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Church @ the Beach, Sept 5th
We will be having church at the beach on September 5th, which is Labor Day Weekend. We will meet at Little Island State Park in Sandbridge. The service will start at 10: 30 am. (There won’t be any services held at our building that morning.) Parking is $3 for Virginia Beach residents, $5 otherwise. Contact Pastor [...]
Share on FacebookCurrent Message Series
Everyone is trying to change the world. Whether it’s bringing justice to Darfur, building schools, or rebuilding cities, people are flocking to causes bigger than themselves. They’re dissatisfied with the status quo and sacrificing time and money to change it. God’s people should be at the forefront of this movement. But we’re not. In this [...]
Share on FacebookBecoming Essential August 15
Our next class is on August 15. Class attenders will stay after worship to attend a lunch to find out more about Essential. This is the place to hear the Essential story and to find out how to become involved at Essential. Lunch and childcare will be provided. Sign up here to reserve your spot! Share on [...]
Share on FacebookPastor’s Weekly Rundown 7/16
Last weekend Rick did a great job speaking on one of our essential values: Synergy. I’m looking forward to speaking on Love this weekend. Love is one of those topics that I really enjoy talking about. Love is so central to who we are and to life, that it connects with us on a deep, [...]
Share on FacebookPastor’s Weekly Rundown
Looking forward to Church @ the Beach this Sunday (July 4th). I can’t think of a better way to spend the 4th of July than getting together with over 200 friends for music, fun in the sun, and great food. Call a friend and ask them to join you. We’ll have plenty of food. Always [...]
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Had a great time at the beach on Sunday. Huge thank you to everyone who made it happen. I love the fact that we have the opportunity to baptize people in the ocean. My 5 year old son kept asking me, “Daddy why were you ‘bath-um-atizing’ those people?” I’m sure many other people at the [...]
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I’m looking forward to our first Beach Sunday of the year. If you would like to be baptized at the beach, let me know by using the links on the Beach Sunday page. The reactions to last Sunday’s message on Pure Sex have been overwhelmingly positive. The boldness to speak a message like that comes [...]
Share on FacebookFree Audio Book
One of my favorite authors, Francis Chan, has written a great book about the Holy Spirit. This month you can download the audio book for free from Christian Audio. It’s an offer you can’t pass up. There’s no catch. There’s nothing to sign up for. Just enter the coupon code JUN2010 when you check out [...]
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We had a great time this past weekend at the Parade. There’s nothing like being able to praise God before a few thousand people. Oh, and we won 2nd place in the float competition. There were 300 people at Essential Church on Memorial Day weekend!!! Are you serious??? Normally that’s one of the lowest attendance [...]
Share on FacebookPork BBQ & Water Games
For me, all you need to say is pork BBQ and I’m there. We’re cooking up 200 lbs of pork for this Sunday’s Family Fun Day. There will be more than enough for you and your friends so invite them to join you. We’ll begin around 12:30 after our second service this Sunday. Personally I’d [...]
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