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Sunday Recap- 4/15/12

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:28:44 -0400

WHAT IS OUR VISCERAL REACTION TO THE GOSPEL?
visceral: gut reaction, reflex, internal

Paul describes two very different gut reactions to the Gospel- offensive foolishness or wisdom/power. The cross is offensive to those who have yet to fast grace because it says there is ultimately nothing you can do to change the world (the root problem/condition).

To those who have experienced grace we boast in the cross (Galatians 6) because it removes guilt and shame and gives us our true identity. To boast in the cross means we must find ourselves there.

“I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” -Galatians 2:20

What is your visceral response to the Gospel?
What does it look like to live it out?

Sunday Recap- 4/8/12

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 15:24:36 -0400

EASTER SUNDAY
“But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even CHrist has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith” 1Cor. 15:12-14

“The resurrection is the epicenter of belief.” -Philip Yancy

“[Resurrection is] not a belief that grew up within the church; it is the belief around which the church itself grew up, and the ‘given’ upon which its faith is based.” -CH Dodd

How do you react to the Good News?

When Jesus was resurrected, he appeared to many people. We looked at reactions in three instances:
Luke 24:13-35 …Two on the road to Emmaus did not recognize Jesus
Luke 24:36-49 …The Eleven recognized Jesus by didn’t believe it because of joy and amazement
Matthew 28:1-10 …The two Mary’s recognized Jesus, believed it was him and fell down and worshiped.

How does our reaction compare to those?
Do we recognize who Jesus really is?
Do we believe he is alive and loves us unconditionally?
Do we bow down?
What prevents us from seeing Jesus for who he really is?

Worship Set
How He Loves
How Deep the Father’s Love
It Is Well With My Soul
Murdered Son
I Am Set Free

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TheEasterProject:Week 4 Click here to download...

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:57:11 -0400

TheEasterProject:Week 4

Click here to download TheEasterProject:Week 4

Here’s the final installment of TheEasterProject. If you missed any of the previous weeks, you can download them below.

TheEasterProject:Week1
TheEasterProject:Week2
TheEasterProject:Week3

The Easter Project: Week 3 Check out this week’s...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:00:06 -0400

The Easter Project: Week 3

Check out this week’s installment. Scripture, original artwork and some ideas to help you be more intentional about this Easter season. Click here to download.

If you’ve missed out the on the first two weeks you can download them here:
The Easter Project: Week 1
The Easter Project: Week 2

DO YOUR OWN THING WEEKEND

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:31:00 -0400

Do Your Own Thing Weekend is a student-run weekend of fun events. Below are the events for this year’s edition.

HIKING/BACKPACKING TRIP
Friday, March 30th-Sunday, April 1st
Gear is not needed, but is a plus.
Contact: Zack Flohr (zflohr@purdue.edu)

DANCE PARTY
Friday, March 30th at 9pm-12:30am
Theme: Jock Jams (AKA- Wear a throwback jersey)
245 W. Wood St.
Contact: Heather King (hmking@purdue.edu)

ARTHRITIS FUNDRAISER WALK
Saturday, March 31st at 11am in the armory
A walk to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation.
Check out the website or Christina’s team page.
Contact: Christina Cook (clcook@purdue.edu)

MAY TRIP: Colorado

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:10:52 -0400

When: May 14-23
Where: Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Cost: ~$475
Contact: Josh Rathke (jrathke@pcch.org)

There are limited spots available for the May trip to Colorado. The focus of the trip is “Finding God”. We will be exploring different situations and circumstances through the lens of Christians asking themselves, “God, where are you?

During the trip, we will be completing two 3-day loops, while backpacking through Rocky Mountains National Park.

Contact Josh ASAP if you are interested in taking part in this trip.

We’re a few days late but we are finally ready to present...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:17:15 -0400

We’re a few days late but we are finally ready to present The Easter Project: Week 2

Click here to download.

VISION TRIP: CHICAGODate: May 5-12Cost: $360Contact: Wes...

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:53:00 -0400

VISION TRIP: CHICAGO
Date: May 5-12
Cost: $360
Contact: Wes (wraley@pcch.org)

We’ll be heading to Chicago the week after finals to work with Sunshine Gospel Ministries. Throughout the week, we’ll spend time…

Learning Biblical lessons through first-person experiences.
Entering into the work of the city, missions, poverty, and racial reconciliation.
Discovering the workings of the inner city and the forefront of modern missions.

There is an information callout on March 22nd after TNT at Campus House.

Pick up an application upstairs by the chalkboard.

Group picture from our 2012 Spring Break trip: Tennessee Spring.

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:21:56 -0400

Group picture from our 2012 Spring Break trip: Tennessee Spring.

Each Sunday the church gathers to celebrate Jesus’...

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:27:30 -0500

Each Sunday the church gathers to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection. This is never more apparent than on Easter. But a single day hardly seems adequate to celebrate Jesus’ life, mourn his death and rejoice in his resurrection. What if we could be more intentional about remembering Jesus passion? What if we created a season of reflection, internalizing, grieving, recommitting and rejoicing?

This year we want to provide you with an opportunity to create a season of intentionally reflecting on the events of Jesus’ life and our salvation. Over the next four weeks, we will be giving you some resources to reflect and remember. Each week we will provide Scripture, Art and Actionables.

Download this week’s file here.

Sunday Recap- 3/4/12

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:43:13 -0500

Most of us are very unfamiliar with the concept of “covenant” because we’re Westerners. A covenant is essentially a solemn agreement between two parties. Throughout the Middle Eastern world and through much of history, there are many implied covenants, particularly with hospitality.

Once someone crosses the threshold of a home, that host is bound to care for, feed and protect the guest, even to the point of sacrificing himself on behalf of him.

This implied covenant of hospitality would often be reinforced by the sacrificing of an animal and its blood spread across the threshold, representing the blood of the host and his willingness to die for his guest.

This practice helps us understand why God asked the Hebrews to paint their threshold with lamb’s blood during Passover, so that they might be protected.

This excessive devotion extends to the marriage covenant, as well as the covenant that God extends to us through Jesus.

Scripture We Read:
Psalm 91:1; Genesis 19; Malachi 2:13-16; The Jesus Story Book Bible

Worship Set:
I Am Set Free
All the Poor and Powerless
Forever Reign
Your Love Never Fails

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"When somebody you’ve wronged forgives you, you’re spared the dull and self-diminishing throb of a..."

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:37:39 -0500

“When somebody you’ve wronged forgives you, you’re spared the dull and self-diminishing throb of a guilty conscience.
When you forgive somebody who has wronged you, you’re spared the dismal corrosion of bitterness and wounded pride.
For both parties, forgiveness means the freedom again to be at peace inside their own skins and to be glad in each other’s presence.”

- FREDRICK BUECHNER

Sunday Recap- 2/26/12

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:27:42 -0500

If it is a fact that people change, then the question is ‘How are we changing?”
How does the fact that people change affect our relationships?

People change. Friends change. Spouses change. Parents change.

So as we change, the question becomes one of who we’re becoming. Are we changing/being transformed in proximity to Christ, tethered to an unchanging, eternal God, or are we changing in a way that we are allowing more and more of the world’s distortions of truth and love and life to become our mindset?

Change is inevitable, yet produces much hurt, unmet expectations, and misunderstanding which can harm and even sever relationships of every sort. With change also comes the opportunity for reconciliation and growth when there is a willingness to listen well, resolve conflict, forgive, and release with humility, perspective, and grace.

Scripture We Read
Matthew 5:23-24; Ephesians 4:32; 1 Peter 1:3; Ephesians 4:13

Worship Set
Your Love Never Fails
You Reign
Take My Life and Let It Be
How Deep the Fathers Love

{Don’t forget to check out the podcast on iTunes}

Sunday Recap- 2/19/12

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:51:50 -0500

In a culture where the notion of intimacy has been distorted by the mine-fields of fear, mistrust, and selfishness, where people settle for and are burned by counterfeit forms of intimacy, where many are caught in cycles of obligation and frustration, Scripture offers a distance perspective.

This week we looked at verses in Galatians 5-6 that speak about boundaries and discernment in our relationships, the tension between bearing one another’s burdens and the responsibility of carrying or own load.

It takes discernment to determine the ‘property line’ of what is ours and what is not as we attempt to come alongside others to sacrificially and compassionately love and serve them. One of the roles we have as a community of Jesus followers is to help each other discern those boundaries, to help each other align with God’s grace and truth.

Scripture we read
Galatians 5:1-6:5 (specifically 6:2,5)

For extra reading
When Your World Makes No Sense- Henry Cloud
Go Away Come Closer- Terry Hershey

Worship Set
Beautiful As You
Here is our King
Alive
How He Loves
How Marvelous, How Wonderful

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Sunday Recap- 2/12/12

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:45:00 -0500

RELATE:Identity (part 1/4)
where we examine four important Biblical concepts that affect the way we relate to one another

Understanding our identity and how we view ourselves has a huge impact on how we relate to others.

WHO ARE YOU?
There are a lot of different ways to answer that question. God wired us in such a way that we need someone else to tell us who we are. There are a lot of people and things out there that want to tell us who we are or who we should be, but God is the only one with the authority to tell us who we are.

That truth often alludes us because we regularly rely on our own expectations or the expectations of others to dictate how we see ourselves and we forget who we are in Christ. We try to blend in with everyone else around us like a chameleon. We securely attach our entire self to another person, like a leech and allow our relationship with them to “complete” us. We can also strut around like a peacock gaining attention and approval from others by overtly sharing our accomplishments or struggles.

Our identity is not determined by us or other people. ”It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for.” -Ephesians 1:11 (Message Translation)

The New Testiment very clearly defines who we are in Christ, here are just a few places where our identity in Jesus is presented:
John 1:12; John 15:15; Romans 3:24; Romans 6:1-7; Romans 8:1; Romans 11:16; 1 Corinthians 2:16; 1 Corinthians 6:17; 2 Corinthians 5:17-19; Ephesians 1:1; Ephesians 2:5-6; Ephesians 2:18-19; Philippians 3:20; Colossians 2:10-13

Do you really believe you are who God says you are?

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SYMPOSIUM: THE PROBLEM OF GODFriday, February 17 - Saturday,...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:41:49 -0500

SYMPOSIUM: THE PROBLEM OF GOD
Friday, February 17 - Saturday, February 18

The Symposium is a collection of speakers discussing various topics such as science, politics, culture, intellectual criticism and social issues.

See a full schedule at http://www.facebook.com/groups/problemofgod/

SCAFFOLDING- THEOLOGY

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:03:25 -0500

Scaffolding is a resource, a series of tools to help guide and encourage this process of restoration and transformation. Each section is designed with a mixture of Scripture, thoughts, questions, and lots of white space for you to add to the discussion.

This piece of the Scaffolding is a 6 part resource on the foundations of theology.

Find this Scaffolding here.

You can access the previous Scaffolding on Prayer here.

Sunday Recap- 1/22/12

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:59:00 -0500

We all suffer from the tendency to manager our image, creating a false perception of ourselves toward others. We also battle a lot of forces that oppose the genuineness of our faith. It’s these forces we may find ourselves taking cues from, more faith than our own:

Tradition
Trend
Social Pressure
Euphoria
Fame

These influences don’t necessarily equal a genuine faith that endures. God has always desired the faith and practice of his people be genuine, deeply from the heart. How does one build up enough escape velocity to break free of these influences, instead of defaulting back to them?

Some would suggest a crisis of faith as a healthy right of passage for those seeking a deeper, more genuine faith. It’s frightening to question your heart, your intentions, and everything you’ve ever believed. To do so might be considered a “dark night of the soul”. But, to emerge on the other side of that, you might find a truer faith your one to embrace for yourself, taking cues from a genuine love for God.

Scriptures We Read:
Acts 4; Acts 8; Acts 19; Psalm 119:112; Psalm 51; Jeremiah 31; Matthew 22

Other References:
“70% of high school students will leave the church between the ages of 18 and 22.” -The Next Christians by Gabe Lyons
You Lost Me by David Kinnaman

Worship Set:
Like an Avalanche- Hillsong
Beautiful as You- Bill Wolf
Altar of Our Praise
All I Need is You- Hillsong

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WOMEN'S RETREAT

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:23:12 -0500

Date: February 10-11, 2012 (6pm Friday-Noon Saturday)
Where: Ross Camp (We’ll meet at Campus House and drive there together.)
Cost: $16
Sign-up: Online at www.pcch.org/womensretreat
Contact: Lea Schrumpf (lschrumpf@pcch.org)

Join us for Women’s Retreat 2012: TASTE & SEE! This short weekend getaway is designed as a true winter retreat— time away from campus to relax, eat good food, enjoy time with other women, and be intentional about spotting what God is up to in our lives.

During our time together, we will share Scripture and worship through art and music and also have the opportunity to hear experiences of God’s goodness in the lives of some special women. Plenty of time will be allowed for evening conversations, relaxation, and board games.

The retreat will be held again at the A-frame lodge at beautiful Ross Camp with a view of a wooded ravine. The lodge offers bunk bed accommodations for up to 70 people and ample floor space for additional sleeping bags, as well as plenty of showers and restrooms. A nice dinner, evening snacks, breakfast, and Greyhouse coffee will be provided— all for only $16!

Registrations can be made online. The first 100 registrants will be accepted. Hope to see you there!

Taste and see that the Lord is good.
-Psalm 34:8a

60 Second Story- Kyle SmithA glimpse into what God is doing in...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:50:49 -0500

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60 Second Story- Kyle Smith
A glimpse into what God is doing in the lives of Campus House students and alums…