Gift Mart

Looking to help a family or two this Christmas? And you don't know how or who. Then let us help! Join LifePoint as we reach out to the families of Lincoln Elementry of Findlay, Ohio this Christmas. All you need to do is donate a gift or two (priced between $6 - $20) to Gift Mart and be a blessing to a family.




What is GiftMart?
GiftMart is an outreach to the families of Lincoln Elementary School here in Findlay. We’ll be gathering NEW gifts until Sunday, December 6th that we will then package together and sell for $2 to parents/guardians of children at Lincoln. All the money raised at GiftMart will go BACK into the school, toward needs that they have (ex. shoes, coats, school supplies etc.).


You can get involved!!

1) GiftMart Donations being Accepted

GIFTS (1200 needed – in order to do 3 gifts per child)
Giftwrap
Tape
Ribbon
Hot Chocolate
Baked Goods
Monetary Donations – will go for the craft the kiddos will make while their parents are shopping, GIFTS, supplies…

2) Volunteers Needed –
Man the GiftMart
-Check Out
-Check In
-Security
Refreshment Table
People to Bake for the Refreshment Table (300 dozen goodies)
Craft Table
Gift-wrap Table

Sponsored by LifePoint Community Church – www.lifepointfindlay.com

Summer of Service

Phew - ok - got a sec - so I'm gonna share some pix and quick details of what God has going ON in Findlay!!

LifePoint Gardens - There's this guy... Jon - who God brought to LP - Let me just say, he goes AFTER IT for God!

This is his 2nd year doing a Community Garden with some students from a local middle school and this year LP is joining him.

They weed, plant, water and take care of some crops and when they're ready... they are donated to people that need it and/or are sold at the Farmer's Market and the proceeds to go charity.
Thanks to Lawrence Farms for donating a half acre for this project!!
Jon was nice and bought everyone some fresh strawberries!! THANKS JON!
Check out more pix of LP Gardens HERE.

Invigorate Mission Team: This amazing group of college peeps from across the US stopped in Findlay last Monday to hang out and reach out. We joined them at Riverside Park to pass out FREE Dietsch's Ice Cream Cones, share a SMILE and invite them to LP. It was a GOOD TIME!! Pray for them, they're in a different city every day partnering with colleges and churches to see where God is working and JOIN HIM! YOU GUYS ROCK. For more pix of the INVIGORATE TEAM - CLICK HERE.

Carwash and a CONE! This was LP's 2nd year doing this event - just a way to LOVE on our community. This year we extended it to TWO LOCATIONS! People could come and get a FREE car wash (NO DONATIONS ACCEPTED) and on top of that each car got a coupon for a FREE one-dip cone to Dietsch's (world's best ice cream and CHOCOLATE!). I'll be honest, we didn't have as many cars as last year, but it was still a raging success - and we got show our community that we care - and don't want anything in return...

More pix from CARWASH AND A CONE! Next year - we may move it back to Sunday :-).

Concert in the PARK! We were invited by some sweet PEEPS to pass out ice cream at a Christian Concert that was held at Riverside Park on Saturday afternoon. Of course, we took them up on it!! We got rained on, but people enjoyed some (MORE) Dietsch's Ice Cream... and hopefully felt some Jesus LOVE!




Well, there you have it - last week in a nutshell... More to come... gotta run!! PEACE!

WHAT'S UP?!?

WHAT’S UP!

Sermon Series: Special Guest Speaker this Sunday J!

Starting in JUNE… ONE PRAYER, God is… http://2009.oneprayer.com/

LifeGroups: No LifeGroup this THURSDAY 5/21 or SUNDAY 5/24 due to the holiday weekend. See ya’ next week!! Be safe and have a great weekend!!

Set-Up – Just a reminder that SET-UP takes place here at LP on Saturdays at 10:00 am. We’d love to see YOU there J.

Car Wash & A Cone: The 2^nd annual “Car Wash & A Cone” will be Saturday, June 13^th from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. This is a TOTALLY FREE Car Wash for the community, no donations accepted. AND, every car gets a Dietsch’s coupon for ICE CREAM! Mark you calendars to be a part of this event as we love on this community! **We need a couple of volunteers to help with small children this day so their parents can help with the Carwash. Please email Kendra if you can help with this – Kendra@lifepointfindlay.com

Community Yard Work: June 27^th starting at 9:00 am - ???.

Current: 6-12^th Graders!!! Meeting the 2^nd and 4^th Fridays at 7pm & Bible Study on Mondays at 3:15 !

Giftmart – Start looking for bargains on toys and be buying throughout the year for GIFTMART! GiftMart is an outreach that we are doing throughout the year. We will be collecting new toys all year and in December, we will have a sale for the community that will enable low-income families to purchase new toys for their children for Christmas for $1-$2. Then, all the money raised will go towards buying new shoes for every child at Washington Intermediate School. Start shopping now – when you see good deals on toys!!

Biker Rally, Blessing & Hogroast

Today ended the INKED series at LP! Inked - Going BEYOND the surface.

Wanted to share some pix from today's BIKER RALLY at LifePoint. Several bikers showed up along with LP peeps - for a fabulous morning including a testimony from "Tatoo", awesome service with someone giving their LIFE TO CHRIST, followed by the BIKE BLESSING and then a Hogroast. What a FABULOUS DAY!

Emma ready for her ride...

Emma with Mike!

Even Joey got a ride around the block! Thanks MIKE for bring a good sport!

Joey - a BIKER with a ChEvY coat!!??!!

Can you hear him, "Speed, I am speed!"

Julia's ALL SMILES!!

Seriously, Julia is just TOO CUTE!

Ended the night with another LEFTOVER party, open to anyone - was a blast hanging out with some awesome peeps playing cornhole, enjoying a fire and kicking some TAIL in EUCHRE!

"Inked" Starting this Sunday

Starting this Sunday you don't want to miss our new sermon series; Inked "Going Beyond The Surface". We are going to go deep into pressure points of our life one week at a time. You don't want to miss this series as it will change your life. Also during the next few weeks we will be showing and talking about tattoo testimonies, everyone has a story. On May 17th we will end this series with a Hogroast and Biker Rally. We are teaming with Heaven's Saints to make this an outstanding event. So if you have a bike, bring it out May 17th and we will pray for you and your bike as you head into the riding season. It's going to be a great series, you should bring a friend. Also if you have a tat and you want to tell us about it, you can message me here or email me at pastorkevin@lifepointfindlay.com we would love to hear it!!!
See you Sunday.

Invasion of The Peeps

Wow what a weekend. The Peep Drop was amazing. I still can't get them out of my head, I had a dream the other night "Invasion of the Peeps". They just kept falling from the sky one after another. LOL We had around 2000 people attend the event, with 5 kids giving their life to Jesus. It was a really cold morning, but the key was, there was no rain! Received a lot of great compliments, with the biggest question being are we going to do this again next year. My answer to that is yes! Next year will be bigger and better, so mark your calendars for April 3rd 2010. Check out the video of the Peep Drop!



Easter Sunday was great! We had an all time high in attendance, with 3 people giving their life to Christ. That would be 8 for the weekend! God is Good! The worship set was awesome, the energy in the building was electrifying, and the people were excited to be there. We had someone tell us, "wow that was different, I loved it"! I mean how many churches can you go to and see the drummer light his cymbals on fire, not once but twice. Fog machines spitting out fog, and light moving to the beat of the music. While we worship the risen King! He is alive! It was a great ending to a great weekend.
I want to say thanks to all the people that volunteered over the weekend, you're the best ever and second to none. I don't know about you, but I'm ready to do it all over again:0)

You're Invited

I would like to invite you to LifePoint this Sunday @ 10:00am for an incredible service that you will never forget. Join us as we close out our current series "The Peep Show" and look into Christianity and why this day "Easter" or "Resurrection" Sunday is so important. Trust me it's a Sunday you don't want to miss. So pack up the family, grab a friend, and head over to LifePoint for an unforgettable morning!
You can find us at:
701 Adams St.
Findlay, Ohio 45840
10:00 Sunday - 10:00 Sunday - 10:00 Sunday

Peep Mania Catch the Fever

Well it's the Friday before the big event! LifePoint's Peep Drop '09. Everything is coming together nicely, even the weather. Looking at weather.com just a few minutes ago it showed sunny skies with a high of 51. I'm pretty excited about that:0)
Tomorrows event is going to be amazing! We are dropping peeps from a helicopter, giving candy, face painting, games, inflatables, food, coffee (for you adults who think it's early), a guy walking on stilts, free massages, cotton candy, and giving away over $2500 in prizes! This is an event you don't want to miss, and you don't have any excuses to miss, because it's all free.
I want to give a shout out to the Cube and the City of Findlay for all their help, and to all the businesses that donated to the event so it can be a special day for the community of Hancock County and beyond. You all are awesome! Well enjoy the rest of your day and we will see you tomorrow with bells and whistles on!!!

Tic Toc Tic Toc - Time is Flying By

It has been so long since my last blog, that it feels like I need to reintroduce myself to the world. To say that life has been super busy would be an understatement. It feels like just yesterday we were having our Christmas Service at LP. Now we are just days away from Easter and the Peep Drop!
Last Sunday we celebrated our six month anniversary, and God brought us a great gift of 104 people and two people who gave their life to Christ. Go God!!! If I tell you these last six months have been a honeymoon I would be lying to you. As we have had some great days, we have also had some challenging days. God has pushed us, stretched us, corrected us, re focused us, and dropped us to our knees. And I''ll say this, even though it hasn't been easy I wouldn't want to change it for anything. We are stronger, and more confident (in Him). We have more Faith, compassion, grace, mercy, and sensitivity. And the cool thing is God isn't done molding us into what He wants us to become. He is the Potter and we are the clay!
Sometimes when I take a minute to stop and try and gather my thoughts I just can't believe everything that God has let us do in just these six months.
In six months we have:
October 5th Launched with 120 people in attendance:)
Fed five families for Thanksgiving:)
Gave gifts and fed six families for Christmas:)
Had a baby shower for Womens Resource Center:)
Had a Weight Loss Challenge, the church lost 157lbs:)
We gave $157.00 to Mission Possible:)
We have been a part of a homeless woman's life as she has been transformed by God (Aidey):)
Aidey is now at Teen Challenge ( and I can't wait to she gets home, as I know God is going to use her:)
God has let us minister to many hurting people:)
We were in The Courier talking about the Peep Drop:)
We were in The Courier again (letter to the editor) about the Peep Drop LOL :)
We have seen almost 40 people give their life to Christ:)
We had 104 people on April 5th:)
We have the best volunteers ever:)
We have the best worship band ever:)
LifePoint all of you are the best:)
What is coming up:
LifePoint's Peep Drop '09 April 11th @ The Cube:)
Easter Sunday, an Easter you will never forget:)
New Series Starting April 19th Inked "Going Beyond The Surface":)
April 26th we will be baptizing almost 12 people:)
May 17th Biker Rally/HogRoast:)
And anything else that God brings our way:)
Like I said, the first six months have been truly amazing, and I'm looking forward to the next six months to see what God is going to do in our community through LifePoint!
Remember BE THE CHURCH

LifePoint's Peep Drop 09

LP 30 Day Weight Loss Challenge

So Sunday I presented a "30 Day Weight Loss Challenge" to everyone at LP. Over the last few weeks we have been talking about gluttony and how the church always seems to look past the area of gluttony, but when it come to alcohol and other sins they hit them head on. The Bible places gluttony right with drunkenness. 80% of America is overweight, that is a huge number, how can we glorify God with our bodies if we can't control what we eat?
So with the #1 New Years resolution being to lose weight we decided to present this challenge. With God's help, strength, love, grace, and mercy, I know we can have victory in this area of our lives.
When you give challenges you never know how people will respond, you pray for positive responses, but you never know. Yesterday at LifePoint we had just under a 100% of the people take the challenge. That means they weighed in and are ready to fight this battle. And they're not fighting it alone, they have God and all of us at LP cheering them on!! And here is another cool thing, for every pound we lose we are going to donate $1 to Mission Possible and the kids in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Seeing what I seen yesterday I think that check is going to be really big:o)
For all of you who took the challenge I'm praying for you daily, you can do it!!!!

God and Your Bod 3

Man if you weren't at LP this week you really missed something special. We had one of our top five Sundays! The band was on fire, they had everyone into the worship it was sweet. It's always exciting when you have to bring more chairs out for people. Dave Sprouse from Flag City Fitness spoke about practical ways to get healthy. He did an excellent job of communicating that anyone can do it, and I know people left LP knowing that they could also. He also gave everyone a little incentive to get off on the right foot. If you want to know what the incentive is come to LP this week to find out:0) I gave a 30 day weight loss challenge to everyone there, so as a church we can get in shape and be ready for anything that God has for us. If we can be in shape physically, that will help us mentally and spiritually. It's going to be awesome and I can't wait to see all the lives that Jesus transforms through this!!

God and Your Bod 2

This week at LifePoint is going to be amazing!! We have Dave Sprouse from Flag City Fitness coming in to speak to us on how we can be healthy for 2009 and beyond. How being physically, mentally, and spiritually fit all work together. And he will encourage us as we take the LifePoint 30 day weight loss challenge. I can't wait to see how many people are going to have victory over gluttony!! Come on you know it's going to be good. See ya this weekend!!

God and Your Bod

Started a new series this week "God and Your Bod".
It was a difficult message for me, as I shared with everyone how I struggle with food. I tried to be as transparent as I could. The bottom line is I love to eat and I love good food. But those are not the only reasons why I eat. Sometimes I eat when I get angry, or I'm really stressed. I eat because I think this is going to make me feel better. So what ends up happening is that food becomes like an addiction. It's like an alcoholic. Most alcoholics like to drink, they like the way it makes them feel, they think it helps them deal with their problem that they are dealing with. When the only thing it does is puts the problem on the back burner for a little bit.
Yesterday I talked about how the church and a lot of Pastors are very quick to call out the sin of an alcoholic, but don't ever talk about the sin of gluttony. It's probably because most Pastors (not all) are gluttons. It's better to be stuffing your face at the Golden Coral than bellying up to a bar. Whatever! The Bible put Alcoholics and Gluttons in the same category. Proverbs 23:20-21 Don't associate with those who drink too much wine, or with those who gorge themselves on meat. for the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and grogginess will clothe them in rags.
Romans 12:1 say to present our bodies as a living sacrifice. 1 Corinthians says that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. God want us to glorify Him with our bodies. It matters to Him what goes into it, He wants us to have healthy bodies so we can be ready to do the things that He is going to ask us to do. Being unhealthy hurts us physically, mentally, and spiritually. When we get our physical bodies where they need to be, then mentally we will be stronger, and then we will be ready to receive the Word as God gives it to us.
so I challenge you to get healthy in 2009. I gave LifePoint a 30 day weight loss challenge that will start January 12th. We are going to work together to concur the sin of gluttony. And for every pound we lose as a church we are going to donate $1 a pound to Mission Possible for the children in the DR and Haiti.
And with God's help we can have victory!!

Closing Out 2008

I know it's January 5th and I should of done this a week ago. But i just don't feel right moving on without closing out 2008! So here I go.
2008 was a crazy , but awesome year. It was probably the most challenging year I have had. As I say that I still wouldn't trade it in for anything. There are definitely things that need to be retooled for 2009. Here is a little recap of 2008:
Starting planning the launch of LifePoint.
Took a team to Ocala, Florida for a church planting conference.
Started having church in my home.
Cut grass in the community for random people, just knocked on the door and asked.
Held 3 preview services.
Held three comeback events.
Held a free car wash and a cone.
Raked leaves in the community. It was freezing:)
Started supporting a child through Mission Possible, praying for Luis Eduardo Gomez Batista.
Painted, built, repaired, and assembled our worship center, cafe, KidsLife, and nursery.
Took a basketball team on a missions trip to the Dominican Republic.
Launched on October 5th
Fed 5 families for Thanksgiving.
Supplied gifts and food for 6 families for Christmas.
Had a baby shower for mothers from the Womens Resource Center.
Baptized two men.
Watched God transform 15 people by the power of His word.
I'm telling you 2008 was truly amazing to watch how God worked through the lives of people. And I'm really excited for what is going to take place in 2009.
LifePoint I'm telling you, were going to a WHOLE NUTHA LEVEL!!!!!!