Next Sunday, February 7th, we begin one of the most important seasons of the year for LifePoint Church. As we begin a new series called Exposed: Life on the Inside, our goal will be to connect people to small groups who’ve never been connected before or are not currently connected. Why?

• Because God didn’t create us to do life alone.
• Because authentic life change happens best in the context of authentic Biblical community.
• Because we know that church attendance without participation in a small group leads to stagnation, frustration, and isolation.

In this video, Dr. John Piper explains why.

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If you’d like to find out more about how to connect with a small group at the Stewarts Creek Campus, visit a GroupLink booth in the foyer this Sunday, or simply email Brad Bynum, our Small Groups Coordinator.

I’d love to hear your own stories of Biblical Community. How have you become more Christ-centered through participating in a small group?

If you’ve been tuned to news reports the past couple of days you know that the massive earthquake that hit the small country of Haiti will be regarded as one of the world’s worst natural disasters ever. The death toll is projected to reach close to a half million.

Many LifePointers have asked, “How can I help?” That’s a great question! Since we do not currently have a missionary team on the ground there, our strategy is to work directly with organizations we know and trust who have a presence there.

Click HERE to find out more about how to help out!

I’m in the middle of editing our next small group curriculum– a walk through Luke 6, called Exposed: Life on the Inside. So this sign caught my attention.

“Practice make sperfect so be careful what you practice.”

For example, don’t waste your time practicing things like spelling and spacing.

Someone once said, “The medium is the message.” If that’s true, then this kind of marketing for the corporate world or for your local church does not communicate excellence. This medium sends the message, “The quality of what we teach and the environments we create to attempt to point people to a Christ-centered life is poor and irrelevant.” So be careful what you practice because practice makes perfect.