Welcome to the Weekly Newsletter!

Below you will find all the most up to date information on Sunday Service, our Weekly Rhythms, and Upcoming Events! We also often answer financial questions, recap celebrations, and share "God is Good" moments as a way of leaning into our core values of Adventure, Discipleship, and Authenticity. If you ever have any questions or a need you can email those listed in an applicable section below or send us an email HERE. May Jesus meet you gently as you live into His call this week.

We can't wait to see you for Worship on Sunday!

Service at 10:00am - Worship Center & Online

If you or someone you know is NEW to Adventure, please stop by the Welcome Center to pick up a Welcome bag!

Services stream live to three places: our website, our app, and YouTube!

Need help with accessing our livestream? Check out this instruction video or email Sam. If you are watching live, please join the chat to connect! If the livestream has issues please remember to exit your browser or app and restart it. An uninterrupted replay of Sunday service is loaded to our website, app, and youtube channel as soon as possible after service each Sunday.

Testificari Sermon Series

When Peter comes to visit with Cornelius, he finally sees why he had seen the vision he had and he understood what it was referring to. His heart and mind are opened and he sees that Christ’s death and resurrection has extended beyond the Jews to the entire world. In this third sermon of Peter, he again bears witness to Jesus Christ, this time to a houseful of Gentiles. During this series we will be dig into Peter’s proclamation of the Gospel, both to receive it and to follow it as an example for when we are similarly called to speak about what we’ve seen and heard.

Sunday, August 18th: What Happened to Jesus

Jesus was God wrapped in flesh and He lived His life perfectly in reverence to God- loving God and loving others, but the world did not receive Him. The response of the world was that they rebelled, again, against Him and put Him to death on a cross. Following in His footsteps, the world will rebel against us as well, we will face trials and persecution. How are we to respond to this? Join us this week as we look further into Peter’s sharing of the Gospel with Cornelius in Acts chapter 10.

Daily Prayers, Digging Deeper Guide and coordinating Life Group Curriculum are available each week on Sunday to further explore this Sermon Series. You can find those resources (for this week and ALL previous weeks) HERE or at the Welcome Center on Sunday.

Adventure:Kids News

This week in Adventure:Kids, our journey learning about Peter's ministry continues! The kids will dive into Acts 4, where Peter, after healing a man, boldly preached about Jesus - no matter the obstacles. The gospel is great news and if we believe in Jesus, we're called to share it too! 



Key Passage: How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? - Romans 10:14

We can't wait to see you this Sunday!

Sermon notes and challenges for families are available on the Adventure:Kids Facebook page, OR click here for a pdf version.

Grief Share

Surviving the Loss of a Spouse Seminar

Saturday, August 17th, 10am-Noon

As you know, the death of a spouse brings a unique kind of pain. People who are widowed haven’t just lost a loved one—they’ve lost an entire lifestyle. Join us for this two-hour Seminar where we will get support, find community, and be encouraged to find hope in God. Check out the video HERE for more info. Register for this event HERE.

Questions? Email Jean R. Scott.

Men's Breakfast: Father-Son Edition

Saturday, August 17th at 8:30am in the Friendship Center

Come as you are and enjoy a warm breakfast and coffee. All men are invited for food, fellowship, and learning together, and please bring your sons this time! Join us at 8:30am so we can begin our day together, Pastor CJ will be our guest speaker. If you have any questions, please reach out to Charles Greene.

Adventure hosts Family Kitchen

Friday, August 23rd at 5:00pm at First Lutheran

Family Kitchen meals are available the last two Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays of each month at First Lutheran Community Church at 5 pm. If you, or someone you know, is in need of a meal, please consider stopping by to grab dinner (no questions asked!).

We Need YOUR Help!  Please prayerfully consider if you might be able to volunteer once a month or on a rotation to help serve our community in this way. The number of people we are serving at Family Kitchen is increasing, and we are in great need of some additional help.

We also rely on the generosity of our congregation in providing the food for each meal. Please look for the clipboards that will go around during service on Sunday to sign up OR SIGN UP HERE NOW! If you have any questions or need more info, please email Natalie or Leslie!

Food Donation Drop Off

Please drop off when the church office is open Monday-Thursday from 9-2:30, or you can stop by Thursday evening between 5-7:30pm as the building is open for Scripture Out Loud and Worship Rehearsal. Please leave donations in the kitchen on labeled carts or fridge areas.

SAVE THE DATE: Connection Sunday

Sunday, September 8th

Save the Date for this year's Connection Sunday! Every year before we start in the fall, we take time together as our Adventure family to equip people in connecting well to our church body as a whole, to our various ministries, and to each other as individuals. This year it will be held on September 8th after church and it will look a little different than years past. We’ll have a provided lunch in the Friendship Center which allows space for fellowship, individual connection, and breaking bread together, followed by some intentional activities that foster connection. Our hope is that this shift will allow more accessibility for all to experience connection and learn about different ways to connect at Adventure! Please mark your calendars and come be a part of what we are doing!

SAVE THE DATE: Adventure: Equip Fall Session

New Classes begin Sunday, September 15th, 9:00-9:45am

Adventure: Equip is how we seek to dig in further to learning and practicing what we believe. These classes aim to prioritize understanding the Word, our theological beliefs, and spiritual practices. Our aim is not just to understand more, but study together and practice alongside one another so that our lives can be transformed. From those just beginning their adventure with Jesus to those that have traveled far with Him, there is a place for you here as we seek to be more like Jesus and become a stronger Biblical community.

There are five classes in total coming for our Fall Launch, a kids class and four classes for adults and teens. In the following weeks we will expand on what those are so you can decide where to jump in!

Adventure Finances

If you're interested in current church finances, see our new July and Year To Date graphics included above here.

Adventure of Faith is a very generous community of believers. 

I know this because whenever we communicate a need, we meet it.

Please continue to send your Adventure-related

financial questions to me HERE.

This section is a weekly reminder that God is Good!

He is good to us every single day & we will praise His name!

Our God is Good reflection this week is from Sam:

WE HAVE FIBER INTERNET!! Yes, that deserved all caps. This is something that we've been longing for with all of the internet issues we've had in the past few years, especially with our service livestream. Now we certainly don't expect this to be a save-all for every livestream issue in the future, technology will always throw us a few curveballs. And while we don't put our hope in these physical things, we are excited for the opportunities this presents us to be able to provide a more consistent online experience for Sunday Worship for those that chose to join us from home. Also allowing us to shift our focus to other things that we can work to improve now that we aren't having to constantly chase down internet issues. In the few weeks it has been up and running, we've had zero issues and our viewers from home have noticed the difference. It can seem like such a small thing, but sometimes these little frustrations add up and we are thankful that we are able to help break down this barrier. Praise God for allowing us to do so!



God is Good!

This space in the newsletter is a small way we continue to celebrate the goodness of God all year long, and practice being aware of His presence in our lives. So, if you have stories of God's goodness big or small, hit reply to this email and send them our way. We would love to hear them, pray in praise over them and talk to you about sharing them.

To spur your thoughts to God's goodness start by asking yourself these questions:

What Good have you witnessed recently?

What Good has God brought into your life?

What Good has God prompted you to do for one another?



God is Good!!