Epic - You

Soundboard duties


James "Tex" mans the media station today


Art's worship team practicing


Welcome - Pastor Erin


Liturgical Reading - Michael


Announcement - Pastor Kevin


El Sauzal Orphanage Christmas gift update - Andrew


Habitat for Humanity update - Kevin


Special video presentation on Christmas


Message - Pastor Erin


Pastor Erin continue in our series


Main text: Luke 2


all about Shepherds


Hebrew text


"Is God like the Hulk?"


"Or is God like a newborn baby?"


Additional scripture


Discussion question


Closing worship and communion


Benediction

SERIES: OPENING OUR GIFTS
MESSAGE: Giving Yourself
TEXT: Luke 2, Hebrew 1
SYNOPSIS: Of all the gifts we give, nothing is more profound than our presence. Like Christ before us, when we give our own hearts to one another, we give something divine.

* Blogger Note - this is probably the last full posting that I will do on Epic Church services - it's been a great three years of sharing the great stuff that we're doing at Epic. Thanks for all the support and encouragement over the last three years from my readers! Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

-DB- aka Hiron

Epic - Generosity

Sound Check!


Welcome - Intern Michael


Advent Litany - Michael

Opening Worship - Jacob's team

Announcement - Melanie

El Sauzal Gift Drive - Andrew

Tithes and Offerings - Pastor Erin

Special Video presentation - Ingrid

Pastor Kevin sharing on the arts and on Generosity

Selective reading from K. Norris's "The Cloister Walk"

Scripture - Matthew 20

Personal Sharing on Generosity by Rick & Diane

Closing Prayer

Communion Elements

Closing worship

Benediction

Bonus Photo:

some of the gifts for El Sauzal Orphanage.

SERIES: OPENING OUR GIFTS

MESSAGE: Generosity

TEXT: Matthew 20:1-16

SYNOPSIS: Our text tells us that the kingdom of heaven is like a generous landowner, which is to say that generosity exists at the core of God's being. As such, Jesus came to us on Christmas morning to reveal the extend of that love - inexhaustible, non-comparing, generous - and to show us how God's love can guide every part of our daily lives. An obstacle to our receiving and being guided by this love, however, is our own insecurity, our own sense of fairness, that causes us to compare ourselves to others (and grow ever suspicious that we my in fact might be getting the short end of the stick!). The result is a kind of spiritual death - a life lived out of a feeling of scarcity instead of generosity. As we hope to see, one of the greatest gifts we can give to each other is the gift of a generous spirit, which looks in part like sharing our resources, but ultimately a giving of ourselves to one another.

-DB-

Epic - Creativity

Welcome - Pastor Erin


Opening Worship - Jacob


Advent Litany - Pastor Kevin


Announcements - Rick


Offerings - Pastor Kevin


Biblical Pop Quiz


Scripture Reading - Pastor Erin


Creativity in the Bible


Discussion Questions


Erin shows offer his prized possession from daughter T'ea


Quote from Abraham Kuyper


Three Epic Artists are interviewed


Pastor Erin


Scripture - Exodus 36


Closing Worship n' Communion


Closing Prayer and Benediction

SERIES: OPENING OUR GIFTS
MESSAGE: Creativity
TEXT: Exodus 35
SYNOPSIS: Art is a clue to the true nature of grace: a gift of love and vision for no other purpose than delight and storytelling. In our creativity we reflect the virtues of God. Even Martha Stewart. Kind of.


Bonus Photos: Epic's Christmas Card Workshop - supporting Solidarity.


Lunch was provided!


Angie provided materials and instructions


Everyone put their creative juices to work!


There were several different card stations


We were able to turn out a good number of cards!


Here's one of mine!


Even Kong had a great time making Christmas Cards!!

-DB-