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!!!!!!