The Holy Spirit is part of what it means to be a Christian. Among the ways the Holy Spirit works in life of a follower of Jesus is to deposit gifts in the lives of believers. The apostle Paul puts it like this: “Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good” (1 Corinthians 12:7). … Read More
Spiritual Gifts Assessment
One of the ways that we’re wanting to help you to reach your potential as a believer is by providing a simple path to identifying the spiritual gifts that the Holy Spirit has placed in your life! By clicking here, you’ll be able to take a test that will take less than 10 minutes to complete! It will then give … Read More
Holy Spirit Conference
Sunday, April 10 to Tuesday, April 12, 2016 First Assembly Community Ministries in Lafayette, Indiana will host a “Holy Spirit Conference” with guests Tim and Rochelle Enloe. The Enloe’s have travelled the world bring clear, relevant, practical teaching about the baptism in the Holy Spirit and ministering in the power of the Spirit. Because this conference is of interest to Christians of … Read More
The Journey Through–Purpose
How can you know and fulfill your God-given purpose? That’s the big question of this powerful series on the life of Joseph that we completed this past Sunday.See the outline and check out the video as posted below! I’ve greatly appreciated this series and what it’s done in the lives of those who have taken it in! The Journey Through–Purpose … Read More
#filled–Charismatic
Yesterday’s message at First Assembly Community Ministries continued our series called “#filled” that focuses on the Spirit-filled life. In this message, I focused on the 9 gifts of the Spirit mentioned in 1 Corinthians 12 and on the fact that God gives gifts that meet us in very practical ways in life. Check out the video below for some great … Read More
#filled–Praying in Tongues
Speaking in tongues, glossolalia, praying in the spirit. This New Testament practice remains one of the most controversial and misunderstood elements of Christian spirituality. The Church often disagrees with itself about it, and an onlooking, unbelieving thinks it’s outrageous. Learn more here in the message below about the power of praying languages the speakers don’t themselves understand. There’s some incredible … Read More
Divine DNA–March 2014 Sunday Series
DNA–deoxyribonucleic acid–the building block of all living organisms was only discovered by scientists about 60 years ago. The applications and cascading discoveries continue to bloom, it seems, as the years pass by. From March 2 to April 6, 2014, we’ll be focusing on how God’s Spirit infuses us with his character and power. Below, you’ll see what is scheduled for this … Read More
IGNITE: Move that Body
This series called “Ignite” seemed to move our church in important ways. At the end of this message on the need to DO something as a member of the Body of Christ, we had an interesting way to respond. SO MANY of you responded to this message by signing up to receive more information about serving in various ministries! Check … Read More
IGNITE–Gifted by God
Last Sunday, we experienced a strong start to August’s message series, “IGNITE”. We’re focusing on the fact that the scriptures urge us to “fan into flame the gift of God which is in you”. I’m really fired up about it. Below is the video from the first service. We looked at the call of Moses and the five excuses Moses … Read More
IGNITE: Fan Into Flame The Gift of God–August 2013 Series
“For this reason, i remind you to fan into flame the gift of God which is in you…” 2 Timothy 1:6a These words, from Paul to his protege Timothy are the inspiration behind a series we’ll be covering in the month of August on Sunday mornings at First Assembly Community Ministries. The reason we’re exploring this theme is to see … Read More