First Assembly Community Ministries is pleased to announce the hiring of Pastor Jamie Doyle as its new children’s ministries pastor. Pastor Jamie and Jennifer have nearly 20 years experience in children’s ministries and have served at some great churches! The Doyle family is moving from Springfield, Missouri where they have been serving as Missionary Associates with Assemblies of God … Read More
Faith Like Abraham
After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” 2 But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant … Read More
Check out Messages in Video Format
This post is just to let you know that there is the possibility to check out messages at Lafayette First Assembly of God on Vimeo. Most of the messages there are mine, but you can also see some from others who have taught on a Sunday morning. Just check on this link to see what’s there!
Double Your Missions Giving Until the End of October
We have big news to announce about our missions giving this month of October! Someone in our congregation has stepped up and made a commitment that they will MATCH ALL giving made to First Assembly’s missions fund through the rest of October! What this means for you is whatever amount you generously give to our missions fund in October will … Read More
Beauty and Power
This amazing picture of a volcano in Iceland from National Geographic is a vivid reminder of the power and beauty of God to me. And just think–we live on a relatively small piece of our galaxy! Consider the shaking of the ground and what it must have sounded like beyond how visually impacting it is!
Final States
Q: Do people in hell have a chance to get out? This question, submitted at our February 6 Q Morning, raises a number of significant issues. Beyond the basic question about the finality of hell, it is a fundamental question about the justice of God. I won’t pretend that I can plumb all the implications of the question here, but … Read More
Kenyan Lessons
I have been asked a number of times how my trip to Kenya was–let me answer you–it was absolutely wonderful. From the moment I got off the plane in Nairobi on Monday night until I left on Friday night, I found Kenya to be a beautiful place with hospitable and humble people. Additionally, I discovered a side of the world … Read More