GENERATIONS: Young & Old

Robby BradfordChurch life, discipleship, ecclesiiology, family, First Assembly Community Ministries, preaching, Sunday message series, teaching, worshipLeave a Comment

This past Sunday, we tackled much in the first message of what I believe will be a very fruitful series! We looked at the future, the past and the present and considered how the Church doesn’t belong to young or old, but is a bridge God owns where he is doing his “now”, “new” thing! Watch either the message alone … Read More

THE STORY: Resurrection

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I love Resurrection!  Jesus coming back from the dead is the quintessential story of the scriptures that tells the whole story of God in a quick moment.  Check out this message, heavy on apologetics and the ins and outs of the narrative itself!  We’ve reach the climax of the The Story!  The first video below is the message itself, while … Read More

The Main Thing

Robby BradfordChurch life, communion, discipleship, First Assembly Community Ministries, Jesus Christ, preaching, sermon, teaching, worship, worship serviceLeave a Comment

Sunday, April 7 was a change in pace and style for us at First Assembly, as took on an “unplugged”, acoustic style with some very famliar songs for our congregation.  We were trying to get at “the main thing”–abiding in Christ.  Worship, the message and communion yesterday were powerful exercised in the main thing!  Kind of a goofy picture of … Read More

Getting the Message Notes on your Device

Robby BradfordBible, Bible studies, Christianity, Church life, discipleship, First Assembly Community Ministries, preaching, Sunday message series, teaching, technologyLeave a Comment

Hi!  We showed this video in church a couple weeks ago, but in it you’ll learn how to access the outline for the message that is given in church on Sunday mornings on your phone or iPad or other device.  We’ve been doing it for several months, but are now ready to share this with everyone.  You’ll need to download … Read More

Into the Wild–July 2011 Message Series

Robby Bradforddiscipleship, first assembly, First Assembly of God Lafayette, Old Testament, preaching, Sunday themes, teaching1 Comment

The upcoming series of messages here at First Assembly of God in Lafayette, Indiana is a nice fit into this midsummer month! Into the Wild will look at the lessons learned by the children of Israel in the desert after they were delivered from Egypt and before they entered the Promised Land. Maybe you’ve experienced a stretch of life where … Read More

Biblical Translation

Robby BradfordBible, first assembly, First Assembly of God Lafayette, KJV, NASB, NIV, preaching, teaching, translation6 Comments

I’ve been asked what version of the Bible I use for the Sunday morning message at our church.  I use the New International Version, Copyrighted 2011. I use this translation because I believe it is a good one.  A number of my teachers in graduate school worked on this translation.  Perhaps the New American Standard Bible is the best version … Read More