2016 Church Focus 2016 Focus Passage Matthew 22

2016 Church Focus

2016 Focus Passage Matthew 22: 34 -40 ESV 34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law? ” 37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. 40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets. ”

2016 Church Focus

• Sermon series on prayer (starts Sunday!) • Special gift a week from Sunday • Small group leaders will be given suggestions for group studies on prayer • Pre-service prayer (exists now) • Monthly Prayer & Praise (exists now) • 12 -hour Prayer Vigil (April 22 & 23) • War Room movie on April 20 here at DCCC Loving God: Growing in individual & corporate prayer

• Sermon series on loving your neighbor • Identifying and prayer for your neighbors • The Art of Neighboring… Progression from waving to your neighbor to to saying “hey man” to saying “hey Mike” to saying “Hey Mike how are you doing? ” to saying “Hey Mike there is something in my garage I need help with can you give me a hand for just a minute? ” • to saying “Hey Mike I saw that your son moved back in how’s that going? ” • • • Growing in Loving Your Neighbor

2016 Church Focus