This week is the final week of the “Flourish” series, and it’s an important one.  All month long we’ve been discussing how to flourish “Like a palm tree” (God’s way) versus flourishing “like a weed” (quickly, foolishly, selfishly, climbing over the bodies on the way to the top until you inevitably crash and burn.).  The choice is stark.  The concept is solid. But (and this is a VERY BIG” but”) how can you be sure that you will continue to flourish the wise way, God’s way, and not bail and take short-cuts like so many others do when times get difficult?  Is there something you could say…something you could believe… that would allow you to continue on the wise path instead of turning down the road that leads to TMZ headlines if you are famous, (and snarky Facebook posts about you if you are not-so-famous)?  Is there something that people who Flourish like Palm trees know that keeps them from disaster?

This Sunday we’ll talk about the ANSWER for that question given in Psalms 92.  We’ll also have updates, and insights about the BIG announcement from last week that has been BIG NEWS this week in York County! (We’ve also got some great opportunities for you to join in and be part of this miracle opportunity!) We’ve got The Earls Court as our musical guests AND one more week to join the “Spring Line” of actiongroups. You can also expect all the normal food and fun that makes actionchurch ANYTHING but a normal Sunday morning at church! Just show up at Frank Theaters Queensgate at 10:30 am (DIRECTIONS), and as usual, the actionkidz crew has a fantastic hour of learning and fun planned for your kids (infant to 6th grade) as well.

Do you want to flourish in 2015?   Want to change and grow personally?  Want to prosper instead of stagnate?  Succeed instead of Fail?

Last week we learned that there are TWO ways to flourish from the VERY INSIGHTFUL Psalm 92. It’s possible to flourish by taking short cuts, cutting in line, breaking the rules, breaking the law, “stepping over the bodies on the way to the top”. (in general by being a big selfish jerk:-)    It’s also possible to flourish by doing the opposite, by having integrity, by slowly building credibility and momentum, by benefitting others rather than just yourself.

Most of us would agree that the second way is the best way to prosper…for EVERYONE.  It benefits everyone in the community, AND it doesn’t lead to a huge “crash and burn” implosion that ALWAYS follow the short-term benefits of cutting corners and living dishonestly.  Everyone knows it…but why is it so very difficult…why do so few of us actually succeed at “Flourishing like a Palm Tree”?

This week we’ll reveal what the writer of Psalm 92 saw as the secret of Flourishing (the right way…the “Palm tree” way).   We’ve also got great tunes on tap from our musical guests- “The OK-OK’s”, AND we’re premiering the brand new “Spring Line” of actiongroups.   You can also expect all the normal food and fun that makes actionchurch ANYTHING but a normal Sunday morning at church! Just show up at Frank Theaters Queensgate at 10:30 am (DIRECTIONS), and as usual, the actionkidz crew has a fantastic hour of learning and fun planned for your kids (infant to 6th grade) as well.

It’s the first Sunday of the brand new year, and we’re hoping you’ll invest an hour exploring what the Bible has to say about creating a favorable environment to not just grow…not just thrive…but even better-to flourish.

We’ve got great tunes on tap from our musical guest- “The Pursuit”,  along with all the normal food and fun that makes actionchurch ANYTHING but a normal Sunday morning at church! Just show up at Frank Theaters Queensgate at 10:30 am (DIRECTIONS), and as usual, the actionkidz crew has a fantastic hour of learning and fun planned for your kids (infant to 6th grade) as well.

See ya on Sunday!

If you are starting this new year thinking about change, about personal growth, you will DEFINITELY want to be part of the new sermon series starting this Sunday (1.4.15).  If personal growth is the furthest thing from your mind, if you’ve given up on change, if you KNOW that New Years Resolutions and good intentions last about as long as the fresh organic produce that you’re going to ignore in your refrigerator’s crisper drawer after you quit your new diet, you ESPECIALLY don’t want to miss the new “FLOURISH” series.  The Bible has some incredible wisdom about creating the environment necessary to grow…to thrive…to yes-I’ll-say-it prosper.  We’ll start exploring that insight together at Frank Theaters this Sunday.

Make plans now to be part of it!