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

Independence Day Celebration SUCCESS

Robby Bradfordchurch growth, Church life, evangelism, First Assembly of God Lafayette, Independence Day Celebration, outreachLeave a Comment

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

Robby BradfordAGWM, Assemblies of God, Church life, first assembly, First Assembly of God Lafayette, missions1 Comment

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

First Church of the Fireworks

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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

The Comparison Game

Robby Bradford7 Deadly Sins, character, discipleshipLeave a Comment

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

Faith Comes by Hearing

Robby BradfordBible, Bible study, character, discipleship, faith, the BibleLeave a Comment

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

Robby BradfordChristianity, discipleship, Jesus Christ, pride, sin1 Comment

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