Wentzville and the City Switch Places

Twice a year Rick Hein and I have decided to switch places...I go and preach in Wentzville and he comes to preach in the City. The first one of the year will happen this Sunday, March 22.

We will both continue our series, Finding Jesus in the Old Testament.

By the way, there are a couple of new videos on the main page of the city site under "What is Jubilee all about" in the bottom right corner.

All About 6-14 Year Olds

If you have a 6-14 year old child, you must sign them up for our Free Kids Camp on July 23-25. We'll have 3 types of camps for them to choose from: Soccer, basketball and art. For more info, visit www.freekidscamp.com.

Have them invite a friend!

Jubilee Summer BBQ Series

If you are new to Jubilee and looking to connect, you should definitely check out the BBQs Jubilee members will be hosting throughout the summer. Here is the current schedule. I believe all of them start at 7 pm.

Saturday, June 21 Alex and Maria Kerford (directions)
Sunday, July 20 David and Daniella Herrington (directions)
Friday, August 15 Seth and Shannon Hein (directions)

If you are interested in coming, all you need to do is rsvp at grouplife@jubileestl.org and bring your favorite side dish and drink.

Mother's Day and Marriage

Attention Sons, Daughters and Fathers:

Don't forget about your mother this Sunday. Send her a card or flowers, or better yet, bring her with you on Sunday to Jubilee. She will be greeted warmly with a flower. She will also get to hear John Lanferman talk on marriage, and I don't think I've anyone better on the subject. Everyone who is there will be blessed.

No Jubileeite Left Behind

The elders at Jubilee Church are determined to leave no Jubileeite behind this year for our Newfrontiers usa Midwest Celebration. To help ensure that is true we are paying for everyone who signs up by April 27th. To help offset this expense, we will be taking an offering on April 27 and May 4 to send everyone. Be praying about what God wants you to give.

If you have never been, it is an outstanding time of being together, worshiping God and hearing outstanding teaching from guys like Terry Virgo and John Lanferman.

To find out more about this exciting event, click here.

Man vs Wild

Jubilee's men's retreat is just a week away. If you haven't sign up, email office@jubileestl.org to let us know you're going. If you need more info, follow this link.

We'll be camping out just 20 miles south of this morning's earthquake! But don't worry, earthquakes don't strike twice in the same place...or is that lightning? Anyway, it'll be fun no matter what.

Reminder: 9:30 am start

This Sunday will be a great day for Jubilee as we celebrate one year at our City Location. We will start at 9:30 am with a continental breakfast. For more info click here.

Action Track Sign Up

The winter/spring term of action tracks is headed to a close in April. We will start the spring/summer term in May. For more information and to SIGN UP ONLINE, click here.

Special Note: This term only last five sessions: two in May, two in June and one in July.

One Year Celebration

This Sunday, April 6th we will be celebrating 1 year at our St. Louis City location. The morning will start at 9:30 am with a continental breakfast and slide show presentation as we look back on just how good and faithful God has been to us!

Everyone is welcome to join us. Follow this link to invite people from our website.

Giving Report

At our last gift day, we receive a total of $42,359.01 plus another $4,800 in monthly pledges. Over the past three Gift Days (April '07, Sept '07, March '08), we have received a total of $164,809.10. These gifts over and above regular giving have enabled Jubilee to launch the City Location as well the launch of the Wentville Location.

I praise God for the grace He's given us to give toward His mission. Thank you all who took this matter to prayer and were faithful to what He spoke to you.

The Scoop on the Wentzville Launch

March 23, 2008 will be a day to remember for Jubilee Church. It was the day that we launched public meetings in a second location (Wentzville location pictured right). The result was a good one - 109 people attended that launch, which means that Jubilee as a whole was nearly 300 that day! Moreover, in both locations, four people for the first time proclaimed belief in our resurrected Jesus!

As I have reflected on Sunday the past 24 hours, I've come to realize that we are living in the good of Ephesians 1:19-20 that says that the same power that raised Christ from the dead in working in us! This supernatural power of God is with us and is the reason why we were able to launch this second location. And through these two gospel outposts of Jubilee, four people's lives were changed forever - this lifetime and the one that follows.

Man vs. Wild

There is something in men that wants to stand in the face of challenge and survive. To tame what is wild. To subdue his world. I believe this is a God-given desire and something that men should learn to cultivate. Of course, like everything else in life, it's a desire that has been distorted by sin. So this desire can lead to domination and abuse (i.e. most violent crime is committed by men). That's why man needs to be redeemed! But nevertheless, this masculine side of man in our culture needs to be rediscovered. My hope for the men of Jubilee is that as they walk with Jesus, they would understand what it means to be a true man.

In the months and years to come, we'll speak on this topic on Sundays. But we also want to do other events that will promote Biblical masculinity and a sense of togetherness.

Which brings me to this announcement for men: April 25th and April 26th the men of Jubilee (and any other man who wants to join us) will be gathering for a Men's Retreat of sorts called "Man vs. Wild". The purpose will be to reunite with our masculine side and build team and togetherness amongst the men. We will be camping out on Dwight Rigel's property 80 miles east of of St. Louis near Mt. Vernon, IL. The weekend will be built around outdoor team competition (everyone's included), food, laughter and learning to have each other's back. If you are man, you quite frankly DO NOT want to miss this event. More details are coming soon, but for now just block the date.

Help the Crane's

Euan and Sarah Crane, along with their four children, will be arriving this week. For those who have not met Euan and his family, Euan will be participating in the NF/Jubilee Church Planting Internship program for the next year or so. They will be stationed out in Wentzville. To get here, they have had to sell everything so they are in need of a few things. If you have anything they could have borrow or purchase for cheap, they would appreciate it very much.

If you have any of these items below, please contact Rick Hein at rick@jubileestl.org

Crib & mattress
Toddler bed & mattress
Twin bed & mattress
Bed for us & mattress (Kingsize/Queensize????)
Bedding (sheets etc..)
Mirror
Plates, bowls, mugs
Coffee maker
Glasses
Clothes hangers
Kitchen knives & basic utensils
Desk & chair
DVD player
Kettle
Toaster
Clothes airer
Iron
Ironing board
(may need to get washing machine, dishwasher, tumble
dryer, fridge/freezer
if not included in sale)
Vacuum cleaner

Don't forget to set your clock FORWARD

Remember, we set our clocks forward tonight!!

Stay Connected

You can stay connected with Jubilee City events from the home page of our website. You can either scroll throw the weekly calendar (updated every Monday) or search future events by using the monthly calendar.

Once you do, you'll notice that City events are coded teal and Wentzville events are coded yellow. If it's an event that involves both locations, it will be coded navy blue.

Daylight Savings

I've got great news! You are going to be able to hear Terry Virgo an hour sooner than you may have thought. Daylight Savings is this weekend so don't forget to set your clock forward one hour before you go to bed.

Evite to Easter

Jubilee is a good place to be on Easter Sunday and is an excellent event to invite others to. You can now invite people to easter from the city location's website. To do so follow these instructions:

1. Click here.
2. You should see the easter invite page. Click the "invite a friend" icon and follow the instructions.

You can also access this page from the city location's main page by clicking on the Easter Banner

A Step Closer

We've been talking about being one church with multiple locations for years. We took a huge step toward that last September when we announced definite plans to launch our second in Wentzville (first preview service on Easter).

On Saturday, we took another step closer with an updated website. Now when you log onto www.jubileestl.org, you'll go to a landing page that gives you the choice to check out the City site or the Wentzville site.

We are one church, one name, one website, but our prayer is to have multiple outlets throughout the metro area for the gospel to be proclaimed and demonstrated.

Video Posted

Wanted to let you know that the video we showed this past Sunday is posted on our website under our audio and video section or by following this link.

Takes a second to load depending on your internet speed.

Podcasting Available

For those interested in keeping up with the teaching at Jubilee Church, St. Louis, podcasting is now available.

To receive Jubilee's podcast, you can click "audio and resources" on the menu bar of our main page and follow the podcasting link or click here.