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Welcome!
Thank you so much for joining us at Access Church! We’re honored you’re here and hope this is the highlight of your week.
We get it.
Trying a new church can feel like an awkward first date.
We want you to feel right at home, to get all of your questions answered, and to get connected.
JUST GIVE US 6 WEEKS.
We know that if you’ll commit to sticking around, you’ll find a place to grow, something that matters to do, and a place to belong.
— Pastor Jason & Lis Burns
What to Expect
1. Our band will lead some songs.
Let’s sing loud. We’re here to celebrate!
2. Someone will pray and say hello.
Grab a seat and fill out your connection card.
3. We’ll share some announcements and ways you can give.
You can learn more about everything we share on this page!
4. One of our pastors will share a message.
They’ll share how you can take your next steps with Jesus.
5. After about an hour, the service will be over.
If you have any questions about anything that happened today, swing by Guest Services in the lobby.
We Are Access
Pastor Derek Shackelford
Hebrews 11:1 (ESV) // Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Hebrews 11:1-2 (The Message) // The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd.
- “A city is changed when faith stops being something we hold and starts being something we do.”
Mark 2:1–12 (ESV) // And when he returned to Capernaum after some days, it was reported that he was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. 3 And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. 4 And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him, and when they had made an opening, they let down the bed on which the paralytic lay. 5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” 6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 7 “Why does this man speak like that? He is blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?” 8 And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, “Why do you question these things in your hearts? 9 Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Rise, take up your bed and walk’? 10 But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” he said to the paralytic 11 “I say to you, rise, pick up your bed, and go home.” 12 And he rose and immediately picked up his bed and went out before them all, so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We never saw anything like this!”
- The Crowd
- Close to Jesus, But Not Always Compassionate
- “If our faith fills rooms but empties compassion, we’ve missed the heart of Jesus.”
- The Four Friends
- Faith That Refuses to Give Up
- “Real faith doesn’t stop at obstacles it rewrites the path.”
- The Paralyzed Man
- Faith That Receives and Is Restored
- “Healing changes your condition, but forgiveness changes your identity.”
- “We have never seen anything like this.”
- “A city is changed when faith stops being something we hold and starts being something we do.”
- Let’s be a church that:
- Moves aside like the crowd should have
- Acts boldly like the friends did
- Receives deeply like the man did
