Rancho Vista in My Hometown Magazine

Check out page 23 of the March 2010 issue of My Hometown Magazine for a great article about Rancho Vista Church.

http://www.myhometownchulavista.com/ARCHIVE_MHTCV_0310.php

It is your Destination, not your Intentions that matter

We all have places we want to end up in life. Yet the paths we choose often lead us away from our intended destinations. One poor decision can send us down the wrong road, crushing our dreams, and wasting years of our lives. As time passes, we look back wondering how we got off course, and how we can recover from broken dreams.

In this four-part series Destinations, we examine the disconnect between our dreams and the paths we take to reach them—that our direction, not our intentions, determines our destinations. Message titles: “The Path Principle,” “Looking Ahead,” “Lean Not,” and “Attention Deficit Disorder.” Sundays at 9 & 10:30 a.m.

Christmas Eve Family Service at 6 p.m.

A festive time of food, friends, and music as we celebrate the arrival on planet earth of Jesus Christ. It is one of the highlights of our church calendar as we conclude the Christmas Eve service with a candlelight ceremony.

Real life issues like money, sex, and marriage

I appreciate two couples who recently shared their personal stories of struggles, challenges, and victories in dealing with money and marriage.  What I love about our church is we are “real”.  Nobody is pretending like we have it all together -  and when we share our honest stories of the difficulties of life – we all receive encouragement in our struggles.

The Rodriguez family of seven sleeps tonight in a clean, warm insulated new home!

Last year while many in our church and community were suffering through a housing crisis, it occured to us that instead of complaining about how bad we have it – we could focus on helping others who are in an even worse condition.  We identified a family of seven who live south of Ensenada and were living in mud and dirt.  We set about to provide them with a complete home for thier family.  Through four trips, a couple minor auto accidents, and various other challanges, by God’s grace Rancho Vista completed the home and presented the family with keys at a dedication service last Saturday.  I am so proud of our church and the MANY people who donated funds, materials, or who journeyed down to help build.

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Slumdog – God’s care for the poor

Enjoyed stirring up the pot yesterday by talking about God’s compassion for the poor based on Luke 4 when Jesus began his minsitry by declaring that God had sent him to declare good news for the poor. It was a great moment when after she solicted feedback on her “sign” – Annette shared that her Mom once supported her when she wa a child by holding a sign like this. YOWEEE!

Seeing Jesus can sometimes be difficult!

By popular request I am posting the photo that we have been using on Sundays as part of the “Can You See Him” message series.  So – can you?

Hummers, Hammers, Tacos and Nails

On Saturday, June 20th a team will be traveling down to south Ensenada to frame the “RVC HOME” we are building for a poor working family.  We also will be delivering food in conjunction with “Hillarious Givers”    We need anyone who can swing a hammer – or anyone with a large SUV or truck to meet us at 8 a.m. at Cafe Tazza on East “H” St. at 8 a.m.  $25 covers materials, lunch and transportation.  For more info contact Carlos Gamboa at  carlosgamboa@cox.net

Got debt?

Wow I think this is fantastic and draws up the point I made in my message this week about our cultural sickness of consumption.  I DO NOT AGREE with some of the politics of this video – but if you watch until the end can anyone disagree with the ultiamte point?

Easter at Rancho Vista

Sunday April 12th 9 & 10:30 a.m. worship. Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Otay Ranch High School. 1250 Olympic Parkway – 91913

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