LCC REACH

Cookie Monster NEEDS You!

 

We need you to deliver your Karios Prison Cookies to the church office on Tuesday or Wednesday of THIS WEEK  (18/19).  If you lost your recipe card CLICK HERE.  We're changin' lives one cookie at a time.  Touch a hardened convict with a profound touch of kindness.

  We have a "clothing emergency"- we have the most clothes we have ever gotten  and are under a mountain of fabric!!

WE NEED 'SORTERS' ASAP!!!!!!     Drop by the church any time between 9am and 8pm- Tuesday through Thursday (18-20) and help us sort and set up.  Give us any time you have, and together we'll help change the world! 

Not A Fan...

I have been reading a book that has really 'messed up' my life. God has used this book to speak to issues deep in my life and make me think about issues in our church (and THE American Church).  In a book filled with Scripture, stories and humor, Kyle Idleman says things that rock you to the core, but he does so without resorting to guilt/shame.

'not a fan' just came out this summer and I am asking a number of my closest friends to read it to see if it hits them the way it did me.  The author is so transparent about his journey from 'fan' to 'follower' that you will be compelled to look at your own relationship with God and see which one describes you.  You may be in for a surprise…

Of course you can find it online, but 'Heaven Sent', our local Christian book store is going to match or beat any online price (and no shipping!).  They are inside The Scottish Mill Store (on 278).  Here's a MAP.   Ask for "not a fan" by Kyle Idleman (Zondervan). The store said they would have an order of them in by this Saturday.

Should you get the book and read it, let me know what you think.

 

On a personal note…  I told you a couple of weeks ago that my wife Patty's brother was in the process of dying of cancer.  Well, she just called in tears and it looks like it could be today.  He has been suffering so much that we are praying that it will be today.  I feel so helpless to help Patty and her family as they are in California.  Not all of her family  (10 siblings) know God so please pray that God's love and peace will shine through Patty even in these worst of times.  Gary's wife Robin and their kids could really use your prayers.  Thanks...

 Think about it- people are dying all around us and we HAVE to let them know of the love of Jesus. It sure won't cost you much to invite someone headed away from God to come to "FRIEND DAY" on Oct. 23.  Your invite is truly a matter of life and death!  

Also, your Kairos Cookies could go to the most hardened criminal at the Ridgeland Prison.  Just one more way to touch a life with Jesus' love.  Here is the COOKIE RECIPE.   Remember to drop them on Tuesday or Wednesday (Oct 18/19)  

 Thanks for partnering with me in The Kingdom.

 Joe

 

Enjoy This...

    

Enjoy this and see if it 'opens your eyes'

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Here's what I found out:  When we serve, God releases these little 'joy endorphins' in our heart that end up making the experience more fun for us than we would have imagined.  I have experienced this so many times and I totally agree with the statement "it is more blessed to give than to receive".  Give it a try!

 Here are some amazing opportunities in October to get "joy endorphins" flowin'...

 - Small Groups- find your own project that touches the life of someone in our community

 - Kairos Prison Cookies (due 18/19)  Your fresh baked cookies could help a prisoner meet Jesus. INFO  Find out this Sunday (9th) how you can pray for the retreat.  Watch for Kairos Tent out on the lawn. 

 - Clothing Connection (22nd)  help us give clothes to thousands. Volunteer HERE.

- 'Friend Day' (23rd)  A special Sunday service designed just for your friends who don't go to church.  Start inviting them now.  Recent survey found that among Americans that DON'T go to church- 82% said they would go if invited by friend or relative.  You're odds are great!