Grace and Gratitude

Gratitude on Thanksgiving Day

I am so grateful for the dedication of so many people who make LFC what it is – but above all for God! His presence changes everything and is the powerful force that draws us close. This past Sunday as we worshipped I turned to see several people, men and woman, weeping quietly but being deeply impacted by God’s presence. Sunday night, the same experience happened as our church sanctuary was full for a Night of Celebration. It was very moving and joy-filled time. God is reminding us time and time again, that He has a very real reason for LFC being here and growing and impacting out community. Sunday was one of our higher AM attendances on a normal day in the history of our church.
This Monday night our “feeding team’ served over 70 people a warm meal and provided them with essentials for their lives as well – but most of all some great heart-felt service and a touch of God’s love. We’re grateful for this church family that year-after-year gives sacrificially, serves wholeheartedly, and selflessly dedicates their time and talents to our church and into this community. We couldn’t do all that we do without you and your gifts! We wish everyone a happy, healthy, and safe Thanksgiving holiday filled with God’s presence. If you are spending the day with others, make sure they know the extent to which you are GRATEFUL for them. Go and tell them and while you are at it – lift your voice and tell God.
Pastor Bernie
(below I have compiled some thoughts on gratitude – read on)

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2 Corinthians 4:15

All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God. (NIV)

Gratitude

Thanksgiving is deeply connected to God’s work of grace in the lives of more and more people. It is the very thing that is happening at LFC. It is what drives LFC! What thrills us to gratitude and causes us to smile deeply – it is what God is doing in the lives of people and their growing encounter with His grace.

This gratitude is more than saying, “Thank you,” when someone gives you something. Gratitude is more than an action which we decide to do by an act of will power. It You can say the words, “thank you,” when there is not gratitude in your heart at all. What it takes to turn the words, “thank you,” into gratitude is the real genuine feeling of gratitude. Gratitude is (as we discussed Sunday) an intentional heart that is ready to applaud before the concert starts, or even if the concert is cancelled. It cannot be willed into existence directly if it is not there. If you give a child some underwear for Christmas, he may say, “Thank you,” because it is the right thing to do or because his parents are standing nearby. But the spontaneous feeling of gratitude will probably not be there, like it would be if you gave him a new cell phone, video game or 1,000 dollars in cash money. Gratitude rises in our hearts, as a form of delight. It is intentional and purposeful.

The Link Between Grace and Gratitude

In our verse, gratitude grows in the context of grace – gratitude is a response to grace. Paul says the purpose of his grace-spreading ministry is for God’s sake. “It is all for your sake, so that as grace spreads to more and more people it may increase gratitude to the glory of God.

All of Paul’s work for the gospel, and ours is about expanding and extending grace to others. But it flows out of our recognition of the grace of Jesus Christ. The reason so many people have issues with being grateful is that they have not fully discovered grace. Christian gratitude is joy directed toward Jesus for His grace.  It is deeply connected to grace but is expressed toward God and His glory. What God is doing in your life, right now, His touch, His work is cause for gratitude and an expressed heart to the glory of God and not your own. It is a person who says: “Lord I am grateful for your touch on my life, but I am also grateful for you, even if you don’t touch me – you have done enough already!” It is a person who says: “Lord thank you for allowing me to serve you. Lives are being changed by your grace. But it is not me doing the work, it is you! And I give YOU all the glory for it.”

Gratitude is joy toward God for his grace.

Gratitude is expressing all thankfulness for the glory of God.

Hudson Taylor, who endured great hardships and tragedies in his lifelong mission work in China, said when he was old, “I never made a sacrifice.” What he meant was that along the path of self-denying service you experience so much joyful gratitude for God’s sustaining grace that, whatever you forsake to buy that pearl, it is as if there were no sacrifice at all. Therefore, a life that gives glory to God for his grace and a life of deepest gladness are always the same life. And what makes them one is gratitude.

Go for being grateful and have a blessed Thanksgiving.

I hope to see you soon and know my life is better because you are in it,

Pastor Bernie

 

 

 

 

 

God Gets the Last Word

Who is right? Who is wrong? Who is confused and lost?

With some many words in print, on blogs, on the air waves and piped through cables – is anyone listening to the real word?

Tommy Walker is a great singer/ songwriter and worship leader and also a friend, who helps me worship and at times I can simply get away with one of his songs. The words below are from one such song that reminds me today, God gets the last word!

Your Word Will Be The Last Word

Your word will be the last word
Your promises will stand forevermore
Man’s thoughts and plans,
They will come to an end but
Your word will be the last word

Your word says I’m forgiven
Your covenant says You will always be with me
Though some may scoff and write me off
Your word will be the last word

Your word, it is my guiding light
It comforts me when in the deepest, darkest night
Troubles come and go but in my heart I’ll always know
Your word will be the last word

Bridge:
Man in all his wisdom and all his foolish pride
Puts his hope in only things he can see with his eyes
Claiming to be wise, they became as fools instead
But Lord I’m banking all my faith on the
Truths of what You’ve said

Hearts of Then are Hearts of Today

Scripture:
Acts 28: 25 – 31
“The Holy Spirit spoke the truth to your forefathers when he said through Isaiah the prophet:
” ‘Go to this people and say,
“You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
For this people’s heart has become calloused;
they hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’

28″Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”[b]

30For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. 31Boldly and without hindrance he preached the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

Observation:    
After Paul’s next journey at sea – Paul is reminded of the words of Isaiah in regards to hearts. Calloused, door locked hearts. But if, people turn to God, just begin to turn to Him – He can repair their hearts and provide salvation.

Application:
We cannot give up on the hard hearted. We must keep praying and believing for their salavtion. In the parable of the soil and seed – Jesus reminds us that only one out of four of the soils ever allows the seed to take hold and then grow into fruition. This passage reminds us that even hard soil (hard heart) can change and become furtile ground allowing salvation in. For often we have said ONE IN FOUR takes hold but todays scripture reminds us that even the hard heart (hard soil) can turn and we realize a greater return for our evangelism and ministry. Don’t give up – don’t stop going – preaching – sharing and loving out loud. People need the Lord.

Prayer:
God help us to go your way – even if our path, like Paul’s journer looks stormy or dangerous. God give us the courage to continue to preach your word, share our faith and look for your heart, pressing upon hard hearts. May we see your work and partner with you and never give up. Salvation is here! Amen

How is it Going?

As we continue in our Sunday teachings on Moving From Overload - I was wondering how you are really doing. Someone said: “Talk is Cheap and Sermons are Free!” It is putting our talk and the messages we hear into action and that is the hardest thing to do. It’s hard to move from just talking to doing. Making change is not easy and often met with resistance. Believe me, I have had enough ‘push back’ given to me to last me the rest of my life. But I am guilty of it also. I push back on the things God is telling me to do, I push back when I attempt to change my schedule a bit or even change how I do things. But I am changing and not wanting my talk to be cheap but my actions to be right.

Why is it so hard to change? Because comfort is the haven of most American Christianity. We have lost the sense of discomfort that comes with saying yes to the Lord and the changes He desires for our life. True faith is filled with impositions. It’s just not convenient to truly follow God and obey the scriptures. It is not easy to put into practice the things we learn in the word. Recently someone told me they are going to a church whose motto is LIVING OUT THE WORD. After I commended them for going to church, I asked them how it was going? They said, ‘great!’ So I asked how they were doing with living the ‘Living out the Word’ mantra. They thought a moment and said: ‘horrible.’ I wonder how many people who attend that church really know what the heart and calling of that church is.  But is it not all of our callings. We are to life after God and His ways and being interrupted is a surefire sign you are being directed and led by the Holy Spirit. Making course corrections in your life is a sign the scriptures are being lived out, day by day. God’s leading often can take us through the painful as well.

It takes a strong heart of faith to face up to the fact that God guides our journey through many ups and downs and even into times where people hurt us deeply and even lie to our face or behind our back. Even in those times, God guides us more than we think and we must press into Him and His word. He is there and often we don’t know it.

So, how are you doing? How is it going?
Are you living out the word? Are you making the change necessary to move forward in faith? Is your faith changing the way you live?

Someone has written a simple test for our faith:
Has my faith changed the way I use my time lately?
Has it changed my life goals?
Has it changed how I treat others?
Has it caused me to change the way I treat others when they inconvenience me?
Has it caused me to change my choices?
Has it changed the way I use my money and how I give to God?
Has it changed what I think or talk about?”
Has it caused me to put others first with a smile?
Has it caused me to quickly discover when I manipulate others?
Has my faith caused me to serve others and become generous?
Try these on for size. You may find that your faith has not marked your life as much as you think. You may find there are some ‘horrible’ places in you too.
Let’s try and develop a faith that doesn’t seek convenience, prosperity, self-comfort, or ease. A faith that doesn’t have hidden agendas in relationships of manipulation or self-gain. Go for the change – Go with God.

Changing for the better – hopefully,

Pastor Bernie

Connections Building

I am grateful to our Lord and our church for the the growth we have seen and the generous hearts that have allowed us to add more place and space to our campus. Our connections building is getting so many positive comments from neighbors, those passing by and those from LFC. Without your commitment to pray, give, serve, work (lots of work days have been held) we could not be where we are. And though we still need some additional funding – all you see has been done debt free! It really is amazing. LFC leadership has modeled what it is like to live within your means and not overextend. We have only had (during my 23 years of leadership) one loan and that was for our first build on the sanctuary. It was a 15 year loan we paid off in 9 years. Today, we are debt free and give away over 25 % of our income to ministry beyond our walls. We still hear great comments about how the local church in our town, which we were part of, gathered together to provide the city of Lompoc with the 4th of July Fireworks Show. We still hear great comments about the Special Olympics Car Show and Cruise Night we are so involved in and more. What a church – living out the Word and living heart first. We are loving out loud!

Our connections building will be done soon and we will hold an OPEN HOUSE – looking forward to sharing it all with you.

God’s best,

Pastor Bernie

Remembering September 11th

I watched this morning as once again names were read of the fallen from 9-11. It was hard for me to get my mind around it being eight years ago. As the images of that horrible day replayed in my head, I thought still of the fact that 11 people (or more) were willing to die for falsehood when so many of us are simply not willing to live for the truth. People willing to sacrifice their lives to kill others, when the church often misses opportunity to share life with their neighbors.
We need to pause and honor the fallen, and honor the brave men and woman who ‘went in’ while others were running out. Those who sutied up and volunteered to defend our country and serve our land even after knowing the power and hateful hearts of the terroist enemies who lurked. I want to honor those men and women today. Not just those who fell in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, but those who have fallen since that day in pursuing those who would strike terror into the hearts of, not just Americans, but people everywhere.

Let us pray, let us remember and let us serve.

God is Faithful – We must Follow

Scripture:

Jeremiah 44: 7 – 10
“Now this is what the LORD God Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Why bring such great disaster on yourselves by cutting off from Judah the men and women, the children and infants, and so leave yourselves without a remnant? 8 Why provoke me to anger with what your hands have made, burning incense to other gods in Egypt, where you have come to live? You will destroy yourselves and make yourselves an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations on earth. 9 Have you forgotten the wickedness committed by your fathers and by the kings and queens of Judah and the wickedness committed by you and your wives in the land of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem? 10 To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed my law and the decrees I set before you and your fathers.

Psalm 48:14
For this God is our God forever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end.(NIV)

Observation:
Today’s bible reading starts with Jeremiah assuring God that he will speak all the things the Lord gives to Him and make sure the people hear. In his understanding of what God is saying, Jeremiah reminds Israel of their past and the provoking of God that they and their ancestors have done. Why do it again? Why make God mad by not following His decrees and laws.

Application:
The word humility leaps off the page at me. It is in humility (to this day they have not humbled themselves) that God is obeyed. It is in our submission to His will and way that He is revered. It is easy to move into our own pathway while He sets wisdom and life before us. It is easy to be prideful and think we know best when He has placed warnings in front of us, even reminding us of our and our ancestors wrong doings. May I focus on the Lord today in all I do and remember: He is forever and ever and that God will be our guide to the end – a guide we must follow.

Prayer:
Lord, give me with courage to follow you and the strength to say ‘NO’ to myself and my ways but putting you and your ways first. May I be found humble before you!
Amen.

Shutting the Valve on Fear

This coming month, there are many ways in which you can serve and get more involved at LFC. Our partnering with Lompoc Police for the National Night Out is August 4th, our Kids Time on August 5th will be incredible with out Lompoc Fire Department doing a safety demo – we need additional helpers for that night as well.
Our Children’s ministry department is recruiting teachers / servants for the rest of the summer and for the fall. We need an additional 40 members to make this team run smoothly. Are you willing to serve the lambs? Our worship team is hosting a jam night, August 20th, come out with your instrument or take turns on two of our keyboards and drums – it will be a blast. I can’t wait!
This last Sunday was a great day, filled with some inspiring worship and many new faces. Some were people who attended on Friendship Sunday Hawaiian Day and returned. So here are a few questions based on last Sundays message:

What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
Where does fear grip your heart and keep you from obeying God?
Where does fear keep you from giving, serving and sharing?

You cannot change the circumstances, the season, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of.” Jim Rohn

We all face uncertain times, and when they emerge you get two choices: You can give into fear and focus on things over which you have little or no control. Or, you can choose to overcome fear and focus on things that you can directly impact. You have no control over the economy, stock market or weather gone wild. Nor do you have control of the housing market, price of gas, terrorism or war. If you choose to focus on things that you can’t control, you rob yourself of energy and your ability to enjoy today and you most certainly diminish the power of God in your mind and heart.
While you can’t control world events, you do have power of how you invest your time and resources. Specifically, you have control over what you do, how you serve the Lord and others and how you think. You can grab hold of ‘stinking thinking’ and say: “I am not going to let fear or circumstances ruin my faith.”
Last Sunday, I shared how fear changes our perspective. When the disciples were in the boat with Jesus and an unannounced storm begins to rock their world, they quickly forget the power and compassion of Jesus who is on board with them.
•Fear raises doubt about God’s character.
•Fear can wipe away our confidence in God’s goodness.
•Fear unleashes an anger stirring doubt.
•Fear creates amnesia -making us forget what Jesus has done and how good God is.
•Fear dulls our minds ability to remember miracles.
•Fear causes our minds to race into negativity.

The one command that Jesus made more than other: don’t be afraid. Fear is an option and not an assignment.
You may want to review the above bullets and ask yourself where this is true in you right now.

Theologian Margaret Miles gave a keynote address at the Harvard Divinity School alumnae day (Jun 7, 2006), entitled: “Living Lovingly in a Culture of Fear.” She said that we are suffering so greatly from our culture of fear that:

Anxiety is the number 1 health problem in the country, leading to epidemic depression, alcoholism, eating disorders, and prescription drug addiction. In a culture of contagious insecurity, psychological vulnerability makes Americans willing to live in gated communities and to lose civil liberties and privacy in exchange for security measures. Moreover, American society is violent because it is fearful.
A culture of fear can paralyze our ability to address systemically the evils of poverty, hunger, desperation, and violent aggression in our homes, on our streets, and across the globe, convincing many of us that all efforts are doomed to failure. But passivity, a “helpless victim” mentality, and aggression resulting from fear can be challenged by a committed practice of political and social engagement.”

Dear ones, do not fear. But let us rise up in trust and faith. The Bible has over 365 verses telling us not to be afraid. This is no coincidence that each day of each year can possess a promise “do not fear.” It is like a daily vitamin! Let’s turn our fear and our worries into prayers coupled with praises. When we do, we are assured peace beyond understanding through Christ Jesus. Let’s not allow fear to grip us and keep us from moving forward. Let’s keep going.

Let’s shut to valve on our fears and move closer to the Lord of strength.

I am praying for you,

Pastor Bernie

Don’t Miss IT

In busyness of life it is easy to loose the power of Gratefulness.

As I drove into the church office the other day I almost missed it. So today, I thought no way will I miss it. So I looked up and saw it. Have you seen it lately? Last Sunday during our three services I saw it too and with leading worship (from the drums) speaking at all three services and then having a great meeting afterwards about our upcoming Big Summer Outreaches I almost missed it. And with all the logistical planning and thinking for our friends from New Hope and Pastor Wayne Cordeiro coming to LFC, I could have missed it this week as well. And with the fact I just got off the blood mobile having given blood with the R-2 machine (our LFC blood drive in our parking lot) I could have missed it too. IT represents all the reasons to be grateful. The facilities God has allowed us to build debt free. The wonderful people coming to our church and learning about the Lord and growing in Him. The many dedicated ones who have been here for over two decades and in some cases over three decades. We have lots of people who have been truly committed to what the Lord is doing here. I stop to thank God for all that we are to be grateful for and I ask Him to help me not miss IT when IT is right in front of me. Gratefulness is extraordinarily powerful. It is powerful to change a mood, an atmosphere, a person, a family. Gratefulness makes all the difference between going through the motions and really being alive. Gratefulness is the difference between having a heart of stone and receiving a heart of flesh from the Lord. The 20th century Protestant theologian Deitreich Bonhoeffer said “that it is only through gratitude that life becomes rich.” To acknowledge a gift means that we’re acknowledging something outside of ourselves because a gift does not come from us, it comes from someone or somewhere else. To acknowledge a gift is actually very powerful because when we acknowledge a gift, we are stepping outside of our isolation and our aloneness. This is an act of will. It is also an act of our will, to pay attention to the many reasons we have – the IT that is all around us.
A few thoughts:
First: This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! You can say that to yourselves every morning when you wake up. Start the day with gratitude.
Second:when you say prayers throughout the day or with your family members or friends over a meal, be grateful for more than the food, but be grateful for them.
Third: be purposeful and look around and give God thanks for what you see, the lives around you, the glory of His creation. Pray for grateful eyes connected to your grateful heart – look for God’s presence and not His absence and be thankful.
Finally: throughout your day if you find yourself getting irritated or a bit upset, or too busy to see IT – But do find gratitude in the experience. Have it be a treasure hunt with you and God. Remember puzzles where you had to find objects hidden in the picture? Take this as a challenge then: whatever the experience, find the gratitude in it. And let that gratitude touch you and fill you. It will not wipe away the painful feelings, but it will help you feel some peace and joy at the same time. If you are apart of LFC, I hope you will invite an unchurched friend with you to Friendship Sunday, this Sunday at LFC, 8:45 and 10:45 am, with Pastor Wayne Cordeiro and the New Hope Oahu team. Tell someone you are grateful they are in your life and bring them with you to church. Go ahead, it is not too late. I am so grateful we are allowed to host such a wonderful group of devoted believers. I know several of them and I am blessed by their gifting but most of all their humble servants hearts. So, go ahead and look around and see IT and be grateful. Don’t miss it. The Lord said, “I give to you a new heart and I put a new spirit within you. I remove from you your heart of stone and I give you a heart of flesh.” Amen.
Grateful for you,
Pastor Bernie

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. – Anne Frank

The Recent and Upcoming Season at LFC

The View From Here:

Allow me to share several things with you that are on my heart and I will right quite a bit to assure you are well informed.

As we take time and celebrate this Saturday our freedom, please join me in keeping our country, our leaders and all our military troops in your prayers. I am thankful for the freedom we enjoy and the protection we experience because of individuals who are willing to serve our country with a selfless heart to serve both at home and abroad.

We also remember the eternal freedom all of us have been offered through Jesus Christ. Galatians 5:1 reminds us:

It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (NIV)

 

We only appreciate freedom more when we realize the price associated with it. For our freedoms many dear people have laid down their lives. For our eternal freedom, it was purchased by Christ Himself and as long as we believe in Him and as long as we cling to Him we are able to possess this incredible gift. We are called to Stand In our Freedom. Don’t miss that. We are invited to possess it and stand on it. This is not merely standing and twiddling our thumbs but like staking a claim to a great and valuable spot, we are to stand and mind out all the riches below us. These riches are the freedom we have in Christ. They are found in scripture, through prayer and an ongoing and growing love for Jesus Christ. They are enjoyed through worship, surrender and serving the Lord and others. Let us dig out all the riches we have been given in Christ. It is my prayer that as we enjoy ourselves at Los Alamos Park (I hope you will join us there- it is a great way to connect with your LFC family and a great opportunity to bring unchurched friends with you) that we will remember the freedoms we enjoy. I certainly hope you will join us at Los Alamos Park and also at the Movies Four Parking Lot (south end) if you are not going to Huyck Stadium for the Fireworks Show. Thanks to all of you at LFC who gave financially to make sure the ball was rolling well and the show could go on. LFC gave 10,500 dollars towards the show and other churches came along as well, taking the number up to over 17,000 with businesses and civic groups giving too.

New Faces: We are seeing so many new faces coming to LFC and this is great. What we always need are more and more of you to simply reach out and get to know them. Don’t hesitate to become greeters. Most assuredly our greeting team does a great job at this, but did you know your greeting means more – guest expect greeters to greet them, but they often gauge a church’s friendliness by the people in it, not the greeters or the pastor. So, it is up to you to go out and greet them. It is also a great season to invite others to church with you.

 

Small Groups: Our Summer Semester of Small Groups is going well. The church was buzzing last night with people who are learning various books of the bible, financial practices, marriage and family, reviewing the Sunday teaching and more. Our kids were having a blast at Kid’s Time last night (which by the way is open to all kids and not just those whose parents are involved in small groups). Next Wednesday our Kids Time will feature the Police Activities League Climbing Wall. If you did not get on board now, don’t miss out on the fall semester – watch for signups.

For All: Connections Building: We are closing in on the finish line for our New Connections Building. Power was turned on this week and the entire outside is painted (over the stucco) and soon the cabinets will arrive for the kitchen. We still need additional funds for completion which includes: landscaping, equipment, video and sound, furnishings for the café as well as complete cookware and utensils for our kitchen. In conjunction with this new facility we will also be remodeling our current and well-used kitchen in the annex which is vital to Sunday operations, our Monday Night feedings of those who are underesourced, youth and college ministries too. We have two essential planting days coming up, July 11^th and July 25^th and possibly additional days as well. We need many of you to join in. If you have not given yet to this valuable and needed facility we invite you to partner with us with a generous heart.

For Team LFC – July 18 at 5pm – If you currently serve on a team at LFC, I really want you to be here with us as we honor you with a BBQ, some special moments as the team from New Hope and Pastor Wayne Cordeiro share some Hawaiian Aloha with us. It will be a blast. Don’t miss out TEAM.   

For all: Friendship Sunday – July 19 at 8:45 & 10:45 am (note two services that day) A special day with Pastor Wayne Cordeiro and a 20 member team from New Hope, Oahu Hawaii. Pastor Wayne has been with us at LFC on three other occasions and is a dear friend of mine. His teaching, leadership skills and the books he has written have impacted many lives – including mine. Use this opportunity for you to invite an unchurched friend to church. His team will lead worship that day and there will be Hawaiian dancers and we will provide some free goodies after the two services. Who will you invite? Pray now and consider someone. Invitations available this Sunday in your bulletin! 

 

 

For All: Summer Outreach:
We did so well last Saturday handing out over 4,000 bottles of free ice cold water to parade goers at the Flower Festival Parade. Our team of over 100 were smiling and sharing and wearing our red ‘Serve Team’ shirts. A red sea of servants! But there are two more opportunities for you to serve with the rest of your LFC family, even if for one day or one night. Come to a meeting on July 12^th, following third service (about 12:15) to hear about these opportunities and how you might fit in. They are: National Night Out, Tuesday August 4^th from 5 – 7 PM, We partner with the Lompoc Police Department and will be in a neighborhood providing hot dogs, popcorn, cotton candy, nachos, games and more. We need people with trucks, those willing to set up or tear down and those willing to join in with our concessions team. The next big event is the Lompoc Police Department Special Olympics Car Show, Saturday September 5 from 9-3pm with set up happening earlier in the morning. This is a great day, with over 300 cars, and we organize and run the silent auction, the concessions, some games and more and Special Olympics benefits greatly.

 

There is a lot going on at LFC and many places for you to connect with others, plug in and use your gifts, grow and learn and become better connected to God and others – go for it. LFC is all about a church family who shares our heart together for Jesus.

My heart is full – let’s keep moving forward.

My life would not be the same without you in it. Hope to see you at the BBQ and again on Sunday,

 Pastor Bernie