Seven others from First Assembly left on Friday, June 22 for El Salvador to join the ministries of King’s Castle (pictured here to the left) for eight days!They’ll be helping to conduct medical outreach and working on maintenance of the King’s Castle campus. Our group will be hosted by our very own Landon Thompson who has been a student at the … Read More
EPIC–Sunday Series for Summer 2012
EPIC, meaning “extending beyond the usual or ordinary, especially in size or scope”, is the series we’ll be focused on at First Assembly in Lafayette, Indiana for the next seven Sundays. We’ll be taking seven “epic” stories from the Old Testament and seeing how they apply to life and to our individual lives now. Beyond the definition posted above, the letters of the word … Read More
PARANORMAL–June 2012 Series
“Paranormal” is the regular state of the Christian life. To be “paranormal” is to be “beyond what is normal or beyond the reach of scientific explanation”. That’s a great way to express what the Christian life is when it is filled with God’s Holy Spirit. Over the month of June, we’ll be seeking to experience the full and overflowing work … Read More
UNDER THE INFLUENCE–May 2012 Series
Jesus was a person with an absolutely magnetic character. He drew men and women around him who left everything else to hear him speak, see his miracles and just be with him. In the same way, God looks for his people to be “influencers” in the world. That’s the subject of May’s Sunday morning series at Lafayette First Assembly. This … Read More
The Real Thing–Sunday Series April 2012
Over the next two Sundays, we’ll be reflecting on the success of Coca-Cola to spread it’s product around the world to put its name in front of every pair of eyes, every day, everywhere and the command Jesus Christ has given the church to spread the Gospel to the whole world. How can it be that this delicious, brown, carbonated … Read More
GOOD FRIDAY AT FIRST ASSEMBLY
I love Good Friday at First Assembly in Lafayette, Indiana. The tone for the service is unlike any other during the year–a solemn time for reflection, worship, vigil, communion, and prayer. We use interactive stations where people can do something while they pray and hear the story unfold as well as great music and even artistic outlet for those so … Read More
EASTER OFFERING
If you’re a part of Lafayette First Assembly, you likely know that the leadership of our church has planned to receive a special offering on Easter morning during the service. The reason for this is because we are hoping to generate some financial momentum toward completed renovation on our sanctuary that began years ago and was not quite finished. Our … Read More
2012 First Things Retreat
“Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love. Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.” –Revelation 2:4-5In the above letter addressed to the Ephesian church in Revelation, Jesus instructs the … Read More
January Happenings at our Church
January is more than a marking of our planet’s voyage around the sun or a change of the calendar! At Lafayette First Assembly, we like to take the opportunity to invigorate our spiritual lives and ask God to bring change to our circumstances and our hearts. So, here are some things happening at our church in the coming month that … Read More
Awakening Fast
Do you want to see your spiritual life explode with a new intensity and vibrancy? I know I do. This coming January 15-February 5, 2012, we will be calling Lafayette First Assembly of God to a 21-day fast. This three season will be be a great way to start the New Year right and experience a powerful journey for resetting your … Read More