Grassroots Community of Puna, in Pahoa Town on the Big Island

December 6 2009

steve — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:28:22 +0000

November 29 2009

steve — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:26:11 +0000

November 22 2009

steve — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:23:53 +0000

November 15 2009

steve — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:22:35 +0000

40 Days of Prayer, Fasting, and Mission

pastorahsh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:30:03 +0000

November 10th—December 20th

The Vision
From the beginning, Grassroots has had the vision of planting a self-sustaining and multiplying gospel movement that brings spiritual and social renewal to Puna and the world.

God’s Past Faithfulness
Over the last two and a half years we have moved slowly but consistently towards this vision. We have been blessed by a strong and unified leadership team, favor in the community, fruitfulness in gospel ministry, and consistent financial provision.

Our Present and Future Need
Grassroots Church is coming to a very significant crossroads as a young church. The support from our sending church expired in 2009 and in 2010 we will be on our own for sustaining the financial side of our ministry. For 2009, our budget was almost as tight as it could be without giving up either our full-time pastor or our sunday meeting location. In 2010, our budget will be even tighter and we are estimating that if the giving of the present Grassroots people remain the same, we will still need an additional $1,700-$2,000 a month to make budget.

The Possible Consequences of our Budget Deficit
The honest reality is that ministry costs money and if we cannot make budget we will need to give up our building and/or the blessing of having a full-time pastor. While the church is so much more than a meeting location and a pastor, our concern is that this downsizing will cost us dearly in momentum and ministry opportunities.

A Solemn Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Mission
We are calling everyone who considers Grassroots to be their home church to join us in a focused season of prayer, fasting, and mission for 40 days.

Beginning: Tuesday November 10th and Ending: Sunday December 20th.

Prayer Gatherings Wednesday Evenings @ the Grassroots Office 7pm-9pm during 40 Days.

Prayer, Fasting and Mission Details
Our heart is to be united together as we seek God and so we would encourage everyone who participates to use the prayer and mission guide on the back of this sheet for direction and accountability. No one else will see your sheet but we would encourage you to fill it in throughout the 40 days.

We are asking people to choose one day a week for themselves in which they will fast from 1-3 meals and spend the time they would normally be eating in prayer. We would also encourage people to consider fasting from TV, Internet, movies, etc. and to instead spend this time in prayer and Bible reading. For more on fasting, see Hunger for God.
We will be having group prayer gatherings at the church office once a week during the 40 days and we would ask that everyone who participates make it a priority to attend at least one of these gatherings.

Download Prayer Guide: 40 Days Prayer Cards

For help on fasting, download A Hunger for God intro by John Piper: Hunger for God Intro

November 1 2009

steve — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:58:55 +0000

October 25 2009

steve — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:56:50 +0000

October 18 2009

steve — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:22:50 +0000

October 11 2009

steve — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:14:52 +0000

Angry with God

pastorahsh — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:11:51 +0000

Jonah 4

God is Love God is Just

pastorahsh — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:06:22 +0000

Pastor Ahsh teaches through what many have called the most important paragraph of the Bible. Romans 3:21-31.

Total Depravity, Total Hillarity

pastorahsh — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:03:55 +0000

Pastor Ahsh explains the painful and funny truth of our human condition and the silly religious excuses that Christians often make for their sin. Romans 3:1-20

Why Doesn’t God Just Change Me?

steve — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:55:44 +0000

If God Makes People Gay, Why Does He Punish Them For a Mistake That He Made?

steve — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:54:09 +0000

How Do I Study Romans and Other Parts of the Bible?

steve — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:49:28 +0000

Why All This Talk About Sin?

steve — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:47:40 +0000

Why Can’t We All Be One

steve — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:44:43 +0000

Hypocrisy and the Inner Life

steve — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:18:22 +0000

Judging Others, Judging Yourself

steve — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:20:22 +0000

Pastor Ahsh teaches through Romans 2:1-16 and deals with how religion, like hedonism, is a Dead End to God.

Resurrection Sunday 2009

steve — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:48:11 +0000

If Jesus literally and physically rose from the dead. If he really vindicated the truth of his life and words by rising in a glorified body. If he really did, like he said, conquer Satan, sin, and death through his triumphant resurrection from the dead… then whatever you happen to believe about God, about life, about death, about everything… needs to be radically rethought, and reworked around the world-shaking, mind-blowing reality that Jesus Christ rose from the dead and that the message of the New Testament is not some ancient relic of religious dogma but is actually the revelation of the God-Man Jesus Christ, who was born of a virgin in fulfillment of prophecy, who lived a sinless life proclaiming kingdom of God, who performed miracles and mighty signs, who attracted the broken and poor and who offended the rich and powerful, who was unjustly crucified as a criminal and who on the cross prayed for his murders and who in fulfillment of his own words rose from death on the third day and appeared to his disciples and to hundreds of others over a period of 40 days before he ascended into heaven where now as he has say said, “All authority in Heaven and on Earth has been given to [Him].”

In this message, Pastor Ahsh shows how we can be sure that Jesus rose from the dead and the implications that this has for our lives.