Sanctuary Church - San Francisco

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It’s back! #LoveSF

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Fleet Week San Francisco | Air Show | Blue Angels This air show event attracts over a million people around the Bay Area. Featuring the United States Navy Blue Angels.

Just had a call with a leader friend who kicked off their Alpha last night. They thought they’d just be a handful come. There was almost 40!!

Why?

A huge reason was that SO many who identify themselves as having a christian worldview, are deconstructing their faith.

And have not returned to church after the last 18 months.

And so Alpha, as a midweek, relationally oriented, judgement-free zone where they can safely talk so many of their doubts re Jesus & their “christianity” = super attractive.

Know anyone like that, who you think might be touched by your invite...?

NEXT COURSE BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY 6th OCT

All details on website: https://www.alphasf.org/

Just had a call with a leader friend who kicked off their Alpha last night. They thought they’d just be a handful come. There was almost 40!!

Why?

A huge reason was that SO many who identify themselves as having a christian worldview, are deconstructing their faith.

And have not returned to church after the last 18 months.

And so Alpha, as a midweek, relationally oriented, judgement-free zone where they can safely talk so many of their doubts re Jesus & their “christianity” = super attractive.

Know anyone like that, who you think might be touched by your invite...?

NEXT COURSE BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY 6th OCT

All details on website: https://www.alphasf.org/

Love church. Today @crossjosie cast amazing vision for us as we look to launch our next ALPHA course. @alphasanfrancisco. She explained how millions of people all over the globe have done this course especially aimed at those who who’d either not call themselves Christians but are curious about the Christian worldview. Or those are more familiar with it but are having doubts.

The next course kicks off in just over two weeks - WEDNESDAY 6th OCT.

https://www.alphasf.org/

Also so good to have our kids so well served, not just learning about Jesus love for us, but physically experiencing it as their feet were washed just as Jesus modeled.

MAJOR NEW TEACHING SERIES at Sanctuary

STARTS SUNDAY 3rd OCt...

Come join us as we endeavor to simply get back to “Just” Jesus, amidst a time of tremendous disappointment and deconstruction of so many things. Come and be comforted by this unique figure in history. Come & be troubled.

There is a shaking happening amidst the western church that is uncomfortable but I think ‘good’ in many ways. Old unhealthy ways are being exposed. Old and beautiful ways recovered.

We all have so many questions. And rightly so.

But you know when everything feels absolutely crazy, and life feels like a fog, we need I think to get back to the Source like never before. We need to rush to the Source. Sit with the Source. Let our imaginations be affected and renewed by the Source. And Jesus Christ alone is that true and life changing Source.

He’s not like anyone else you’ll ever know. But that’s the whole point.

SUNDAYS
10:30am
2325 3rd St
DOGPATCH
San Francisco

MAJOR NEW TEACHING SERIES at Sanctuary

STARTS SUNDAY 3rd OCt...

Come join us as we endeavor to simply get back to “Just” Jesus, amidst a time of tremendous disappointment and deconstruction of so many things. Come and be comforted by this unique figure in history. Come & be troubled.

There is a shaking happening amidst the western church that is uncomfortable but I think ‘good’ in many ways. Old unhealthy ways are being exposed. Old and beautiful ways recovered.

We all have so many questions. And rightly so.

But you know when everything feels absolutely crazy, and life feels like a fog, we need I think to get back to the Source like never before. We need to rush to the Source. Sit with the Source. Let our imaginations be affected and renewed by the Source. And Jesus Christ alone is that true and life changing Source.

He’s not like anyone else you’ll ever know. But that’s the whole point.

SUNDAYS
10:30am
2325 3rd St
DOGPATCH
San Francisco

After the toughest of seasons, getting away last Saturday as a church plant for a day retreat at Mt Gilead, nestled in the redwoods, was so good for our souls, bodies hearts and minds as a church family. Grateful

Join us this Sunday, August 8, as Tom Shaw continues in our new teaching series "IN the City, FOR the City" and Joni Toombs leads us in worship. Sanctuary Kids will be available for ages 0-12.

MEETING LOCATION
We are meeting in Dogpatch at the LUX-SF Studios at 2325 3rd Street, #347. There are plenty of parking spots behind the building on Illinois Street.

REINSTATED MASK MANDATE
As you probably know, the mask mandate for indoor gatherings in San Francisco has returned. So, we are asking everyone to wear a mask while in the building as we do our best to honor our city’s officials and do our part in helping stem the pandemic. We still feel faith to press ahead and continue to meet on Sundays - even if we have to make some adjustments. We hope you’ll join us.

SANCTUARY KIDS
Over August we will be doing a series called "BLESS" with the kids. Following the same topics as the adults in the main service, we are really excited about us teaching them how they can be a blessing to others - serving them, loving them, eating with them, and sharing their own faith stories!

SANCTUARY KIDS BEACH SOCIAL
Join us for a fun evening on Saturday, August 14, at the Ocean Beach Firepits. We'll play games and eat s'mores and hotdogs. RSVP to [email protected].

MORNING PRAYER AT BERNAL HEIGHTS PARK
All are welcome as we gather for a rich time of weekly prayer over San Francisco. Our Women's Prayer gathering is on Tuesdays and Men's Prayer is on Wednesdays - meeting weekly at 6am at Bernal Heights Park. Email [email protected] for specific location details.

WEEKLY EMAIL UPDATE
Text “hellosanctuary” to 97000 to sign up for our weekly email update.

Join us this Sunday, August 8, as Tom Shaw continues in our new teaching series "IN the City, FOR the City" and Joni Toombs leads us in worship. Sanctuary Kids will be available for ages 0-12.

MEETING LOCATION
We are meeting in Dogpatch at the LUX-SF Studios at 2325 3rd Street, #347. There are plenty of parking spots behind the building on Illinois Street.

REINSTATED MASK MANDATE
As you probably know, the mask mandate for indoor gatherings in San Francisco has returned. So, we are asking everyone to wear a mask while in the building as we do our best to honor our city’s officials and do our part in helping stem the pandemic. We still feel faith to press ahead and continue to meet on Sundays - even if we have to make some adjustments. We hope you’ll join us.

SANCTUARY KIDS
Over August we will be doing a series called "BLESS" with the kids. Following the same topics as the adults in the main service, we are really excited about us teaching them how they can be a blessing to others - serving them, loving them, eating with them, and sharing their own faith stories!

SANCTUARY KIDS BEACH SOCIAL
Join us for a fun evening on Saturday, August 14, at the Ocean Beach Firepits. We'll play games and eat s'mores and hotdogs. RSVP to [email protected].

MORNING PRAYER AT BERNAL HEIGHTS PARK
All are welcome as we gather for a rich time of weekly prayer over San Francisco. Our Women's Prayer gathering is on Tuesdays and Men's Prayer is on Wednesdays - meeting weekly at 6am at Bernal Heights Park. Email [email protected] for specific location details.

WEEKLY EMAIL UPDATE
Text “hellosanctuary” to 97000 to sign up for our weekly email update.

“Do you sometimes feel torn?

Both wanting to love your fellow man & woman well but also gripped by fear, guilt & even self-reliance?

If so, I think you are in good company!

How do we love well, one person at a time, in a season where even our own lives can feel overwhelming? And the thought of looking to be a blessing to others can just feel too much?

Join us this Sunday at Sanctuary as Tom Shaw continues our series: IN the city, FOR the city...

Part 2: A foundation of being Fathered

10:30am
The LUX studios
Suite #347
2325 3rd St
Dogpatch
SF

“Do you sometimes feel torn?

Both wanting to love your fellow man & woman well but also gripped by fear, guilt & even self-reliance?

If so, I think you are in good company!

How do we love well, one person at a time, in a season where even our own lives can feel overwhelming? And the thought of looking to be a blessing to others can just feel too much?

Join us this Sunday at Sanctuary as Tom Shaw continues our series: IN the city, FOR the city...

Part 2: A foundation of being Fathered

10:30am
The LUX studios
Suite #347
2325 3rd St
Dogpatch
SF

Loved hearing Tim Harms kick off our BRAND NEW Sunday teaching series last Sunday!

Think this is going to be very timely...

Sign up to our podcast for all Sunday teaching:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanctuary-sf/id1524694312

Loved hearing Tim Harms kick off our BRAND NEW Sunday teaching series last Sunday!

Think this is going to be very timely...

Sign up to our podcast for all Sunday teaching:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sanctuary-sf/id1524694312

Gideon: Running Past God's Anointing

"Running Past God's Anointing"

Dave Ainsworth (Citizens Church) finishes up our series on Gideon with this last mini-message looking at the end of the story of Gideon in Judges 8. What happens when we run past God's anointing?
https://youtu.be/g79zPhok_kU

Gideon: Running Past God's Anointing Mini-Message #4Dave Ainsworth finishes up our series on Gideon with this last mini-message looking at the end of the story of Gideon in Judges 8. What happen...

Gideon: The Dangers of Tiredness & Success

"The Dangers of Tiredness and Success"

As we continue our series of mini-messages throughout July and the story of Gideon unfolds, our own Josie Shaw continues teaching from Judges 8:4-7.

After experiencing great God-given success, Gideon moved from a place of reliance on God to self-reliance, pushing his army to keep going, despite their exhaustion. What can we learn from the story of Gideon about the dangers of tiredness and success?

Watch and listen to this 15 min message below from Josie Shaw.

https://youtu.be/dZ4UVD6G1nE

Gideon: The Dangers of Tiredness & Success Gideon Mini-Message #3As we continue our series of mini-messages throughout July and the story of Gideon unfolds, our own Josie Shaw continues teaching from ...

Thankyou @daveainsworth of @citizenschurchsf & Jon Yeager of @eucharist_sf for this book recommendation. Loving it! Cheers : Tom

Thankyou @daveainsworth of @citizenschurchsf & Jon Yeager of @eucharist_sf for this book recommendation. Loving it! Cheers : Tom

Gideon - God's Pursuit & Power

"God relentlessly pursued Gideon."

As we continue our series of mini-messages throughout July and the story of Gideon unfolds, our own Tim Harms continues teaching from Judges 7:9-25.

Just as God called and pursued Gideon to do things beyond his capability and accomplish his purposes, we pray God does the same through each of us in the places where we're rooted. What does it look like to lean into God's pursuit of us? How can we participate?

https://youtu.be/67yPUac1F88

Gideon - God's Pursuit & Power Tim Harms walks us through Judges 7:9-25 to explore how God pursues Gideon and uses his power to deliver his people.

Gideon: God’s Weakness is Stronger Than the Strength of Man

"God's power is perfected in our weakness."

This is the first of four mini-messages on Gideon that we will be sharing during the month of July. Glenn Power from Radiant Church in Visalia, California, kicked us off with this teaching from Judges 7:1-8.

*After Gideon is called, God begins to whittle down his already meager resources. Why does God do this?! Why doesn’t He seem to mind our weaknesses nearly as much as we do?

https://youtu.be/X0eg4DbWw98

Gideon: God’s Weakness is Stronger Than the Strength of Man Glenn Power teaching on Gideon from Judges 7:1-8.

Sanctuary Church - San Francisco updated their phone number.

Sanctuary Church - San Francisco updated their phone number.

Sanctuary Church - San Francisco updated their phone number.

Sanctuary Church - San Francisco updated their phone number.

“Feed my sheep” - Jesus

Even though we aren’t having normal Sunday services at Sanctuary this month, we take Jesus’s command seriously.

And so are excited to have a mix of homegrown and guest teachers completing our Gideon series over the month of July.

Josie Shaw Glenn Power Tim Harms & Dave Ainsworth- THANKYOU!

Video messages from these brilliant teachers will be emailed our week by weekly in our weekly church email (sign up link HERE: https://sanctuarysf.churchcenter.com/people/forms/98697?open-in-church-center-modal=true ).

And also posted HERE on FB.

“Feed my sheep” - Jesus

Even though we aren’t having normal Sunday services at Sanctuary this month, we take Jesus’s command seriously.

And so are excited to have a mix of homegrown and guest teachers completing our Gideon series over the month of July.

Josie Shaw Glenn Power Tim Harms & Dave Ainsworth- THANKYOU!

Video messages from these brilliant teachers will be emailed our week by weekly in our weekly church email (sign up link HERE: https://sanctuarysf.churchcenter.com/people/forms/98697?open-in-church-center-modal=true ).

And also posted HERE on FB.

Sanctuary Church - San Francisco updated their business hours.

Sanctuary Church - San Francisco updated their business hours.

A thousand THANKYOUS to the small ARMY that is the “Sanctuary Kids Workers Team!!”

Max
Ryann
Robbie
Hannah
George
Amy
Angela
Jarod
Kathy
Kelsy
Minette
Josie
Tyler
Jessica
Billy
Amanda
Daisy
Lily
Lidia
Sarah

We are so grateful as a church to have so many kids but loving on them, teaching them, pouring into them, is no small task!

You’ve worked your hearts out all year on Sunday’s and at other events, making Sanctuary an amazing place for our kids, youth, toddlers and babies.

Enjoy the July rest from organized events. You’ve deserve it.

We are grateful!

CHEERS to The WORKERS! 🥳
CHEERS to The KIDS! 🥳

CHEERS to @crossjosie for leading this team and doing so so well! 🥳

Come and PARTY with Tim & Kelsy Harms the date we got rid of those pesky Brits...🇬🇧🇺🇸❤️

Email [email protected] for deets of address- We’d LOVE to have you come join us! 😍😍😍

A HUGE “well done” to our truly brilliant Small Group Leaders here at Sanctuary!

“ Tim Harms Kelsy Harms Phil Walker Hannah Walker Jesse & Sarah Livingston- you guys are all rockstars and have poured yourselves out this year.

WELL DONE & THANKYOU so much!”

In July they take a well earned break from leading their groups.

In a city with so much loneliness and isolation- it’s no exaggeration to say that these groups are cherished by the members of this church. Hugely!

Lives have been changed, relationships made and depended, roots into SF/the Bay have continued - all because you have loved, gathered and prayed for so many.

Deeply grateful

A HUGE “well done” to our truly brilliant Small Group Leaders here at Sanctuary!

“ Tim Harms Kelsy Harms Phil Walker Hannah Walker Jesse & Sarah Livingston- you guys are all rockstars and have poured yourselves out this year.

WELL DONE & THANKYOU so much!”

In July they take a well earned break from leading their groups.

In a city with so much loneliness and isolation- it’s no exaggeration to say that these groups are cherished by the members of this church. Hugely!

Lives have been changed, relationships made and depended, roots into SF/the Bay have continued - all because you have loved, gathered and prayed for so many.

Deeply grateful

Set down helpers squeezing into the freight elevator at LUX studios today after another truly amazing morning gathering as a church family at our new venue. Very grateful for the venue. Very grateful for the servant heartedness & willingness to help @sanctuarychurchsf

Set down helpers squeezing into the freight elevator at LUX studios today after another truly amazing morning gathering as a church family at our new venue. Very grateful for the venue. Very grateful for the servant heartedness & willingness to help @sanctuarychurchsf