Make sure you mark your calendars and plan to attend our next Night of Worship on Friday night, March 18th, from 7-8:30pm. Invite your friends and family to join us for an inspirational evening of worship, prayer, and encouragement. Childcare will be provided for birth to kindergarten (RSVP for Childcare on your Connect Card). The theme for the evening will be, “At the Cross,” the same as the sermon series we’ll be in, preparing us for Easter. It’s really going to be an awesome night! Don’t miss it!
I want to share some great news from this past Sunday at Coastal. First of all, we had A LOT of 1st Time Guests with us! In many ways, that’s normal at Coastal. We expect Guests. We expect that you invite people to join us. We expect that you pray for your ONE, that you’re praying for the growth of our church, that you’re asking God to use Coastal to draw people to Himself. We expect you to warmly welcome and greet people each week, making people feel like welcome, expected guests in your home. Well, this past Sunday we gave away 17 1st Time Guest Bags! And then, are you ready for this? 3 people gave their life to Jesus, 3 people want to get Baptized, 5 people renewed their commitment to Christ, and one person wants to talk to someone about becoming a follower of Christ! WOW! WOW! WOW! Coastal that’s why we do what we do right there! Praise the Lord! Keep inviting, keep sharing, keep reaching out, and keep praying!
It’s been a great start to LIFE Groups this week! If you haven’t joined one yet, it’s still not too late (see below). In my Wednesday Morning Men’s Group this week, I was encouraged to hear so many guys were reading through the Bible with our church this year! Well, now that we’re in Leviticus, a lot of questions came up about the law, the sacrifices, the tabernacle, and many of the details. One of the guys in my Group reminded me about a great resource/website to help answer many of the questions you might have about a particular book, section, or passage of Scripture that I want to pass along. It’s called, “The Bible Project.” It’s filled with awesome videos outlining and overviewing the entire Bible! I would highly recommend it! You can literally use their search, type in “Leviticus” (for example), and find lots of videos explaining this book and answering so many of your questions. They even have a free app for your phone or mobile device! But most importantly, don’t give up! Keep reading! If you missed a day, don’t fret! Today is a new day. As you read, ask God to speak to you. And speaking of the Word, I’ll be in Genesis 22 this week, talking about Jehovah-Jireh (The Lord Will Provide) in our series on the Names of God. Don’t miss it!
LIFE & LOVE!
Pastor Chris
Here are this week’s “Friday 5”:
- UPCOMING OUTREACH PROJECTS:
Lowcountry Orphan Relief – Lowcountry Orphan Relief provides support services and aid to meet the needs of Lowcountry children identified as at-risk or suffering from abandonment, abuse and/or neglect. Coastal will be serving there, TODAY, February 18th, 9:30am-11:30am. Meet at 1850 Truxton Ave in North Charleston.
Patriot Villas Veterans Tailgate – We will be putting on a Tailgate for the Veterans at Patriot Villas on Thursday, February 24th, 6-8:15pm. Meet at Coastal’s Welcome Center.
Clothing Team – Our Coastal Clothing Team will be organizing and sorting clothes TODAY, Friday, February 25th, 9:30am-11:30am. Meet at 2952 Old Pond Road on Johns Island.
Saturday Serve – The foundation of all of our serving opportunities at Coastal really starts with Saturday Serve – the first Saturday of every month. The next Saturday Serve is Saturday, March 5th. We meet in the Welcome Center/Cafe at 8:30am, project leaders make a “pitch” for their serving opportunity, and then we serve!
Tailgate at Charleston Vets – As a part of Saturday Serve, we’re going to host a tailgating event at Charleston Vets, Saturday, March 5th. Meet in the Welcome Center at Coastal at 8:30am. Coastal Vets is a transitional housing facility for veterans in North Charleston.
Soldier’s Angels – We’ll be helping with the Veteran’s Mobile Food Distribution, Tuesday, March 8th, 8am-1pm. Meet at 1113 Sam Rittenburg Blvd. (The Elks Lodge).
If you are interested in serving in any of these projects, you can sign up on your Connect Card this Sunday or sign up now on our website. If you have any questions, please reach out to Pastor Chris Jones at 843-870-4613. - Mark you calendars NOW and SAVE THE DATES! We are so excited to announce that VBS at Coastal this year is Monday, July 11th – Friday, July 15th, 6pm-8pm! After COVID & Construction, VBS is back in our brand new facility! And this year’s them is “Make Waves – What you do today, can change the world around you!” VBS at Coastal is ALL HANDS ON DECK! In other words, it takes EVERYONE to pull off a great VBS for our church and our community. There will be greeters, security, snacks, registration, teachers, games, worship, decorations, nursery, crafts – in other words, something for EVERYONE! If you are interested in planning, leading, teaching, or serving in any capacity, please respond to this email or contact Janet Rollins at janet@coastalcommunitychurch.org or 843-442-8299.
- LIFE Groups started this week at Coastal! Have you signed up for one (or 2 or 3) yet? It’s still not too late to join! As always, there are multiple ways to sign up for a Group, but you only have to sign up one time/one way. You can sign up online from our website, on your Connect Card (in-person or online), or at the LIFE Group Sign-up sheets on the kiosk just outside the auditorium. We have the most Groups we’ve ever had – 35 different LIFE Groups! There is something for EVERYONE! Unless otherwise indicated, most Groups began this week and last 10-12 weeks. Make sure you check out our catalog and start signing up today!
- Interested in officially making the Coastal church family, your church family? Our next Membership Class is Saturday morning, March 19th, 9am-11:30am. You can respond to this email, sign up on our website, or sign up on your Connect Card on Sunday. You can join us either in-person or online through Zoom.
- JOIN A LIFE TEAM! One of the best ways to meet new people and grow in your faith at Coastal is to serve alongside others on a LIFE Team or Ministry. There are so many places to start serving here at Coastal – our 1st Impressions Team, welcoming and greeting people as they come on our campus, loving and serving our children through our Coastal Kidz Children’s Ministry, and then there’s the Security Team, our Online Engagement Team, Student Ministry, our Worship Team, our Tech Team, Chair Set-up, and more! You can sign up for a LIFE Team this Sunday on your Connect Card or anytime on our website. Sign up today and start serving!
P.S. Have you considered automating your giving? It’s a great way to stay consistent in your giving. You can do that through your Bank, through our TEXT to GIVE provider (843-277-8337), or our Offering Envelope. If you have any questions you can call the church (843-571-1777) and Ashley will step you through it. Just remember, everything we do as a church is made possible by your consistent, generous giving. You can give through our website, our app, in-person offering envelope, giving kiosks, Venmo (@coastalcommunitychurchCHS), or simply text ANY amount to 843-277-8337.
