The new year rings in this week, and Paul and Andi have cast vision for 2015—investing in New Cities and missions partnerships, New Ministries in church life, New Strength in the communities we’ve planted in Brooklyn and Zimbabwe, and New Possibilities for purchasing permanent property in New York City.

There are only a couple days left to sow into the 2014 Seed Offering, for Liberty Church to reach our giving goal and for individuals to have their tax-deductible giving on their 2014 giving statement.

Around our city, we see the rich history of magnificent church buildings that were purchased with people’s tithes and offerings but that are being reused for different purposes in this generation. “We’re looking to turn that around,” Paul said in Sunday’s service. That’s why we’re devoting part of our Seed Offering to unlocking new possibilities for doors that can stay open through the week to change people’s lives.

These are exciting times for us as a church, and an opportunity for each person who supports Liberty to sow what won’t last forever into what will.

Paul says, “If we give flippantly or haphazardly, we miss the opportunity to do it as a call…to keep the faith in giving.” As investors in missions and church planting, we’re putting faith in the future God has called us to and investing our natural resource in something that is eternal. “We go first for the many who come after us. We go first for the generations to come.”

Watch the video below to hear Paul and Andi explain the vision for investing in New Possibilities. And click the button below if you’d like to take part in this year’s Seed Offering.

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Justin Tarsiuk preached this message titled “Home is Where Your Heart Is” at our service in Soho on December 28, 2014.

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Sunday Services-
Brooklyn – United Artists Cinema 9:30am
Soho – Scholastic Auditorium 11am
Union Square – Union Square Ballroom 5 & 7pm

In last year’s Seed Offering, Liberty Church along with their partners raised $250,000 to invest in missions and in the core strengths of our church at home. These strengths include:

• Liberty Sisterhood, which strengthens and empowers the women of our church to walk in freedom,
• Visionaries, which equips and enables the businesspeople of our church to make a difference in their workplace and propel life-changing initiatives through our church, and
• Pastoral Care, which supports the physical, spiritual, and emotional needs of people in our community.

You can hear how these ministries have grown in strength this past year as a result of your generosity in this video. But our hope is that the Seed Offering “is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God” (2 Corinthians 9:12). We are blessed to be a blessing.

This year we have New Ministries set to begin with She is Free, a women’s conference that will extend the gift of freedom to women in New York City and beyond; The Company, which will gather them men of our church to be sharpened by the company of other men; and The Exchange, a roundtable for urban church planters to collaborate and be the Church in cities across the world.

Watch the video below to hear from Paul and Andi how giving in this year’s Seed Offering will fuel New Ministries in 2015.

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Andi Andrew preached this message titled “Home in His Arms” at our service in Union Square on December 21, 2014.

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Sunday Services-
Brooklyn – United Artists Cinema 9:30am
Soho – Scholastic Auditorium 11am
Union Square – Union Square Ballroom 5 & 7pm

“How do I find God’s will for my life? Surrender your life to serve God’s greater purpose for humanity, and in that you will find God’s will for your life.”

“Open your eyes and look at life in the light of eternity…Your priorities and preferences change. The whole list will topple. Survival will not be a top priority, revival of souls will be a top priority.”

“I believe the purpose of church in the world right now is the purpose of God in our generation.”

“You can live for something greater than yourself. You can live a life that’s larger than life.”

Liberty Church was honored to have Biju Thampy from Vision Rescue with us on December 14th. His message on “Living in the Light of Eternity” still resonates with many of us, especially as we turn our focus to missions this month. We wanted to share a few gems from his message.

In speaking of his heart for missions and the hundreds of millions in India who have not heard the name of Jesus, Biju says, “How do we get the darkness out? By bringing the light in!”

“Two things distract us from living in the light of eternity: The good things in life and the bad things in life…When you look at life through the eyes of eternity, the good things become rubbish (Philippians 3:7–10) and the bad things become light and momentary (2 Corinthians 4:17)”

Through Vision Rescue, Biju works with some of the poorest communities in India, meeting practical needs including nutrition, education, and medical programs, along with networking more than 3000 churches that they’ve planted.

Our growing Liberty Church Zimbabwe community is making an impact in the lives of families and building up the next generation of leaders. Watch Richard’s story.

In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, projects are already underway for developing the campus and care point, training staff, and meeting needs in the community. Yet there is a great need for new leadership development programs, continuing the construction of the communities center, and supporting Gethin and Bex as our first full-time missionaries.

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We are a church-planting church, and we want to see all the communities we plant to flourish. It is crucial that we support our newest communities in Brooklyn and Zimbabwe as they become sustainable and strong. Together we will enable continued health and growth by investing strategically in our leadership, ministries, and facilities.

The promise in Genesis 12 that we are blessed to be a blessing means there is a purpose to our enrichment. 2 Corinthians 9:11 says, “You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.“

Each December during our Seed Offering, Liberty Church sees the fantastic results of what we can do through our collective generosity when we give sacrificially. And by partnering with God, we have seen the difference our giving has made in New York City and beyond. On Sunday, Paul Andrew asked each of us to give sacrificially toward this year’s Seed Offering to support the strength and sustainability of our new church plants. “It doesn’t matter if your part is $50 or $50,000. Ask the Holy Spirit, ‘What would you have me give?'”

In Brooklyn, which was planted in January 2014, we have seen continued growth with nearly 300 guest cards from new people connecting with our church. Justin and Kristen Tarsiuk with their son Rocco also joined our pastoral staff to oversee the Brooklyn Community. And the Brooklyn Community has been fully involved across all ministries of our church.

In Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, projects are already underway for developing the campus and care point, developing staff, and meeting needs in the community. Yet there is a great need for new leadership development programs, continuing the construction of the communities center, and supporting Gethin and Bex as our first full-time missionaries.

Watch the video below to find out how you can be a part of supporting the longterm health of these two communities.

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