CHRISTMAS MESSAGE SERIES BEGINS NEXT WEEKEND
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We are so glad you are here today! We invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy the service. We want to make your visit to LIFEPOINTE Church very special – and here’s how: You can trust your children (from birth – grade 6) to our AngelPointe and KidzPointe teams. AngelPointe provides quality, loving care for your little ones from nursery to preschool. An atmosphere of fun and belonging has been created in our KidzPointe classes to make your child feel welcome. Any of our greeters can direct you to the children’s area. If you decide to keep your infant or young child with you during the service, please note that the restrooms are outside the back door of the auditorium on the left. Please use the WELCOME card to request any further information about our church or to communicate with us. You can drop it in the offering basket at the end of the service. Please have confidence that no one will drop by your home or call you without being asked. Take advantage of the message notes on the back page of this program. You can use these outline notes to follow along with today’s message.
GET BAPTIZED THIS YEAR - OUR LAST BAPTISM OF 2012 We are so excited about our next Baptism that will be held on Sunday, December 30th. Baptism is a great way to make a bold statement about your commitment to Christ and an important step in your walk with the Lord. If you have not been baptized, we invite you to join us in this special event.
December 2, 2012 Come, Now Is The Time To Worship Audience Because Of Your Love Audience God Of This City Audience
SPECIAL THANK YOU We want to give a special THANK YOU to Dusty Larabell and everyone who pitched in to make the Crowley Christmas Parade such a huge success.
LifeGroups are the best part of LifePointe and we want you to join a group. LifeGroups are about connecting people with each other and learning about God together. You can sign up today at the LifeGroups table. If you have any questions or want more info, contact Michael Cranford. Email: cranford5@yahoo.com or Phone: 817-
Our God Is Greater Audience Message Pastor Chuck Bernal
944-5883. GROUPS MEETING THIS WEEK
Offering God With Us
TODAY @ - 5:00pm Hosted by Pat Banda & Debbie Cypert
Reprise Our God Is Greater
Wednesday – 12-05-12 - 7:00pm - Hosted by Mike & Sandy Slimmer
BENBROOK - FACILITATOR – JON W EST NORTH CROW LEY HIGH SCHOOL AREA
MOSAIC: LIFEPOINTE’S RECOVERY MINISTRY
5th SUNDAY POTLUCK LUNCH We want to invite everyone to join us for a special Potluck Lunch on Sunday, December 30th @ NOON. We want to have a party and celebrate all that God is doing at LifePointe and give everyone an opportunity to get to know each other. Everyone is asked to bring the following: Last names (A-L) – bring a Main Dish, Sides/Salad & drinks – Last names (M-Z) bring a Main Dish, dessert & drinks. The church will provide the paper products.
LIFEGROUPS – THE BEST PART OF LIFEPOINTE CHURCH
NEXT WEEK – NEW CHRISTMAS MESSAGE SERIES Join us next weekend as Pastor Chuck kicks off his Christmas message series “CHRISTMAS AT THE MOVIES”. Everybody loves Christmas movies and have a great message. The first message in the series is titled, “Miracle On 34 th Street”. People who do not normally attend church are more open to come during Christmas than any other time of year. Please take this opportunity to bring someone with you next weekend.
MOSAIC is the Recovery Ministry of LifePointe Church. Mosaic offers prayer, support, teaching encouragement and ongoing accountability for those struggling with difficult issues. Mosaic meets each Tuesday evening at 6:30pm. For more info or if you need someone to talk to anytime, contact Bob Pelton at: ricbdp@yahoo.com or 817-269-8070 MONDAYS – HEALTH & WEIGHT
THURSDAYS – GRIEF
THURSDAYS– ABUSE (SEXUAL, EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL) FRIDAYS – ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
CONTROLLING THE PEST OF FAILURE Failure is an event, not a destiny. (Ray Pritchard)
Failure is ________________________________________
always
Basically, all of us, whether insiders or outsiders, start out in identical conditions, which is to say that we all start out as sinners. Scripture leaves no doubt about it: There’s nobody living right, not even one, nobody who knows the score, nobody alert for God. They’ve all taken the wrong turn; they’ve all wandered down blind alleys. No one’s living right; I can’t find a single one . . . And it’s clear enough, isn’t it, that we’re sinners, every one of us, in the same sinking boat with everybody else? (Romans 3: 9-11, 23 – Msg)
Failure is ____________________________________
completely
God makes everything come out right; he puts victims back on their feet . . . God is sheer mercy and grace; not easily angered, he's rich in love. He doesn't endlessly nag and scold, nor hold grudges forever. He doesn't treat us as our failures deserve, nor pay us back in full for our wrongs. As high as heaven is over the earth, so strong is his love to those who fear him. And as far as sunrise is from sunset, he has separated us from our sins. As parents feel for their children, God feels for those who fear him. He knows us inside and out, keeps in mind that we're made of mud. (Psalm 103:6, 8-14)
Failure is _____________________________________
extremely
I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. (Philippians 3:1214 – NLT)
Failure is _________________________________________
never
Good people might fall again and again, but they always get up. (Proverbs 24:16 – ETRV) Peter said, “Master, I’m ready for anything with you. I’d go to jail for you. I’d die for you!” Jesus said, “I’m sorry to have to tell you this, Peter, but before the rooster crows you will have three times denied that you know me.” . . . One of the serving maids sitting at the fire noticed him, then took a second look and said, “This man was with him!” He denied it, “Woman, I don’t even know him.” A short time later, someone else noticed him and said, “You’re one of them.” But Peter denied it: “Man, I am not.” About an hour later, someone else spoke up, really adamant: “He’s got to have been with him! He’s got ‘Galilean’ written all over him.” Peter said, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about.” At that very moment, the last word hardly off his lips, a rooster crowed. Just then, the Master turned and looked at Peter. Peter remembered what the Master had said to him: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.” He went out and cried and cried and cried. (Luke 22:33-34, 56-62 – Msg)
Behind this story lies a wonderful, liberating, hope-filled truth: Failure is an event, not a destiny. This is good news because we all fail sooner or later, and if we are honest, we all fail over and over again. As Peter’s story abundantly proves, it’s not our initial failure that ruins us. It’s what happens next that matters. Failure doesn’t mean you have blown everything. It means you have some hard lessons to learn. It doesn’t mean you are a permanent loser. It means you aren’t as smart as you thought you were. It doesn’t mean you should give up. It means you need the Lord to show you the next step. It doesn’t mean that God has abandoned you. It means that God a better plan. (Ray Pritchard)
ART FROM GOD’S HEART – NEXT SATURDAY, 12/08/12 SATURDAY, December 8th – 10AM Everyone is invited to join us for our next “ART FROM GOD’S HEART”art class with Staci Danford. If you want to create a masterpiece and make some new friends in the process, we hope you will come and have some fun with us.
FOCUS ON THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS GET THE PURPOSE OF CHRISTMAS FOR ONLY $2.00 You are invited to purchase a copy of the runaway best selling book by Pastor Rick Warren, author of the bestselling book, “The Purpose Driven Life”. The Purpose of Christmas reveals why we celebrate Christmas and how it can change our lives forever. At the very first Christmas an angel announced three things. In those three statements, we find the three purposes of Christmas: 1. Christmas is a time for celebration – 2. Christmas is a time for salvation – 3. Christmas is a time for reconciliation.
SEE THE DEAD SEE SCROLLS EXHIBIT - 01-06-13 Join us on Sunday, January 6, 2013 as we go to the Dead Sea Scroll exhibit at Southwestern Seminary. This is a once-in-alifetime opportunity. Watch for more details!
120 S. Crowley Road, Crowley, TX 76036 Voice: 817-886-8486 - Fax: 817-350-4344 Email: office@lifepointechurchfw.com
Chuck Bernal, Lead Pastor
Melora Cranford, KidzPointe - Mike Cranford, LifeGroups Jon DeGuzman, Worship - Virginia Werlwas, Administration Debbie West, AngelPointe - Jon West, Students Follow us @ lifepointefw