Reminder
West Central Elementary School Work Day is tomorrow - Sunday August 1st 6-8pm.
We need everyone available to please come out. this is a tremendous opportunity to engage the city and build gospel relationships. as an added bonus the school system is sending officials to check out this first church effort and the Globe might even be there to document the whole thing for the whole area to see. Lets make our presence felt in a huge way by loving and impacting our culture as the world watches. Just like Jesus taught us in matt 5 - what a great and gracious opportunity from God!!
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. " - Jesus Matt. 5:14-16
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
West Central Work Day
This fall Mystery is beginning a new partnership with West Central Elementary School in Joplin. This coming Sunday August 1st from 6-8pm we will be having a work day at West Central Elementary School (just off west 7th street in Joplin). We will be readying the school for the fall semester by doing some basic work around the school as we seek the good of the community. Everyone is welcome to come help us love and serve the faculty and students of West Central.
ENGAGE: New Series Begins This Sunday August 1st 2010
Our year long look at Matthew's Gospel continues this week. Join us this Sunday August 1st at 10am as we dive back into Jesus teachings about what it is to be a Follower of the Way. In five major teachings throughout the book of Matthew Jesus unpacks what it means to be a disciple. Following the Sermon on the Mount (series available for download at mysterychurch.com) we delve into his second discourse in Matt Chapter 10. What is the mission of every Christian to be? What does it look like to live our lives on mission and what will it ultimately cost us? Find out starting this week as we Engage Christ, as Community in the City.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Beautify the Block
Wed June 16th Come Beatify the Block 6:30-8pm here at the building. We are readying for Artwalk and working on our 500 block. Come ready to clean, sweep, plant and just make our block the best one on Artwalk. Please also pray as we will be inviting our neighbors to particiapate with us. Also bring a friend who you can connect to Mystery and the City. Its going to be fun and there will be something for every member of the family!
Friday, April 09, 2010
Why You are Kept Low
“God blesses us all up to the full measure and extremity of what it is safe for him to do. If you do not get a blessing, it is because it is not safe for you to have one. If our heavenly Father were to let your unhumbled spirit win a victory in his holy war, you would pilfer the crown for yourself, and meeting with a fresh enemy you would fall a victim; so that you are kept low for your own safety.
When a man is sincerely humble, and never ventures to touch so much as a grain of the praise, there is scarcely any limit to what God will do for him. Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace, and fits us to deal efficiently with our fellow men. True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden.”
- Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening April 5th
When a man is sincerely humble, and never ventures to touch so much as a grain of the praise, there is scarcely any limit to what God will do for him. Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace, and fits us to deal efficiently with our fellow men. True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden.”
- Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening April 5th
Thursday, April 08, 2010
Project 2010
God has done great things for Mystery in the last three years and one of the most strategic things is placing us in the heart of our city in Historic Downtown Joplin.
There is a huge effort to revitalize the downtown area through increased commerce, culture and community. As a church and people sent by God to seek the shalom of the city we are actively involved in this effort. We are serving the arts and working with businesses to build a great city with the greater hope of connecting people to Christ and his mission of saving us from sin and creating a people and a city that bring him glory.
Project 2010 is an initiative to see 20 new businesses in the downtown area by September of 2010. There is already great momentum and we want to continue to serve and love our neighbors by seeing them prosper. Would you like to get involved serving local businesses and recruiting new businesses to move into the downtown area? Click the link to the facebook page below and find out whats going and on and how you can be involved in this city initiative and gospel opportunity.
There is a huge effort to revitalize the downtown area through increased commerce, culture and community. As a church and people sent by God to seek the shalom of the city we are actively involved in this effort. We are serving the arts and working with businesses to build a great city with the greater hope of connecting people to Christ and his mission of saving us from sin and creating a people and a city that bring him glory.
Project 2010 is an initiative to see 20 new businesses in the downtown area by September of 2010. There is already great momentum and we want to continue to serve and love our neighbors by seeing them prosper. Would you like to get involved serving local businesses and recruiting new businesses to move into the downtown area? Click the link to the facebook page below and find out whats going and on and how you can be involved in this city initiative and gospel opportunity.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
MAN UP 2010 - Mens Conference in Columbia
God is doing a new thing across his globe. Young men are saying no to living with mom and using their women and living aimlessly and lazily. Others are refusing to bow to the idols of fortune and glory. They're choosing service over self. Men are rising up, seeking to live with passion and purpose. They're making culture and spreading truth. They're becoming biblical men. And the world will never be the same. be a part of this movement. Join us on April 17th. Man Up with us.
Join us for Man Up 2010. Picture 350 men gathering in Columbia, Missouri hitting head-on what it means to be man, and a man for Jesus. Acts 29 President Scott Thomas will be the featured speaker. He’ll be joined by other Acts 29 pastors from Missouri. There will be main sessions, workshops, and time for hanging out, encouraging each other to "man up." Join us on April 17th for a day-long challenge for men, calling them to seize responsibility and take action in spreading the kingdom of God. Join us on the campus of the University of Missouri, in Keller Auditorium.
If you would like to attend MAN UP let us know on the CITY or talk to your community group leader or one of Mystery's pastors.
Join us for Man Up 2010. Picture 350 men gathering in Columbia, Missouri hitting head-on what it means to be man, and a man for Jesus. Acts 29 President Scott Thomas will be the featured speaker. He’ll be joined by other Acts 29 pastors from Missouri. There will be main sessions, workshops, and time for hanging out, encouraging each other to "man up." Join us on April 17th for a day-long challenge for men, calling them to seize responsibility and take action in spreading the kingdom of God. Join us on the campus of the University of Missouri, in Keller Auditorium.If you would like to attend MAN UP let us know on the CITY or talk to your community group leader or one of Mystery's pastors.
Monday, March 08, 2010
Ladies Spring Retreat
The Women of Mystery are having a Spring Ladies retreat Friday evening April 30th through Saturday May 1st. Space is limited so sign up soon on Sundays in the Lobby at Mystery. This will be a great time of fellowship and gospel growth.
Husbands watch the kids and all Men of Mystery should encourage the women in our lives to attend this great opportunity. The subject of the retreat is growing in the gospel through making the most of your time. For more information contact Erin Karnes.
Husbands watch the kids and all Men of Mystery should encourage the women in our lives to attend this great opportunity. The subject of the retreat is growing in the gospel through making the most of your time. For more information contact Erin Karnes.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
WORK DAY MARCH 6th - ARTWALK PREP
On Saturday, March 6th we will be having a church work day from 9 to noon. We are doing this for a couple reasons. First, Art Walk is just a couple weeks away and there are some things we need to clean and repair. Second, Jesus has given us this amazing place to serve him from and we should honor that gift by keeping it nice. The goal here is that we have a flood of people show up for just a couple hours to get things done instead of having a few people spend many hours on multiple days. There will be all kinds of things to do.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
MYSTERY ON THE CITY - JOIN NOW
Have you joined The City yet? Sign up today. It's the best way to connect with Mystery and get introduced to Community. It's easy, just click the image and it will take you to a link where you can sign up quickly and painlessly. Enter your information and "invite me". You will receive an email inviting you to experience Mystery online in community. From there you can search and join groups, find a gospel community and stay in the loop.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Planting Churches - Meet Todd Bumgarner
In our continuing efforts to introduce everyone to church planting and those Mystery is suporting personally, let us introduce you to the Bumgarners. Todd is the planting pastor of 2 Pillars church in Lincoln, Nebraska. Todd has visited and preached before at Mystery so some of you might remember him. You can follow Todd's and Project 2 Pillars on twitter at @toddbumgarner. If you live in or if have family friends near Lincoln consider getting involved in this new work from the start. They are currently gathering a core, casting vision and praying for their future. If you can, give to there efforts. And definitely pray for Todd, his family and their new church.
If you live in Joplin, Mo come be a part of a church that's helping plant churches for God's glory aroudn the country and the world. If you're already part of Mystery please continue to pray for 2 Pillars and all our partners and give generously to so we can continue to be faithful with what we have and what we are called to accomplish alongside Christ.
If you live in Joplin, Mo come be a part of a church that's helping plant churches for God's glory aroudn the country and the world. If you're already part of Mystery please continue to pray for 2 Pillars and all our partners and give generously to so we can continue to be faithful with what we have and what we are called to accomplish alongside Christ.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Helping Haiti
Besides prayer - and we should all be praying powerfully and frequently for Haiti - we can also do something else, GIVE. Here is a list of legitimate and effective places to give to help the disaster in Haiti. They are experienced, love Jesus and need our help. Click the link for a list of links you can choose from thanks to Desiring God ministries.
Also this week at our Sunday gathering we will be praying for Haiti and the Haitian people along with taking up a donation to go to disaster relief and rescue. Come ready to pray and give generously in this great time of need. These are the times Christians should be the first and best to respond. If you have not already looked through these images which give a Big Picture, you should. Let them move your heart and motivate your prayers.
Also this week at our Sunday gathering we will be praying for Haiti and the Haitian people along with taking up a donation to go to disaster relief and rescue. Come ready to pray and give generously in this great time of need. These are the times Christians should be the first and best to respond. If you have not already looked through these images which give a Big Picture, you should. Let them move your heart and motivate your prayers.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Planting Churches - Meet Jonathan McIntosh
At Mystery we have always been about supporting church plants. From day one we began saving and giving 10% of our income to church plants and church planters. We believe the greatest way to bring God glory is to plant churches that plant churches and make disciples. It's God's plan, we figured it should be ours too.
We have given to and currently support gospel works in Chicago, California, Tennessee, Texas, Uganda, India and Missouri and more. We always want our money to match up with our message. We would encourage every church or church plant, large or small to commit to supporting church plants. Others have given to us and we want to give to others. It's not about an amount faithfulness. If you don't start now you might never at all. That's true of our own giving as well as your church's generosity.
That said Mystery is continuing (and expanding in faith) our support of gospel centered, missionally minded churches into 2010. We might not be big. We might not have a lot of money, but we have people and leaders with generous hearts, big picture vision and bigger Christ trust
We will be introducing you to those we are continuing to support as well as some new additions to the family this year. First up meet the McIntosh's. We've know Jonathan for several years now and he has become a great friend and encourager to Mystery. God has put a call on his heart to plant Christ City Church in Memphis, TN. We'd entourage you check out his web site Re-think Mission for more info on himself, his family and their church plant as well as some very cool resources on living out the mission of the gospel in your context. If you're on twitter JMac is a regular poster and you can follow him at @JonMcIntosh. If you are in the Memphis area consider getting involved in this new work from the ground up. If you can, give to there efforts. And definately prayer. Church planting ain't easy. If you're in Joplin come be a part of a church that's helping plant churches. If you're already part of Mystery continue to pray for and give generously to so we can continue to be faithful with what we have and what we are called to accomplish alongside Christ.
We have given to and currently support gospel works in Chicago, California, Tennessee, Texas, Uganda, India and Missouri and more. We always want our money to match up with our message. We would encourage every church or church plant, large or small to commit to supporting church plants. Others have given to us and we want to give to others. It's not about an amount faithfulness. If you don't start now you might never at all. That's true of our own giving as well as your church's generosity.
That said Mystery is continuing (and expanding in faith) our support of gospel centered, missionally minded churches into 2010. We might not be big. We might not have a lot of money, but we have people and leaders with generous hearts, big picture vision and bigger Christ trust
We will be introducing you to those we are continuing to support as well as some new additions to the family this year. First up meet the McIntosh's. We've know Jonathan for several years now and he has become a great friend and encourager to Mystery. God has put a call on his heart to plant Christ City Church in Memphis, TN. We'd entourage you check out his web site Re-think Mission for more info on himself, his family and their church plant as well as some very cool resources on living out the mission of the gospel in your context. If you're on twitter JMac is a regular poster and you can follow him at @JonMcIntosh. If you are in the Memphis area consider getting involved in this new work from the ground up. If you can, give to there efforts. And definately prayer. Church planting ain't easy. If you're in Joplin come be a part of a church that's helping plant churches. If you're already part of Mystery continue to pray for and give generously to so we can continue to be faithful with what we have and what we are called to accomplish alongside Christ.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
NEW SERIES STARTING IN JANUARY 2010 - NEW
As we launch into a new year in life and as a church it's a great time to reflect and think about where we have been and where God is calling us to. In a three week series called NEW we will examine from the pages of Matthew what it is we are called to be, who we are and how we are to live as Christians. Join us Sunday mornings at 10am starting January 3rd as we look at having a New Life, New Identity & New Resolve in 2010.
This is our life and it's short. What will you do with NEW?
This is our life and it's short. What will you do with NEW?
Friday, December 25, 2009
Biblical Marriage Class Coming in January
Married? Getting Married? Dreaming about Marriage? Struggling to yours work? Mystery wants to help. As a church full of young couples, new marriages and even some that have been together awhile we realize it can be a little confusing. God intended our marriages to be strong, lasting, healthy and enjoyable. He has a plan for us that works toward his glory and our joy. Want to know what it is? You can.
This January Mystery is presenting Biblical Marriage - A four week class on Sunday evenings beginning January 10th at 6pm. We will eat, study and discuss what it is to be covenanted together with Christ and one another in Biblical, Gospel Centered Marriage. Whether you are pursuing getting married, needing to realign your marriage in terms of the gospel or want strengthen your relationship this class is a great place to start. It's worth the time for any marriage and essential if you are wanting a pastor from Mystery to marry you.
Sign Up for the class beginning this Sunday in the foyer before and after our Worship Gathering.
This January Mystery is presenting Biblical Marriage - A four week class on Sunday evenings beginning January 10th at 6pm. We will eat, study and discuss what it is to be covenanted together with Christ and one another in Biblical, Gospel Centered Marriage. Whether you are pursuing getting married, needing to realign your marriage in terms of the gospel or want strengthen your relationship this class is a great place to start. It's worth the time for any marriage and essential if you are wanting a pastor from Mystery to marry you.
Sign Up for the class beginning this Sunday in the foyer before and after our Worship Gathering.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Christmas Eve Service 2009
Christmas at Mystery is all about Jesus. Any reason to get together and sing and celebrate the birth of our great Lord, Savior and King is a good reason. Join us as we gather this week in anticipation of Christs coming and conclude Advent. Come party this Christmas Eve with Mystery - Thur at 6:30pm. Come sing songs, hear the Christmas story and light the Christ Advent candle. Bring the family and some friends and lets Enjoy Jesus together.
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