Here is the last of four messages on the theme “Seasons”. We explored how spiritual growth and transformation is usually connect to a certain pattern that mirrors the agricultural process. Check out the outline and the message from Sunday, May 22! SEASONS—Harvest 1 Corinthians 3:6 “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.” Mark 4:8 “But other seed fell on good … Read More
SEASONS–Watering
So how do you encourage spiritual transformation in your own life? What kinds of things will cause the kind of growth that is supposed to come to the life of the follower of Jesus?Check out the outline and the video message below to see this, the third message of this four-part series that will end on Sunday, May 22. Seasons–Watering … 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
SEASONS–Planting
This series of messages is exploring the process God uses to bring about spiritual life and breakthrough. This message focuses on what it means to be a planter in the lives of others when it comes to the gospel. Check out the outline and the video below! The message begins at 2:47:00! Seasons–Planting Mark 4:3-8 “Listen! Behold, a sower went … Read More
SEASONS–Plowing
How do we start the process of finding spiritual growth or breakthrough in your life? It’s through breaking up the hard ground of our hearts. This message focuses on that dynamic exactly. I’m enjoying this four-part series called “Seasons” already! You’ll find the outline and the message itself below! Life Cycles—Plowing 1 Corinthians 3:6 I planted the seed in your … Read More
SEASONS–Spring 2016 Series
The Bible begins with seasons. God creates them in the first chapter of Genesis. The cycle that unfolds based on the seasons fill the rest of the Bible in many different ways. And in particular, four seasons related to growth emerge: plowing, planting, watering and harvesting. So it is with nearly everything that God does, whether corporately (in the life … 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
How My Family Celebrates Advent
Do you suppose the angels in the sky looked at all like this picture on the night Jesus was born? The following is a guest post from my lovely wife about how my family celebrates the season! Advent is a word that has many different meanings to just as many people. For some, it is a season of the church … Read More
LIFE ON MISSION–Grow
You can’t be an effective witness to the power of Jesus to change a life if you’ve not been changed by Jesus. That’s the basic idea of this message. Check out the outline and video of week 5 of this series that is moving our church. LIFE ON MISSION—GROW Luke 6:40 “The student is not above the teacher, but everyone … Read More
Pray-er: Great Books on Prayer
To go along with the series called “PRAY-ER”, I wanted to point you to some rich resources on prayer. When I was a teenager, one of the significant spiritual mentors in my life pointed me to many of these books, and I am greatly in debt to him for it because they are rich in their power to move one … Read More