blessed to be @ Lifepoint yesterday!
- Filed under: 1 Corinthians, Bible, church, church planting, Gospel, Great Commission, Jesus, kingdom of God, Mark, mercyview, mission, missional, missional church, missional living, New Testament, organic, orthopraxy, Paul, resurrection, sermons, Tulsa, urban, vision
- Date: May 17,2010
It was a great privilege to be at LifePoint Church in Ozark, MO yesterday to worship and to speak about the Kingdom and its intersection with church planting and our new work in Tulsa, mercyview.
LifePoint is a city on a hill in southwest Missouri and Lane Harrison, their lead pastor, is the real deal leading this church community to be a hub for missional activity.
I’m honored to be in partnership with Lifepoint and look forward to the ways that we can serve one another for the sake of the Gospel. I also had the privilege to meet Seth Shelton, lead pastor of The Way Faith Church Community, a fellow brother in the church planting network I am part of, who is planting in Springfield, MO.
Here is a rundown of worship yesterday from LifePoint Worship’s Twitter account @lpc_worship. Note that it is in reverse order with the most recent tweets first…
We end our worship with “Here is Love” 11:54 AM May 16th via HootSuite
The worship team returns and we stand to sing “None But Jesus” 11:53 AM May 16th via HootSuite
80,000 people live within 3 miles of mercyview – which is on Cherry Street near a vibrant urban core. 11:52 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Brad shares his heart for the city he has been called to – Tulsa. 80% of people in that area do not attend church on Sunday. 11:50 AM May 16th via HootSuite
The USA is the 5th largest mission field in the world. No county in the US has a larger church population than it did 10 years ago. 11:43 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Church planting is the primary method seen in the New Testament used to extend the Kingdom. 11:42 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Could it you live where you live, work where you work, walk where you walk to be a herald of the Gospel? 11:41 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Our motivation to be on mission is not a what, it is a who – Jesus. 11:39 AM May 16th via HootSuite
That is what we are here for. To believe, experience, proclaim and enact the Gospel, with Jesus at the center of all we do. 11:38 AM May 16th via HootSuite
The Gospel of The Kingdom is a call to action. It is Good News to be believed, proclaimed, enacted and experienced. 11:36 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Because of American Individualism, we have a small Gospel. God’s intention is not simply to get us to Heaven individually. 11:35 AM May 16th via HootSuite
The Kingdom is not just limited to human hearts. It touches EVERYTHING on Earth. 11:33 AM May 16th via HootSuite
The Kingdom is not just Heaven – it is not just God’s rule and reign in spiritual space. 11:33 AM May 16th via HootSuite
In thinking off the Kingdom we need to think of authority and not locality. 11:31 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Understanding the Kingdom is essential to understanding Jesus. 11:31 AM May 16th via HootSuite
…to restore the Shalom of the created order that was ruined in the Fall. 11:30 AM May 16th via HootSuite
We see the story of God in His sovereign plan from Eden to Revelation… 11:30 AM May 16th via HootSuite
1 Cor 15:14 (http://esv.to/1Co15.14) if Christ had not been raised our faith is futile. 11:27 AM May 16th via HootSuite
In Mark 16, Jesus rebukes the disciples for their lack of belief in the resurrection. 11:24 AM May 16th via HootSuite
We must get our motivation correct. We are all busy, but does our business have any eternal significance? 11:21 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Our hope in eternity does not rest on what we do for God, but on what Christ has already done. 11:21 AM May 16th via HootSuite
What is our divine purpose? What are we here for? 11:19 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Brad directs us to Mark 16 (http://esv.to/Mk16.14-20) The Other Great Commission passage. 11:19 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Brad Andrews ( @bradandrews ) brings the message this AM. Check out his blog at http://transformission.com/ 11:17 AM May 16th via HootSuite
As the last song of the first set, we sing “Missions Flame”. 11:10 AM May 16th via HootSuite
We sing “Adoration” as we further our worship by giving of our tithes and offerings. 11:06 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Lane offers prayer for these men and the work they are doing. 11:05 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Seth ask for us to pray for the sacrifices that he and his family make, that God would continue to work on him, and for support for the work 11:02 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Brad’s church can be found here – http://mercyview.com/ 10:58 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Seth’s church can be found here – http://www.thewayfaithcommunity.com/ 10:57 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Lane introduces our church planting partners Seth Shelton planting Way of Faith in SGF and Brad Andrews planting mercyview in Tulsa. 10:55 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Lead Pastor Lane Harrison dismisses the kids and teachers. 10:50 AM May 16th via HootSuite
Dan Seawel leads worship this AM. We open with “My Savior Lives” and “Christ is Risen” // I am sensing a theme here /mch 10:47 AM May 16th via HootSuite
