Pastor Joe Riddle of Wave Church preached this message called “Declaration of Dependence” at our service in Lower Manhattan on October 27, 2013.
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Sunday Services-
Lower Manhattan – Scholastic Auditorium 11am
Union Square - New York Film Academy 7pm
On Wednesday November 6th, Liberty Sisterhood is hosting a Cause Party for Mother and Child and Covenant House.
If you’re a woman in NYC, this is not to be missed! It’s an incredible opportunity to come together as a community and help support and empower other women in our city.
We as Liberty Sisterhood are partnering with Mother and Child and Covenant House to come alongside and empower these beautiful young women to rise up and be all they’re called to be. These women have come from extreme circumstances and have sought refuge and empowerment at Mother and Child.
More about Mother and Child:
“Being a good mother is one of the toughest jobs in the world, and it’s almost impossible when you are young, homeless, and without family. That is why our Mother/Child program was created to help these determined mothers and pregnant teenagers secure a brighter, more stable future for themselves and their babies.
Covenant House counselors motivate each mother to work hard toward achieving independence. Our counselors are available to help them create a plan for their future by lending an ear and offering advice or sometimes by being a stern voice, if circumstance calls for it.
Residents in the Mother/Child program attend workshops in parenting skills, child-bearing, and single parenthood, and we work to make sure the girls understand the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle – both for themselves and their children.
Covenant House’s Mother/Child program also offers free on-site day care so that our mothers can complete their education or hold down a job. And our girls depend on one another as well, setting up schedules for shared baby-sitting. Living with other young mothers helps them bond, learn from each other, and gain a sense of family they probably have never experienced before.” [source]
We’re so excited that the women of Mother and Child will be joining us on this special night, and we hope that you will too. Come be a part of the special night as we empower and celebrate these amazing women!
Date: Wednesday, November 6th, 2013
Time: Doors open at 7:30pm
Address: 359 Broadway, 2nd floor - New York, NY
Cover Charge: $20 online, $25 at the door - proceeds go to Mother and Child.
RSVP: By Sunday November 3rd
Dress: Come as you are! Fancy, casual or straight from work… Just be you!
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]
Andi Andrew preached this message called “Friend” at our services in Lower Manhattan and Union Square on October 20, 2013.
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Sunday Services-
Lower Manhattan – Scholastic Auditorium 11am
Union Square - New York Film Academy 7pm
Rhema Trayner preached this message called “Free” at our services in Lower Manhattan and Union Square on October 13, 2013.
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Sunday Services-
Lower Manhattan – Scholastic Auditorium 11am
Union Square - New York Film Academy 7pm
Our 2nd annual Visionaries Retreat is just about a month away!
We hope you’ll join us for the retreat in Washington, DC on November 14-16.
Here’s all the latest on this year’s retreat, including recently added guest speakers and other exciting updates.
When: Thursday 11/14 through Saturday 11/16
Where: Washington Circle Hotel in Washington DC
Agenda: Hear from a blend of speakers, worship, Q&A sessions and breakouts, as well as free time to explore DC and a chance to build relationships.
(click here for more details)
We are absolutely delighted to announce that John Bevere will be our keynote speaker for the 2013 Visionaries Retreat.
John Bevere and his wife Lisa are the founders of Messenger International. A well-known minister and best-selling author, John delivers messages of uncompromising truth with boldness and passion. His desire is to support the local church and resource leaders regardless of location, language, or financial position. To this end, his resources have been translated into over 60 languages. When he’s home, John tries to convince Lisa to take up golf and spends time with his four sons, daughter-in-law, and grandbabies. To connect with John, be sure to follow him on Twitter (@johnbevere).
We’re honored to have Aaron Walters speaking, the CEO and founder of Altar’d State.
Aaron is a veteran of the retail industry; he held executive positions at Walmart (serving as one of their youngest executives), May Department Stores, Goody’s Family Clothing and Walgreen’s, among others. Aaron has thirteen years of proven leadership managing cross-functional teams that were responsible for multi-billion dollar divisions.
Aaron founded Altar’d State started with a mission statement to fill a gap in the retail industry and change the world for the better. Altar’d State is more than a store, it’s a movement… and combined with Aaron’s Christian convictions it is having an impact on women’s fashion. They began as one little shop; learning, growing, defining who they were. They now have over 30 booming fashion boutiques across the country and have no plans to stop. Recently, they have been recognized as one of the “hottest retail concepts in the country.”
We’re excited to share that along with hearing from keynote speaker John Bevere, we’ll be sending each registrant home with his best-selling Relentless Curriculum as a special gift.
The Relentless Experience will help you uncover life-changing truths about tribulation, resistance, and the fulfillment of God’s destiny for your life. The curriculum includes life-changing truths such as:
The extensive curriculum, which retails for as much as $199, includes 12 video sessions, 12 audio sessions, a study guide, and more. We can’t think of a better resource to further equip you after the retreat.
Your registration includes two nights accommodation at the Washington Circle Hotel, as well as your meals and refreshments, plus of course amazing speakers, some activities and more. Registration does not include Thursday dinner plans before we kick off (we’ll send ideas!) or transport to and from DC, but a list of transport options will be provided for as little as $25 each way, even less if you carpool. Child care cannot be provided for this particular event.
Early Bird Registration BEFORE OCT 1st
EARLY BIRD EXTENDED!!! (includes accommodation & meals)
* Registration pricing is determined by how many people you share your room with. Fees are per person.
* Some partial subsidies are available for those facing financial hardship.
* You must enter a PROMO CODE during the online registration for the correct registration cost
Late Registration
Early Bird extended – late registration costs have not begun yet so register now! (hotel room rates are set to increase on this date)
Due to hotel cancellation policy and the large group reservation we booked, full refund cannot be guaranteed. Please advise as soon as possible if you need to cancel.
Visionaries Retreat is open to anyone who is a part of Liberty Church.
For further information email [email protected] or call 646-202-2906.
We’ve got another great guest speaker joining us at Visionaries Retreat in addition to John Bevere…. we’re honored to have Aaron Walters speaking, the CEO and founder of Altar’d State.
Aaron is a veteran of the retail industry; he held executive positions at Walmart (serving as one of their youngest executives), May Department Stores, Goody’s Family Clothing and Walgreen’s, among others. Aaron has thirteen years of proven leadership managing cross-functional teams that were responsible for multi-billion dollar divisions.
Aaron founded Altar’d State started with a mission statement to fill a gap in the retail industry and change the world for the better. Altar’d State is more than a store, it’s a movement… and combined with Aaron’s Christian convictions it is having an impact on women’s fashion. They began as one little shop; learning, growing, defining who they were. They now have over 30 booming fashion boutiques across the country and have no plans to stop. Recently, they have been recognized as one of the “hottest retail concepts in the country”
One more reason to make sure you register today!
Paul Andrew preached this message called “Valued” at our services in Lower Manhattan and Union Square on October 6, 2013.
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Sunday Services-
Lower Manhattan – Scholastic Auditorium 11am
Union Square - New York Film Academy 7pm
“Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48 ESV). If you asked me to interpret this verse when I was 16, I would come up with something really methodical to say, maybe: Don’t sin or try your best. I would say that with a tone of annoyance, because I had been in Sunday school since I was 3 years old (other than my Sunday school “dark ages;” I was kicked out for a couple of months when I was 4 for head-butting the whole class, including the teacher, but I digress) and I knew exactly what answer would satisfy my teacher. If you asked me to close my eyes and interpret one word, “perfection,” soon enough my mind would travel to a dark place. See, in my past I have struggled with feeling that I needed to be perfect.
This manifested itself in many ways, including a distorted body image. Many girls my age were fixated on their physical appearance but I took that to the extreme. As my formative years progressed, my identity became rooted in how much I loathed my physical appearance. My thoughts obsessed over the fact that I did not meet my own standards of beauty. I even used this as a way to control myself.
There were many people who helped me to realize my self destruction. In fact, the first time I confessed my serious battles with self worth was with a group of Liberty girls at a movie night. It was that summer and the following year that I saw my personal darkness fade away in the light and love of Christ. Before I could take up my own cross, I had to take down my false identities. At first, it looked like a lot of angry prayers and hot tears on the bathroom floor. It seemed impossible to pull my thoughts away from my distorted identity. Then, it looked like being honest with friends, pastors, counselors, and my family about those dark thoughts and actions; a real “darkness to light” moment. Finally and most importantly, when my false identity had been rebuked, my new identity was inaugurated. The healing included accepting and embracing a new identity for myself and my life: an identity that relied on the love of Christ. Christ’s love transformed my understanding of myself, which ultimately transformed how I understood the perfection of Christ. Christ was perfect and infallible, and in salvation and sanctification I leaned on his perfection instead on my imperfections. I learned that in my weakness Christ’s strength is perfect. I accepted Paul’s words: “…your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ESV).
See, I had an identity that relied on my own feeble notions of what “perfection” was. By the grace of God alone, when my identity shift happened in my sophomore year, my whole life changed and I depended upon God for my identity. In this identity I did not want to satisfy myself, but to satisfy and glorify God. I can’t even tell you how many times that year I read and recited Psalm 139, but I can tell you that God’s words had their way in my heart and mind. My identity was now safe in God and God loved me enough to form my innermost being, to be a wonderful work of His, to be fearfully and wonderfully made in the likeness of my God. This identity shift also freed me from always thinking of myself. Now I rest and think of how the glory of God exists in and through me by the way of salvation in Jesus Christ. My confidence no longer rests on my standards of beauty and worth, but Christ’s engulfing love and acceptance.
Psalm 139
O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
5 You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.
7 Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
9 If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
12 even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you.
By: Raychel E
Twitter/Instagram: @RaychelNYC
