Women's Bible Study: Igniting A Passion To Pray

Igniting a Passion to Pray (by Nichols, Gritter, and Oldham) is a six-week study for women who desire a more effective prayer life.

Session 1 starts Thursday February 21 through April 3 with options for 9:30 AM or 7:00 PM.

Session 2 starts Thursday April 17 through May 29, again with options for 9:30 AM or 7:00 PM.

Women's Bible Study: Beth Moore's Stepping Up

Beth Moore's newest study is Stepping Up: A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent. Through an in-depth look at 15 Psalms, participants in this study can pray, reflect, and write a personal rendition of these ancient choruses.Themes such as unity, joy and gratitude, redemption, repentance, the power of blessings, facing ridicule, and more are explored in detail. Modern-day believers can learn much from these treasured Psalms in their journey toward greater intimacy with God.

Session 1 starts Thursday February 21 through April 3 with options for 9:30 AM or 7:00 PM.

Session 2 starts Thursday April 17 through May 29, again with options for 9:30 AM or 7:00 PM.

Sign ups are in the church foyer.

The Cost Of Christmas

Pastor Tony finishes our Christmas series by taking us through John 1:1-5, 14, 18 to understand that the real cost of Christ isn't in the amount of money we spend each year on gifts, food, travel expenses, etc. The real cost of Christmas is found in the immeasurable love of God to provide us His Son so that we may have unshakeable security of our salvation.

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The Challenge of Scripture

Sometimes it is the little phrases of Scripture that bring to us the biggest challenges. It is those compacted lines in the Bible that hold such life altering truths that make us stop and think if we are really taking God seriously or not.

One such line is in the book of Acts, chapter 20:35. ". . . remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive'."

At this time of year these words of our Lord become even more weighty as we think of him leaving heaven, setting aside his glory and coming to earth to die for us. A close look at these words clarifies what the Lord Jesus said and brings to us the full weight of the challenge of Scripture.

The word "more" is a contrasting word. I think it would be fare to say that the Lord is teaching there is happiness in receiving. Jesus never ignores life's realities. But his emphasis is clearly on the odd thought that there is greater happiness in giving. I am sure you realize that "blessed" means, happy. In making this statement God the Son has just told us an indicative truth about life. It is something like the laws of nature that cannot be altered. It is true, and always will be true in life, that it is more blessed to give than to receive! Oh, one other thought. This giving is a lifestyle. It is not writing a check or delivering a Christmas basket to the needy once a year.

Do you want to be happy? Do you believe God? Well, what are you waiting for?


Tony

The Gifts Of Christmas

Pastor Tony uses Colossians 1:19; 2:1-9 to help us to understand that God did for us through Jesus Christ (the ultimate and true gift of Christmas) what we could not do for ourselves and focus in on the motivations that Christmas brings to life.

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A Christmas Celebration from LBC

2006's Televised program for "A Christmas Celebration" will be televised again this year. The program schedules are as follows:


(Day, Date, Time, Channel)

• Wed, 12/19 9:00 PM Faith Channel (Cable Channel 19)
• Mon, 12/24 8:00 PM Faith Channel (Cable Channel 19)
• Mon, 12/24 7:30 PM ICN2 (Cable Channel 2)
• Mon, 12/24 10:30 PM WBKI/CW (Broadcast Channel 34 or Cable Channel )
• Mon, 12/24 11:00 PM WYCS (Cable Channel 24)
• Tues, 12/25 10:00 AM WYCS (Cable Channel 24)
• Tues, 12/25 7:00 PM Faith Channel (Cable Channel 19)

You can also listen, watch, or download the audio to this program anytime day or night here!

LIFE Basics - Fellowship

Do you understand the basics of life? Does life come at you fast? All of us struggle at times with this thing called life. LIFE Basics is designed to help you live out the Christian LIFE. Come join us January 13th at 5:30 PM as we study LIFE through the basics of FELLOWSHIP. As Christians we need to Promote the Gospel through our LIFE...and Fellowship is a big part of that. Don't miss out on this growing opportunity. Sign up at the LIFE Basics table in the Foyer or online.

If you have questions, see one of the pastors or your LIFE Class Teacher. LIFE "comes at you fast" but the Basics are right here for you on January 13th. Mark your calendar, sign up and be here!!

Woman to Woman Mentoring Ministry Celebration Potluck

Celebration Potluck Lunch

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

12:30 p.m.

Sign-up in the foyer!

The Truth of Christmas

Pastor Tony continues the theme of Christmas Connections by helping us clarify the world's fuzzy lens to understand the Truth of Christmas.

Using 2 Peter 1:3-11, we must:

1. Understand the link between Faith & Knowledge and thereby the link between Knowledge & Practice
2. Supplement our faith - not be cheap with (starve) our souls
3. Understand that this demands effort on our part
4. Understand that effort alone is not adequate

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Christmas Connections

Pastor Tony takes us through Isaiah 59:1-6 to help us identify how connected we are to the reality of Christmas.

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