Danville Blog & Events

Summer is here and so is the crazy busy schedule that comes along with all the summer fun! Baseball games, cookouts, swimming, campfires, water balloon fights, you name it. So, we want to make sure you stay involved with Southland, even if you don’t make it on the weekend. So what’s the best way to stay up with the latest news and events at Southland? I’m glad you asked! The best place to go is our campus Blogs & Calendars page.

Maybe you have an idea of what a blog is like but don’t really know what ours is like. Well, if you’re reading this, chances are you’re on the blog right now. But let me explain a little more about what we do on the blog.

Each week we post relevant information that will inspire you spiritually, provide information on upcoming events, as well as the latest news. We’ll spotlight volunteers, give you recaps of events or mission trips, you’ll hear from our leadership, and we’ll also provide you with more information on the weekend announcements you hear from stage or from Southlandonline.tv.

You’ll notice we have different blog categories on our blog feed. For example: Parents, if you have kids or students involved in our ministries, use the categories to get information from our age level leaders related only to those areas.

Some churches have a weekly newsletter. We don’t have that but we do have a daily email you can subscribe to. Just click on the “Subscribe to Updates” link and choose to subscribe via email! 

Finally, we have an awesome daily devotional blog. Each weekday, one of our staff members writes a devo that ties in with the message on the weekend. This is a great and easy way to hear from our staff and connect with our creator each day. You can also get this sent to your email each weekday.

So be sure to check back in from time to time or subscribe to updates and stay plugged in with us.

Blogs & Calendars:

Harrodsburg Road Campus | Danville Campus | Richmond Road Campus | Daily Devos

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Over the last five weekends, I’ve had the opportunity and pleasure to be able to lead worship at our Richmond Road campus. I’ve really enjoyed the consistency and being able to observe our people from the stage as they worship God each week. I love the times that we gather together to sing and praise God for who He is and what He has done in our lives and in our church. But I’m not sure that’s all that worship is or could be. For whatever reason, the term “worship” has simply come to mean singing in church. And the verse that...

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These songs can be downloaded on iTunes.

These songs can be downloaded on iTunes.

I have two amazing boys, both 11 years old and they are truly gifts from God. Although I am thankful that they are mine, parenting is becoming harder and harder. I was under the impression that because their Dad and I have worked so hard while they were young, it would get easier. They are respectful, polite and fun to be around. We should be able to sit back and enjoy the next few years, right? Not so much. We are dealing more now with the heart, especially with one of my sons. Because our boys are "good" kids, I was completely blindsided to learn of the struggles and choices our son was dealing with.

Parents, I am learning that Satan is starting early on our kids and he wants to go ahead and stop God's plan for their lives now. He uses technology, friends, sports, and the need to be accepted to get our kids off track. God showed me that the enemy is not my son, but satan and I need to stand and fight with and for my son everyday. 1 Peter 5:8-9 says, "...The devil, your enemy, goes around like a roaring lion looking for someone to eat. Refuse to give into him, by standing strong in your faith."

If an actual lion was going to attack your child, you would do everything you could to protect them. This is no different! Our kids can move mountains with their faith and I believe God is going to do BIG things through our youth. We have to fight for our kids, their purity, their hearts and their future. I encourage you to pray, claim scripture over their lives and be involved.

It is inevitable that we will face trying times as we go through our lives. While there are times it feels unbearable, we know that Jesus has once again given us the advice we need to face these trying times, and hope in our dark times.

Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them. - Matthew18:19-20

A couple weeks ago it seemed like a normal day. I had been given the task of developing the online prayer exhange project. As I finished writing the above scripture from home, I began thinking about what I would write next. I admit I was a little stuck as far as what to write... how to truly speak to those that are hurting and in need. So, since I could not come up with adequate wording, I headed out to work, to give myself...

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This weekend we are introducing a new song called Oceans and it is one of my favorite worship songs right now. The first time I heard this song I knew it was one that we should do as a church family. The lyrics talk a lot about faith and how we should put our trust in Him even though it may be difficult.

The theme is taken directly from Matthew 14 where Jesus walks out to the disciples on the water. Once the disciples realize that it is Jesus that is walking on the water Peter asks to come meet Him. I love what it says in the Message, "Jumping out of the boat, Peter walked on water to Jesus. But when he looked down at the waves churning beneath his feet, he lost his nerve and started to sink. He cried, 'Master, save me!' Jesus didn't hesitate. He reached down and grabbed his hand. Then he said, 'Faint-heart, what got into you?'" (Matthew 14:30-31)

It makes me think of how often I get distracted by waves around me and the things that don't really matter in life. Jesus is right in front of me and inviting me to step out in faith to Him. I'll leave you with the lyrics to the bridge:

"Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders
Let me walk upon the waters
Wherever You would call me
Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander
And my faith will be made stronger
In the presence of my Savior"

Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) - Hillsong United

Last week we had a wonderful and encouraging evening at the Night of Worship. The Danville campus held a local version of Storytellers. Storytellers is the old VH1 series where artists would go to smaller venues and talk about their songs and why they wrote them and why they liked them and so on; the worship leaders in Danville took this N.O.W. to do much of the same.

Aaron, Gretchen, Mary, Jessica, and Brian all picked one of their favorite worship songs and took just a few minutes to explain why that song was important or meaningful to them. It turned out to be a very encouraging and personal night for all of us. This evening gave us a chance to get to know those leading us in worship a little better. It also gave us a chance to hear their favorite songs and many of these songs are favorites of our church as well.

God continues to write our personal stories. There are many chapters in these stories and it is amazing how hearing someone else's can bring perspective and reality to our own situations. Our prayer is that God was able to use our stories to help you see HIm a bit more clearly. Or maybe this was what was needed to help you hear His voice better. Either way, this I know...God wants us to fully trust in the story that He is writing with our lives.

Song Links:

Healing Is In Your Hands - Christy Nockels 

Forever Reign - Hillsong Live 

You Revive Me - Christy Nockels 

Oceans - Hillsong United

One Thing Remains - Jesus Culture

Technology has changed the way we do a lot of things in our everyday life. We know that even applies to how we pay our bills. Most of us are writing fewer and fewer checks and letting modern conveniences take care of our finances. We have even heard from a lot of you who want your giving to Southland easier as well. So to make giving to Southland easier, we are offering the convenience of automated giving. Not only does automated giving make it easier for you, but it also helps Southland by reducing the number of physical checks we have to process each week.

How do you set up your own automated giving to Southland?

You have to complete a short form available here and send it, along with a voided check, to the attention of our finance department.

Your automated giving options are to give twice a month on the 5th and 20th or once a month on either the 5th or 20th.

If you have any questions, feel free to let us know!

These songs can be downloaded on iTunes.

These songs can be downloaded on iTunes.

What do chainsaws, Braveheart, cake pops and a photo booth have in common? In the past week all four things were a part of our Man Night and Ladies’ Night here at Southland. I will let you guess which ones appeared on which night.

Regardless of your gender, both nights were a lot of fun and spiritually encouraging at the same time. It was incredible to see Theater 81 full of men one week and full of women the next week as both groups came together to hang out with friends, celebrate their uniqueness, and become more of the man or woman God made them to be.

Our hope and prayer for both nights was that lasting connection and community would emerge from the event. And it has. But the good news is even if you missed out on either event, it is not too late to get plugged in to a men’s group or a ladies’ group. However, they will be launching soon so make sure you take some “next steps” quickly.

Men, go here to let us know you would like to be in a group and to subscribe to the 6 week study guide we will be using for your group and to access resources discussed that evening.

Ladies, go here to let us know you would like to be in a group and to find out more about the resources we will be using for your group.

These songs can be downloaded on iTunes.