Life Connection Church

Genesis 32:30, “And Jacob called the name of that place ‘Peniel’ because he said, ‘ I have seen God face to face and my life was preserved‘.”

Our next encounter is scheduled for October 17th, this is a weekend designed for you to encounter Jesus face to face, to receive deliverance in your souls and complete healing in your emotions. We believe you will see a radical change and you will experience real freedom.  If you are feeling the leading of the spirit to get alone and encounter Jesus and experience the Gospel then sign up and pay today.  The total cost for the encounter is $40.

Encounter Schedule

saturday.

7a – Breakfast

8:00 a – Peniel  (Josh Dailey)

9:30 a – break

9:45 a – Repentance (Dave Negron)

11:15 a – break

11:30 a -Forgiveness (Dana Dailey)

1p – Lunch

2 p -The Cross (Pastor Aaron)

3:45 p – break

4 p – Ressurection (James Jackson)

5:30p – Dinner

7:30p – Worship

8p – Baptism of the Holy Spirit (Pastor Aaron)

sunday.

7:45a – The Vision ()

8:30a – Prayer

10:15 a – Celebration Service

As Pastor Aaron starts his sermon series on Gospel Communities and as our Connection Groups start to take on a new look we want to see what we can utilize to keep our communities better informed of the community that exists and its events and gatherings. As you may or may not know, we have a pretty active Twitter community inside of LCC including our own @LifeConnection twitter account which broadcasts all new blog posts including sermons and other news updates.

Part of this gospel community transformation is living life together and gathering around the gospel. We as a LCC family do so much together and those meetings, impromptu gatherings, parties, etc… should be made known so that it can encourage others to join and get deeper into community. There are lots of ways of doing that, but the avenue this post is about is how we are going to use Twitter for this purpose.

Anytime you are hanging out, meeting with, eating with, partying with, discussing with, praying with people (you get the idea) you can tweet about it and include the hashtag #lccgc . That stands for Life Connection Church Gospel Community. Here are a couple of examples if you are confused:

Now, you may be wondering how you are notified of these #lccgc messages. There are a few ways.

1. Life Connection Church Website -> Communities

All of these messages are collected and displayed on our website under the Communities page. This makes an easy viewing area for people who are not Twitter savvy.

2. Join the Twub

Twubs is a site that organizes twitter hash tags. We have 2 twubs that you can join, #lccgc and the more generic #lifeconnection. Stay tuned for how we are planning to use the #lifeconnection hash tag.

3. Save a search for #lccgc and get notifications

There are a ton of different ways of doing this depending on your Twitter app. If you use TweetDeck you can save a search column for #lccgc . You can search for #lccgc on twitter itself and subscribe to the RSS feed for it.

But probably for most of you cellphone but non-iPhone-TweetDeck-using people you’ll want to use the “track” feature of Twitter. This means from your phone you txt a msg to twitter like:

track #lccgc

Now you’ll get notifications anytime a msg appears with that hashtag regardless if you follow that person or not. You probably have a lot of questions, so please don’t hesitate to ask in the comments section and we’ll help you get setup.

If you need someone to set it up for you, then on Sunday make sure to come see me (Kyle Campos) after service and I’ll help you get going.

On July 24, the members of Life Connection Church gathered for a night of celebration as we recognized our 7^th anniversary. It truly was an amazing evening at the Valley Garden Center, filled with laughter, recognition, celebration, and thanksgiving. It was also a time of reflection as we looked back upon the journey on which God has guided us, as well as looking ahead to the vision He is revealing.

Hats off to Mel Campos, who catered the meal for the evening. She did a phenomenal job, and no one left hungry! Thanks also are extended to all the elders and their wives for making this, by far, the most exceptional celebration dinner we’ve ever had.

The highlight of the evening, however, was the interns’ graduation. This group of young men and women has persevered over the past year by serving, learning, studying, and growing in the Lord, while trying to maintain relationships with each other, their families, and their jobs. Everyone at Life Connection Church is proud of each of them for their determination and resolve, and we wish them continued blessings as they press forward in their walk.

Check out the pictures and see for yourself what a glorious commemoration this was. As we gear up for the next 7 years, we pray for the Lord’s continued grace and direction as we share the gospel in our community.

Make it a point to buy your tickets today for the 7th Anniversary Banquet and the Movement Intern Graduation.  This is going to be a evening for Celebration and Vision.  We are setting up Childcare at the connection building for $5 a child for those families who need it.  You can purchase your tickets for the banquet and or childcare online or on Sunday mornings at the information center.  If you have any questions feel free to e-mail info@lifeconnectionchurch.net

This week watch we watched a message entitled “God is… Strong” by Pastor Francis Chan.  Go check it out!

Join us for One Prayer this June as the Church stands together to share, serve, and give: http://www.oneprayer.com/

Life Connection Church is excited to share, serve, and give with thousands of other churches.  Make sure to come on sunday to the gathering and get in a connection group to see how you can be apart of this great movement.

One Prayer 2009: One Prayer began in 2008 with a simple idea: We pray to Jesus asking Him to answer our prayers – what if we became the answer to His? He prayed that we would be one, and One Prayer is an opportunity to see what can be accomplished when the Church works together.

Last June, thousands of churches formed unprecedented partnerships across cities, continents, denominations, and cultures. More than two million believers stood together to learn, pray, fast, and love others. This year, we’ll be joining forces once again as we go out into the world to share, serve and give during One Prayer 2009.

Join us for One Prayer this June as the Church stands together to share, serve, and give: http://www.oneprayer.com/

Life Connection Church is excited to share, serve, and give with thousands of other churches.  Make sure to come on sunday to the gathering and get in a connection group to see how you can be apart of this great movement.

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This July  is the 2nd year of doing, the very contriversal but important, summer sex talk.  This is a series of messages that talk about sex as scripture sees it and challenges the church to understand the heart of God when it comes to sexuality. Come on out and be ready to ask any questions that you may have wanted to ask but were afraid to in church.

Membership is about more than attending church meetings. Members who enter into a covenant with us are called to a higher degree of responsibility, service and sacrifice. By becoming a Covenant Member you are committing to be part of a spiritual family that will provide support and encouragement in your walk with Christ.

Our elders and leadership pledge to assist our Covenant Members first and foremost, by providing care and counsel as well as pray, teach and guide as necessary.

We hope that as the Lord leads, you will take the following steps by covenanting with us to be part of Life Connection Church.

1. Attend an encounter weekend
2. Be baptized in water
3. complete post-encounter classes
4. Attend Membership 101 class - We hold membership in high regard and want our guests and those who regularly attend to make an informed decision about joining our church. By providing a class we are able to cover the essentials of what it means to be a Covenant Member, our basic beliefs, our distinctives and what you should expect from the elders and leaders. The class is coming on Saturday 3/13/10 10am – 5 p.m.
5. Sign a covenant agreement

NOTE: These things do not need to be done in order.  So if you have not completed one of these steps and would like to attend this class you are more the welcome.

If attending class please sign-up below

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The purpose of post encounter is to make solid the decisions that you made during your encounter weekend by giving you tools to grow.  Post encounter is a 8-session class held over a weekend on friday evening and Saturday at LCC’s connection building.  The classes are thought by a variety of teachers and there is no cost to attend.

For more info contact Dave Negron. (davenegron@lifeconnectionchurch.net)

Class Schedule (all classes must be attended for completion)

Friday

6 pm – Who I am in Christ

7:30 pm –  break

7:45 pm – Elements of Prayer

9 pm – End

Saturday

9 am – Prayer

9:15 am – How to Study the Bible

10:30 am – break

10:40 am – Staying Connected

12:00 pm – Lunch

12:45 pm – Holy Spirit

2 pm – Motivational Gifts

3:15 pm – break

3:25 pm – Taking Back the mind

4:40 pm – Conquering Temptation

6 pm – Finished

Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in My name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.

When we believe and follow Jesus there will be signs that accompany us.  We are told that when we lay hands on the sick they will recover.  We, by Jesus, have been given authority over demons, poisons, and sickness.  If these are signs that follow those who believe why are we not seeing them follow us?  I think it has to do with our lack of belief.  Do we believe that in the name of Jesus we can be healed?  God has power over all disease and He has told us to lay hands on the sick and they will recover.

Jas 5:14 – Is any one of you sick?  He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.

God is the one who does the healing but the word of God tells us to to lay hands on sick and anoint them with oil.  I think we should just do it and believe that He can and will heal.  Today as we are praying for healing I want you to meditate on a few things.

(1) Do you believe you have authority in the name of Jesus over all demons and sickness?

(2) Do you put that belief in action by laying hands on people and praying for them?

My challenge to you today is simply to ask someone if you can pray for them, and then lay hands on them and pray and believe God will do a miracle.

Matthew 9:37 – 38 

Then he said to his disciples, The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.

The harvest is plentiful but the laborers are few.  I think that we need to let the words of Jesus sink into our spirit.  There are so many people who do not know Jesus and there are so many people who are in need of the gospel.  We cannot ever think that the opportunity is not there but we must look at our willingness to labor.  We need laborers!  When it comes to spiritual labor we have to believe that part of that laboring is prayer.  We have to be a people who are willing to pray and work towards seeing others brought to Jesus.  When we know that Jesus is the only one to save man then we know that our evangelism must be cloaked in earnest prayer.  

Jesus tells His disciples to pray earnestly for more laborers.  Not only do we want the harvest but we need more people who are willing to labor in prayer and in work to see the harvest come in.  I think we need to listen to the words of Jesus and not only be laborers but pray for more.  It is very important for us to pray earnestly in this fast for the people who do not know Christ, and for more people to develop a love that motivates them to labor for the harvest.

Questions to think about:

1.  Are you laboring in prayer and action?

2.  What holds you back from laboring in prayer and action?

2 Chronicles 7:14 ”if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

To turn from our wicked ways or to repent is usually a big part of our prayer life.  We know that when we have sin in our hearts, or lives, that there is a block between us and God.  Every time we come before Him (if we do) we are confronted with the ugliness of our sin.  Most of us cannot even focus in our prayer life if we know we have unrepented sin.  Many times I find my self praying like David.

Psalm 139: 23-24 “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”

What I am learning about repentance is it is something that I have to continue in.  Not only do I need to continue in prayer all day and it is not just a one time event but I need to have my heart in a humble and repentant state on a continual basis.  I also need His Spirit to search me and show me sin otherwise I might excuse it and call it normal.  I cannot even know my sin unless the Holy Spirit and or the Word reveals it to me.

Romans 2:4 “Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you toward repentance?”

I am thankful that it is the kindness of God that leads me to repentance.  I thank Jesus for being patient with me and not destroying me but showing me mercy.  I not only need to repent but I want to because He is so kind and merciful.

Today ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you any sin that is in you.  Ask Him to lead you to a hatred of your sin and a repentant heart.  Let Him do a work in your heart and lead you in the way of everlasting.  Think of the kindness of God and meditate on His mercy and let that lead you into repentance.

questions to meditate on…

(1) What is the biggest block in your spiritual life?

(2) What sins do you see in your life that you need to repent of?

(3) What do you deserve for all the sin you have committed and why have you not received what you deserve?  

(4) What kindness has God shown to you?