Sacred Spaces (Central Campus)

Ash Wednesday

February 14, 2024 • Ray Crawford • Psalm 51:1–17, Luke 4:1–13

Ash Wednesday is the beginning of an important spiritual journey! You may already be aware that Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Christian season of Lent. Lent begins 40 days before Easter, not counting the Sundays. It is a time for Christians to reflect on their faithfulness to Christ and his way.

Ash Wednesday

February 22, 2023 • Ray Crawford • Psalm 51:1–17, Luke 4:1–13

Ash Wednesday is the beginning of an important spiritual journey! You may already be aware that Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Christian season of Lent. Lent begins 40 days before Easter, not counting the Sundays. It is a time for Christians to reflect on their faithfulness to Christ and his way.

Sanctuary | 11AM

April 10, 2022

Sanctuary | 9:45AM

April 10, 2022 • Ray Crawford • Hebrews 10:19–25

The sanctuary is a sacred space for us to gather as a church and meet with God for worship. It is holy ground and a space that is set apart to meet God and to be filled by His Spirit. The gathering of the body of Christ is a holy and sacred act in which God is present.

Home | 11AM

April 3, 2022 • Ray Crawford • Mark 1:29–34

The home is supposed to be a place of blessing and peace. We can really create a sacred space in the home for our kids when are committed to be consistent in our faith between the walls of our own home. Prayer with our families and caring for people and sharing our faith in the home is important and sacred for the human family. Similarly – Jesus would visit the home of Mary and Martha and even called Capernum his “home.”

Home | 9:45AM

April 3, 2022 • Ray Crawford • Mark 1:29–34

The home is supposed to be a place of blessing and peace. We can really create a sacred space in the home for our kids when are committed to be consistent in our faith between the walls of our own home. Prayer with our families and caring for people and sharing our faith in the home is important and sacred for the human family. Similarly – Jesus would visit the home of Mary and Martha and even called Capernum his “home.”

Home | 8:30AM

April 3, 2022 • Ray Crawford • Mark 1:29–34

The home is supposed to be a place of blessing and peace. We can really create a sacred space in the home for our kids when are committed to be consistent in our faith between the walls of our own home. Prayer with our families and caring for people and sharing our faith in the home is important and sacred for the human family. Similarly – Jesus would visit the home of Mary and Martha and even called Capernum his “home.”

Sacred Spaces With The Poor

March 27, 2022 • Bishop Jimmy Nunn

Bishop Jimmy Nunn is delivering the message and presenting Troop 88 with the Scouting Award. It is sacred space when we create a space of love and acceptance for those in our community who are in need or lost or hurting. Being present with those in our community in an incarnational way is important to our faith. Similarly – Jesus practiced incarnational ministry by being with and loving and accepting those who were on the margins of society.

Being In A Christian Small Group

March 13, 2022 • Ray Crawford • Matthew 4:18–22

The small group gathering is sacred space for learning and growing and encouraging and building up the body of Christ. It is sacred space when you gather with close friends and pray over your children together and walk through the darkness of life together. Similarly – Jesus had a close knit group of friends that he hung out with and taught. Even further, Jesus seemingly enjoyed the company of Peter, James, and John as he pulled them aside in the Garden of Gethsemane and said I need you here because I feel like I’m dying.

Creating Sacred Spaces For Prayer

March 20, 2022 • Ray Crawford • Luke 11:1–4

The spaces provided in the church for prayer is sacred space. The Mona Mcune prayer chapel and the prayer room at Vessel are places of spiritual warfare and seeking the presence of God. Where is your sacred prayer space? Similarly – Jesus would go out on His own to spend time with God in prayer because it was a sacred space created for connection with God specifically

The Table

March 6, 2022 • Ray Crawford • 1 Corinthians 11:17–34

For the human family the dinner table is a sacred space for conversation and connection. Relatives come in from out of town to gather and eat. The kitchen is often the main design feature for new homes because of its importance as the center of the household connectivity. Similarly - Jesus invites us to the Table to receive His Body and Blood. The communion table is a sacred space for us to meet the risen Christ.

Ash Wednesday / Time In The Desert

March 3, 2022 • Ray Crawford • Luke 4:1–13

Ash Wednesday is the beginning of an important spiritual journey! You may already be aware that Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Christian season of Lent. Lent begins 40 days before Easter, not counting the Sundays. It is a time for Christians to reflect on their faithfulness to Christ and his way. ------- Ash Wednesday will also serve as the beginning of our new teaching series, Sacred Spaces. In this busy and distracting world, Lent is a time to reflect and search deeply for the sacred things of the Christian faith. When we read about the life of Jesus, it is obvious that He was intentional about creating space for sacred moments. What if we thought of the spaces we occupy as sacred and used them to regroup our hearts towards the holy life? During this series, we will look at some of the sacred spaces Jesus used and we will make space within our own personal, family and church structures for sacred moments. Jesus had sacred time in the dessert where he did some real soul searching. Have you been to the dessert place lately? Lent is a time for us to do some soul searching in our our own Christian life.