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Congrats Lifepoint Church!

4 years ago Lifepoint Church in Wilmington, NC had their launch service. Pastor Jeff Kapusta was our Minister of Students & Daryl Strickland was also on staff here at C3. Hundreds of lives have been changed because of your sacrifice and faithfulness. Martha & I are so proud of you and thankful that we get to build the Kingdom together here in North Carolina. Today I am praying Ephesians 3:20 for you

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…”

Here's a short video to express our congrats.

SOUPER BOWL WEEKEND

I am so fired up to see you all this weekend. SOUPER BOWL WEEKEND is here and God has laid a burning message on my heart to share. Don’t forget to wear your favorite team jersey. I’ll be sporting my Drew Brees jersey – Go Saints! More importantly, bring your canned good items to bless our local food pantries. Looking forward to see you this weekend!

 

FLASHLIGHTS FOR HAITI - URGENT NEED

C3 has an opportunity to help provide an urgent need for Haiti. Love A Child Orphanage, one of our partner ministries, is in need of several items as they are providing a refuge facility that will eventually hold 100,000 refugees. One of the immediate needs is flashlights. 

Let's collect flashlights for Haiti and bring them to First Wednesday tomorrow night. If you purchase regular flashlights, please include extra batteries. You can also purchase the crank type flashlights that require no batteries as they are also needed. If you know of anyone who would like to participate, please encourage them to bring their flashlights to C3 by this Thursday before noon. We will prepare the flashlights for shipment on Thursday afternoon and they will be delivered to Haiti before the weekend. 

Thanks once again for helping us shine the light of Jesus in a hurting country right now. We will literally shine the light for Jesus! God Bless you guys. If you would like to give online towards Haiti click here.

LIVING THE BLESSED LIFE

I missed worshiping with you guys this weekend but I’m excited about our First Wednesday service with Pastor Robert Morris this Wednesday at 7pm. Pastor Robert is the Senior Pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, TX. Gateway Church is a multi-campus church with over 15,000 attending every weekend. Pastor Robert is a member of the Association of Related Churches and a bestselling author of several books. One book in particular that had a huge impact on Martha and I is “The Blessed Life.” This book gave Martha and I a healthy perspective on finances and biblical stewardship. Make plans to be here for First Wednesday, February 3rd at 7pm, it’s going to be awesome!

 

21 Days of Prayer & Fasting - Day 21

Today’s Scripture:

Luke 4:1-2, 14-15 “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days He was tempted by the devil.  He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them He was hungry…Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through the whole countryside. He taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised Him.”

Prayer Focus:

Are there areas of your life that need more clarity?  Are you walking in the power of the Spirit and living in God’s purpose for your life?  Write down those things God is speaking to you. As you conclude your fast, pray that God continually reveals His purpose and gives you ever increasing clarity and strength to walk it out.

For today’s full devotional click here.

21 Days of Prayer & Fasting - Day 20

Today’s Scripture:

Luke 5:37-38 “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine must be stored in new wineskins.”

Prayer Focus:

What has caused you to shrink back in your expectation of what God wants to do in your life? Are you ready to be expanded beyond recognition? That’s what God’s new wine will do in and through you. Pray the Lord will expand your life to glorify Him, giving you boldness to step out and be

For today’s full devotional click here.

21 Days of Prayer & Fasting - Day 19

Today’s Scripture:

Luke 4:14 “Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region.”

Prayer Focus:

Today as you worship God in prayer, let Him know that you refuse to go into the future without His power and that you want all that He has for you.

For today’s full devotional click here.

UPDATE FROM HAITI

Check out this message from Pastor Matt. He is in Haiti with several other Pastors and Leaders to assess the situation there and learn how C3 can partner in the long-term relief efforts.

21 Days of Prayer & Fasting - Day 18

Today’s Scripture:

Philippians 4:6-7 “Don’t fret or worry.  Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.”

Prayer Focus:

Are there things that you consistently worry about? As you go through your day today, recapture each worried thought and send it up to God as a prayer. See how dramatically your outlook improves when the peace of God is activated through prayer!

For today’s full devotional click here.

21 Days of Prayer & Fasting - Day 17

Today’s Scripture:

Matthew 17:14-16 “And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.”

Prayer Focus:

Prayer is a posture of humility.  Humble yourself before the Lord each day and bring your cares to Him.  He wants to meet you where you are and answer your every need. Pray too, that God help you with the disappointment and discouragement that we each face along the way.   Is there discouragement in your heart today? Write it down and release it to our perfect God.

For today’s full devotional click here.