Summer Haze...

Well, crazily busy, we have neglected our poor blog this summer, but we have NOT neglected to pray for our church family!  We will recommit & repost prayer requests starting this weekend, until then, please join us again at 9:30am on Sundays as Brad continues to teach through Colossians.  At 10:30, you can stay and here some great preaching & worship as we continue on our year-long theme to "Publish the Word"

Lovingly,t
The Bernets

Let's Try This Again, shall we??

After much thought, and multiple technical difficulties.  (i.e.-Lauri can't fix this so people can join privately) we have decided to move forward and make our blog public. Otherwise no one will ever be able to access the info we are trying to communicate.  So WELCOME, finally!  Make sure you scroll down & check both the main & prayer request pages for info LLF members.

Lety

Prayer Requests 2.19.12

Hi all,

Here are the prayer requests from Sunday, February 19, 2012

• Tom L. (Lori's Dad) in hospital with pancreatitis and complications of divurticulitis
• For Connie, Lori's mom, who also has chronic health problems to get rest & have wisdom
• Karissa D.-room mate in college having terrible allergic type rash, of unknown cause (for dr. to have wisdom)
• For Lauri B.-still having flare ups with severe neck pain after reaction to antibiotic. Wisdom of dr. & willingness to help when she calls for help
• Tom & Laurel -serving abroad-for Tom's health as kidney disease is starting. Wisdom on their medical path & service.
• PTL-services going well and people being saved
• Josh & Hilary-serving abroad-for rest, wisdom, testimony & God's protection
• Lance-Gabe's nephew being deployed
• Derek-Stef. H.'s nephew nearing end of deployment soon
• Angela B.-Justin's friend, battling cancer
• Gabe's dad, in PT

Bridgette-continued healing of arm

Hello everyone.  It's my first blog entry!  Great to start out on any new journey.  Just wanted to pass along a recommendation for reading:  The Trail of Blood... by J.M. Carroll.   A short book but not a quick read since it is is actually a series of lectures on Church History.  Every born-again believer should know the real history of Biblical Christianity and what Bible-believers have endured over the centuries. The consistency of true teaching (II Tim. 2:2, Titus 1:9) versus the traditions of men. (Mark 7:7-9, Colo. 2:8) This book is a great start on the subject.

Happy New Year!!!

Lauri here:

We had a great New Year's Celebration at LLF, even though it seems like 80% of the church has been bitten by the Light Strike Laser Tag fever.  I am still having dreams of running into a person carrying one of these http://www.amazon.com/Wowwee-Assault-Striker-Simple-Target/dp/images/B005IGHP7M/ref=dp_image_z_1_0?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&img=0&color_name=1

in every single room-can we get some designated equality of space at next year's party?  But I digress.....

I am still reading "Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World" by Joanna Weaver along with my daily Bible time, and it just has so much great information, especially in the current chapter regarding Fruit bearing.

Throughout the Word of God, the analogy of fruit is used.  All four Gospels include Christ's picture of the Vine and the branches.  Out of the 27 books in the New Testament, fifteen mention the kinds of fruit we are to have in our lives including:

• The fruit of our lips:  Hebrews 13:15
•  The fruit of our deeds:  Colossians 1:10

•  The fruit of our attitudes:  Galations 5: 22-23

She goes on to talk about how you make sure you are producing fruit,

It's really not difficult.  You see, fruit isn't something you can sit down and manufacture in your life.  Fruit happens.  You get connected to the Vine and pretty soon you've got zucchini--tons and tons of zucchini.  So much zucchini you just have to share!!! 

Weaver, Joanna, Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World,  pp. 84-85, Waterford Press: Colorado Sprints, CO, 2000.

This passage really speaks to me, because I struggle with wanting to control things.  How in the world can I control the fruit in my life when I have nothing to do with it?   I guess that's why I have to read just a small section of this book at a time, it is a lot to apply & digest. :)

Video reference link

How Not to Make Disciples...

Hi everybody!

This past Sunday, Brad referenced a video I had watched on Facebook (one of my friends from Graceway had forwarded it to me ), and I thought I would put it up here for your reference.
Soon to come, photos of Jane's bday bash this past Monday night 12/19/11.

In Christ's Love,
Lauri