An Evening for Every Parent
Teen Esteem launches a new year with guest speakers, Ken and Pam Rogers, San Ramon Valley residents. Ken and Pam have turned the tragic loss of their son Scott in 2008 into a mission of sharing compelling information that will benefit every parent in the community. Please join the director, board and volunteers of Teen Esteem for this exceptional evening.
Fall Benefit Dinner 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Oak Hill Community Center
3005 Stone Valley Road,
Danville, CA.
$50 per person (tax deductible portion $25)
All tickets must be purchased in advance.
Teen Esteem is a non-profit organization that equips, educates and empowers teens, parents, educators and the community on issues related to adolescent health.
Please RSVP October 10 by email: events@teenesteem.com or by mailing a check or payment to:
Teen Esteem
P.O Box 966
Danville, CA. 94526
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Loveworks will be helping with this event and the team is in need of servers and 2 bartenders.
Please contact loveworks@sanctuaryweb.us or Jess Gracewski for more details. Those helping should plan to arrive at 5:30pm
Friday, October 2, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Loveworks Opportunity - City Ministries Manna Truck
We'll be serving City Ministries by a cleaning up the Manna Truck. We are going to clean and help prepare the truck to be sold!
When: Saturday, June 13th 2009
Start Time: 9am - meet at Cornerstone to Carpool (10am at the Storage unit if not carpooling)
End Time: 3pm or before if we are done
Where: Lock Away Storage (8555 Dublin Canyon Rd, Castro Valley)
Details: Lunch will be provided! Please rsvp so we know how much food to prepare!
Contact: Christen Lee - loveworks@sanctuaryweb.us
When: Saturday, June 13th 2009
Start Time: 9am - meet at Cornerstone to Carpool (10am at the Storage unit if not carpooling)
End Time: 3pm or before if we are done
Where: Lock Away Storage (8555 Dublin Canyon Rd, Castro Valley)
Details: Lunch will be provided! Please rsvp so we know how much food to prepare!
Contact: Christen Lee - loveworks@sanctuaryweb.us
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Trade It Up Clothing Swap!
Get busy and CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS!
Doctor's Giving Back presents "Trade It Up!"
The event allows you two different options for participation:
1. Attend actual swap on May 16th with your "gently used" bags of give aways, and "trade them in" for someone elses "gently used" clothing, shoes, and for a small fee jewelry, DVD's, and children's books! We will be swaping between 9am and 4pm with different items coming in all day long. We will also raffle some amazing prizes and have an hourly auction for those "special" donated items that may be worth a bit more than our regular everyday items. The swap donation is $20 at the door and you will be given credit towards the number of "bags" of gently used/new items that you have donated. Come in with two bag fulls, leave with two bag fulls (Or more for an extra donation per bag you fill).
2. If you cannot attend and are still interested in helping our charity, drop off your donations of "gently used clothes and shoes" to our drop off site and help us collect clothes/shoes for our upcoming trip to Africa. Either way, getting rid of your unused items is a tax deduction and whatever remains after the swap will go to Africa.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Loveworks team at loveworks@sanctuaryweb.us.
See you there!
Volunteers:
Here are the times and locations:
Friday 4:30pm- Pleasant Care Medical 5601 Norris Canyon Rd. #140, San Ramon
We will load up cars with all the donated clothes so far.
Friday 5:00pm- Charlotte Wood Gym 600 El Capitan, Danville
We will set up and organize. Please come straight here if you cannot be at the office by 4:30.
Saturday 7:00am- Charlotte Wood Gym
It's early, but you know the garage salers will still beat us there!
Doctor's Giving Back presents "Trade It Up!"
The event allows you two different options for participation:
1. Attend actual swap on May 16th with your "gently used" bags of give aways, and "trade them in" for someone elses "gently used" clothing, shoes, and for a small fee jewelry, DVD's, and children's books! We will be swaping between 9am and 4pm with different items coming in all day long. We will also raffle some amazing prizes and have an hourly auction for those "special" donated items that may be worth a bit more than our regular everyday items. The swap donation is $20 at the door and you will be given credit towards the number of "bags" of gently used/new items that you have donated. Come in with two bag fulls, leave with two bag fulls (Or more for an extra donation per bag you fill).
2. If you cannot attend and are still interested in helping our charity, drop off your donations of "gently used clothes and shoes" to our drop off site and help us collect clothes/shoes for our upcoming trip to Africa. Either way, getting rid of your unused items is a tax deduction and whatever remains after the swap will go to Africa.
If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Loveworks team at loveworks@sanctuaryweb.us.
See you there!
Volunteers:
Here are the times and locations:
Friday 4:30pm- Pleasant Care Medical 5601 Norris Canyon Rd. #140, San Ramon
We will load up cars with all the donated clothes so far.
Friday 5:00pm- Charlotte Wood Gym 600 El Capitan, Danville
We will set up and organize. Please come straight here if you cannot be at the office by 4:30.
Saturday 7:00am- Charlotte Wood Gym
It's early, but you know the garage salers will still beat us there!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Served By God, Serving Man
"May God raise up a generation of men and women who are so satisfied in Jesus that we are resolved to sacrificially pour ourselves out for the joy of His church. "
A pretty good article by David Mathis on gospel-driven service among God's people was recently posted on Ligonier Ministries (http://www.ligonier.org/). The original article can be found here.
Served By God, Serving Man
by David Mathis
My dad hasn’t been to seminary. He has no formal theological training. Nobody pays him and Mom for their endless hours serving the church. But they could write an article on sacrificial service to the church. They’ve lived it.
Pop is a dentist in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He and Mom moved to town in the late seventies after dental school and a couple years practicing on marines. They didn’t know anyone when they arrived. They visited churches, soon found one, and have been there for over three decades now.
I remember Pop giving all day Saturday to referee church basketball and getting up before five to get things ready for the men’s breakfast. Mom gave herself to the ladies of the church and helped launch the prayer room. I remember Pop putting the final touches on his Sunday school lesson and driving straight from work to an evening search committee or deacons’ meeting.
The kids didn’t suffer from our parents’ church service. We only benefited. Parents who served the church became more and more sacrificial at home.
I guess my folks are old school — and biblical. They didn’t join First Baptist for the entertaining music or youth ministry or cool preacher. They found a church where they could be blessed by God and be a blessing to others.
So many of us think about it the other way around. We think of church in terms of our serving God and receiving from others. But this is backwards.
Sacrificial service in the church doesn’t start with serving. It starts with being served by God. Then as we are satisfied in Him and who He’s revealed Himself to be in His crucified Son, we gladly overflow in service of others.
The Bible actually warns us against serving God. There is a clear sense in which we must not serve Him. Jesus’ spokesman Paul says that God is not “served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything” (Acts 17:25).
We humans can’t give God anything that He hasn’t already given to us. Jesus’ ancestor David prayed, “All things come from you, and of your own have we given you” (1 Chron. 29:14). Nowhere is this seen clearer than in Jesus Himself, who “came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).
Beware serving the God who became man not to be served!
But there’s another sense in which Christians do serve. We serve others. And we do so “by the strength that God supplies” (1 Peter 4:11). God is the giver. Our posture toward Him is one of receiving, even in our service.
As we turn from facing God to face our fellow Christians, there should be a reorientation of the posture of our souls from receiving to giving. What amazing communities our churches are when we gather both with the expectation of receiving from God and with the expectation of giving to others.
It’s easy to miss the gospel way either by attempting to give to God or by presuming to receive from others. Take, for instance, many from my dad’s generation. Born to World War II veterans who knew duty and the valor of service, they get the idea of serving others but transpose this to their relationship with God: “Grit your teeth. Do your duty. Serve God and man. Sacrifice for God whether you like it or not.”
This isn’t gospel. Dutiful sacrifice doesn’t honor God as much as it honors our stone-like will. And thus it undercuts the very source of strength that enables us to serve others.
On the other hand, I’ve seen some from my generation expect to receive from God, but accompanying this good expectation is a tragic, culture-capitulating, self-centered posture of feeling entitled to receive from others.
Neither of these errors is “in step with the truth of the gospel” (Gal. 2:14). Believing the gospel reorients our posture toward God. Jesus did not come to be served by us, but to serve us by giving His life. He is the giver. We are the recipients of His grace.
And believing the gospel also reorients our posture toward others. We no longer expect to receive from them. Our default stance becomes one of giving. As Jesus has infinitely blessed us, so we want to bless others — finite as that blessing will be. And in serving them, we point them to Jesus who blesses infinitely.
The church that seeks to give to God and receive from others will suffocate faith and smother love. But if Jesus’ gospel takes root, we will gladly come to God to feast and drink. Then with our hands full and our thirst being quenched, we will most gladly do good to others, especially the church — those who are of the household of faith (2 Cor. 12:15; Gal. 6:10).
O, how we need pastors and laymen like Pop and Mom! With every healthy vocational minister should be a crew of church-serving lay people who will receive from God and then give themselves to meet the needs of their church. I saw it in my parents and a pack of other selfless leaders as I grew up in Spartanburg, and I see it at Bethlehem Baptist Church, where I am now.
May God raise up a generation of men and women who are so satisfied in Jesus that we are resolved to sacrificially pour ourselves out for the joy of His church.
David Mathis is executive pastoral assistant to Pastor John Piper at Bethlehem Baptist Church and Desiring God in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
A pretty good article by David Mathis on gospel-driven service among God's people was recently posted on Ligonier Ministries (http://www.ligonier.org/). The original article can be found here.
Served By God, Serving Man
by David Mathis
My dad hasn’t been to seminary. He has no formal theological training. Nobody pays him and Mom for their endless hours serving the church. But they could write an article on sacrificial service to the church. They’ve lived it.
Pop is a dentist in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He and Mom moved to town in the late seventies after dental school and a couple years practicing on marines. They didn’t know anyone when they arrived. They visited churches, soon found one, and have been there for over three decades now.
I remember Pop giving all day Saturday to referee church basketball and getting up before five to get things ready for the men’s breakfast. Mom gave herself to the ladies of the church and helped launch the prayer room. I remember Pop putting the final touches on his Sunday school lesson and driving straight from work to an evening search committee or deacons’ meeting.
The kids didn’t suffer from our parents’ church service. We only benefited. Parents who served the church became more and more sacrificial at home.
I guess my folks are old school — and biblical. They didn’t join First Baptist for the entertaining music or youth ministry or cool preacher. They found a church where they could be blessed by God and be a blessing to others.
So many of us think about it the other way around. We think of church in terms of our serving God and receiving from others. But this is backwards.
Sacrificial service in the church doesn’t start with serving. It starts with being served by God. Then as we are satisfied in Him and who He’s revealed Himself to be in His crucified Son, we gladly overflow in service of others.
The Bible actually warns us against serving God. There is a clear sense in which we must not serve Him. Jesus’ spokesman Paul says that God is not “served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything” (Acts 17:25).
We humans can’t give God anything that He hasn’t already given to us. Jesus’ ancestor David prayed, “All things come from you, and of your own have we given you” (1 Chron. 29:14). Nowhere is this seen clearer than in Jesus Himself, who “came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45).
Beware serving the God who became man not to be served!
But there’s another sense in which Christians do serve. We serve others. And we do so “by the strength that God supplies” (1 Peter 4:11). God is the giver. Our posture toward Him is one of receiving, even in our service.
As we turn from facing God to face our fellow Christians, there should be a reorientation of the posture of our souls from receiving to giving. What amazing communities our churches are when we gather both with the expectation of receiving from God and with the expectation of giving to others.
It’s easy to miss the gospel way either by attempting to give to God or by presuming to receive from others. Take, for instance, many from my dad’s generation. Born to World War II veterans who knew duty and the valor of service, they get the idea of serving others but transpose this to their relationship with God: “Grit your teeth. Do your duty. Serve God and man. Sacrifice for God whether you like it or not.”
This isn’t gospel. Dutiful sacrifice doesn’t honor God as much as it honors our stone-like will. And thus it undercuts the very source of strength that enables us to serve others.
On the other hand, I’ve seen some from my generation expect to receive from God, but accompanying this good expectation is a tragic, culture-capitulating, self-centered posture of feeling entitled to receive from others.
Neither of these errors is “in step with the truth of the gospel” (Gal. 2:14). Believing the gospel reorients our posture toward God. Jesus did not come to be served by us, but to serve us by giving His life. He is the giver. We are the recipients of His grace.
And believing the gospel also reorients our posture toward others. We no longer expect to receive from them. Our default stance becomes one of giving. As Jesus has infinitely blessed us, so we want to bless others — finite as that blessing will be. And in serving them, we point them to Jesus who blesses infinitely.
The church that seeks to give to God and receive from others will suffocate faith and smother love. But if Jesus’ gospel takes root, we will gladly come to God to feast and drink. Then with our hands full and our thirst being quenched, we will most gladly do good to others, especially the church — those who are of the household of faith (2 Cor. 12:15; Gal. 6:10).
O, how we need pastors and laymen like Pop and Mom! With every healthy vocational minister should be a crew of church-serving lay people who will receive from God and then give themselves to meet the needs of their church. I saw it in my parents and a pack of other selfless leaders as I grew up in Spartanburg, and I see it at Bethlehem Baptist Church, where I am now.
May God raise up a generation of men and women who are so satisfied in Jesus that we are resolved to sacrificially pour ourselves out for the joy of His church.
David Mathis is executive pastoral assistant to Pastor John Piper at Bethlehem Baptist Church and Desiring God in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Friday, February 6, 2009
You've Been Served
Join Sanctuary for a night of food and entertainment at You've Been Served!
When: Feb 20th @ 7pm
Where: The Chapel @ Cornerstone Fellowship
Cost: $30
Dress: Business Casual
Contact: 925.447.3465 x5441 or events@sanctuaryweb.us
When: Feb 20th @ 7pm
Where: The Chapel @ Cornerstone Fellowship
Cost: $30
Dress: Business Casual
Contact: 925.447.3465 x5441 or events@sanctuaryweb.us
Monday, January 26, 2009
Helping Stacy Move!
There is an upcoming opportunity to help Stacy Worgull move.
When: Sat. Jan. 31st @ 9:30am
Where: Dublin
Contact: Loveworks
Food and lunch will be served. If you are able to provide or bring a truck, please do so!
When: Sat. Jan. 31st @ 9:30am
Where: Dublin
Contact: Loveworks
Food and lunch will be served. If you are able to provide or bring a truck, please do so!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Vineyard Roof Project Complete!
It's the Christmas season and I know this because people are coming together to share in projects big and small. On the weekends of Dec. 5th and 12th we had such a gathering. A neighboring church called Vineyard needed help putting on a new roof. The call went out and people from different ages and backgrounds came together to help. Working hard and learning much. I was blessed to be a part of people coming together.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Vineyard Roof Project
A new project will be happening the first couple of weekends in December. Check back for more details or contact Sam Huckaby.
Where: 460 N Livermore Ave, Livermore, CA
Contact: Sam Huckaby 925-819-6501
When:
1st Weekend -
Friday 12/5/08 starting at 12:00pm - Until Dark
Saturday 12/6/08 starting at 7:00am - Until completion or dark
2nd Weekend -
Friday 12/12/08 starting at 12:00pm - Until Dark
Saturday 12/13/08 starting at 7:00am - Until completion or dark
Where: 460 N Livermore Ave, Livermore, CA
Contact: Sam Huckaby 925-819-6501
When:
1st Weekend -
Friday 12/5/08 starting at 12:00pm - Until Dark
Saturday 12/6/08 starting at 7:00am - Until completion or dark
2nd Weekend -
Friday 12/12/08 starting at 12:00pm - Until Dark
Saturday 12/13/08 starting at 7:00am - Until completion or dark
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Kim House Project
There is a need for volunteers to help with drywall taping, texturing and painting inside a house in Livermore beginning Monday, November 3rd.
This will be an ongoing project, so please sign up for whatever you can help with over the next few months. Dates will be determined upon people's schedules and will be coordinated by Travis Eppler.
Serve people.
Where: 614 Lido Dr.Livermore Ca 94550
When: 11/3/08 Starting at 10:30am
Contact: Travis Eppler 925-321-3398
This will be an ongoing project, so please sign up for whatever you can help with over the next few months. Dates will be determined upon people's schedules and will be coordinated by Travis Eppler.
Serve people.
Where: 614 Lido Dr.Livermore Ca 94550
When: 11/3/08 Starting at 10:30am
Contact: Travis Eppler 925-321-3398
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Teen Esteem: Fall Soirée
The LoveWorks team is going to help Teen Esteem group with their Fall Soirée event. This is an event that will need volunteers to help with jobs as, greeter, serving, valet, etc. Contact Candace Anderson or mailto:%20loveworks@sanctuaryweb.us
Teen Esteem Fall Soirée:
Come and enjoy an evening of appetizers and wine at a French Chateau while mingling with local professionals and community leaders. This is an opportunity to get to know some of the people who work with your children and understand today's teen culture. Teen Esteem is making this evening possible for you to make a connection with marriage and family therapists, school administrators, counselors and local law enforcement. They will be on hand to answer questions you may have regarding your pre-teen and young adult.
When: Saturday Oct. 18, 6pm
Where: 9 Country Oak Lane, Alamo
Contact: Candace Anderson
Teen Esteem Fall Soirée:
Come and enjoy an evening of appetizers and wine at a French Chateau while mingling with local professionals and community leaders. This is an opportunity to get to know some of the people who work with your children and understand today's teen culture. Teen Esteem is making this evening possible for you to make a connection with marriage and family therapists, school administrators, counselors and local law enforcement. They will be on hand to answer questions you may have regarding your pre-teen and young adult.
When: Saturday Oct. 18, 6pm
Where: 9 Country Oak Lane, Alamo
Contact: Candace Anderson
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Russell Family Construction Project
There is a LoveWorks opportunity coming up Saturday, September 20th. Please contact Sam if you can help or need more information.
Rick Russell and Family Construction Project (Patch, paint, etc...)
Where: 2177 Las Positas Courts Suite A
Livermore, CA
When: Saturday September 20, 2008
7:00am till 3:00pm
Contact: Sam Huckaby 925-819-6501
Rick Russell and Family Construction Project (Patch, paint, etc...)
Where: 2177 Las Positas Courts Suite A
Livermore, CA
When: Saturday September 20, 2008
7:00am till 3:00pm
Contact: Sam Huckaby 925-819-6501
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Serve the City Center
Serve the City Center is a new opportunity where you can serve our local community and love on God's people. There are always new opportunities arising for this community center, so check back often or contact Renee Travers. Below are some key times and events that are coming up:
Mondays 9am - 11:30am
Showers, clean clothes and light breakfast available for the homeless.
Community BBQ
Mondays 4:30-6:30pm, August 25th - September 29th
Opportunities to serve include worship/music, face painting, food distribution and interacting with attendees.
Volunteers can sign-up for a shift 4-5:30pm and 5:30-7:00pm or stay for the entire event.
Location:
Vineyard Church
460 North Livermore St.
Livermore, Ca 94550
Contact:
Renee Travers
925.447.3465 ex. 5426
reneet@cornerstoneweb.org
Mondays 9am - 11:30am
Showers, clean clothes and light breakfast available for the homeless.
Community BBQ
Mondays 4:30-6:30pm, August 25th - September 29th
Opportunities to serve include worship/music, face painting, food distribution and interacting with attendees.
Volunteers can sign-up for a shift 4-5:30pm and 5:30-7:00pm or stay for the entire event.
Location:
Vineyard Church
460 North Livermore St.
Livermore, Ca 94550
Contact:
Renee Travers
925.447.3465 ex. 5426
reneet@cornerstoneweb.org
Moving Missy
Loveworks has an opportunity coming up soon to help Missy move! If you would like to help out, please contact Phil at the information listed below.
When: Saturday August 30, 2008 7:00am
Where: 3913 Alma Ct, Pleasanton, 94588
Contact: Phil Opperman - 925-202-1875
When: Saturday August 30, 2008 7:00am
Where: 3913 Alma Ct, Pleasanton, 94588
Contact: Phil Opperman - 925-202-1875
Monday, August 11, 2008
Will You Let God Use You?
I arrived slightly after 9 am on Saturday, as I witnessed the set up by just four men to start a project which would take not only until after 6 pm, but until the next day, from 7am to about 2pm with only a lunch break. Most all cut outs and measurements were ready to go! I was exhausted before the end of the day, as the men kept pushing on to come to a reasonable place to break away from the job for the night. “Amazing”, I thought, as God’s energy, strength, compassion, integrity, wisdom, and solidness poured out of them!
It was amazing as their passion to help provide needs to others carried them through the heat and hard work needed to accomplish a task, that otherwise would not have happened had they not just “shown up”. Ammmmmazing! The mission these men possess to begin and complete a task completely and wholeheartedly on their Day Off, could only come from and be motivated by God – they were driven with purpose and Holy Spirit lead.
It was terrific as four other people came and joined in the projects – some painted, others weeded, trimmed bushes and tall trees overflowing onto the sidewalks and streets, bagged trimmings, and piled large branches. Even someone from a previous home blessed by this ministry, appeared and possessed strong desires followed with action to work with joy, and eagerness to help and find projects to do, as well as meet new people in order to Be A Part of This LOVE in ACTION.
I was in awe many times at the leadership, the provision of materials such as wood, tools, skill, wonderful food, and much needed water, but the truth is that it was all organized and thought through from the heart.
The leadership displayed remarkable directives that not only concentrated on the task but met other volunteers right where they were at, and they consciously guided and taught others how to do things in steps, including showing a 10 year old boy some basic skills in building. Thank you and hats off! I was so blessed as I witnessed all of this!Talk about a Good Thing.
Not only was Samantha blown away by the tangible blessing happening right in front of her eyes, but her Dad, the neighbors, her daughter, her younger sister living with her, and her boyfriend experienced what Jesus is all about with skin on.
I was thoroughly blessed to be a part of this powerful mission, right here in Livermore , CA – the unification of the body of Christ and the power of what it not only can do, but did, and does do. I realize that God is well known for showing up with a small group of people and doing Excellent things, but what would He do if more hands appeared, and “were just available”, for what He would do?
This is a testimony of LOVE that really does WORK.Wow!His love is so Great and I just melt in His presence at His people showing faith as they allow Him to do it in them and through them, as they Work for His glory.
I dare you to see and experience “how LOVE WORKS” and join this team as they travel to homes we don’t even know, and Love Love Love in Action!They just show up, make themselves available, and allow God to use them. Will you let go and let God use you?
It was amazing as their passion to help provide needs to others carried them through the heat and hard work needed to accomplish a task, that otherwise would not have happened had they not just “shown up”. Ammmmmazing! The mission these men possess to begin and complete a task completely and wholeheartedly on their Day Off, could only come from and be motivated by God – they were driven with purpose and Holy Spirit lead.
It was terrific as four other people came and joined in the projects – some painted, others weeded, trimmed bushes and tall trees overflowing onto the sidewalks and streets, bagged trimmings, and piled large branches. Even someone from a previous home blessed by this ministry, appeared and possessed strong desires followed with action to work with joy, and eagerness to help and find projects to do, as well as meet new people in order to Be A Part of This LOVE in ACTION.
I was in awe many times at the leadership, the provision of materials such as wood, tools, skill, wonderful food, and much needed water, but the truth is that it was all organized and thought through from the heart.
The leadership displayed remarkable directives that not only concentrated on the task but met other volunteers right where they were at, and they consciously guided and taught others how to do things in steps, including showing a 10 year old boy some basic skills in building. Thank you and hats off! I was so blessed as I witnessed all of this!Talk about a Good Thing.
Not only was Samantha blown away by the tangible blessing happening right in front of her eyes, but her Dad, the neighbors, her daughter, her younger sister living with her, and her boyfriend experienced what Jesus is all about with skin on.
I was thoroughly blessed to be a part of this powerful mission, right here in Livermore , CA – the unification of the body of Christ and the power of what it not only can do, but did, and does do. I realize that God is well known for showing up with a small group of people and doing Excellent things, but what would He do if more hands appeared, and “were just available”, for what He would do?
This is a testimony of LOVE that really does WORK.Wow!His love is so Great and I just melt in His presence at His people showing faith as they allow Him to do it in them and through them, as they Work for His glory.
I dare you to see and experience “how LOVE WORKS” and join this team as they travel to homes we don’t even know, and Love Love Love in Action!They just show up, make themselves available, and allow God to use them. Will you let go and let God use you?
Thursday, August 7, 2008
About Loveworks
A few weeks ago, several of the Loveworks team spoke to Sanctuary about what Loveworks is, what we've been doing and how to get involved.
Click here to listen to the audio:
Loveworks at Sanctuary
(to download the file: right-click and "save-as")
Click here to listen to the audio:
Loveworks at Sanctuary
(to download the file: right-click and "save-as")
Monday, August 4, 2008
Sonoma Outreach
Loveworks has an opportunity coming up at the end of August where we will be traveling to Sonoma Race Track for two days to camp out and to serve those who attend the races. We will leave Saturday August 23rd at 1:00pm and return to Cornerstone around 6:00pm Sunday.
We will have a Service and BBQ on Saturday night and usher people attending the race on Sunday. This will be a great way to serve and love a variety of people.
Details
Time: August 23, 2008 at 1:00pm (Return to the church at 6:00pm ish on Sunday)
Where: Meeting at Cornerstone, Carpool to the Sonoma Race Track
What to bring: Tent
Contact: Catie Hootman (925.381.4607) or Sam Huckaby
We will have a Service and BBQ on Saturday night and usher people attending the race on Sunday. This will be a great way to serve and love a variety of people.
Details
Time: August 23, 2008 at 1:00pm (Return to the church at 6:00pm ish on Sunday)
Where: Meeting at Cornerstone, Carpool to the Sonoma Race Track
What to bring: Tent
Contact: Catie Hootman (925.381.4607) or Sam Huckaby
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Pancakes and Pedals
The SOLD Project's Rachel Goble recently spoke to Fuel, Cornerstone's college age ministry, and left a lasting impression on the hearts of passionate twenty-somethings. Images and stories of young girls driven by poverty into the bondage of prostitution resonated with the group and stirred up an unrest among them. People wanted to know what could be done to bring justice.
Rachel advised those who felt moved to investigate how they might utilize their passions and talents to serve God's kingdom rather than just their own. She told of the need for lawyers and doctors, but aside from the obvious, encouraged the artistic to design a t-shirt for SOLD or the hairdressers to cut hair to raise money. Going with Rachel's outside-the-box thinking, a group of friends from Fuel decided that they could even give their fun eternal purpose.
With a few small last minute tweaks, their weekend leisure activities became proactive. A pancake breakfast and bike ride through the city became a fundraiser. By opening their plans up to more people and asking everyone to bring five dollars they were able to raise money for the SOLD project.
They met at a home in San Ramon for pancakes and fellowship, then hopped on their bikes to the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station. Getting off at Embarcadero, they rode across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito and took the ferry back to Fisherman's Wharf.
There are plans in the making to continue the breakfasts and bike rides so look for announcements towards the end of August. Next time, with more supplies and notice, the participants will decorate t-shirts and bikes to raise awareness for SOLD as they ride.
- Leah Reagan
Rachel advised those who felt moved to investigate how they might utilize their passions and talents to serve God's kingdom rather than just their own. She told of the need for lawyers and doctors, but aside from the obvious, encouraged the artistic to design a t-shirt for SOLD or the hairdressers to cut hair to raise money. Going with Rachel's outside-the-box thinking, a group of friends from Fuel decided that they could even give their fun eternal purpose.
With a few small last minute tweaks, their weekend leisure activities became proactive. A pancake breakfast and bike ride through the city became a fundraiser. By opening their plans up to more people and asking everyone to bring five dollars they were able to raise money for the SOLD project.
They met at a home in San Ramon for pancakes and fellowship, then hopped on their bikes to the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station. Getting off at Embarcadero, they rode across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito and took the ferry back to Fisherman's Wharf.
There are plans in the making to continue the breakfasts and bike rides so look for announcements towards the end of August. Next time, with more supplies and notice, the participants will decorate t-shirts and bikes to raise awareness for SOLD as they ride.
- Leah Reagan
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
City Adultz
The last couple of times City Kidz made its way into Oakland and San Francisco, I couldn't help but notice the impact it has on the adults in those areas and I got to thinking about how we're not just making a difference in the lives of these little kids, but we're shining bright in the midst of often dark and difficult communities.
You can see it in the adults who stop and peer through the gates or the 50 year old doing the motions to "Jesus is the Rock." It's also obvious in the way parents watch from their porches or the curb as their kids' faces light up during the candy toss.
Matthew 5:14-16 is a familiar passage:
14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."
When we minister to the kids or we minister to the homeless or we help a family build their home or paint their hallway, the neighbors and friends and parents and world are watching.
- Ryan
You can see it in the adults who stop and peer through the gates or the 50 year old doing the motions to "Jesus is the Rock." It's also obvious in the way parents watch from their porches or the curb as their kids' faces light up during the candy toss.
Matthew 5:14-16 is a familiar passage:
14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."
When we minister to the kids or we minister to the homeless or we help a family build their home or paint their hallway, the neighbors and friends and parents and world are watching.
- Ryan
Friday, July 18, 2008
Samantha's House Project
Some of the Loveworks team had a chance to meet with Samantha to determine exactly how we can help out. The team that goes will be building a storage shed and then tearing down a covered area at her home.
Below are the details on who to contact and when/where to show up. This is a great opportunity to share the love of Christ with our community!
Date/Time: Saturday, August 2nd @ 9am
Place: Meet at Starbucks/Dairy Queen parking lot on corner of Portola and North Livermore.
Contact Person - Rachael Dailey Loveworks@sanctuaryweb.us
Below are the details on who to contact and when/where to show up. This is a great opportunity to share the love of Christ with our community!
Date/Time: Saturday, August 2nd @ 9am
Place: Meet at Starbucks/Dairy Queen parking lot on corner of Portola and North Livermore.
Contact Person - Rachael Dailey Loveworks@sanctuaryweb.us
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