October 5 - God of This City

Clearwater FL. Tampa Bay.

Hundreds of thousands of people moving in millions of directions at once.

Everyone moving at the speed of life not stopping to breath, to think. All just keeping pace.

What does God want to do in that person's life? The person in the next office? The mom you sit next to at the ball field? How about the family down the street?

What does God want to accomplish in your child's class in school? In the company you work for? In your neighborhood association?

What does God want to accomplish in Clearwater and Tampa Bay?

And how does He want to use us to accomplish it?

Letters to the Next President Series

It's an election year. Conversation about politics, policy and political parties seems to be everywhere between almost everyone. But, what if you had the opportunity to talk with the next President of the United States? What would you say?

In, Letters to the Next President, we're going to take that opportunity. You'll have a chance to write your thoughts to our next president on our web site.  In our weekend services, we'll be addressing conversations such as, Stand up for what is right, Keep your promises, Lead us into a better future and Our Commitment to You.  As we'll see, it's not just about the tough issues of the economy or the war or health care, but also about other tough issues like leadership and character. And none of these issues are just about presidents, they're about all of us. 

September Series: Defying Gravity

Remember when you were young and you just believed?  We believed in lots of things:  magic, fairytales, even supernatural powers like the ability to fly.  

There is something about youth that allows us to believe in magic and the supernatural.  As we get older that ability to believe often gets taught out, reasoned out, controlled out and matured right out of us. But it is possible to capture that ability to believe again - to truly believe the One Who is not only Supernatural, but Who loves us with a crazy, almost unbelievable love.  

So, for those of us who so desperately long to spread our wings and soar like eagles, run and not grow tired and walk and not lag behind maybe there is a way to get past the teaching, reasoning, controlling and maturing that took our belief away.  

Maybe, we really can defy gravity.

September 7:  Bring it on!

September 14:  Pull

September 21:  Launch

September 28:  Fly

On September 28 during our services we will be hosting a mini-concert by recording artist, Johnny Diaz.

August 31 - Connect

We long to experience God. We long to hear from Him, worship Him, know more of Him... to Connect.

What does it look like in real time to connect to the God of the universe?

August 24 - Thirsty

Being thirsty can mean so much more than just feeling a need or desire to drink.

There are people in our world every day who are thirsty for water as well as thirsty for an education, thirsty for an opportunity to work, thirsty for the dignity found in providing for their own family. Things that seem to be givens in our lives.

Every year we partner with a church and school in St. Louis Du Nord, Haiti to do what we can to help people who find themselves thirsty. While we can't solve all of the global issues of thirst, we can make a difference for people in this community. For more information on our efforts to provide scholarships for students in St. Louis Du Nord and other ways we're trying to make a difference visit our web site:

http://www.cypressmeadows.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=151

August 17 - I Just Showed Up...: Leaving a Legacy

Acts 9 is the story of Dorcas who had half the town weeping at her death because of how she lived and loved.

How can we create relationships like that?!

Let's learn how to love boldly...forgive graciously....give generously.

August 10 - I Just Showed Up for My Own Life: Making It Count!

Luke 12:13-34

If you were to live your life in such as way as to "lay up treasures in heaven" what goes in your life? what
stays?

How can you live a life that makes an eternal difference?