The call is clear.  The companion is committed.  The resources are promised. Christian, only one question remains: What Will Go Look Like for You?

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Please join us as we ask God to answer that question for each of us individually as we seek Him together at Passion4Christ 2012.

October 24-28 | Perrysville, Ohio

Registration opening May 1st

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*Matthew 28:18-20 ESV

Dear Friends,

We are so excited to announce our new staff member. Breanna Mendenhall is joining Vision4Living Ministries as a Administrative assistant. This is a huge answer to prayer as our admin duties have increased. This will free up more time for dad and myself to focus more on writing and development. Breanna is a very capable individual who will serve the ministry with a heart and passion for seeing the gospel continue from generation to generation. She has a clear vision for how her role will further kingdom work through V4L for the glory of God. Her years of experience will serve well as she joins the team. Welcome to the team Breanna! What a joy to have one who’s passion is Christ and life is the gospel.

For His Glory,

Daniel

Passion4Christ Summit was a blessed retreat for single Christians who found that Biblical doctrine is not dry, stale, or boring but foundational for life. The balance of fun, fellowship, and fervent worship served as refreshment for tired, hungry, and expectant souls. For the Cavanaugh’s, it was all we coud ever expect and more. May the blessing of the Lord be upon His Word, and may fruit abound in the lives of those who heard it. We hope to see you at P4C’12!

Charles Cavanaugh

A few pictures from the week…

Photos courtesy of Leah Christine Imagery

Daniel Cavanaugh

In the busyness of my life, rest seems elusive. Consumed by “doing”, I so often forget about the “being.” And yet our Lord tells me, “Be still, and know that I am God.”

Passion4Christ Summit 2011 was such a time for me to re-focus. A time to lay aside the busyness of life, and truly seek His face. A leading by the still waters, where He restores our souls. A time to come to the foot of the cross once more, looking only to Jesus. To be still. And know that He is God.

Highlights of the week for me definitely included the fabulous speakers, incredible times of worship through music, the Ponderosa theme dinner night, the zip line, stories by campfire, and the volleyball tournament! However, my favorite by far was time of mutual encouragement with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ. For “those who tell of battles won, or those struggling in the fight.” To recall His faithfulness together. For He who called IS faithful

P4C is truly all about…Jesus. Setting our gaze on Him alone. For all of life. As Mr. Novotny put it, it is all about our “GREAT BIG GOD, and itty bitty every other thing.”

So. Mark your calendar for the Passion4Christ Summit 2012. October 24-28. Ohio. You will not want to possibly miss it. You will come away changed. For His Word does not return void.

Until then, by His grace, let’s continue to rest IN Him in the midst of the busyness. For our souls do find rest in Him alone. Keep looking to Jesus!

Brittany Crist – P4C’11 attendee

Photos courtesy of Leah Christine Imagery 

We still have some room left at the Passion4Christ Summit ’11, and we would like to fill those spaces with you. So with that said, we have extended the registration deadline till October 15 just for you. Or maybe, you know someone you could tell about this great opportunity to come hear God’s word preached and worship and seek the Lord with His people. Another week and half for P4C reg. Help us spread the word about this opportunity!

For His Renowned,

Daniel

Dear Friends,

Its that time of year again. P4C’11 registration is now open and we are excited at what the Lord has in store for this year’s Summit. The Cavanaugh family has already begun planning and putting things in motion for what we are praying will be a pivotal point in each individual’s life as they attend. Why are we praying for it to be pivotal for you? This year’s theme is simply ‘Foundation’. It is our two fold desire to challenge you in your biblical foundation and to give you  the building blocks that will strengthen you in that foundation – your faith in Jesus Christ. We want to show that doctrine [the foundation] is not something to be feared or even shunned. Rather, doctrine is the issue, because it defines what we believe about God, and what we believe about God is the foundation for how we live and therefore glorify Him in all things. His word tells us…

“But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.” 2 Timothy 3:14-17

“Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it. And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.” – Matthew 7:25-29

God’s word is clear about the pursuit of clarity in what we believe. The man or woman who is not “throughly furnish” in sound doctrine will be washed away with the winds and floods of temptation, lies, and tribulations. In a culture, where distinctives are destroyed and replaced with feeling and emotion, it is of utmost importance that we pursue the “the knowledge of the Son of God” [Eph. 4:13] so that we are not “tossed to and fro” by every false “wind of doctrine”.  Join us this year at P4C ’11 to discover that doctrine is not just academic or even theoretical, but it is intensely practical.  It is the pursuit of the knowledge of our Savior and Lord Jesus Christ unto godliness [1Timothy 4:7&8]. It is the life of the one who longs to glorify God in all all things. We look forward to seeing you there.

Pursuing with you,

Daniel Cavanaugh

How does one describe the work and blessing of God? On the one hand there is the danger of miss-stating and drawing to much attention to oneself. On the other, one can underestimate and fail to give God all the glory He so much deserves. With those cautions in mind, I will attempt to describe the blessings of Passion4Christ Summit 2010.

The Summit is a great responsibility and hard work. But it is blessed work. We could not believe that this year’s Summit could be as good as last year, but our great God showed us otherwise. This year’s Summit had eleven fewer attendees. Being human, we saw this as a negative. But the reduction did not impact the summit in a negative way. In spite of our weakness and short sightedness, God blessed in an incredible way by bringing us a wonderful group of Christian singles, whose hearts were ready to worship and hear from God. It was a privilege for our family to work again with a volunteer staff that makes things happen. It was our joy to work with Dewey Novotny and Dave Cavanaugh to minister the word. God blessed each message, and the people were so receptive. Our musicians [worship team] worked wonderfully together and there was a spirit of worship throughout the week. The singing was almost overwhelming in its participation, volume, and beauty. Though I was struggling with laryngitis; I could not restrain myself from participating. The staff at Pleasant Hill was in their office below us and commented on what a blessing it was to them.

God also led in the preparation and preaching of all the messages as evidenced by how they worked together to expound the theme “The Sacred Rhythm”. All were encouraged to have regular encounters with God, to think upon and thank Him for the evidences of His mercy and grace, and to walk with an awareness of His holy presence as we make Him known to our unholy world.

Community Groups met each morning to discuss the topics, increasing the interest and attentiveness. Breakout sessions were led by Pam Cavanaugh, Dewey Novotny, and a new addition Jeff and Leah Erickson who shared on the importance of healthy/Godly relationships within the body of Christ. Jeff and Leah did this in addition to overseeing the preparations of the splendid meals we all enjoyed.

We enjoyed two lovely theme dinners: a casual event to a “50’s Diner” and a formal occasion; an “Old Fashion Christmas” which took us back to the days of Dicken’s and Scrooge.

All in all, the week was a time of good Christian fellowship, emotional and physical refreshment, and spiritual enrichment. We thank our Lord for the privilege of being with and working with such lovely Christian brothers and sisters in Christ. We are also please to announce the dates for Passion4Christ Summit 2011 which will be October 26-30. We hope to see you there!

To Him be Alone the Glory,

Charles Cavanaugh

Note: Photo courtesy of Photography by Britton. For more info on Photography by Britton visit photographybybritton.com

What incredible times of worship in song we had together at this year’s Passion4Christ Summit. Thanks so much to Josh Rodriguez, Chelsea Barrios, and Rachel Jorgensen for their incredibly gifted and spirit filled leading of our worship in song. The Lord truly worked through this worship team. He led through them to help us express the glory of Christ. What a joy it was at times to just stop and listen to the group sing. It was truly amazing, glorious, and Christ exalting. It simply does not get any better than that. Just think of what it is going to be like in heaven.

Many have asked if we could make available a list of the worship music that was sung at this year’s Summit. In so doing, we thought we would make it available to all our readers. You will find listed below each song [some with their composer/writer]. Hope you enjoy and share with others that you may build one another up in “psalms and hymns and spiritual songs” [Eph. 5:19]

In Christ,

Daniel Cavanaugh

Worship Music List:

]]> http://vision4living.org/2010/11/09/2010-p4c-worship-music/feed/ 0 http://vision4living.org/2010/10/07/p4c-registration-extended/ http://vision4living.org/2010/10/07/p4c-registration-extended/#comments Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:42:45 +0000 Daniel http://vision4living.org/?p=1138 Dear friends,

We have good news for you: we have decided to extend Passion4Christ registration for one more week. Although we have received a sizable amount of registrations, there is still a little room, and we would like to extend it to you. Maybe you are still down to the wire on whether you can come or not. So, we are extending it till Wednesday of next week, October 13. So, you have one more week left to decided if the Lord would like you to attend this year’s Passion4Christ Summit or to invite a friend to come along as well. We would love to see you there. We are pumped for what the Lord has in store for us this year as we dig deep into his word.  In communicating with the speakers for this year’s Summit, I am excited to hear what the Lord has to say to us through them as they have been studying His word. So, we hope you can make it. We would love to see you there!

In Christ,

Daniel Cavanaugh

Vision4Living Ministries

Storm the throne of Grace for:

• Speakers to communicate the word of God with clarity, led by His Spirit
• God to prepare the heart of each one who will be attending to grow in grace and understanding of the gospel truth in their everyday lives.
• The Lord to provide for those who are praying and desirous to come.
• The Lord to guide and give wisdom to the Vision4Living staff as they prepare the massive amount of details for the Summit.
• Us to simply walk in obedience [rest in] as we play out the script that God has written for this P4C Summit.
• The Lord to raise up a group of leaders through the P4C who will continuing carry on the gospel mantel to the next generation.

Storming with you,

Daniel Cavanaugh

Director of Operations

For more info on the Passion4Christ Summit visit http://vision4living.org/events/passion4christ-summit/