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PRAYER
WALKING
FIND OUT MORE
INSIDE
VBS - PLUS
Shipwrecked
- Grace Ready Fest
- Youth Field Day
- Kids Night of Fun
Vacation Bible School at LCC made a huge impact - Street Eats
in the lives of our children! Read more inside!
A Message from
Pastor Troy
In Luke 18:1 Jesus made a
bold and instructive
statement, when he said,
“men are always to pray.” One
of the great disciplines of the
Christian faith is prayer.
Prayer is key in our
relationship to God.
I want to mention a couple things in regard to
prayer. First of all, prayer moves God. Solomon
asked the Lord if your blessing were ever to dry up
and pestilence was released in the land, what were
I to do? In 2 Chronicles 7:14 says “If my people who
are called by My name will humble themselves, and
pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked
ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive
their sin and heal their land.”
In Luke 18 it tells the story of the lady that kept
pestering the judge. It was her importunes that
moved the evil judge on her behalf. And of course, in Matthew 7:7-8, Jesus said, “Ask, and it shall
be given to you; seek, and ye shall find, knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” As you can see, it is our
praying that moves God. Prayer not only moves God it moves us.
Jesus the man, in the garden of Gethsemane prayed 3 times that the cup of suffering would pass
by him. His praying did not move God. His praying moved Him toward the will of God. The Apostle
Paul prayed and asked God 3 times to remove his thorn in the flesh. God said I won’t, but my
grace is sufficient. God wasn’t moved to where Paul was. Paul through prayer was moved to where
God was. I think we will discover that when we pray, there are times when God moves on our
behalf but just as much our praying will move us to where He is.
Lastly prayer moves us all toward the work of the harvest. Jesus said
the harvest is plenteous, but the laborers are few. Pray to the Lord of
the harvest that he would send workers into the field. Prayer will
mobilize the church to the task at hand. Prayer will move the heart of
the believer towards the harvest of souls.
I want to challenge Life Change Church in the month of July to create
a month of prayer. Let us pray that God will move toward us and that
we will move toward God and specifically that we all are moved toward
the soul of man. - Pastor Troy Ervin
LIFE CHANGE NEWS JULY 2018 www.LCchurch.tv
TOGETHER SUNDAY
July 29th
On this day, all children will be
joining their families in the
sanctuary for the service.
Baptism
Baptisms will take place as
needed in the Wednesday
night Lift service. Sign up at
the Information Desk in the
foyer or our website
Baby Dedication
1st Sunday of every month at
the 10:45 am service.
Sign up at the Information
Desk or our website
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Praying for Revival
- Prayer Walking
Todd Kritzwiser, Elder
will come: For men will be friends! God is going to pour
Revival = An Awakening!
lovers of themselves, lovers out His Spirit on YOU to be a
We need that! I long for
of money, boasters, proud, witness and people are
that! Our families need it.
blasphemers, disobedient to going to be saved! Praise
Our neighbors need it. Our
parents, unthankful, unholy, the Lord! We are believing
villages and cities need it
unloving, unforgiving, that God is going to use us,
and I believe God is ready
slanderers, without self- Life Change Church, to bring
to do it!
control, brutal, despisers of about Revival! An awakening
There’s an old hymn that
good, traitors, headstrong, that will spread far and
says these words,
haughty, lovers of pleasure wide.
“Sweeping this way, Yes,
rather than lovers of God, For the month of July we
Sweeping this way. A
having a form of godliness are asking you to start
Mighty Revival is sweeping
but denying its power." Prayer Walking. Begin
this way. Keep on
Wow! That sure sounds walking, biking or driving
believing, trust and obey. A
like today! through your
mighty Revival is sweeping
But even in the middle of neighborhoods, your
this way!”
all this mess, there is villages and cities, praying
We need an Awakening!
GOOD news! God said to and claiming that every
There is little doubt that
the Prophet Joel, "And it house you pass, every
we are living in a day of
shall come to pass family is going to come to
godlessness. A day, where
afterward That I will pour know Jesus Christ. We are
people are choosing their
out My Spirit on all flesh;" believing that souls ARE
own desires over Gods. A
and then He says this going to be saved! God said
time when many people
wonderful statement, "And to Joshua in chapter 1:3
have no clue who God is or
it shall come to pass that “Every place that the sole of
know anything about His
whoever calls on the name your foot will tread upon I
Son, Jesus. His name has
of the LORD Shall be saved." have given you…” So get out
become nothing more
How exciting is that? The there and walk this month!
than a curse word to
Whoever, could be Walk and pray! I believe that
many. We are living in the
your spouse, your son or God is about to turn this
last days. 2 Timothy 3 says,
daughter! Whoever, could place upside down!
"But know this, that in the
last days, perilous times be your neighbors and
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Community Outreach
Opportunity!
Volunteers Needed
Saturday August 4th
Miami Meadows Park
2-10pm • Fireworks at 10pm
Life Change Church has been invited to
create a Kids’ Area at the annual Milford
Miami Township Street Eats Event. We
did this for the first time last year, and we
STILL have people coming to our church,
reporting that they heard about LCC at
this event. Praise the Lord!
This year the event has been moved to
Miami Meadows Park. The kids’ area will
be right next to their beautiful
playground complete with a sand pit. For
$5, kids will receive a wristband that gives
them endless access to a rock wall,
zipline, bounce house, face painting, Gaga
Ball, 9 square, and carnival games and
activities.
We need your help! They are anticipating
15- 20,000 people will be attending.
Sign up online to volunteer for a 4 hr.
shift from 2-6pm or 6-10pm. All
volunteers’ children receive a free
wristband for the kids area.
We are the only church that has been
invited to help with this event. Help us
share the love of Jesus with our
community!
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Vacation Bible School,
2018: Shipwrecked!
Penny Baldwin, Children's Pastor
The week was filled with an They had meaningful discussions the altar. Kids went home
overwhelming, palpable with their crews about how this having learned bible truths,
energy! Each night, children directly relates to their life. At the memorized scripture and
entered our church building Game station outside in the songs, and hearing repeatedly
with anticipation and grass, the kids worked together that God loves them and Jesus
excitement. The sanctuary to play and compete in fun Rescues! We are also proud of
was filled with joy and activities that only reinforced the our children for bringing in
singing, as the leaders and Bible point for the night. I over $1200 for the Orphanage
children belted out lyrics witnessed older children helping at Open Door Haiti for
while unashamedly doing all and guiding younger ones, building repairs. The kids also
the motions to each praise encouraging them through the brought in over 400
and worship song. game. In the Bible Discovery highlighters for Grace Ready
As I traveled around the room in City Park, the kids Fest in August. Truly amazing!
campus checking in on each gathered with their crews to It was also fun to see Pastor
group and station, an actively participate in Bible get slimed with sloth snot!
amazing joy filled my heart. In stories. They learned motions to What an amazing week filled
the Imagination Station, kids bible verses to help hide these with God’s goodness! Thank
experimented and discovered truths in their hearts.At every you to all of our faithful
hands-on how “Jesus station, crew leaders were loving volunteers for making this
Rescues” even when you are on kids, joking with them, event a reality and investing in
worried or lonely, or when listening intently to their answers the future: our children. We
you do wrong. They received and ideas, and just ultimately are delighted that there were
their Bible buddy dog tags as showing the love of Jesus, so many children from our
a visual and tactile reminder personally, to each child. Talk community in attendance and
of each night’s memory verse. about a beautiful stroll through hope to see them and their
In the Tropical Treats room, our church! families at services it the
the kids munched on yummy God was here at our VBS. He future.
snacks while watching a Kid moved on the hearts of the
Vid cinema movie clip of real- leaders and children, blessing us
life kids sharing their all. At our Sail Away Send-off
testimonies and how Jesus gatherings at the end of each
has rescued them or used night, children responded to the
them to help rescue others. call to salvation and prayed at
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Pre-Teen Campout
By: Penny Baldwin, Children's Pastor
The Preteens of Life Change their first diving board, biggest
Church gathered in June for a splash contest. The event also
Summer Campout Pool Party! included gooey s’mores and quiet
Eighteen 4th-7th graders met reflection around the campfire,
at the home of our Children’s morning prayer and devotions
Pastor, Ms. Penny, for fun and lead by our amazing Life Change
friendship building. There Kids’ leaders, plenty of laughter,
were several firsts and many an epic water balloon fight, and
awesome experiences. A few lots of coffee for the adults.
kids played their first game of We are thankful we had a
kickball! One boy braved chance to celebrate with our new
sleeping in a tent for the first seventh graders and send them
time, once we reassured him off to youth group with a joyful
there weren’t any bears memory. We also enjoyed
roaming the Milford suburbs. welcoming the fourth graders
Several kiddos pushed into the preteen small groups
through fear and and giving them the opportunity
homesickness and proudly to get to know their new small
stayed through the night. Lots group leaders. Everyone, kids and
of children participated in adults, all left tired and happy.
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Nothing is Impossible for God
I would like to wish everyone a are praying for our youth
safe and fun filled summer. It is ministry we would like to say
very noticeable that summer is thank you and please continue!
officially here with all the It is evident that your prayers
missing teens in youth group. are being answered.
lol Even with low numbers, God The world tells us that we
is still faithful as we had one need so much… get the right
teen who was saved in our job and you’ll be happy, get the
Youth Service last month. The right car and you’ll be happy,
bible says that there is joy in maybe if you get the right guy
heaven over one sinner who or girl you will be happy. So
repents. As a youth group we many times in life we are
rejoice with those who have seeking after the wrong things.
given their life to Christ. Let us If we would put our energy
never forget that NOTHING is into deepening our
IMPOSSIBLE for God. As we relationship with Jesus, we
continue to experience the would have everything we
power and presence of the Holy could ever need in life.
Spirit it is incredible to see the Matthew 6:33 says, “But seek
lives of teenagers being first his kingdom and his
changed. For all the ones who righteousness and all these
things will be added to you.”
How much more would we
truly experience if we would
first seek HIS kingdom? How
hard is it for you to trust Jesus’
words in this verse? Let’s work
on this together!
By: Justin Kritzwiser,
Youth Pastor
Life Change Youth would like to recognize worship leader and Youth
Staff member Gabe Kritzwiser for such a great night of worship and
word. The last Wednesday of every month a youth staff member
presents the word and Gabe did such an awesome job. We are very
blessed and honored to have Gabe as a part of our youth group. Let
us all continue to be used by God.
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