Blog Archive
Seduced by Complacency
Posted May 2, 2012
Spiritual awakening begins first with WAKING UP!
(An excerpt from weekend sermon at Lifehouse Church)
My youngest daughter used to wake me up at ungodly hours by joyously screaming in my ear, "Daddy! Daddy!" and slapping my rapidly in the face. Trust me, it woke me up and got my attention!
All of us get comfortable and complacent. Life has a way of lulling us to sleep spiritually and causing us to dull our spiritual senses and drown out our cry for God.
Lifehouse Church Saturday- a behind the scenes look…
Posted Mar 7, 2012
After much prayer and preparation, it is finally official…Lifehouse Church is launching a new campus: LIFEHOUSE CHURCH SATURDAY! We’re excited for this new step, and we hope each of you will prayerfully consider what YOUR PART might be in supporting and launching this new venue.
With changes come questions, so I’ve tried to answer some big ones here…
WHEN is it? Services will be held weekly on Saturdays at 6 PM. We chose this day and time through much prayer and research, including studying churches with multiple campuses. We’re hoping to reach people who aren’t interested or aren’t
BE a TUTOR, GET a TUTOR! A service opportunity.
Posted Jan 5, 2012
If you're excited about Hagerstown Convoy of Hope, then this is for YOU!
Lifehouse West has launched a new educational ministry called Community Life Institute.
This is an exciting opportunity to both be served and serve!
Check it out here and found out what's available and how YOU can get involved.
This ministry is offering tutoring to get a GED, school tutoring, Continuing Education Courses, or Community Awareness Programs. If you NEED this tutoring, then check out the website and register.
If you are WILLING to be a TUTOR! Also, go to the website
21 Days of Fasting & Prayer to Kick-off 2012
Posted Jan 1, 2012
Jesus-followers, especially Lifehousers,
A CALL TO FASTING AND PRAYER!
At the end of each year, we Americans go through a New Year's ritual. We evaluate the previous year and set resolutions to change our habits and lifestyles. We make the same resolution we've made for years, each time failing to follow through with our commitments.
Resolutions start with good intentions, then as quickly as the new year begins, our resolve wanes. Then, we justify our lack of follow-through: the resolution was unrealistic, timing was bad, and our schedule had too many unexpected
HOW TO HEAR FROM GOD! Lessons from 2011
Posted Dec 30, 2011
Hearing from God is key to walking in God's design and purposes for our life.
Obviously, as a pastor, it's essential that I walk in the confidence that God is leading and directing me, our elders, and the vision of Lifehouse. Since God's plans are not always as clear as reading a roadmap, it is critical that we know how to hear from God. In 2011, we hit up against some obstacles in the course of leading the church that required that I, and the elders, hear