For the past three Easters, First Assembly Community Ministries has collected an “Easter Offering” designated to a number of projects. This year, our “Easter Offering” will be going completely to one project that is a huge need–world hunger. We will be partnering with Convoy of Hope, the disaster relief and community development partner of the Assemblies of God. Every day, … Read More
God-Sized Miracle for First Assembly Community Center!
The developing First Assembly Community Center (formerly South Plaza) at the intersection of Beck Lane and Old U.S. 231 on Lafayette’s south side just received a boost that leaders acknowledge only God could have engineered. In the summer of 2014, First Assembly Community Ministries acquired the exclusive right to purchase the property for approximately $600,000 after some businessmen from the … Read More
THE WORST CHRISTMAS EVER–Miracles in the Mundane
Yesterday’s dazzling Christmas Sunday was exceptional! Check out the incredible music and production that led us in worship yesterday! A highlight was “Little Drummer Boy”. It starts about the 01:26:00 mark. You can catch the abbreviated message at the 03:40:12 mark from the second service. Many thanks to the artists, musicians, singers and technical workers who made yesterday’s incredible Christmas … Read More
Why Should I Invite Family & Friends to First Assembly on Christmas Eve?
Christmas is a big deal. We make it a big deal at First Assembly Community Ministries! The reason is because this is a time when our culture actually celebrates Jesus and the stories of the gospels about him in a variety of shiny and colorful ways. Sometimes believers can get caught up in the way Christmas is celebrated by the … Read More
What to Expect on Christmas Eve at First Assembly
It is my honor to invite you to join us for Christmas Eve services at First Assembly Community Ministries at 5PM and 6:30PM on December 24th. We welcome Christmas by celebrating with carols, communion, and candles. Your entire family, from great grandparents to young children are welcome to join us for the service, that will last one hour. We will sing Christmas carols, listen … Read More
What Should I Expect at a Christmas Eve Service at First Assembly?
It is my honor to invite you to join us for Christmas Eve services at First Assembly Community Ministries at 5PM and 6:30PM on December 24th. We welcome Christmas by celebrating with carols, communion, and candles. Your entire family, from great grandparents to young children are welcome to join us for the service, that will last one hour. We will sing Christmas … Read More
It’s Christmas–Come Back to Church!
So many people return to church at Christmas time that there’s even a joke about it. One Sunday a man is leaving church, and he says to the minister, “You need to expand your repertoire. Every time I come here, you’re talking about Jesus being born in a manger. He must’ve done more than that!” Why do so many people come to church … Read More
THE WORST CHRISTMAS EVER–December 2015 Series
We all want Christmas to be perfect. The perfect tree, the perfect gift, the perfect moments spent with those we love, but Christmas is rarely ideal. This year, for three Sundays we’ll focus on what can be learned when Christmas is far from perfect and how God shows himself to be precisely what we need when it all goes wrong. … Read More
What is Advent?
Advent is the season of expectant preparation that involves the four Sundays before Christmas and Christmas Day itself. Advent literally means “coming”. It involves reading scripture, prayer, and often the lighting of candles. This coming Sunday it will begin and we will be encouraging our congregation to begin a period of Bible reading and prayer in a way to mark … Read More
WHY I Observe Advent
For the last few days or so, I have been posting things about Advent. In our home, observing Advent means that we read certain passages of scripture centered on the coming Messiah and the Christmas story each night and take probably 15 minutes or so to listen to those scriptures, light some candles, sing a carol and pray together. (Many … Read More