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
Independence Day Celebration SUCCESS
This past Sunday night’s Independence Day Celebration at First Assembly of God in Lafayette, Indiana was amazing! Beyond the thousands of people who showed up on our grounds, and the thousands more who crowded into the parking lots and streets around the church (creating the most intense traffic I’ve ever seen in Lafayette), the program, games, huge bouncy castles, fair … Read More
Graduate Goes to El Salvador
Landon Thompson just graduated from McCutcheon High School here in Lafayette, Indiana this past month. He’s a popular kid who’s been raised by John and Bonnie Thompson who have long emphasized serving, giving, and missions. Two of his siblings attended a discipleship school called Master’s Commission in Fort Myers, Florida where young people are encouraged to find the anchor to … Read More
Help for Minot, North Dakota & Joplin, Missouri
You may know that Minot, North Dakota has experienced devastating flooding this month. Things have hit a new low there this past weekend as waters reached a record high. As you may be able to imagine, all kinds of people have been touched by this disaster.Walt and Jenny Donoghue attend First Assembly, but recently lived in Minot. These are the … Read More
First Church of the Fireworks
This weekend at First Assembly of God in Lafayette, Indiana, we’ll have more people on our grounds and looking at our building and saying the name of our church than at any time during the year. That’s thanks to a tradition appreciated by our community by putting on a quality fireworks display, along with offering good food, fun for kids, … Read More
Online Scripture Memorizing Tool
I just wanted to quickly and briefly post a cool tool for memorizing scripture that involves typing it out. It will help you memorize in the English Standard Version. I like this tool, as it’s fun and simple, and it leads to spiritual and character growth. Visit this site by clicking here.
The Comparison Game
Do you constantly compare yourself with everyone around you? Perhaps you measure– Your looks Your job Your possessions Your talents Your marriage Your children Your relationship with God with everyone else’s. I want to encourage you to stop playing the comparison game today. That kind of constant measuring up leads almost every time to one of two of the 7 … Read More
Hitting the Nail on the Head
I sat listening to another story recently of a Christian who missed the point. When I say “missed the point”, I don’t mean by a little or somehow failed to do what they needed to do, but I mean to say that they missed the point of their whole Christian life. What are we moving toward in following Christ? The … Read More
Faith Comes by Hearing
How do you build your faith and see personal character transformation? By listening to, reading, memorizing, praying the WORD OF GOD. Here’s a great tool for doing just that–it’s the New Testament in iTunes format, so you can listen to it while you walk, work around the house, you name it! Access this free tool by clicking on this link!
Pride and Religious People
This weekend I’m delivering a message on Pride, the first of the 7 Deadly Sins we’ll be looking at in our Break the Cycle series. I won’t be able to convey in a single message all I’ve learned about pride in preparing for the message, but one of the things I’ve discovered is that religious observance and the religious context … Read More