1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:15,440 Welcome to Hub City Vineyard. 2 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:23,060 To get connected or to give online, go to connect.hcv.church or give.hcv.church. 3 00:00:23,060 --> 00:00:27,360 If at any point during this message you feel called to make a change in your life, text 4 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,600 change me to 970-00. 5 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,640 Thank you and enjoy the message. 6 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:34,080 Good morning HCV. 7 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,560 Welcome to our Build Back series. 8 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:40,240 This Sunday and every Sunday this month we are interviewing volunteer leaders in our 9 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,640 church to find out why they serve and to learn more. 10 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,240 My name is Ashley Torres and this is my husband. 11 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:47,240 Michael Torres. 12 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:48,960 And we're here to talk with you this morning. 13 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,000 Okay so question for Mike. 14 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,180 In what ways do we serve here at HCV? 15 00:00:54,180 --> 00:00:59,520 We serve, you serve in the cafe and I serve on the transportation team and the safety 16 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:00,520 team. 17 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,900 How long have you been serving cafe? 18 00:01:03,900 --> 00:01:09,520 So I've been serving cafe since we entered the new building and one of those first team 19 00:01:09,520 --> 00:01:15,160 up Sundays I joined the cafe team which is ironic because I don't like coffee but I love 20 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:16,160 serving on cafe. 21 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,400 So those are the teams that we serve on. 22 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,480 We also serve in a lot of HCV events right? 23 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:22,480 Yes. 24 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:28,480 The backpack giveaway, the Thanksgiving dinner and the shoes. 25 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:35,760 When we do Angel Tree, a donut drop, we've given away flowers and the square. 26 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,080 Just anytime that we have the opportunity to serve we come out. 27 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:41,160 Hey by the way how did you get into serving? 28 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:46,140 I got into serving through team up and I think it was one of those days that Chris changed 29 00:01:46,140 --> 00:01:51,760 everything up and made Kelsey go from the hub to inside the auditorium and I picked 30 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:56,440 cafe but do you remember how you got signed up for transportation? 31 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:57,440 By you. 32 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,320 You were kind of voluntold. 33 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,720 I was in the shower where you have your best thoughts and one day God just said Mike's 34 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,600 going to drive the van when we get the van so I called him in the bathroom and I said 35 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,280 hey guess what you're going to drive that van. 36 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:11,000 And I do have a little bit of background in it because I drove for college. 37 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,920 You drove that college van a lot. 38 00:02:13,920 --> 00:02:17,040 And so that's how we started serving on the teams that were on. 39 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:21,080 So big question, why do we serve, why do you serve? 40 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:25,040 We serve because we feel closer to God. 41 00:02:25,040 --> 00:02:29,360 Serving others just helps us, it helps with also our two children. 42 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:35,080 Getting them, bringing them in to serve on our teams and help showing them that there's 43 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,040 people that you won't even recognize that just need to be helped. 44 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:43,160 Yeah I think it's the best way to bring glory to God and I find serving as worship for me. 45 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:48,760 Even when I don't want to wake up really early on a Sunday morning I feel called to be there 46 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:54,160 and you know kind of once you get into it there's so much joy that comes from serving 47 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:55,420 others. 48 00:02:55,420 --> 00:02:59,080 So any advice you would give to the people in our church? 49 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:00,080 Just do it. 50 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:05,860 I know that sounds really really simple but jumping in, getting uncomfortable, being comfortable 51 00:03:05,860 --> 00:03:09,120 with being uncomfortable and trying something new, meeting people. 52 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:13,320 We have tons of teams, try one out, it's not for you, pick another one. 53 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,760 Yep and just be able to be uncomfortable. 54 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,080 You know it was the same way for me. 55 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:22,760 I was uncomfortable and then I got into a team and now I feel like it's a family. 56 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:23,760 Yeah. 57 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:24,760 There's no impossible. 58 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:25,760 I believe that you are working now. 59 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:26,760 Pour it out. 60 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:50,560 Oh pour it out.