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Emmaus is a community committed to sharing life and discovering Jesus. Whatever your background, whatever your beliefs, whatever your ethnicity or age, whatever your mistakes, doubts, failures or pain, you are welcome in the community at Emmaus. If you have made a mess of your life, you’re in good company. We have too. If you long for a stronger connection to a loving God, you’re in the right place. Welcome to Emmaus... Sunday Worship Gatherings are held here at 10:00 AM. To learn more about the Emmaus Church Community of Lincoln, California visit EmmausCommunity.org
Emmaus Church Community started as a dream to create and lead a transformational community of compassion where Christ-followers and spiritual seekers could share life and discover Jesus in a very real and authentic way. The dream locked into time when Nathan and Carmen Oates, with their children, accepted an invitation from their denomination to move to Lincoln, Ca in July of 2004. Through the fall and winter months, dozens of individuals and families began to gather around this dream. We would come together to eat, pray, ask questions, and bring form to a new kind of church *Shaping City vs. Building Church* What would Church look like if, instead of asking, “What’s our vision for our church?” we asked, “What’s God’s vision for Lincoln, California” and “How could a community of people help to actualize the Kingdom of God in this city?” *Living Life vs. Doing Church* What would Church look like if, instead of asking, “How should I get involved in church?” people asked, “How should I live my life?” *Developing Friendships vs. Starting Programs* What would Church look like if, instead of meeting needs with programs, we sought to meet needs primarily through relationships.
The Church is pretty good at behavior modification …but it stinks at transformation." - Kenda Dean, Godbearing Life Transformation… Emmaus Church Community’s ultimate purpose is holistic life transformation. Our passion is catalyzing spiritual seekers and Christ-followers toward a life-long, revolutionary experience with Jesus Christ. Because holistic transformation is our ultimate purpose, our worship gatherings are multi-sensory and interactive. Our preaching and small group discussions apply the teachings of Holy Scripture to all parts of life. And we honor the wisdom, rhythms, and practices of the historic Church. Community… Individual transformation fuels, and is fueled by, authentic expressions of Christian community. We strive to intentionally share life together, bearing each other’s burdens and celebrating each other’s joys. Because community is core to our purpose, our worship gatherings are highly relational and highly participatory. We meet often in one another’s homes. We eat together. We share life and ministry. Compassion… The expression and end of both personal and communal transformation - the whole point of this church community - is to engage culture with love, mercy, and justice in the name of Jesus. Our mission is to make the world a better place. Our end game is to bring Kingdom realities to bear on our neighborhoods and our world. Because compassion is core to our purpose, we seek to be a church community that goes to the people. We want to reach people by loving people.
Emmaus Church Community is part of the Church of the Nazarene, a family of 12,000 churches gathering in over 160 countries. With roots that reach back to the Anglican and Methodist traditions, the very first Church of the Nazarene was started in Los Angeles in 1895 as a mission to the poor. The name “Nazarene” refers to Jesus who grew up in the humble city of Nazareth. Remembering that Jesus was a Nazarene reminds us that God identifies with the poor and cares deeply about the everyday needs of the common person. Why is Emmaus part of a “denomination?” The Bible teaches that it is extremely important for Christian leaders and local church communities to operate in submission to church authority. The Church of the Nazarene is a strong Christian Church with a Biblical mission whose denominational leaders will lovingly act to correct pastors who fail to remain faithful to their ordination vows. We view this kind of accountability as healthy. We seek to exist in full harmony with the Church of the Nazarene as one part of the “one, holy, catholic and apostolic” Christian Church.For more information about the International Church of the Nazarene please visit www.nazarene.org.

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