Greetings saints,
We – all of us – are blessed! How do I know we are all blessed? Because God’s Word says so: “How we praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every blessing in heaven because we belong to Christ” Ephesians 1:3 (TLB). So, praise Him for His blessings in your life and if you don’t particularly feel blessed right now then ask Him to show you the blessings that are there. A good place to start is to praise the Father for sending Jesus to redeem us.
We had our first LifeGroup meeting this past Tuesday night at Bobby and Becky Cowart’s house. There were ten people present. The fellowship was rich and the food good. We shared, cared and prayed together. God is doing a work of building genuine New Testament Fellowship in our church family and I am so proud of those who came to start this process. Our next meeting for the DeLand area will be Tuesday after next at Regina Bigg’s house.
This coming Tuesday, there will be a LifeGroup meeting in Barberville at Eunice and Mandi Turner’s house. Once again, all are invited. It will begin at 7 PM. If you live in the Barberville/Astor/Pierson area this is the meeting for you but any who want to make the trek up is invited to do so.
Our LifeGroups are meeting to connect all of the family of God to each other in genuine, Body of Christ/Family of God fellowship (Acts 2:42). As we get to know each other, care about each other and learn to walk in love as we travel life’s path with one another, we will begin to find the opportunities to serve and minister to each other in the power of Christ’s Spirit. This is the advantage of moving from “rows to circles.” LifeGroup opens up avenues of fruitfulness that just attending Sunday morning worship services cannot. Fellowship produces ministry. Please consider becoming part of one of the LifeGroups. You will be glad you did. It will help you to become even more of a blessing to the family of God and help you on the journey we are on as others bless and minister to you.
Next Sunday (Feb. 17th) we will be having our “Let’s Celebrate” service here at Life Fellowship. We complete the 40 Days of Purpose and I will be wrapping up this “Season of Purpose” with the last message in the series “What On Earth Am I Here For.” I also invite testimonies from others to share what they have learned about their divine purpose through this emphasis these past forty days. We will be eating together after the service so you know what that means. Invite your friends to come and be with us for this special time. Let’s fill the place up!
Life Fellowship is “real people doing life together with a great God.” I’m glad you are a part of that. Together we are making a difference in this world that is lost and hurting. Jesus is relevant and present! He is as able to touch this generation as He did others before us. Let’s report for duty. Pray with me that Jesus will use us to be His hands and feet today. Let’s be “laborers” in His vineyard and rejoice in the Harvest with Him!
Agape,
Pastor Jesse
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