So, what are you here for?That’s the question asked in the churchwide series that children, youth and adults are being asked throughout our ministries–one Sunday mornings, in our Life Groups and in our departmental ministries like Nexus and Kidztown.This is a series about the reason why Christians are still living on earth–to be a witness for Jesus Christ and help … Read More
First Assembly Offers Career and Resource Fair
First Assembly CommunityMinistries and the First Assembly Community Center announce “Community First Day” on Wednesday, July 29 from 6:30 pm to 8:30pm at First Assembly‘s campus at 108 Beck Lane. This is a free family-friendly event. If you are seeking employment, local employers and agencies will be set up for you to meet with on the spot. Community resources are another focus … Read More
AD–Final Message
This message ended 12 weeks of focus on the first 10 chapters of the book of Acts. Because of the historic events of the previous week, I took a different approach to the message. Check it out here and see how I believe the Church should respond to the changing attitudes of our society.
Community FIRST–Committed
Yesterday we finished our series on a note where we asked people to commit to the vision of reaching more and more people in our community with God’s love through developing a community center. In particular, the message in the video below looked at Luke 15 and asked what God values. Accomplishing great things for God requires aligning our heart … Read More
Community FIRST: Sacrificial Living
For the past four weeks, I’ve been calling on our church about making a sacrificial commitment for three years in order to accomplish significant projects that will position First Assembly Community Ministries to reach our community more skillfully. In the message below, I’ll be exploring the following questions: What is sacrifice?How does one create treasures in heaven, like Jesus taught?How … Read More
First Assembly Unveils Community Center and Church Plans
First Assembly Community Ministries is seeking to expand its reach to our community by developing a community center at the location of the old Payless grocery store that was formerly located at the intersection of Beck Lane and Old U.S. 231 in Lafayette. Below you will see the plans for the building and the renovations that will occur to the … Read More
First Assembly Partners with Eastside Assembly in Daycare Venture
First Assembly Community Ministries (FACM) and Eastside Assembly of God, located at 6121 East 50 South, near IU Hospital in Lafayette, are going to begin a second site for Adventure Station, FACM’s daycare located at Old 231 and Beck Lane in Lafayette, Indiana. Adventure Station East will begin operations in 60-90 days and can host up to 67 children in … Read More
#filled
Yesterday’s message was a kickoff to the New Year and the kickoff to a series of messages on the Holy Spirit that I know are going to shape our church in the coming year. Even though I have a funny look in my face in the video shot below, it was a powerful morning! In this message, the focus is … Read More
Christmas Eve 2014
Our Christmas Eve service is posted below. In it, I deliver a message focused on the Word who became flesh. God…Maker…Unmatched Glory…became a human being! The music and strings and choir are also all there to be seen. I hope your Christmas was bright and that God blesses your New Year!
The Unexpected Christmas–Magi
This past Sunday was CHRISTMAS SUNDAY! We had amazing music, interesting video drama and a Christmas message on one of the most unexpected elements of the story–the magi. They were late for Christmas, started a journey when they didn’t know where they were going, they were polytheistic astrologers, and still they found Jesus. The lesson from the Magi? It’s never … Read More