- LATEST MESSAGE
Leaving Your Comfort Zone
Battered and Scattered | October 2, 2022
ACTS 8:1-25
- 1And Saul approved of their killing him.
- On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. 2Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him. 3But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off both men and women and put them in prison.
- 4Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went. 5Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah there. 6When the crowds heard Philip and saw the signs he performed, they all paid close attention to what he said. 7For with shrieks, impure spirits came out of many, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed. 8So there was great joy in that city.
- 9Now for some time a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and amazed all the people of Samaria. He boasted that he was someone great, 10and all the people, both high and low, gave him their attention and exclaimed, “This man is rightly called the Great Power of God.” 11They followed him because he had amazed them for a long time with his sorcery. 12But when they believed Philip as he proclaimed the good news of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. 13Simon himself believed and was baptized. And he followed Philip everywhere, astonished by the great signs and miracles he saw.
- 14When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to Samaria. 15When they arrived, they prayed for the new believers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit, 16because the Holy Spirit had not yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
- 18When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money 19and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
- 20Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! 21You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. 22Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. 23For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.”
- 24Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
- 25After they had further proclaimed the word of the Lord and testified about Jesus, Peter and John returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many Samaritan villages.
- WHAT'S HAPPENING
Be the Church
October 9 & 16 | Sprecher Road & Northside Madison Campus
October 16 & 23 | DeForest Campus
We don’t just attend church. We are the church. Each of us is uniquely gifted for a purpose and we invite you to Be The Church by checking out the volunteer opportunities available right here at your own campus. If you’re not already serving, this is a great opportunity to use your time, gifts and abilities to help build up the church.
Senior Adults 55+ Fellowship & Games
Wednesday, October 12 | 10 AM-12 PM | Sprecher Road Campus
Join us as we play table games and enjoy a meal and fellowship. Please bring your favorite board or table game and breakfast treat to share.
Meal Pack
Thursday, October 13 | 6-8 PM | Northside Madison Campus
Friday, October 14 | 6-8 PM | Westside Elementary
Mission of Hope partners with businesses, churches and schools around North America to organize and host meal packaging events so that food can be provided for children at nearly 500 schools and orphanages across Haiti. Work side-by-side with your church family to package meals! We welcome volunteers of all ages and backgrounds.
Pizza With the Pastors
Sunday, October 16 | 12 PM | All Campuses
Join us for an informal gathering hosted by your campus pastor after the 10:30 am service. This is a great way to get connected with the pastors, staff and other newcomers. *No sign-up necessary for Northside Madison Campus.
Discovering Your Design
October 18 & 25 | 6-8:30 PM | Sprecher Road Campus
What are spiritual gifts? Do we all have them? How do these gifts fit into God's mission? This class will touch on all these questions and more, as we learn how God uniquely designed each of us for a purpose.
Blood Drive
Friday, October 21 | 12:30-5:30 PM | DeForest Campus
Donating blood can help save lives and is a wonderful way to serve your community. There’s a critical need right now for blood donations. We’re hosting a Blood Drive through the American Red Cross to meet that need—please help!
Trunk or Treat
October 29 | 2-5 PM | Sprecher Road Campus
Join us for a time for kids to show off their costumes and enjoy a fa-BOO-lous "trunk"-or-treat! Donations of individually wrapped candies are appreciated. They can be dropped off at the kids' welcome desk. We'd also love for families to sign up to decorate their trunks. If you would like to do so, email Candy.
Diaper Drive
Now Through October 30 | All Campuses
Our school partners shared that one of the biggest needs in their school food pantry is diapers size 2 to 4T pull-ups. Help us stock their pantries! Two easy ways to drop off diapers: 1) at any of our in-person services at the kids' welcome desk or 2) during Trunk or Treat. Thank you for considering contributing to our Diaper Drive!
EMERGE Fall Retreat
October 28-30 | Silver Birch Ranch
Calling all students! Join us for EMERGE, an awesome weekend at Silver Birch Ranch. We will be playing paintball, running through the high ropes course, chilling by the campfire and more!
GriefShare
Tuesdays | 6:30-8:30 PM | Sprecher Road Campus
Wednesdays | 6:30-8:30 PM | Northside Madison Campus
GriefShare is for people grieving the death of someone close. It is led by people who understand that you are going through one of life’s most devastating experiences and are here to help you on your journey from mourning to joy. Whether your loss is recent, or the pain is still overwhelming long after, you are welcome.
Check out the full calendar for all of our upcoming events and group opportunities.
- NEXT STEPS
Baptism
CLASS: Tuesday, November 15 | 7 PM | Online
SERVICE: Sunday, November 20 | During Services | All Campuses
If God has saved you, we invite you to be baptized to publicly acknowledge what God has done in your life.
Resources
Check out the resources we have to connect you to ministries, to care for physical and spiritual needs, spiritual growth resources and more—all in one place.
Join a Group
Connect with others, and grow closer to God. Groups are key to building meaningful relationships and growing closer to God. Most of our groups are sermon-based, discussing and digging deeper into the previous weekend’s message. We have groups that meet online or in-person.
Serve
We believe that one of the ways to become more like Jesus is to serve. We also believe that one of the ways to grow deeper in your relationship with others involves not only serving others but serving others together. There are many opportunities to put your gifts and passions into action by serving others at DCC.
- GIVE
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