The Tipping Point :Sunday Dec 7th.
November 30, 2008
The theme of our celebration this coming Sunday the seventh of December is The Tipping Point. A tipping point is the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point; the point when everyday things reach epidemic proportions.
Andy Hall is going to be exploring for us the tipping points that churches reach before major change takes place.
Together for Christmas
November 30, 2008
Wednesday 3rd.of December is the final Together event of the year.It also is the first event of our Christmas activities for this year.
Its a quiz night with cheese,wine and Christmas music.An ideal oportunity to bring visitors along for a fun-filled evening.The event takes place in the Priory Academy Sixth Form Suite starting at 7.30 pm.
Lets do Christmas
November 30, 2008
Lets do Christmas
Official figures show the numbers packing the pews on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day last year rose by 7.5 per cent .The figure has risen by 37 per cent since the Millennium and many churches face turning hundreds of people away from their carol events and midnight services.With many churches planning and strategising to “do Christmas “in a big way.
The phenomenon has astonished Church leaders accustomed to declining congregations, especially as many churches also saw a rise in Christmas attendance of four per cent last year.
Many believe that an increasing number of Britons are seeking to recapture the sense of mystery and spirituality of the festival that has been stifled by for many years by growing commercialisation in society.
The Rev Lynda Barley, the head of the Church of England’s research and statistics department, said “rumours of the demise of Christmas are baseless”. “It will be standing room only at many cathedrals and churches,” she said. “The dormant desire to recapture a sense of the wonder of the Nativity, to share with others in the singing and praying, and to glimpse something of the spiritual meaning of the Christmas story draws people to churches across the country.”
There is undoubtedly a growing number of people interested in spirituality in general as good attendances are reported at mind,body and spirit fairs up and down the country with people often prepared to pay good money for the spiritual services provided..
Also this year it remains to be seen how many will be affected by gloomy economic news and prophecies of world-wide recession and therefore drawn to church.
A survey conducted among 1,000 people at special christmas events last year also suggests that Christians are using these “flagship” events to encourage friends and contacts to attend services, with more than a third of respondents saying they heard about the events from friends.
This year we need to be looking to up our game in terms of using Christmas as part of an ongoing “big event strategy”to invite as many as we can to our Christmas events at Life Church.We may well be surprised by the favourable responses.
Why do you think people are attracted to church at Christmas?
Sunday 30th November
November 30, 2008
Here is the Sunday morning message from 30th November.
Simply click the play button on the “Player” below OR use the download link to place the sermon on your PC!
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Topic: “Knowing your Song”
Preacher: William Prentice
Latest CD
November 29, 2008
SALVATION DAY
Featuring Kev & Emma Moss
Samples of songs from the CD can be played by clicking on the players below.Salvation Day
Dream Your Dreams
Jesus Lord of Lords
At the Cross
This CD can be purchased from Life Church Office
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Church Youth
November 28, 2008
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ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
Life Church runs many small groups throughout the
week as well as main services on a Sunday.
YOUTH LIFE (14+) meets 7.30 – 9.30pm every Friday in homes rather than in the office or a draughty hall.
We have a wide range of activities including parties & BBQ’s, we look at …
….Searching Issues, a fresh look at modern day dilemmas as well as
….Shoot from the hip, straight up Bible teaching.
….Prayer is important to the group so we spend time each week supporting each other in prayer.
….Next year we want to be community action based, so many activities will centre on social action.
Younger Youth (11 – 14) meet 2nd, 4th & 5th Sundays in The Priory – City of Lincoln Academy while the Main morning service is in full pelt.
Younger Youth is very much about what it means to be a young Christian in the 21st Century. This group is about building strong foundations for the future.
ETERNITY (YOUTH SERVICE)
ETERITY is our monthly youth service (1st Sunday of the month) in the Birchwood Community Centre (the Old Boiler House, Woodfield Avenue, Birchwood. Doors open at 6.30pm with a café and lively music before a time of worship and straight up message before the café re-opens. Although the service is run by the young people everyone is welcome to come and join in the fun.
For more information about events, times and venues e-mail Andy:
Youth Vision
November 28, 2008
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Vision
We want young people to play an active role in the mission of our church by…
“Experiencing God through
Vibrant Expressions of Faith”
“I came so they can have real and eternal LIFE, more and better life than they could have dreamed of.”
John 10:10 (The message.)
We want to achieve this through..
LIFE changing Worship
LIFE changing Prayer
LIFE changing Word
LIFE changing Friendships
To Bring this vision to life for our young people we want to..
Make opportunities for young people to..
meet with God in a creative and contemporary ways, in bible
teaching and worship, so they can grow in relationship
with God.
Angle opportunities for evangelism
Provide oportunities for service in the
church and the wider community.
Live Life Community Work
November 25, 2008
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COMMUNITY WORK
We are a church that believes transformation of community is of vital importance. So much of our childrens and youth work is based out in the community itself.
Y.E.S. (Youth Educational Services) consists of an After Schools Club and various youth clubs. Project Y.E.S. is funded by Children in Need and other grant making organisations. All of the Activities take place in the Birchwood Community Hall, (The Old Boiler House) Woodfield Avenue Birchwood.
TUESDAY - FRIDAY: Y.E.S. - AFTER SCHOOLS CLUB
The After Schools Club is designed for children school ageds 4 to 6, ages 8 to 11, running between 15.30 to 17.20. The aim is to give the children a place to come during the twilight hours to finish homework and get creative through supervised structured activities.
Key to the activities is an IT Suite consisting of notebook computers and printers with broadband connection to the Internet. The children are able to gain first hand experience, learning about the potential of computers rather than just using them for gaming.
TUESDAY EVENING: OLDER YOUTH CLUB
Open Youth Club - for ages 11+. The club is run like a traditional youth club with pool tables, Nintendo Wii, board games,music and a tuck shop. It provides a place for young people to come rather than hang around on the streets.
Junior Youth Club - Also for children aged school year 4 to 6 ages 8 to 11. Run on similar lines to the open youth group. REOPENING SOON… FRIDAY NIGHTS.
THURSDAY EVENING: CREATIVE ARTS WORKSHOPS
Creative Arts - One of the themes of Project Y.E.S. is the creative arts workshops. Comprised of Music Dance and Drama. The aim is to give young people the opportunity to be creative while learning in a fun and relaxed way.
Eternity Christmas Special
November 25, 2008
There will be an Eternity Christmas Special 14th December…
…………………Watch this space for more information.
Facing the Storms
November 23, 2008
A comment by Janice.. Sunday 26th November 2008
Over the middle weekend of our holiday last month there was a tremendous storm. When we went down to the beach the next morning we had to do a double take, because the beach had changed completely overnight. What was a beautiful sandy beach the day before had changed. The storms had come and removed all the sand off the beach and all that was left were stones and pebbles, it seemed like we had stepped onto a completely different beach.
You know the storms do come, the storms do come in our life’s and we cannot stop them. Its what we do with those storms that count. We always think tomorrow, tomorrow I’ll put it right with God; tomorrow I’ll make it up with my friends. Tomorrow I’ll say I’m sorry. For some people there isn’t a tomorrow.
I just felt this morning that I needed to share with you the importance of this moment, this moment in time. Outside elements can completely alter our life’s, but if God is living within our hearts and within our lives we’ll have the stability, the solid foundation that will enable us to withstand the storm. So when storms hit, don’t let the storms win, keep your eyes fixed firmly on Jesus.
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