Journey Community Church La Mesa, California

John Lynch is a national speaker with the Truefaced team and has co-authored several books including The Cure, the Trust for Today devotional, and his own story, On My Worst Day. John served for 27 years as teaching pastor at Open Door Fellowship in Phoenix, Arizona before working full time at Truefaced. John and his wife Stacey have three grown children and four grandchildren. ▫️▪️▫️▪️ If you call Journey home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join us by giving in the Journey app or on our website at https://journeycommunitychurch.com/giving

Acts 2:42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Series: Within these unusual, but not unparalleled times, many of us find ourselves feeling disoriented and disconnected. In the midst of it all we have found ourselves inundated with mass-media, opinions, conflict, confrontation, and distractions. How do we reorient? How do we reset? How do we reconnect? We invite you to peel away the distractions and return what is truly essential. In our new series we will follow the early church through the book of Acts and hone in on the soul-sustaining patterns, habits, and characteristics that are ESSENTIAL for claiming and truly living the with God life. ▫️▪️▫️▪️ If you call Journey home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join us by giving in the Journey app or on our website at https://journeycommunitychurch.com/givin

Acts 2:42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Series: Within these unusual, but not unparalleled times, many of us find ourselves feeling disoriented and disconnected. In the midst of it all we have found ourselves inundated with mass-media, opinions, conflict, confrontation, and distractions. How do we reorient? How do we reset? How do we reconnect? We invite you to peel away the distractions and return what is truly essential. In our new series we will follow the early church through the book of Acts and hone in on the soul-sustaining patterns, habits, and characteristics that are ESSENTIAL for claiming and truly living the with God life. ▫️▪️▫️▪️ If you call Journey home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join us by giving in the Journey app or on our website at https://journeycommunitychurch.com/givin

Acts 2:42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread Series: Within these unusual, but not unparalleled times, many of us find ourselves feeling disoriented and disconnected. In the midst of it all we have found ourselves inundated with mass-media, opinions, conflict, confrontation, and distractions. How do we reorient? How do we reset? How do we reconnect? We invite you to peel away the distractions and return what is truly essential. In our new series we will follow the early church through the book of Acts and hone in on the soul-sustaining patterns, habits, and characteristics that are ESSENTIAL for claiming and truly living the with God life. ▫️▪️▫️▪️ If you call Journey home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join us by giving in the Journey app or on our website at https://journeycommunitychurch.com/giving

Acts 2:42 They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching Series: Within these unusual, but not unparalleled times, many of us find ourselves feeling disoriented and disconnected. In the midst of it all we have found ourselves inundated with mass-media, opinions, conflict, confrontation, and distractions. How do we reorient? How do we reset? How do we reconnect? We invite you to peel away the distractions and return what is truly essential. In our new series we will follow the early church through the book of Acts and hone in on the soul-sustaining patterns, habits, and characteristics that are ESSENTIAL for claiming and truly living the with God life. ▫️▪️▫️▪️ If you call Journey home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join us by giving in the Journey app or on our website at https://journeycommunitychurch.com/giving

Acts 2:43 Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. Series: Within these unusual, but not unparalleled times, many of us find ourselves feeling disoriented and disconnected. In the midst of it all we have found ourselves inundated with mass-media, opinions, conflict, confrontation, and distractions. How do we reorient? How do we reset? How do we reconnect? We invite you to peel away the distractions and return what is truly essential. In our new series we will follow the early church through the book of Acts and hone in on the soul-sustaining patterns, habits, and characteristics that are ESSENTIAL for claiming and truly living the with God life. ▫️▪️▫️▪️ If you call Journey home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join us by giving in the Journey app or on our website at https://journeycommunitychurch.com/giving

__________________ If you call Journey your home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join us by giving in the Journey app or on our website at https://journeycommunitychurch.com/giving

Part 4 of "What the World Needs Now" series Series: When the world seems to be falling to pieces we continue to remember that our God, the one revealed in Jesus, entered into this world and intervened, offering us what we needed most… Himself. God took on flesh and bone and moved into the neighborhood. Through Him we became unified, pulled together through our faith, displaying our love for one another, becoming the greatest force to advance the Kingdom of Heaven: The Church. Jesus continues to offer Himself and His resounding reconciliation and called us — His Church — from the beginning to become the reconciliation of the whole world. Join us as we learn to become the community that the world needs now. __________________ If you call Journey your home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join us by giving in the Journey app or on our website at https://journeycommunitychurch.com/giving

Part 3 of "What the World Needs Now" series Series: When the world seems to be falling to pieces we continue to remember that our God, the one revealed in Jesus, entered into this world and intervened, offering us what we needed most… Himself. God took on flesh and bone and moved into the neighborhood. Through Him we became unified, pulled together through our faith, displaying our love for one another, becoming the greatest force to advance the Kingdom of Heaven: The Church. Jesus continues to offer Himself and His resounding reconciliation and called us — His Church — from the beginning to become the reconciliation of the whole world. Join us as we learn to become the community that the world needs now. __________________ If you call Journey your home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join us by giving in the Journey app or on our website at https://journeycommunitychurch.com/giving

How do we move forward in unity? Part 2 of "What the World Needs Now" series Series: When the world seems to be falling to pieces we continue to remember that our God, the one revealed in Jesus, entered into this world and intervened, offering us what we needed most… Himself. God took on flesh and bone and moved into the neighborhood. Through Him we became unified, pulled together through our faith, displaying our love for one another, becoming the greatest force to advance the Kingdom of Heaven: The Church. Jesus continues to offer Himself and His resounding reconciliation and called us — His Church — from the beginning to become the reconciliation of the whole world. Join us as we learn to become the community that the world needs now. __________________ If you call Journey your home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join us by giving in the Journey app or on our website at https://journeycommu

Thank you for joining us this morning as we pray for our city. We are grieving for our community and understand our people are battling intense emotions. As our mayor of La Mesa said, “As hard as it is, this is not a time for blame but for grace, understanding, forgiveness and unity.” We support our local leaders. That is why this morning we are asking our viewers to focus on praying with us. Let us not be distracted from prayer and worship by engaging in discussion of the recent events. We are calling on God’s presence to fall on our city, on our people, on the churched and the unchurched of our community. We mourn with those who mourn. We weep with those who weep. We ask God to pour out his love and his mercy and his justice on La Mesa, San Diego, and our entire nation. Let’s allow God’s presence to bring love, peace and goodness.

Part 7 of the "He’s Not Finished Yet” series. Series: Then the day came. Jesus was betrayed, falsely accused, convicted, and then crucified, dying a brutal and unjust death. Buried in a tomb, sealed with a stone and then… three days later rose from the grave. The End. At least that’s the way we so often tell it. But that is so far from the truth. Sunday came and the Jesus followers were left asking the same questions we are asking today. What in the world is happening and what does this mean for me. Well, it means that when we trust in Jesus our story is RESURRECTION! Because the resurrected one is with us and anything is possible. He wasn’t finished healing. He wasn’t finished renewing and restoring. He wasn’t finished mending. Reconciling. Pursuing. He wasn’t finished and he still isn’t. It’s far from The End… oh no friends. The Truth is… He’s not finished yet. __________________ If you call Journey your home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reac

Part 6 of the "He’s Not Finished Yet” series. Series: Then the day came. Jesus was betrayed, falsely accused, convicted, and then crucified, dying a brutal and unjust death. Buried in a tomb, sealed with a stone and then… three days later rose from the grave. The End. At least that’s the way we so often tell it. But that is so far from the truth. Sunday came and the Jesus followers were left asking the same questions we are asking today. What in the world is happening and what does this mean for me. Well, it means that when we trust in Jesus our story is RESURRECTION! Because the resurrected one is with us and anything is possible. He wasn’t finished healing. He wasn’t finished renewing and restoring. He wasn’t finished mending. Reconciling. Pursuing. He wasn’t finished and he still isn’t. It’s far from The End… oh no friends. The Truth is… He’s not finished yet. __________________ If you call Journey your home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reac

Part 5 of the "He’s Not Finished Yet” series. You matter and are significant enough to God that He will be present in the world through you. Series: Then the day came. Jesus was betrayed, falsely accused, convicted, and then crucified, dying a brutal and unjust death. Buried in a tomb, sealed with a stone and then… three days later rose from the grave. The End. At least that’s the way we so often tell it. But that is so far from the truth. Sunday came and the Jesus followers were left asking the same questions we are asking today. What in the world is happening and what does this mean for me. Well, it means that when we trust in Jesus our story is RESURRECTION! Because the resurrected one is with us and anything is possible. He wasn’t finished healing. He wasn’t finished renewing and restoring. He wasn’t finished mending. Reconciling. Pursuing. He wasn’t finished and he still isn’t. It’s far from The End… oh no friends. The Truth is… He’s not finished yet. __________________ If you call Journey your ho

Message Summary: The Holy Spirit was sent to end our isolation. Series: Then the day came. Jesus was betrayed, falsely accused, convicted, and then crucified, dying a brutal and unjust death. Buried in a tomb, sealed with a stone and then… three days later rose from the grave. The End. At least that’s the way we so often tell it. But that is so far from the truth. Sunday came and the Jesus followers were left asking the same questions we are asking today. What in the world is happening and what does this mean for me. Well, it means that when we trust in Jesus our story is RESURRECTION! Because the resurrected one is with us and anything is possible. He wasn’t finished healing. He wasn’t finished renewing and restoring. He wasn’t finished mending. Reconciling. Pursuing. He wasn’t finished and he still isn’t. It’s far from The End… oh no friends. The Truth is… He’s not finished yet. __________________ If you call Journey your home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey

Then the day came. Jesus was betrayed, falsely accused, convicted, and then crucified, dying a brutal and unjust death. Buried in a tomb, sealed with a stone and then… three days later rose from the grave. The End. At least that’s the way we so often tell it. But that is so far from the truth. Sunday came and the Jesus followers were left asking the same questions we are asking today. What in the world is happening and what does this mean for me. Well, it means that when we trust in Jesus our story is RESURRECTION! Because the resurrected one is with us and anything is possible. He wasn’t finished healing. He wasn’t finished renewing and restoring. He wasn’t finished mending. Reconciling. Pursuing. He wasn’t finished and he still isn’t. It’s far from The End… oh no friends. The Truth is… He’s not finished yet. __________________ If you call Journey your home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join

Then the day came. Jesus was betrayed, falsely accused, convicted, and then crucified, dying a brutal and unjust death. Buried in a tomb, sealed with a stone and then… three days later rose from the grave. The End. At least that’s the way we so often tell it. But that is so far from the truth. Sunday came and the Jesus followers were left asking the same questions we are asking today. What in the world is happening and what does this mean for me. Well, it means that when we trust in Jesus our story is RESURRECTION! Because the resurrected one is with us and anything is possible. He wasn’t finished healing. He wasn’t finished renewing and restoring. He wasn’t finished mending. Reconciling. Pursuing. He wasn’t finished and he still isn’t. It’s far from The End… oh no friends. The Truth is… He’s not finished yet. __________________ If you call Journey your home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join

Then the day came. Jesus was betrayed, falsely accused, convicted, and then crucified, dying a brutal and unjust death. Buried in a tomb, sealed with a stone and then… three days later rose from the grave. The End. At least that’s the way we so often tell it. But that is so far from the truth. Sunday came and the Jesus followers were left asking the same questions we are asking today. What in the world is happening and what does this mean for me. Well, it means that when we trust in Jesus our story is RESURRECTION! Because the resurrected one is with us and anything is possible. He wasn’t finished healing. He wasn’t finished renewing and restoring. He wasn’t finished mending. Reconciling. Pursuing. He wasn’t finished and he still isn’t. It’s far from The End… oh no friends. The Truth is… He’s not finished yet. __________________ If you call Journey your home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join

Often the story that we find ourselves in is less than par… experiencing tragedy, loss, desperation, sickness, doubt, anxiety, and worry… Leaving us with an intense longing and need for change, for a breakthrough moment, for hope to rise. 2,000 years ago, whispers and rumors started to grow, that our story was going to be rewritten and that the rescue was coming. Those things that once held us captive: fear, hurt, lies, even death, are going to be destroyed. Because He is coming for us. The King is coming. The Deliverer is coming. Love himself is coming, therefore, Freedom is coming. __________________ If you call Journey your home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join us by giving in the Journey app or on our website at https://journeycommunitychurch.com/giving.

Prepare for the service by gathering the following items: Communion supplies: juice, bread/cracker Blank paper & pen Empty cup __________________ If you call Journey your home, you can give here as an act of worship. If you’d like to invest in Journey’s mission to reach those in our community and around the world then join us by giving in the Journey app or on our website at https://journeycommunitychurch.com/giving.