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We HONOR you MOM!
Posted by: | CommentsTo all the Ladies of The Dialogue Church,
We HONOR YOU and Celebrate YOU this Sunday, 10am at our dcHooksett Location (1226 Hooksett Rd, Hooksett, NH 03106 – Cinemagic Theaters).
If you are lady, then you are a precious princess of the King of kings, a beloved daughter of heaven! Bring all the ladies in your life, along with the men! We have so much prepared to help you believe in God’s best over your family and future, plus our dcKIDS will be leading us in two worship songs live & on stage, and many families dedicating their children to the Lord! WOW! It’s going to be EPIC! Don’t miss this weekend at The Dialogue Church! And most of all bring your mom (and daughter, grandmom, sister, etc…) to church!
Don’t forget to JOIN our Mother’s Day Event on Facebook. And help us spread the word. It will be your GREATEST MOTHER’S DAY EVER!
WARRIOR CONFERENCE 2012 | June 7th-9th
Men, its time to register for this year’s Warrior Conference 2012. You can register today atwww.warriorconference.com.
It’s never too late to become all that God has created you to be! If you know someone who is hurting, broken, or in need of help – BRING THEM TO THE HOUSE this Sunday!
Sincerely,
Pastor Steve Jesmer Jr.
The Dialogue Church
www.theDC.tv
5 Year Birthday!
Posted by: | CommentsI am amazed at all that God has done so far this year at The Dialogue Church! And even more amazed at the past 5 years of miraculous growth and life change at this church. Our Vision Night was simply amazing, many new faces, and lots of life change!
Just this past Sunday we saw one more person invite Jesus Christ to be their Forgiver & Leader at TheDC.tv and had record non-holiday attendance at our Hooksett Location. In the past 2 years we’ve seen 248 precious souls invite Jesus to be their Lord & Savior. WOW! And in the past 2 years we’ve baptized 90 of those new believers (21 baptisms just in the past 2 months)! Unreal!
I truly believe God has positioned TheDC to reach thousands not only in this community but throughout urban New England via multiple campuses. It’s all about leading unchurched people to become hardcore followers of Jesus Christ! And this is JUST THE BEGINNING!
I love seeing lives changed by the power of the gospel! I think of “Cindy” who recently accepted Christ as her Forgiver & Leader here at theDC and was just baptized this past Sunday night. She has truly been changed by God’s love and truth. She is learning to forgive others just as Christ has forgiven her. I think of “Gina” who was a first time guest on our Launch Sunday, April 8th, 2007 – and was just baptized this past Sunday on our church’s 5 year birthday! She is a whole new person in Christ now. WOW!
Thank you for being so generous as a church by serving & giving & inviting every single week! Thank you for being so faithful to worship attendance every single weekend! We couldn’t do this without you. In fact, YOU are the Church! We are in this together! Thank you for honoring me and inspiring me as your Pastor!
LAST SUNDAY – Week 4 Divine Fashion.
If you missed last week’s message you can still listen online at www.thedc.tv/listen.
THIS SUNDAY – Week 5 Divine Fashion, May 6th, Sunday, 10am [Hooksett Location - 1226 Hooksett Rd, Hooksett, NH 03106]
Don’t miss this Sunday’s worship experience as we learn what it means to “take off the dirty clothes” in our lives and put on the “presence of Jesus Christ.”
STEAM MEN’S EVENT – May 5th, Saturday, 9am [Journey Baptist Church, 7 Amarosa Dr, Rochester, NH]
Join us as at The Journey Baptist Church for a 1 day men’s event from 9am-12noon. For more info visit our Facebook Event.
WARRIOR MEN’S CONFERENCE | June 7th-9th, 2012 [Waterville Valley Resort, Waterville Valley, NH]
Imagine going up to the mountains to find God and a whole new way of life. Well, that’s exactly what we anticipate happening at this year’s Warrior Conference. We are just a bunch of guys who want to discover a spirituality that is meaningful today, and have some fun along the way. Men, you can start registering today online or on campus this Sunday. Visit www.warriorconference.com for more details and to register. For questions please email men@thedc.tvor call the church office Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.
I will see you on Sunday, 10am Hooksett Location!
Sincerely,
Pastor Steve Jesmer
The Dialogue Church
www.theDC.tv
Our God is STILL ALIVE…
Posted by: | CommentsThe difference between Jesus & all other world religions is…our God is STILL ALIVE!
RECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE!
We had recording breaking attendance in dcKIDS for the 2nd week in a row with 51 children! I remember when our church was only 51 people total; and that was only 2 years ago! We had 171 people total on Easter Sunday; 200 people on Christmas Eve; and we just turned 5 years old! Church, we are just getting STARTED! Can you imagine what God will do over the next 5 years? I believe He will do so much more than we could ever think or imagine! So, stay faithful; Jesus is worthy of our best!
If you missed last week’s Easter message you can still listen online at www.thedc.tv/listen.
246 SALVATIONS IN 24 MONTHS! ONLY JESUS!
On Easter Sunday we saw 9 people invite Jesus Christ to be their Forgiver & Leader at TheDC.tv! WOW! That’s what it’s all about: leading unchurched people to become hardcore followers of Jesus Christ! Seeing people connect with God’s family, grow in their faith, serve with their gifts, and reach out to the community around them with God’s love! Seriously, who wouldn’t want to follow Jesus and experience His best in their lives! So, let’s not stop reaching out just because Easter is over, NO, let it be a new beginning to your evangelism efforts! Never stop inviting your friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers to church so they can meet Jesus! In the past 24 months we’ve seen 246 precious souls invite Jesus Christ to be their Forgiver & Leader at The Dialogue Church! And we’ve already seen 82 of those new believers follow Jesus in the step of baptism!
COME BACK THIS SUNDAY, 10AM [Hooksett Location: Cinemagic & IMAX Theaters, 1226 Hooksett Rd, Hooksett, NH 03106]
If you were a guest on EASTER SUNDAY, I want to extend a very special invite back to our church this Sunday at 10am. We are continuing our new series, DIVINE FASHION: dressing for blessing! You were created for more; so its time to take off the old and put on the new! You can like our Facebook Page and join our Event at www.thedc.tv/facebook.
MEN’S BREAKFAST | Saturday, April 14th at 9am [dcManchester Campus - 516 Pine Street]
dcMen, be encouraged in your relationship with God, be empowered to serve in God’s church, and be engaged with the mission God has given to thedc.tv. Find out how to surrender fully to God and receive all that He has promised you at this month’s men’s breakfast! Plus, eat some amazing food made by our very own dcChef! Men’s breakfast lasts for about 90 minutes with food, fellowship, & a short bible devotion! Be sure to RSVP to our Facebook Event.
5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY | Sunday, April 29th, 10am [Hooksett Location - Cinemagic & IMAX Theaters, 1226 Hooksett Rd, Hooksett, NH 03106]
The short 5 year history of The Dialogue Church has been nothing short of amazing! From the 2 couples that joined my wife to help start TheDC, to the 16 people on our core launch team, to the 35 people at the Best Western, to the 100 people on Lowell St, to the 200 people at the Cinemagic Theaters – we are looking forward to what God has over the next 5 years with incredible expectation! Show up and celebrate the miracle story of TheDC with us on this special day! We’ll be sharing lots of life change stories, pictures, and videos from the past 5 years! I can’t wait! Bring a friend, and they will be impacted by our great God!
VISION NIGHT & BAPTISM PARTY | Sunday, April 29th, 6pm [dcManchester Campus - 516 Pine Street]
Join us for an evening of passionate worship, inspiring baptisms, a message of hope from God’s word, and a fun AFTER PARTY celebrating our church’s 5 year anniversary! Please, bring a dessert to share for the AFTER PARTY! Don’t miss this opportunity to find out more about our new dcManchester Campus, the renovation plans, and how you can be a part of leading unchurched people to become hardcore followers of Jesus Christ! Let’s make this year our best year yet! Would you like to be baptized at this event, sign up at www.thedc.tv/baptism or on your connection card this Sunday.
RENOVATION UPDATE – [please see attachment]
MOTHER’S DAY & CHILD DEDICATION SERVICE | Sunday, May 13th, 10am [Hooksett Location - Cinemagic & IMAX Theaters, 1226 Hooksett Rd, Hooksett, NH 03106]
Moms are amazing; they are a reflection of God’s compassionate and nurturing Spirit! We want to honor all of the moms at thedc plus the moms who don’t attend but they are related to YOU! So, if you are a mom, invite ALL of your family to join you on this special Mother’s Day at TheDC. And for the rest of us, INVITE YOUR MOM, GRANDMOM, AUNT, NIECE, SISTER to Mother’s Day at TheDC. I promise it will be a very special day; and every lady will get a special gift! Plus, we are doing Child Dedications during the worship service! Child dedication is a commitment by mom/dad to raise their children to know and love Jesus in the local church. We would love to help you take that step! For more info or to sign up go to www.thedc.tv/dedication!
For more ways to get connected at The Dialogue Church LIKE US on Facebook at www.thedc.tv/facebook.
I love you church and I will see you this Sunday, 10am! If you brought a friend on Easter, be sure to invite them back; they’ll be glad you did!
Sincerely,
Pastor Steve Jesmer
The Dialogue Church
www.thedc.tv
It’s STILL all about the ONE…
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s still all about the ONE…(Luke 15:1-7)
…the one lost coin.
…the one lost sheep.
…the one lost son.
In order for us to always be all about the ONE; here are 4 things we must continue to strive for:
1. Invite the ONE… (invest relationally and financially in sharing the good news with people and inviting them to church)
”If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them gets lost, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others in the wilderness and go to search for the one that is lost until he finds it? (Luke 15:4 NLT)
Jesus is the GOOD SHEPHERD. God is the shepherd in this story. God is the Great Pursuer of our souls. HE was pursuing you long before you turned to Him. In fact, while we were turning our backs on Jesus, He was putting His back up on the cross! He loves you and wants to bring you home, He wants to bless you and bring you success in all you do.
The Shepherd also went out searching and didn’t come back home until he found the lost sheep. God is the great missionary. He left all of heaven, was born as a man to seek and to the save the lost.
Jesus said, As the Father has sent me, so send I you.
In Christ, you are a SENT ONE! Are you pursuing the lost? I mean, even way beyond convenience. Way beyond cute. Way beyond comfortable?
Are you willing to be comfortable getting uncomfortable for the cause of Jesus Christ?
2. Prepare for the ONE… (think like a 1st time guest on the weekend, what will help them feel welcomed and more apt to receive God’s message). We must prepare our host and kids environments. We must prepare our worship experience. We must prepare our sermons. We must prepare our guest and new believer follow up resources. We must prepare our volunteers, ministry leaders, and dcGroup leaders.
When the shepherd leaves the 99 others there is preparation that takes place. He has to make sure they are safe, fed, and taken care of while he is gone. BUT…even more importantly the Shepherd MUST prepare for his search and rescue mission! He has to pack. He has to plan out his route. He has to think like a sheep (which is easy for most of us). Sheep are dumb; they wander off. They smell a butt and go after it. We are often just like that 
The Shepherd has to think, “If I was a sheep, where would I be.” He has to assume that the sheep will be hungry, since he is lost and hasn’t been in the fold to feed on the pasture. He has to prepare to feed him an emergency meal. The Shepherd Has to prepare to address his wounds. The sheep may have fallen into a pit, gotten injured and is unable to help himself. The Shepherd must be prepared with the right tools to help this sheep out of the pit; bind his wounds, and graciously pick him up and carry him home. The SHEPHERD must prepare for the ONE lost sheep or the rescue mission will fail!
It’s the same way in God’s House. WE must prepare for the ONE lost person that God brings into our fold, maybe its a weekend worship experience, or possibly a weekly life group. We must think like a first time guest. What does our signage look like? Is the kids ministry clean and safe? Are the greeters smiling or looking like their dog just got run over? Seriously, there is HUGE DIFFERENCE between being greeted by someone who actually looks like they are GLAD to be in the Lord’s House or someone who looks like they are constipated. Is the worship team energetic and passionate about the lyrics they are singing? Are they prepared? Is the preacher glued to his notes or is he free to speak God’s word with boldness and confidence? Are the guest services volunteers ready to minister to people? Are we prepared for those who are hurting, or are we too buy? Did we bring the right tools to help people in their marriages, finances, parenting, health, career, dreams, hurts, habits, etc…
Are you preparing for the ONE?
3. Celebrate the ONE… (every week the heaven hosts celebrate the ONE…so must we).
And when he has found it, he will joyfully carry it home on his shoulders. When he arrives, he will call together his friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ In the same way, there is more joy in heaven over one lost sinner who repents and returns to God than over ninety-nine others who are righteous and haven’t strayed away! (Luke 15:5-7 NLT)
I love the fact that the Shepherd and his team throw a huge party when they have found the lost sheep. Wow, the Shepherd really loves his sheep!
If I go to a farm or a petting zoo and I look at a sheep I don’t see much, I don’t hear much, I only smell a stank coming from them BUT…The Good Shepherd can see what others can not see. Where some might only see failure, worthlessness, or insignificance, the Shepherd sees INFINITE VALUE, A PRECIOUS TREASURE, SOMETHING TO THROW A PARTY OVER!
When God looks at you, He throws a party! You put a smile on God’s face! Some of you have a hard time receiving that; but it’s true. When just one sinner turns to follow Jesus, all of heaven throws a huge celebration! You should join the party over your own salvation!
AND…some of you have a hard time throwing a party over other people’s salvation. I meet some people who just can’t believe that 246 adults have invited Christ to be their Forgiver & Leader in the past 2 years at our church (and 82 of those new believers have already obeyed Jesus in the step of baptism in just 23 months). They say, “No you must be watering down the gospel, no they must not really mean it; no that can’t really happen in New England.” My friend, do not discredit the move of God just because you aren’t seeing it in your own life. In fact, join in the celebration and I guarantee you will begin to see God move in your own life too!
AND…some of you have a hard time celebrating the wins and successes of others. Other people’s success does not make you a failure. In fact, you should hang out with them, greatness is contagious! Hang around with great people and you will soon see greatness in your own life!
Are you celebrating the ONE? Are you doing this in your private time with God? Are you doing this with your family (are you teaching them to celebrate the one)? Are you doing this with your ministry team(s)?
4. Develop the ONE… (into a hardcore follower of Jesus).
The Shepherd didn’t return home until he FOUND the lost sheep. The mission wasn’t over until that one lost sheep was draped across the shepherd’s shoulders. It wasn’t ENOUGH to say, “Well, we went out there looking, we just couldn’t find him. Sorry, we left a voicemail, I guess we are done doing all we can do. Oh well, we went until we got tired. Aww shucks, we just ran out of time. At least we still have the 99 others. They are just so much more committed. These lost sheep, they are just too much work.”
Nope. The Shepherd had one mission and it was ALL ABOUT THE ONE! And it wasn’t to just give it his best try; it was to do everything possible AND KEEP DOING IT UNTIL he found the lost sheep!
THEN…he carried it home, threw a party and connected him back with the fold. The sheep became a part of the 99. That one lost sheep made 100. It made the family complete.
There are a lot of lost people in our community. Our church is INCOMPLETE until we have reached every last one of them. Granted, there are other great churches in our community and they will reach certain people we can’t; but we must keep searching until we bring ONE more lost person home.
It’s not enough to just find the lost sheep. We have to bring him home and back to the family. It’s not enough to lead someone to make a first time decision for Christ, we must grow them into fully transformed disciples of Christ.
The Great Commission is not “Go into all the world and get people to SIGN UP.” It’s go into all the world and make DISCIPLES.
We have to continue to grow these new believers up in Christ through clear biblical teaching on the weekends, relationships with other believers in small groups, stewardship, serving others, and then joining the ONE LOST SHEEP Search & Rescue Team.
Found people find people!
We must follow up, follow up, follow up until they take a next step. We must grow first time decisions for Christ into fully transformed disciples of Christ!
Are you helping to develop the ONE? Are you in a small group loving on other believers, serving other believers, praying for other believers? Are you serving on a ministry team? Using your gifts in God’s House? Are you giving financially to the mission? Are you tithing and learning to live sacrificially for the kingdom of God?
