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CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACISM With Lauren Whatley Conversations About Racism is a series of talks with Lauren Whatley to explore how racism has affected us personally, as well as our world. We will be leveraging Lauren’s expertise and background in race, gender and systems of oppression. Lauren holds a Master’s in Gender and Race Studies, a Bachelor’s in Human Development with a concentration in Oppression. She teaches Women’s Studies at the University of Alabama. We will share in Lauren’s personal stories of racism, as well as many of the headline topics necessary for our own personal growth. We will talk about: Generational trauma from slavery and racism Racism’s beginnings and definitions Explore feelings towards the Constitution How to feel about slave owner’s pictures on money What is white privilege? Should white people feel bad about it? Racial gaslighting Black Lives Matter as a phrase and questions about the formal movement Perspectives on protests, riots and looting Police brutality a

WHEN YOUR BACK’S AGAINST THE WALL What do you do when you have run all options, but your back is against the wall? Is the answer just trying harder, working smarter, or being resilient… or does God have a better way? When your world is shaking, your mind is freaking, and your stress is peaking, what are you going to do? In this series of teachings, we will look at God’s instructions for a breakthrough. The Bible is full of God mentoring people who had no margin, no hope and nowhere else to turn. The end of their story became the best of their story. Join us as we help you see the end of your story will be the best of your story. DECLARATIONS FACING PRESSURE I am of God and have overcome him (satan). For greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world. (I John 4:4) FACING PRESSURE I am far from oppression and fear does not come near me. (Isaiah 54:14) FACING PRESSURE No weapon formed against me will prosper, for my righteousness is of the Lord. But whatever I do will prosper for I’m like a tree tha

IF YOUR MONEY COULD TALK… JESUS, THE HEART, THE BRAIN & FINANCES Today, we are honored to have Dr. Todd Bowman as our special interview guest. Dr. Bowman and Pastor Patrick will be having a conversation about financial drivers. During times of economic crisis many people are experiencing emotional intensity, and even panic, around issues of money. What drives our money panic? Why do we have such deep impulses to hoard, spend, feel prosperity guilt, escape to grandiose financial fantasies, or give in erratic ways? For some of us, these inordinate financial energy pockets were inked into our hearts from specific financial experiences: Childhood poverty or unfulfilled wants Parental messages based in their own fears Witnessing a parent’s career layoff and ensuing struggles Lost nest eggs to economic downturns Experiencing the exploitation of a person of power and feelings of powerlessness  Join us for this fun, informative and spiritual conversation around money, economics and Jesus!

MOTHER’S DAY CELEBRATION Mother’s Day is a special celebration of all mothers. LifePointe Church takes this Sunday to slow down and acknowledge how amazing mothers are. She was your first best friend and the person to turn to for advice. To the man whose lady is the mother of his children, this is a day to pull out the stops. This day also is a great day to celebrate all the women in our lives: grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and friends. We want to show them how special we think they are. Join us this Sunday as we celebrate Mother’s Day.

JESUS, THE HEART, THE BRAIN & FINANCES Today, we are honored to have Dr. Todd Bowman as our special interview guest. Dr. Bowman and Pastor Patrick will be having a conversation about financial drivers. During times of economic crisis many people are experiencing emotional intensity, and even panic, around issues of money. What drives our money panic? Why do we have such deep impulses to hoard, spend, feel prosperity guilt, escape to grandiose financial fantasies, or give in erratic ways? For some of us, these inordinate financial energy pockets were inked into our hearts from specific financial experiences: Childhood poverty or unfulfilled wants Parental messages based in their own fears Witnessing a parent’s career layoff and ensuing struggles Lost nest eggs to economic downturns Experiencing the exploitation of a person of power and feelings of powerlessness  Join us for this fun, informative and spiritual conversation around money, economics and Jesus!  

WHERE IS GOD? MAKING SENSE OF FAITH DURING A PANDEMIC   DOES GOD CONSPIRE WITH EVIL? What about God’s wrath, judgment, angels of death, etc.?   During times of crisis ALL of humanity is faced with “God” questions. Where is God in this pandemic? Did God cause the novel coronavirus? Is God being passive-aggressive to allow it to happen? If God is loving WHY doesn’t He intervene? Is the pandemic an act of God’s judgment? Is there anything humans/believers can do? Can we expect special protection during these times? Will prayer motivate God? What does God feel towards human suffering?  All of these questions often hang with no more resolution, stopping at the question marks. During this amazing series we will look at philosophical and theological ideas that help us make sense of God, returning us to wholehearted intimacy with God, ourselves and those around us. Join us as we explore the peace of God in times of crisis. ____________________ ARE GOD’S PROMISES RELIABLE? 2 CORINTHIANS 1:20 KJV

WHERE IS GOD? MAKING SENSE OF FAITH DURING A PANDEMIC During times of crisis ALL of humanity is faced with “God” questions. Where is God in this pandemic? Did God cause the novel coronavirus? Is God being passive-aggressive to allow it to happen? If God is loving WHY doesn’t He intervene? Is the pandemic an act of God’s judgment? Is there anything humans/believers can do? Can we expect special protection during these times? Will prayer motivate God? What does God feel towards human suffering? All of these questions often hang with no more resolution, stopping at the question marks. During this amazing series we will look at philosophical and theological ideas that help us make sense of God, returning us to wholehearted intimacy with God, ourselves and those around us. Join us as we explore the peace of God in times of crisis. ____________________ ARE GOD’S PROMISES RELIABLE? 2 CORINTHIANS 1:20 KJV For all the PROMISES of God in CHRIST [are] YEA, and in him AMEN, unto the glory of God by us

WHERE IS GOD? MAKING SENSE OF FAITH DURING A PANDEMIC [EASTER - HOW CHRIST’S REDEMPTION CLARIFIES GOD’S HEART OF PROTECTION] During times of crisis all of humanity is faced with “God” questions. Where is God in this pandemic? Did God cause the novel coronavirus? Is God being passive-aggressive to allow it to happen? If God is loving why doesn’t He intervene? Is the pandemic an act of God’s judgment? Is there anything humans/believers can do? Can we expect special protection during these times? Will prayer motivate God? What does God feel towards human suffering? All of these questions often hang with no more resolution, stopping at the question marks. During this amazing series we will look at philosophical and theological ideas that help us make sense of God, returning us to wholehearted intimacy with God, ourselves and those around us. Join us as we explore the peace of God in times of crisis.  

WHERE IS GOD? MAKING SENSE OF FAITH DURING A PANDEMIC During times of crisis all of humanity is faced with “God” questions. Where is God in this pandemic? Did God cause the novel coronavirus? Is God being passive-aggressive to allow it to happen? If God is loving why doesn’t He intervene? Is the pandemic an act of God’s judgment? Is there anything humans/believers can do? Can we expect special protection during these times? Will prayer motivate God? What does God feel towards human suffering? All of these questions often hang with no more resolution, stopping at the question marks. During this amazing series we will look at philosophical and theological ideas that help us make sense of God, returning us to wholehearted intimacy with God, ourselves and those around us. Join us as we explore the peace of God in times of crisis. Join us the next 2 weeks of April 5 (Palm Sunday) and April 12 (Easter) for an online gathering and teaching. We can be physically distant while not forsaking the rel

BRAVE HEARTS IN A SCARED WORLD! Have you ever felt more a part of a global community and at the same time more repelled into isolation? We are learning all kinds of new vocabulary like “social distancing,” “flattening the curve,” “epidemiologists,” “virologists” and so much more. Our favorite entertainments of sporting events, concerts, going out to restaurants and even worshipping at church have been greatly disrupted. People are dying around the world, with the threat of over a million fatalities. Yet we are also told we could have the disease and present no symptoms at all. People are shopping for weeks of food at a time, and some have stocked for years on toilet paper (still a mystery to all). Accusations that some people are being “too hyper-anxious” and others “minimizing.” Social distancing is already impacting working parents with kids at home, while others aren’t fortunate to have a secure paycheck anymore. We are told this could go on through July or August, and most people live from paycheck to pay

BRAVE HEARTS IN A SCARED WORLD! Have you ever felt more a part of a global community and at the same time more repelled into isolation? We are learning all kinds of new vocabulary like “social distancing,” “flattening the curve,” “epidemiologists,” “virologists” and so much more. Our favorite entertainments of sporting events, concerts, going out to restaurants and even worshipping at church have been greatly disrupted. People are dying around the world, with the threat of over a million fatalities. Yet we are also told we could have the disease and present no symptoms at all. People are shopping for weeks of food at a time, and some have stocked for years on toilet paper (still a mystery to all). Accusations that some people are being “too hyper-anxious” and others “minimizing.” Social distancing is already impacting working parents with kids at home, while others aren’t fortunate to have a secure paycheck anymore. We are told this could go on through July or August, and most people live from paycheck to pay

RHYTHMS OF GRACE   FIXED MINDSET  “Believing that your qualities are carved in stone—the fixed mindset creates an urgency to prove yourself over and over.”  “I’ve seen so many people with this one consuming goal of proving themselves—in the classroom, in their careers, and in their relationships. Every situation calls for a confirmation of their intelligence, personality, or character. Every situation is evaluated: Will I succeed or fail? Will I look smart or dumb? Will I be accepted or rejected? Will I feel like a winner or a loser?”  MATTHEW 11:28-30 MSG “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? COME TO ME. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. LEARN THE UNFORCED RHYTHMS OF GRACE. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” INVITATION OF JESUS Come close to feel SAFE, be LOVED, and LEARN!   OUR BRAINS ARE ASKING 3 QUESTIONS: [In

FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY How would you like to know what your driven-money is driven by? The two most anxiety stimulating topics we have is about money or sex. Both reach into the most personal spaces of our identity. For someone to talk about that space touches us in our biological nervous system. To become vulnerable and transparent about these topics reveals our emotional fragility. Why? Our primal brains are asking, “Am I safe?”, then “Do I belong?”, and finally “What can I learn?”, in that exact sequence. Money and sex makes us feel vulnerable, exposed and threatened. Because of our griefs, losses and traumas - that have been sustained over a lifetime - we are embedded with coding in our subconscious processing. Have you ever wondered why you feel such shame around your imperfections with money? What if we could help you separate from the shame-voice by safely exploring the neuroscience behind why you spend the way you spend, or save the way you save, or give the way you give? Every Jesus-follower I have

2020 LIFE & CHURCH REIMAGINED 2020 will bring vision and clarity! Decades ago, futurists predicted what the world would look like in this milestone-year in human history. They said we would have self-driving cars, vote electronically from home, depression would be a primary disease, people would live on mars, and that we would work 26 hours a week. Some predictions were spot-on, while others have alluded us. Some of us dreamed of “Jetson’s” lifestyles with robot-maids and travel by spaceships. What will be your 2020 predictions for marriage, parenting, business, and church? Will you be happy this year? Where will you be by the end of this decade? Will the derailing compulsions, addictions and unhealthy patterns still haunt you? As a church, what will be the future? Will we reimagine God’s kingdom in church community? Will we find peace, joy and fulfillment? Will we see ourselves with a futuristic clarity? This year will be the beginning of something special!   TODAY’S MESSAGE   WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN Y

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU THINK OF GOD, LIFE AND CHURCH? _____________________ WHAT you think about WHEN you think about GOD, LIFE and CHURCH will DEFINE EVERYTHING else ABOUT YOU! _____________________ WHAT SHOULD WE THINK OF WHEN YOU THINK OF GOD, LIFE AND CHURCH? LOOK FIRST AT JESUS! _____________________  LUKE 4:16–21 TPT JESUS read where it is written (in Isaiah), “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, and he has ANOINTED me to be… FREEDOM for the BROKENHEARTED, and NEW EYES for …Then he added, “These Scriptures CAME TRUE TODAY in front of you.” EPHESIANS 5:25, 27, 29-30, 32 NKJV – [The Apostle Paul said] …CHRIST also LOVED the CHURCH and gave Himself for her, ... 27 that He might present her to Himself a GLORIOUS [endoxon] CHURCH, NOT having SPOT or WRINKLE or any such thing, but that she should be HOLY and WITHOUT BLEMISH. ... 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but NOURISHES and CHERISHES it, just as the LORD [DOES] THE CHURCH. 30 For WE ARE MEMBERS of His BODY, of HIS FLESH and of HIS BONES. ...

2020 LIFE & CHURCH REIMAGINED 2020 will bring vision and clarity! Decades ago, futurists predicted what the world would look like in this milestone-year in human history. They said we would have self-driving cars, vote electronically from home, depression would be a primary disease, people would live on mars, and that we would work 26 hours a week. Some predictions were spot-on, while others have alluded us. Some of us dreamed of “Jetson’s” lifestyles with robot-maids and travel by spaceships. What will be your 2020 predictions for marriage, parenting, business, and church? Will you be happy this year? Where will you be by the end of this decade? Will the derailing compulsions, addictions and unhealthy patterns still haunt you? As a church, what will be the future? Will we reimagine God’s kingdom in church community? Will we find peace, joy and fulfillment? Will we see ourselves with a futuristic clarity? This year will be the beginning of something special!   TODAY’S MESSAGE   WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN

2020 LIFE & CHURCH REIMAGINED 2020 will bring vision and clarity! Decades ago, futurists predicted what the world would look like in this milestone-year in human history. They said we would have self-driving cars, vote electronically from home, depression would be a primary disease, people would live on mars, and that we would work 26 hours a week. Some predictions were spot-on, while others have alluded us. Some of us dreamed of “Jetson’s” lifestyles with robot-maids and travel by spaceships. What will be your 2020 predictions for marriage, parenting, business, and church? Will you be happy this year? Where will you be by the end of this decade? Will the derailing compulsions, addictions and unhealthy patterns still haunt you? As a church, what will be the future? Will we reimagine God’s kingdom in church community? Will we find peace, joy and fulfillment? Will we see ourselves with a futuristic clarity? This year will be the beginning of something special!

2020 LIFE & CHURCH REIMAGINED 2020 will bring vision and clarity! Decades ago, futurists predicted what the world would look like in this milestone-year in human history. They said we would have self-driving cars, vote electronically from home, depression would be a primary disease, people would live on mars, and that we would work 26 hours a week. Some predictions were spot-on, while others have alluded us. Some of us dreamed of “Jetson’s” lifestyles with robot-maids and travel by spaceships. What will be your 2020 predictions for marriage, parenting, business, and church? Will you be happy this year? Where will you be by the end of this decade? Will the derailing compulsions, addictions and unhealthy patterns still haunt you? As a church, what will be the future? Will we reimagine God’s kingdom in church community? Will we find peace, joy and fulfillment? Will we see ourselves with a futuristic clarity? This year will be the beginning of something special!  

2020 LIFE & CHURCH REIMAGINED 2020 will bring vision and clarity! Decades ago, futurists predicted what the world would look like in this milestone-year in human history. They said we would have self-driving cars, vote electronically from home, depression would be a primary disease, people would live on mars, and that we would work 26 hours a week. Some predictions were spot-on, while others have alluded us. Some of us dreamed of “Jetson’s” lifestyles with robot-maids and travel by spaceships. What will be your 2020 predictions for marriage, parenting, business, and church? Will you be happy this year? Where will you be by the end of this decade? Will the derailing compulsions, addictions and unhealthy patterns still haunt you? As a church, what will be the future? Will we reimagine God’s kingdom in church community? Will we find peace, joy and fulfillment? Will we see ourselves with a futuristic clarity? This year will be the beginning of something special!