following two are probably the ones that
throw us off the most:
1. We think, "This is the way the world works: if I'm a good person than good
things will happen to me." We [...]
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My Job Story, Part 2
http://essentialchurch.tv/my-job-story-part-2/1119
So in Job 2:9 Job's wife says, "Why don't you curse God and die"
This is what Satan is trying to communicate to you in the midst of your Job
Story. I know that he'll never get my wife to say that to me, but he
doesn't have to. He's able to get me to say [...]
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Brayden Lucero's 1st Birthday Cookout
http://essentialchurch.tv/brayden-luceros-1st-birthday-cookout/1112
The Lucero Family is relocating to Kansas at the beginning of October.
Brayden's birthday party will be a great opportunity to say farewell to them.
On Saturday, September 26 from 3-5 pm everyone is invited to Brayden's 1st
birthday party at Stewart Campground Pavilion, Northwest Annex, Chesapeake.
RSVP Krystel or Tara at 435-3340 or 435-2493 no later [...]
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NASCAR Fun
http://essentialchurch.tv/nascar-fun/1104
We had a unique opportunity this past week involving NASCAR. An anonymous
donor from our mission network (SBCV) offered to provide us about 30 tickets
to NASCAR's Rockin Roll 400 at Richmond International Speedway. The idea was
for church planters to use the tickets in any way they can to help build their
church.
First of all let [...]
My Job Story, Part 1
http://essentialchurch.tv/my-job-story-part-1/1107
We all suffer and go through things that are beyond comprehension. One of the
unique things about being a pastor is you end up hearing the things nobody else
does: addictions, chronic health problems, betrayal, affairs, depression,
abusive relationship, the death of a child, and so on. I've found that
everyone seems to think that [...]
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UFC 103
http://essentialchurch.tv/ufc-103/1097
What: UFC 103 Fight Night
When: Saturday, September 19 from 8pm-Midnight
Where: Buffalo Wild Wings @ Red Mill Commons
Who: Anyone who wants to join us
We had a great time watching UFC at BWW last month and are looking forward to
another good night. It's a great opportunity to get to know a few people from
church even if you're [...]
Beach Sunday Recap
http://essentialchurch.tv/beach-sunday-recap/1092
Wow, what a day!!! Sunday was the perfect beach day: not too hot, not
too cold and blue skies. I'm not sure how many people we had since people kept
coming all morning. Maria Watson did a great job organizing the food for the
day. We ate all the hamburgers and only had one hot dog left [...]
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Beach Sunday September 6
http://essentialchurch.tv/beach-sundays-2009/680
We will be having church at the beach on Sunday September 6 (Labor Day
Weekend). We will meet at Little Island State Park in Sandbridge and have
shelter 1 reserved all day! The service will start at our regular time - 10:
30 am. We take care of the parking fee. This is a great time [...]
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Richmond NASCAR Tickets
http://essentialchurch.tv/nascar-tickets/1065
Ok, this is the outreach event some of you have been waiting for all your life.
I got a call from our missions broker yesterday. He said he can get us a stack
of tickets for the September 12th NASCAR race in Richmond. I have at least ten
tickets reserved right now that are free [...]
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Had a great time at NNO. I am so proud of Essential Church. We have amazing
volunteers. It was one of those rare times that we had more volunteers than
jobs. And when you consider how much there was to do, that's amazing.
It was great to just be able to serve our community and [...]
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http://essentialchurch.tv/nno-recap/1031
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost."
- Luke 19:10
Next Sunday I'll be sharing a message at church about how we are compelled to
to press on when we have a clear sense of mission. Here's a preview of what
we'll be talking about.
There is a difference between [...]
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http://essentialchurch.tv/on-a-mission/1025
So last week I mentioned that we gave away our back-up projector the very week
that our main projector broke. Without faith in an all-powerful, all-knowing,
loving God who owns everything; this would have been a crazy decision. In a
sense it was a crazy decision. Francis Chan wrote a book that has become one
of [...]
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http://essentialchurch.tv/open-handed-part-ii/1020
This past year when I was studying for a message about greed I came across the
terms "tight fisted" and "open handed". I was so convicted when I read that
article on greed. I wish I knew where I read it so I could go back and read it
again. Those two terms stuck with [...]
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http://essentialchurch.tv/being-open-handed-devotional-thought/1018
I just met with the Civic League Board for Red Mill last night. This event is
going to be HUGE!!! In addition to the bounce house, sno-cones, and popcorn
that we are providing, the following organizations and business are going to be
participating in this event. (did I say that this is going to be [...]
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http://essentialchurch.tv/national-nite-out/946
I am all jacked up about this coming Sunday! We will hear from our mission
teams that went out at the beginning of the summer. We had a fourth of the
church out of town on a mission trip in June! How cool is that? My dream is
that there will be a Sunday when we [...]
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http://essentialchurch.tv/mission-trips-2/959
We are sponsoring the National Nite Out event at Red Mill park on August 4th.
In the past they have had around 400 people show up for the event. We will be
providing a bounce house, sno-cones, pop-corn, hot dogs, and drinks. You might
be wondering, "Where did we get all that equipment from?" Well, [...]
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http://essentialchurch.tv/national-nite-out/946
Starting a church in the heart of the world's largest concentration of
military families is the most strategic place to be. The government moves
military families around every 2-3 years. While some might see this as a
challenge to growing a church it places us in a uniquely, strategic position
to reach the world. Hardly a month has gone by that [...]
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http://essentialchurch.tv/sunday-send-off/937
All youth in 6th – 12th grade are invited to join us for Youth Group
at Steve & Vikki Thompson's from 5:30 – 7:30 pm Tuesday nights.
The Thompsons live at 1804 Rein Lane in Heritage Park. For directions,
contact Vikki Thompson at 652-3655.
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http://essentialchurch.tv/youth-group-sunday-night/488
Ladies Day Outlet Mall Shopping
Williamsburg Shopping Day - Saturday, August 15
8 am - 6 pm. One whole day to shop till you drop. Contact us at
info@essentialchurch.tv for more information.
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http://essentialchurch.tv/ladies-day-outlet/918
Ladies "Beach Day" Out - Saturday, July 25
10am - 7 pm. We will meet at Susan Mollura's home -2240 Sandpiper Road.
Contact us at info@essentialchurch.tv for more details.
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http://essentialchurch.tv/ladies-beach-day/911
What: UFC 100 Fight Night
When: Saturday, July 11 from 8pm-12:30am
Where: Buffalo Wild Wings @ Red Mill Commons
Who: Anyone who wants to join us
We had a great time watching UFC at BWW last month and are looking forward to
another good night. It's a great opportunity to get to know a few people from
church even [...]
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http://essentialchurch.tv/ufc-100-fight-night/897
Happy July 4th. I hope you are enjoying your freedom and independence this
weekend. We are looking forward to a great service at the Beach on Sunday. We
had a huge turn out last month and are expecting the same for this weekend.
Also since it's a major holiday weekend so there will be a [...]
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http://essentialchurch.tv/beach-sunday-this-week/874
