There is no doubt that the last few months have been difficult at Lord of Life. It has been a time of transition in leadership and staffing. Yet, through it all God has shown himself in amazing ways.
Two weeks ago, I shared during worship, that if things played out as they had been, that Lord of Life would not be able to pay all the bills at the end of February At that time the leadership would need to make a hard choice about what not to pay, our biggest expenses being staff, mortgage, or our mission tithe.
But God has come through in a big way. The offering on February 24 was more than $31,000 which is almost a double portion from our average offering from the previous weeks in February. The blessing is that not only will we meet all our immediate obligations plus we will be able to catch up on some back payments that had been delayed.
However, please keep in mind that Lord of Life is not all of a sudden on firm financial footing. We have two large debts of the mortgage and a line of credit that helped us with expenses in 2007. Our newly formed Finance Committee is exploring ways to increase our revenue to not only ensure we meet all of or financial obligations, but that we can also build on the ministry of God’s church. Please join me in praying the members of the Finance Committee and their work as we also pray for God’s provision each individually and as a church body.
God has been good and he continues to provide. We had near 400 people celebrate Pastor Barry and Nancy’s 13 years of ministry at the Texas BBQ Farwell. 50 some men from Lord of Life will be attend the Men’s Retreat at the Inspiration Retreat Center on February 29. Many of the men on this retreat are new to our Lord of Life Family. We also anticipate one of the largest gatherings ever at Lord of Life for the celebration of Jesus resurrection on Easter Sunday. Things are happening! God is happening!
In the wake of the tragedy at NIU, one of the themes that has come out of this event is “moving forward.” As we have experienced loss here at Lord of Life we also seek not to back down, but move the kingdom of God forward in our community.
In Jesus
Pastor Phil
Two weeks ago, I shared during worship, that if things played out as they had been, that Lord of Life would not be able to pay all the bills at the end of February At that time the leadership would need to make a hard choice about what not to pay, our biggest expenses being staff, mortgage, or our mission tithe.
But God has come through in a big way. The offering on February 24 was more than $31,000 which is almost a double portion from our average offering from the previous weeks in February. The blessing is that not only will we meet all our immediate obligations plus we will be able to catch up on some back payments that had been delayed.
However, please keep in mind that Lord of Life is not all of a sudden on firm financial footing. We have two large debts of the mortgage and a line of credit that helped us with expenses in 2007. Our newly formed Finance Committee is exploring ways to increase our revenue to not only ensure we meet all of or financial obligations, but that we can also build on the ministry of God’s church. Please join me in praying the members of the Finance Committee and their work as we also pray for God’s provision each individually and as a church body.
God has been good and he continues to provide. We had near 400 people celebrate Pastor Barry and Nancy’s 13 years of ministry at the Texas BBQ Farwell. 50 some men from Lord of Life will be attend the Men’s Retreat at the Inspiration Retreat Center on February 29. Many of the men on this retreat are new to our Lord of Life Family. We also anticipate one of the largest gatherings ever at Lord of Life for the celebration of Jesus resurrection on Easter Sunday. Things are happening! God is happening!
In the wake of the tragedy at NIU, one of the themes that has come out of this event is “moving forward.” As we have experienced loss here at Lord of Life we also seek not to back down, but move the kingdom of God forward in our community.
In Jesus
Pastor Phil
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