Archive for the Events Category
Aug 31
This Is Our Song: An Album Release Concert
On September 18 at 7 PM you’re booked. You’re going to be with us at Desert Springs Church for the release concert for DSC’s new album, This Is Our Song.Â
Enjoy this invitation video.
Click here to visit DSC’s Bandcamp page for life and studio produced music from across the years.
May 20
We Have Never Lost a Single Agent
If you weren’t with us on Sunday a few weeks ago to witness—yes, I said, witness—this year’s VBS volunteer recruiting video, then you missed a profound experience. Here it is. It will make you want to sign up to  help with ten things.
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For a recap, we have openings on our many special force task units (i.e. areas of service): crafts, Bible story tellers, games, drama, singing, teachers, safety, snacks, meal-prep, clean-up, decorations, nursery.
This year’s VBS will take place between July 14-18. Click here for more information and to register your children or to volunteer.
Oct 24
Who Are the Unreached? – Preparing for Missions Emphasis Week
To prepare for Missions Emphasis Week, which begins this Sunday, watch this short video by John Piper answering the question, “Who Are the Unreached?”
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By way of reminder, here is a list of what’s going on at DSC this week:
Sola Aqua | October 20-30
We’re in the middle of this! If you haven’t started already, fast from beverages except for tap water and pray for God to bring living water to the peoples of Native America, Guatemala, and North Africa. Then, donate the money you save to DSC’s water projects in Guatemala.
Special Guests on Sunday Morning | Sunday, 9:00 AM and 10:45 AM
At our Sunday Services, Matt Ellison will preach from 3 John and Philippians, a sermon titled, “Caring for Missionaries in a Manner Worthy of God.” Matt, a member at DSC, is co-founder and Chief Ministry Officer at Sixteen:Fifteen, a church missions coaching organization that has been instrumental in the formation of DSC’s vision for missions.
In addition, Rodrigo Barrera, our beloved missionary and Wycliffe Bible Translator, will share about he and his wife Carol’s ministry among the Mayan Rabinal Achi in Guatemala.
Dinner with the Missionaries | Sunday, 5:00 – 8:00 PM (Registration closes Friday at 11:59PM)
“Dinner with the Missionaries,” including a Q&A with Carol Barrera, Cindy Harper, and Mrs. G. Click here to for more information and to register. Enjoy a nice Pacific Rim dinner, free child care (12 and under), and access to the Silent Auction.
Silent Auction | Sunday Morning – Wednesday Night
The Silent Auction will be open Sunday morning at 8:00 AM, then on Monday and Tuesday from 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, and on Wednesday from 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM, just before our Lord’s Supper service. Click here, here, here, and here to read about the various things and services that have been donated bye DSC members for this auction.
Lord’s Supper Service | Wednesday, 6:30 PM
Mr. G, our SNAP Team Leader will be sharing about the progress and upcoming transitions for him and his family. They look to launch to France en route to North Africa in January. Click here to learn more about the Sunrise North Africa Partnership (SNAP).
Also, swing by the Book Nook for several featured books on Global Missions.
It’s going to be a great week!
Oct 23
“Work Matters” Conference at Hope Church this Saturday
Here’s what D.A. Carson had to say about Tom Nelson’s fine book on Christian vocation, Work Matters: Connecting Sunday Worship to Monday Work:
“Not many pastors are adept at encouraging the Christians they serve to think deeply about the work they undertake during the six days when they are not gathering for corporate worship. So many of our applications and exhortations, as important and as faithful as they are, deal with prayer, Bible reading, family relationships, and evangelism, and not with the work that takes up much of our time and that we are called to offer up to God. I first heard Tom Nelson bring some clarity to these matters in some addresses at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and I am delighted to see his reflections expanded and put into print. This book is greatly needed.â€
—D. A. Carson, Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
On Saturday, October 26, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Hope Church will host a half day conference with Tom Nelson, “Work Matters: Integrating Faith and Work.” If you’d like to join, the cost is free, but you’ll need to register here.
If this subject has your interest, check out Nelson’s sermon, “Is Work a Four-Letter Word?,” this video interview by Crossway, and this written interview by The Gospel Coalition.
Tom Nelson is the Senior Pastor of Christ Community Church in Leawood, Kansas, and a council member of The Gospel Coalition.
Oct 16
“Revelation 7” – A New Song for Cause for Praise, This Friday
DSC’s fourth annual Cause for Praise worship concert is this Friday, October 18, at 7:00 PM at Desert Springs Church. We use the word “concert,” but this event is more precisely a special and extended evening of corporate worship in song. The event will be recorded and several songs from the evening will be released over the next year.
As has become our tradition, we will learn a few new songs together. One new song we’ll sing is part of a future DSC recording project called, “Songs of Revelation.” As the title makes clear, this will be an album of songs based on texts from the Book of Revelation.
For a taste of what’s to come this Friday, here are the lyrics to a song based on Revelation 7:
Revelation 7
Chris Elliot, Drew Hodge1. O eyes, behold the multitude
of souls amassed from ‘cross the globe;
No tongue from lyrics to preclude
a cry of praise to God enthroned.Before the Lamb, clothed in white,
all in accord they cried . . .Chorus
Salvation belongs to our God!
Salvation belongs to our God!2. Saints and angels gathered round,
elders and the creatures sang;
Before the throne all faces down
beyond all time God’s glory rang.Before the Lamb, clothed in white,
all in accord they cried . . .
As you are probably aware, DSC’s musicians have written a number of songs over the past few years, many of them recorded and available for listening and download at DSC’s Bandcamp Page.