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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.

5th SUNDAY POTLUCK LUNCH – AT NOON TODAY

We want to invite everyone to join us for a special Potluck Lunch @ NOON today. 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.

BAPTISM AT LIFEPOINTE - TODAY

We are so excited about our BAPTISM CELEBRATION that will be held today. 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. THE BAPTISM WILL BE HELD DURING OUR POTLUCK LUNCH AFTER CHURCH.

Ju ly 29, 2012

All Because Of Jesus

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Message Pastor Chuck Bernal

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Everlast ing God

Reprise Our God Is Greater

NEXT WEEKEND – OUR NEW SERIES CONTINUES

Join us next weekend as Pastor Chuck continues his new message series titled, “MESSY”. This series is all about cleaning up some of the

misconceptions and erroneous ideas we have about God, faith and life. Don’t miss Part 2 of this series titled, “A MESSY VIEW OF GOD”.

LIFEGROUPS – OUR SUMMER STUDY

CONTINUES THIS MONTH!

LifeGroups are the best part of LifePointe Church and we want you to join a group. LifeGroups are all about connecting people with each other and learning about God together. We have a brand-new LifeGroups study that begins this week and we want YOU tto be a part of it. The study is based on Psalm 63: “Oh God, You are my God, earnest ly I seek You . . . in a dry and weary land where there is no water” (Psalm 63:1 NIV). If you have ever felt that way, then this study will bless your life!

GROUPS MEETING THIS WEEK

Wednesday – 07-18-12 - 7:00pm - Hosted by Mike & Sandy Slimmer NORTH CROWLEY HIGH SCHOOL AREA

FACILITATOR – MIKE SLIMMER

KIDZPOINTE – UPCOMING EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

COMING NEXT MONTH – REACHING OUT

A FASHION STATEMENT - LIFEPOINTE T SHIRTS

Now is the time to get your very own LifePointe T-shirt. It’s a great way to promote our church in a fun and fasionable way. The cost is only $15.00 per shirt - so you can get them for the entire family. You can pay in cash or make a check payable to LifePointe Church. TODAY YOU CAN BUY 2 FOR $25!!

MESSY SERIES PART 1:

A MESSY VIEW OF LIFE

MESSY – LIKE A FROG IN A KETTLE!

Do not let the world squeeze you into its mold . . . (Romans 12:2 – PH)

For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to right teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever they want to hear. They will reject the truth and follow strange myths. (2 Timothy 4:3-4 – NLT)

I want to remind you that in the last days there will be scoffers who will laugh at the truth and do every evil thing they desire. (2 Peter 3:3 – NLT)

These people will speak lies disguised as truth. Their consciences have been scarred as if branded by a red-hot iron. (1 Timothy 4:2 – GWT)

vIt’s messy because it’s _____________ vIt’s messy because it’s __________________

vIt’s messy because it’s _________________________

The door is wide and the road is easy that leads to hell. Many people are going through that door. But the door is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life that lasts forever. Few people are finding it.

(Matthew 7:13-14 – NLV)

Our culture is calling into question every absolute and replacing eternal truth with popular opinion. What’s a Christian to do? Unfortunately, many compromise with the culture, buying into a myth that much of what the Bible says is a vestige of a more superstitious era. We should grow out of it’s teachings as we grew past belief in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.

(Allan Moseley – Thinking Against The Grain)

MESSY – WHAT’S YOUR WORLDVIEW?

A worldview is the framework from which we view reality and make sense of life and the world. Whether conscious or subconscious, every person has some type of worldview. A personal worldview is a combination of all you believe to be true, and what you believe becomes the driving force behind every emotion, decision and action. Therefore, it affects your response to every area of life. As Christians, we are commanded to have a Biblical worldview. A biblical worldview is based on the Word of God. When you believe the Bible is entirely true, then you allow it to be the foundation of everything you say and do. (Del Tackett- Focus On The Family)

See to it that nobody enslaves you with philosophy and foolish deception, which conform to human traditions and the way the world thinks and acts rather than Christ. (Colossians 2:8 – CEB)

Be careful not to let anyone rob you of this faith through a shallow and misleading philosophy. Such a person follows human traditions and the world’s way of doing things rather than following Christ.

(Colossians 2:8 – GWT)

vOur worldview are the _____________________________ by which we see the world vOur worldview is the ____________________________ by which we make decisions

vOur worldview is the _________________________ by which we determine morality

The way you behave comes from something. Your attitudes and actions spring from your value system and your value system is based on what you believe. At the foundation of a person’s life, we find his beliefs. These beliefs shape his values, and his values drive his actions. (Josh McDowell)

MESSY - THE TRUTH ABOUT “THE TRUTH”

"What is truth?" Pilate asked. (John 18:38 – NLT)

Jesus said to them, ``You are truly my disciples if you live as I tell you to, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.'' (John 8:31-32 – LB)

vFor truth to be “TRUTH” it must be ________________________ (for all situations)

vFor truth to be “TRUTH” it must be ___________________ (for all people)

. . . all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes. (Judges 17:6 – NLT)

vFor truth to be “TRUTH” it must be _____________________ (for all time)

But God's truth stands firm like a foundation stone . . . (2 Timothy 2:19 – NLT)

The culture of modern America exalts feeling and preference over thinking and truth more than does any other western culture in history. Generally speaking, American Christians succumb to this cultural disposition more commonly than they obey the command of their Lord to love God with all of their minds. (Allan Moseley)

CLEAN UP THE MESSY - MAKE A COMMITMENT TO TRUTH!

vGOAL 1: Every Christian must know _____________________ they believe

Then we will no longer be like children, forever changing our minds about what we believe because someone has told us something different or because someone has cleverly lied to us and made the lie sound like the truth. (Ephesians 4:14 – NLT)

vGOAL 2: Every Christian must ___________________ for what they believe

But you must continue to believe the truth and stand in it firmly . . . (Colossians 1:23 – NLT)

vGOAL 3: Every Christian must know how to __________ what they believe

You are the light of the world. You cannot hide a city that is on a mountain. Men do not light a lamp and put it under a basket. They put it on a table so it gives light to all in the house. Let your light shine in front of men. (Matthew 5:14-16 – NLV)

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

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