Capstone Church

This is a quote from the pastor of Life Church.tv - Craig Groschel.  He says that he was discussing church with a stranger and he said that he never went to church.  When Craig asked why we responded that he went and nothing happened.  Here is Craig response to that stranger’s answer that nothing happened. 

Maybe he went to a “safe” church. In a safe church:

• The message makes you feel better.
• You’re never confronted about your sin.
• No one rocks the boat.
• You don’t have to change.
• You may never truly encounter our Holy and Life-giving God.

When I read about the New Testament Church, it was filled with people with a dangerous faith. While we certainly should make our environments welcoming, our message should remain dangerous.

• We’re called to leave everything to follow Christ.
• We’re invited to believe God for the impossible.
• We’re told to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us.
• We’re told that to find our life we have to lose it first.

There is nothing safe about that message. May our churches become a safe place to encounter a dangerous message.

Our prayer at Capstone is not to be a community that plays it safe.  We want to create a community that is full of danger and risk.  We want people to check safety and comfort at the door.  And as Craig said “May our churches become a safe place to encounter a dangerous message.”  That message isn’t one that calls for safety, but one that will mess your life up.  Here is to messy lives!

Last week announced that our big news was that were moving to the Civic Center in Downtown Fountain Inn.  Well we were just kidding. After a week of not being able to shake another possiblity and God reveals some hard core truth we got directed down another path.  Here is where we will be meeting starting April 5th. Stay tuned for more information about works day and pictures from the inside of Capstone’s new home. 

(Computer Trickery - the sign is NOT really up yet!)

This week at Capstone we focused on elements we need to be Obsessed with as a response to God’s Crazy Love for us.  Check out the notes from this past week.

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Obsessed: to have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic

Obsessed about being ROOTED in Christ
Hebrews 4:12
“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”

Obsessed about being a STORY TELLER

John 1:40-46 

Obsessed about being a SERVANT
Matthew 20:26-28
Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Obsessed about being SALTY
Matthew 5:13
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.”

If you would like to jump on board for some friendly competition for March Madness, join our Capstone Bracket at ESPN.com.  There is no fee.  You don’t have to be a Bracktologist.  You might pick by the mascot, name, or just colors.  Introduce someone to Capstone by inviting them to our bracket.  Let your homies know. Here are the links to get you into the Capstone Bracket.  The deadline is March 19th.  

Get in the action now:
http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/group?groupID=47992
Group: Capstone Bracket 

Capstone Church is moving.  After 6 months (4 Capstone Discovery / 2 Capstone Church) Capstone has run out of space.  Our children’s areas are maxed out.  We believe that our children and their area needs to allow them to be kids.  

The next step for Capstone is the Fountain Inn Civic Center.  It has a 500 auditourim, several larger areas for our children, and an ability to provide a great expereice for the entire family.  Stay tuned to get updates on Capstone’s move.  

We are a few weeks away from wrapping up our “Crazy Love” Series. We would love to hear what God has revealed to you or how your relationship with Christ might have changed during this series. Your reflection might be from the book or sermons. Please leave a comment and let us know your thoughts.

Last weekend we talked about being a Lukewarm Christian.  Our discussion revolved around our continued journey of looking at what our true response to God’s Crazy Love. Our Executive Pastor - Chris Barrineau and his son - Blake Barrineau decided to make sure Walt really understood what Lukewarm was all about. Check this undercover footage out:

Lukewarm “Sabotage” from Capstone on Vimeo.

To all our Capstone Family and those who keep track via internet:

This Sunday we will be making a HUGE announcement for Capstone.  You will want to be there this Sunday as well unveil the next step for us a community of faith. Even though we are only a few months old - God has given us a clear direction what He has in store of us at Capstone.  

Monday Morning we will reveal the news to our internet audience.

 The past several weeks Capstone has been putting together a community event for Easter.  We are now ready to shout it from the roof tops. This event will consist of games, food, inflatables, prizes, a hot air balloon, and over 2000 eggs.  

We have two missions with this event:

1. We want to BLESS the socks of those who live in Fountain Inn.  One of Capstone’s purposes is to have a IMPACT in our city and bring our city together.  We want to see every race, age, economic class, and neigborhood come together.  And what would do that better than a hotair balloon and thousands of eggs raining down….Nothing!  So let the fun begin.

2. We want to bring the churches of Fountain Inn together.  This event doesn’t have our name on it. Why? Because this is a Kingdom event.  We want see the entire Body of Christ to come together to help BLESS the community of Fountain Inn.  Capstone wants to see every person be reached with gospel of Christ.  But we can’t do that alone- it will take everyone on the team to do that.  We are excited that we already have several churches who have jumped on board to help with this event.  

The website will hopefully be up later this week. Stay tuned for more news on the FI Egg Drop.

God loves you because [ YOU ARE HIS ]

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”

Jeremiah tell us that God formed us and breathed life into us.  He has set us apart even from the beginning.  We are His.  We loves us because we are His creation. He is our Heavenly Father.  He loves us as Father loves their child. 

His love can not be purchased or earned.  God’s love can only be giving away.  The love of God is like that of an artist who has created a master piece.  The master piece may never love the artist even though it was created by this artist - but the artist will always have a special place for his Creation.