Category: God

1.  If the movie theatre were a giant desktop computer system then Pastor Travis is the Windows XP shortcut to get in to it. He arrives, he disappears for a moment or two, and then he reappears in the main lobby to open the door for the rest of us.

2.  The ‘Kids Life’ registration desk has some fresh new competition with the new-and-improved Information & Sales tables that are now (un)officially known as the ‘Life Pointe Church Visitor Center & Gift Shop’. We sported an exciting new look and vibe this week, and it’s just the start of some more wonderful changes that shall be coming soon.

3.  The maroon LPC ‘CHURCH ROCKS !‘ tee-shirts continue to multiply all throughout the main lobby and within the Sunday morning services. It’s the fashion statement of the season. You’ve just gotta get one if you don’t already have one. Come and visit us at the LPC Gift Shop for a good deal !

4.  We now know that the next message series that starts next Sunday morning is entitled ‘(un)christian’ – subtitled ‘confessions of a recovering hypocrite’. It could be controversial. It could be radical. But Jesus was both of these. We need to refocus and return to what Jesus was all about. We’re inviting 60,000+ households – our neighbours all across South Miami-Dade County – to experience this message with us. Save some room for our new visitors. Let’s welcome them to our church with open arms.

5.  Dr. Grant McClung was our special guest speaker this morning, and he spoke powerfully and wisely with us about being counter-cultural and living a conduct that is worthy, differently, carefully, with Love, and in Light. President Ronald W. Reagan told Mr. Gorbachev to ‘tear down this wall’ back during the Summer Of 1987. Jesus Christ destroyed the walls in our lives and directed us to live differently and change the world for the better.

Ephesians 2:14 (New Living Translation, 2ND Edition):
For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.

1.  For the 2ND Sunday morning in a row we had showers during the two services as a cold front blew through. This is a powerful cold front. Temperatures could bottom out in the mid-to-upper-40s here in Homestead tomorrow and Tuesday morning with wind chills approaching the upper-30s !  BUNDLE UP !

2.  The Information & Sales tables have become stale and predictable. We had a short ‘think-tank’ session this morning with Anne, and we plan to begin making changes to it all starting next Sunday morning. We need to keep up with our neighbours over at the ‘Kids Life’ table which always looks new, exciting, and special.

3.  The maroon LPC ‘CHURCH ROCKS !‘ tee-shirts are a smash hit that keeps on multiplying. I must’ve seen at least 25 of them being worn all throughout the LPC complex. If you’re wondering how you can purchase one for yourself then wonder no further. Visit us at the new-and-improved Information & Sales tables next Sunday morning. We’ll set you up. It’s the fashion statement of the season !

4.  Moving the distribution of the weekly bulletins down to the pier door may have been a temporary fix, but I think that it worked out so good that it should be a permanent move. You grab a bulletin as you walk in to the theatre. How simple is that ?

5.  Lead Pastor Travis spoke on being cross-cultural. God created us all in His image, so to surround ourselves with only those who look, sound, act, and think like us is to diminish His creations. We need to mix ourselves up a bit with one another. The melting pot that is South Florida is a perfect place to do that. It’s what Heaven looks like. Different colours. Different accents. Different languages. Different opinions.