Membership at Life House Church isn’t just a privilege but with it comes responsibility. On any given Sunday worship service you will find that we usually have 100 “visitors” in our service and around 35 members who have prayerfully stepped out and made the commitment to serve as a part of our church family. If you know anything about Life House you know that you don’t just “join and sit”. After you have prayed and sought God’s will and make that step to join Life House you must: 1. Write out your testimony. 2. Must have experienced Believers Baptism by immersion in a Baptist Church or be willing to submit to Believers Baptism at Life House. 3. Agree to the “Four Principles” of Membership at Life House which are as follows: You agree to: 1. Be faithful to Sunday Services 2. Be faithful to attend Life Groups 3. Be faithful to find a place of service in the church – one or more. 4. Be a “Store House Tither”. In order to remain a member of Life House you must be faithful in those areas. If you aren’t faithful then after counsel your name will be “dropped” from Life House Church Membership Roll. If you aren’t a member it does NOT mean you can’t come, serve, work and enjoy all the blessings of being at Life House – it just means you don’t have the rights and privileges of being a member.
One of those “rights” of being a member of Life House is being invited to any “congregational meeting” – such as tonights “MINI R & R” Meeting at 5:30 p.m. . What is “R&R”? We call it “Review and Renew” Meeting. It has been done annually but we are going to start having one quartertly – starting tonight and then every “FIFTH SUNDAY” Night. Tonight the Life House Members will worship together, share their hearts together and then I am going to be sharing some exciting news, challenging our members hearts and then close in a season of prayer. God has some “GREATER THINGS” that are soon to come and we must get ready. God is using Life House in a special way and we need to be ready to see Him open the flood gates of heaven.
It is a joy to serve as pastor of this great mission/church and I am totally excited about what I see coming. We aren’t your “typical” or “usual” Baptist Church – and we strive hard not to be! The last thing we want to do is become a “business, budget and battling” church. We don’t want to be a part of the “religious country club” that is permeating churches today. When the “constitution and by-laws” mean more than the BIBLE then the “church” is in trouble. God help Life House to keep their eyes on the Jesus and the cross. Help us never forget our mission.
Pastor James
VBS 2010 is NOW HISTORY! What a big and busy week. We are so blessed at Life House!! The Lord blessed us with some great mission minded friends from Springfield Baptist Church, Morton, Ms and First Baptist Church, Vinton, Louisiana coming to “DO” our Vacation Bible School this week. (THANKS GUYS – You all are and were a HUGE blessing to us this week!!)
As most of you who have worked in a VBS know – it takes lots of people, lots of hard work, dedication and time to “do one right”. Not only did our mission friends come and “do” VBS with us but also many of the Life House family worked hard to pick up and deliver children, cook, serve and clean up for “snack time” and other things to. (THANKS GUYS! You are the BEST!!)
This week we saw several new faces, lots of smiles, hugs, and laughter. We saw some youth “stretched in their faith” as they taught, sang and lead out in areas they had never experienced before. Through it all – God blessed this week with 11 souls saved – 10 in one night.
It is safe to say that, Friday night after it was all said and done, there were lots of tired bodies but rejoicing hearts in all who worked. My mind can only imagine what we at Life House are going to see come about because of this years VBS. Seeds were sown and a harvest is sure to come to pass. Pray for those children who came, heard the gospel and those who came and were saved. Pray that this week will impact their Mom’s and Dad’s. Pray that for many this will be a week that serves as a turning point in their lives and future. Pray that we will see God do something that only He can do in this community.
GREATER THINGS ARE YET TO COME!! Pastor James
Once again: THANKS to all who came, worked, shared, loved, prayed and gave. You made a difference in eternity this week!!
We are on the third night of VBS and it’s exciting to see so many of our regular children here and lots of NEW children too. These are MY children. At Life House each child that comes our way is loved unconditionally. We don’t care where they come from, who their parents are, what their past is, how they are dressed or even if they smell good or bad. We love them because Jesus sent them our way. We see every child as HIS child and in need of HIS LOVE. I am blessed to be the pastor of this great church. We are blessed to have an unusual ministry and yet one that is build on Jesus love and example for all people. The smiles, hugs and high fives bless my heart. To hear them laugh, sing and dance is so awesome. For one short moment – some of them are in a place of safety, unconditional love and fun. This week has been about sowing seeds and I know that in the days, months and years to come we will see them come to fruition. I better go – they are having too much fun without me!! More later… Pastor James