Jesus taught on one subject more than any other.  He was obsessed with helping his disciples understand it.  It seems like it was all that came out of His mouth: “The Kingdom of God is like...”  And yet as followers of Christ, we rarely use the term and have a hard time explaining the concept.  But the Kingdom of God is near.  It’s both already here and coming soon.  It is among us and not far off.  As followers of Christ, the Kingdom of God is where we should live and what we hope will one day be.

Tonight after TNL: Baptism Class
If you are interested in being baptized next week or are curious to learn more about why baptism is so important in the life of a follower of Jesus, please come to the baptism class immediately following TNL tonight in the chapel.

Gothic Theatre
3263 S. Broadway, Englewood, CO  80113

May 11th at 6:00pm
$10 in advance/$12 at the door. Ticket info

The Next Level Church is hiring for a part-time office administrator position. The position is for 12 hours per week sometime during normal office hours (weekdays 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.).  Applicants should have previous office administration experience and be comfortable running an office with very little supervision.  If interested, please send a resume to admin@tnl.org.  Resumes are due by today, Friday, May 9.

TNL is partnering with Royal Family Kids’ Camp to offer a week of residential summer camp for children that are in contact with Social Services, and in most cases, are in foster care. The week of camp is a tangible expression of God’s love for them as every child is connected to a counselor and staff at a one-to-one ratio. Each child who attends RFKC is given a camp Memory Bag, and these bags cost $50.00 each. Please consider donating the cost of one or more of these bags; these contributions to RFKC make a huge difference in the life of an abused or neglected child. For more information on supporting RFKC Denver, find Heather Thompson tonight following TNL in the Lobby or contact her at heather_rfkc@msn.com or 720-922-7829.

TNL has partnered with other local churches to create the Future Faith Network. Together these congregations will come together to build a Habitat home for May Ann Mosquera at 700 Lowell (located just north of 6th Avenue between Sheridan and Federal). Our goal within TNL is to have 100 people building one day and 100 people giving $150 in partnership with the build.

There are several dates TNL is building together on the site, to sign-up online click here. To support the Habitat Build financially please designate “HFH” on an envelope or check, all donations for the Habitat Build may be placed in buckets at TNL or mailed to the TNLC Offices. If you have questions about the Habitat build please contact Jenna Schultz at the Information Table in the Lobby or at jlschultz44@gmail.com.

Habitat Home Fund Raising Event – This Thursday, May 15
This Thursday, May 15, at 7pm, there is a fund-raiser to help raise the remainder for the home of the Mosquera family. The event is a wine and dessert reception with live jazz music at the Temple Events Center, 1595 Pearl Street, Denver, 80203. There will be a brief presentation by Habitat for Humanity and Mary Ann Mosquera at 8:15pm. Ticket cost is $25. Please email rsvp@extremecommunitymakeover.org to purchase a ticket.

Build Update: May 5
To date we have received over $7000 given and had 45 people build on the Habitat build site. TNL has committed 100 people building one day and 100 people giving $150 in partnership with the build. Please designate all donations by “HFH” on the envelope or check. If you have questions about the Habitat build please contact Jenna Schultz at jlschultz44@gmail.com.

Future Faith Network
Seven churches in the Denver metro area partnered to sponsor the Habitat home for the Mosquera family. Together a total of $70,000 and over 400 volunteer days were pledged. The churches of the Future Faith Network include: Arvada Vineyard, City Presbyterian Church, Denver Community Church, Greenwood Community Church, Pathways Church, Scum of the Earth, and The Next Level Church.

Brennan Manning is an author whose books have one central theme: for everyone to accept and embrace the good news of God's unconditional love in Jesus Christ. His books include: Abba's Child, The Ragamuffin Gospel, The Signature of Jesus, and Ruthless Trust. Brennan will be speaking at Greenwood Community Church this Saturday, May 17, at 11am, and three services at GGC on Sunday, May 18, at 8, 9:30, and 11am.

If you are interested in hearing more talks about specific subjects, then check out our new library section, "TNL by Topic". While we have only begun our indexing of these talks, we hope you will benefit from the selections already posted. Currently listed topics are: "Sex & Sexuality", "Social Justice & Mission", "World Religions", "Finances & Consumerism" and "Work".