BULLETIN - NOVEMBER 16, 2025
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CHRISTMAS WORSHIP & FAMILY MEETING
You're invited to the East campus on Wednesday, December 3 at 7:00 PM for a special time of worship, along with the opportunity for church members to affirm the recommendations for next year’s budget & Church Council. Learn more about these important matters of family business here!
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS” KIDS PARTY
Kids from all campuses are invited to the East campus on Saturday, December 6 from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM for a special time to celebrate the birthday boy: Jesus! Parents can drop off their kids for a small fee to cover costs and have a day out. Sign up is available today at the kid's check-in area.
JOB OPENING FOR EAST CAMPUS KIDS MINISTER
We have officially begun the process to prayerfully & carefully hire the next kids minister for our East campus. Please pray for wisdom, discernment, and God’s guidance as we seek to fill this important role in our church. You can find the job listing at here and feel free to share it with anyone interested.
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MESSAGE NOTES
THE HARD SAYINGS OF JESUS
Part 3: “Away From Me”
21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ 
23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’”
Matthew 7:21-23 NIV
“But I will reply, ‘I never knew you. Get away from me, you who break God’s laws.’”
Matthew 7:23 NLT
TWO THINGS THAT KEEP YOU AWAY FROM GOD:
1. Empty WORDS.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”
Verse 21
2. Empty WORKS.
“Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’” 
Verse 22
THE ONLY THING THAT BRINGS YOU CLOSE TO HIM:
Full BELIEF.
…only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 7:21b
Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
John 6:29 NIV
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
John 1:12 NIV