Month: August 2021
Very Best Summer – Week 5

Very Best Summer – Week 5

We’re wrapping up an incredible month together here at LPC celebrating the VERY BEST SUMMER! Our last bottom line is: I can have the confidence to make a difference. We can help others understand how much Jesus loves them by the way we treat them every day. After all,...

We Are Family

We Are Family

Many people say that kids and students are the church of tomorrow but that statement could not be further from the truth. They are the church of today. There is so much hope and promise in the younger generation. Throughout the summer, we have talked about how to be...

Contagious Joy

Contagious Joy

Contagious Joy You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11 “Stay out of trouble,” my college roommate’s husband said, sending us off on our annual beach day. He knows well...

Very Best Summer – Week 4

Very Best Summer – Week 4

Today, day four of our VBS month, we will take another look at Zacchaeus’s story. We will see how Jesus’ love CHANGED Zacchaeus. It made him want to turn his life around. He turned away from what he had done wrong, and he worked to make things right with the people he...

The Power of Vulnerability

The Power of Vulnerability

It might seem natural to equate spiritual health with an absence of weakness and vulnerability. Maybe it’s exactly the opposite. Sometimes power and strength are found where we least expect them. Could it be that running from weakness is actually a weakness? We become...

An Everyday Lesson

An Everyday Lesson

An Everyday LessonL ast month, I headed off to Iceland ready for an adventure… and also asking God for a big revelation about the trajectory of my life. The daily grind of work, life in the COVID era, and personal commitments had worn me out. I was excited to spend...

Starting the Race: The Mission of Carry 117 for Korah, Ethiopia

Starting the Race: The Mission of Carry 117 for Korah, Ethiopia

Starting the Race: The Mission of Carry 117 in Korah, EthiopiaIf you happened to grab an Ethiopian/Arab World GO bag last Sunday or the Sunday before at service, you may have noticed a simple handmade bracelet, inscribed with the words 'Carry 117' in black leather....

Very Best Summer – Week 3

Very Best Summer – Week 3

Week THREE of our VBS at LPC! Today we are reminded that we are forgiven! Our bottom line is: I can have confidence because I am forgiven. We know that even if we mess up, we can always talk to God about it. And He will ALWAYS forgive us. He’ll help us to make a...

Hearing God’s Voice

Hearing God’s Voice

If we said we had a personal relationship with another person, we’d all assume, at the very least, some degree of regular, back-and-forth conversation. So how does a “personal relationship with God” work? We talk to God through prayer, but how does God talk back to...

The Fundamentals on the Fairway

The Fundamentals on the Fairway

The Fundamentals on the Fairwayset my golf ball on the tee, got into position, addressed the ball the best way I knew how, and took a nice full swing. Positive I must have hit it a mile, I scanned the fairway, but my ball was nowhere to be found....

As God Has Loved Us: Preparing Arab Leaders for Ministry

As God Has Loved Us: Preparing Arab Leaders for Ministry

As God Has Loved Us: Preparing Arab Leaders for Ministry“I want to be God’s love to those around me.” If you are surprised to learn that these beautiful words were spoken by a Muslim woman from the Arabic Peninsula named Amina*, you aren’t alone. Much of the Arab...

Never Too Old For A Timeout

Never Too Old For A Timeout

Never Too Old For A Time Out This past January, my college sophomore, who was home on winter break, came to me and said she felt guilty because she was watching a show on television instead of working. If you know me, you can understand why this experience hit me...

Very Best Summer – Week 2

Very Best Summer – Week 2

Week TWO of our VBS! Today we are discovering a BIG reason why we can have confidence. Our bottom line is: I can have confidence because I belong. We know that’s true because we can remember the way Jesus chose His first disciples. He didn’t pick people who were...

Caring for One Another

Caring for One Another

God has gifted each of us to contribute to the spiritual well-being of the body of Christ. Being good stewards of our gifts means using them to impact the lives of others. Loving one another, serving one another, accepting one another, and encouraging one another are...

A Masterpiece With A Mighty Namesake

A Masterpiece With A Mighty Namesake

A Masterpiece With A Mighty Namesakeatching the summer Olympics is a family event in our home. We love huddling together on the couch, cheering on the athletes, watching them push themselves to their personal best. As the commentator explains what...

Very Best Summer – Week 1

Very Best Summer – Week 1

This month our K-5 are celebrating the VERY BEST SUMMER (VBS)! Today we discover that we have the BEST reason to have confidence. First and foremost, we can have confidence because Jesus KNOWS us. Jesus knows everything about you and He loves you. The bottom line is:...

Freedom From the Past

Freedom From the Past

Our past marks us. Those experiences go into making us the people we are. But some of those experiences we would rather forget. Guilt, shame, and regret can carve deep gashes in our souls—permanent reminders of another life we would prefer to leave behind. But God...