083-04 :: Great News Part 04 :: The Cross
The central Christian symbol is the Cross. Why? What’s so significant about the cross? Well, for the full answer, you need to hear next week’s message, but at the very least, we learn this week that the cross was always God’s plan for dealing with sin, even as far back as Adam and Eve. Suffering was always an integral part o . . .
083-03 :: Great News Part 03 :: Bad News
In order for good news to become great news, it needs to answer the problem of some bad news. Well, Jesus is trying to give us the best news in the world, and that means he has to also remind us of some of the worst news we’ll ever hear.
Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various
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083-02 :: Great News Part 02 :: Identity Crisis
Have you ever been confused about Jesus? Have you ever felt that God wanted you to be confused? You aren’t alone! I’m going to show you today why Jesus sometimes intentionally confuses people.
Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Mark 3-5
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083-01 :: Great News Part 01 :: The Beginning
NOTE: There’s an audio problem about 5 minutes into this recording. My microphone battery ran out, but we get it resolved in about a minute.
A Catholic man will call himself a Christian, and he will pray memorized prayers, follow the Pope, and baptize his infants. A Lutheran woman will call herself a Christi . . .
Easter 2012: Shattering Records & Changing Lives
Last Sunday was Easter, and I have to share with you how awesome God is through some statistics of the day.
Leading Up to Easter
Leading up to Easter, we engaged in a major marketing effort to get the word out about our church because we are convinced that the message of Easter changes lives. To that end, we spent nearly $3500 on mailing over 19,000 postcards and over 600 Egg Hunt flyers. We hos . . .
082-01 :: One Sunday Changes Everything (Easter 2012)
Can one Sunday make a difference? Perhaps you should ask Peter.
Peter is one of the most incredible stories. He defends Jesus, denies Jesus, runs to the tomb, and jumps out of the boat whereupon Jesus speaks words of restoration and healing to him.
One of the saddest stories of all time is that of Judas. He ma . . .
Easter Egg Hunt 10am at Foxfire Apartments
Register here:
Details:
Everyone is invited to a massive Community Easter Egg hunt with over 1000 eggs! Space is limited to the first 200 kids (under 12), so come early or RSVP below.
- Saturday, April 7 at The Foxfire Apartments on Veteran’s Memorial Parkway, just east of Regal Valley Dr.
- Hunt starts at 10 am / Onsite registration starts at 9:30 am / Door prize announcements at 10:4 . . .
081-04 :: Milestones Part 04 :: Naomi
Naomi is a bitter woman. She has been broken. She knows the truth, but it is far from her experience. But then, she has one small ray of light in her life named Ruth, and then Ruth meets Boaz, and Naomi claims it as the hand of God, and it rekindles her willingness to just do the next right thing. So she suggest . . .
081-03 :: Milestones Part 03 :: Moses
An encounter with God taught Moses that God hears and answers prayers and that God has compassion on his people. It was because of the moment at the burning bush that Moses had the courage later on to confront God and even argue with God for the sake of those same people.
Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various
. . .081-02 :: Milestones Part 02 :: Joshua
Joshua had been up close and personal with Moses throughout Moses’ interactions with God, and now God was speaking to him, making the same claims to him. For Joshua, it was a series of small milestones that led up to his major milestone when God spoke words of success to him. That’s how he had the faith, the trus . . .
Easter Egg Event Needs You
We are looking for help to pull off a massive Easter Egg hunt in the Commons neighborhood on April 7. Here’s what we need:
- 2 Volunteers to run the information table on the day of the event.
- 10 volunteers to help us hide eggs all over the park
- 2 volunteers to serve as “bouncers” for the event just in case we need some security for some reason.
- 1 or 2 volunteers to be photographers and/or videogra . . .
REMINDER: Two Services this Sunday
This Sunday, March 18, LCC will have two Sunday services to practice for Easter Sunday. Our first service will start at 9am with Kidopolis closed and our second will be at 10:30 with Kidopolis open. Which service will you attend?
Easter 2012: One Sunday Changes Everything
can one church service change your life?
It’s an American tradition to go to church on Easter Sunday, but it’s also a tradition to ONLY attend church services on Easter. We understand why.
But first, let me ask if it’s true for you. Is it? How many church services have you attended? How many of those services have made a difference in your life?
If you are like most people, you’ve been to . . .
081-01 :: Milestones Part 01 :: Abraham
A profound experience with God changed Abraham’s life forever. A profound experience with God set Abraham on the path of trust that carried him through the most difficult journey he ever would have to face.
Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Genesis 15
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March Coffee Madness is Here!
During the month of March, we will be providing free coffee for the residents of the Commons neighborhood (and anyone else who stops by for some) every Monday! It’s not going to be the awesome stuff we have at LCC each Sunday, but it will be as good as we can make it in mass produced quantities!
If you want to help, we would love for you to sign up. Contact Tara (local.peace@lafayettecc.org) if y . . .
Share Your Milestone Story
What are your milestone moments? We all have those moments in our past when we just knew that something bigger was going on. You’ve seen a child’s first step, or watched someone learn to drive a car. You know what milestones look like, so what about your own life? What about your spiritual life?
Have there been any moments when God just broke through the average and ordinary of your life to rem . . .
080-04 :: Born This Way Part 04 :: The Power of the Flesh
Our flesh and our gender are intertwined. That’s obvious. What isn’t so obvious is how strong the power of the flesh can be in our lives. In this message, Pastor Jeff tackles the issue of those temptations that are specifically related to gender and relationship issues.
We also used a few YouTube videos for illustrative pur . . .
080-03 :: Born This Way Part 03 :: The Privilege of Singleness
The image of God is beautifully expressed through the harmony of boy and girl and it is vividly seen in marriage, but there is still a great privilege to being single. Jesus was single, he said that those who could accept singleness should accept it, and Paul affirmed the freedom singleness brings to a person . . .
080-02 :: Born This Way Part 02 :: The Purpose of Marriage
Marriage was designed by God for harmony, cooperation, vulnerability, and procreation / family. But more than that, marriage is a unique representation of the image of God. The POINT of marriage is to represent God, the result of doing so is joy! How do you represent God? It’s a one-sided, total abandon demons . . .
We need to borrow your Christmas trees… Seriously!
In the month of March we have a camping/Narnia room theme in KIDOPOLIS: City as we study conviction and would love to borrow your artificial Christmas tree for the month. If you would label your tree/tree box and bring it to the City after church next Sunday we would greatly appreciate it!