Rob Westbrook is the church planter and pastor of LifePointe Church, in Amory, Mississippi. He is married to Teresa and they have one daughter, Lauren.
On August 15, 2010, LifePointe baptized over 20 people. Some were baptized that morning, during our worship service. The rest were baptized that afternoon, in the Buttahatchie River, not far from Amory, MS. We have a little video of that event. Take a look. We had a wonderful time!
Some pics from a huge day for LifePointe Church.
The band was EXCELLENT! They were joined on-stage by quite a few of our students for various songs and they all did great. I’m proud of everyone who is participating in our worship band.
My message was sermon #12 in our summer series: Rooted. The topic … death! Yeah, it’s not one of those feel good topics but the reality is, we all face it. The message was answering four questions: Why do Christians Die?, What Happens to Christians When They Die?, What Happens to Non-Christians When They Die, and When are Christians Raised from the Dead? Yep, pretty serious stuff. My prayer is everyone walked out our doors knowing they will spend eternity with Jesus.
I returned to the LifePointe building Sunday night for our Prayer and Share at 6:00 pm. We’re going through the book of Romans, one verse at a time. No rabbit goes unchased! We’re having a ball on Sunday nights.
Such a good day Sunday. I’m already anticipating what God’s going to do next Sunday. I can’t wait.
Bob, our worship leader, was out today. This left James to lead the worship. Today was his first go at it and I have to say he did a great job! With Drew on drums, there were four young ladies singing, as well as a male voice with one of our men. They all did an outstanding job. We even went ole school, singing "Victory in Jesus!" I'm proud of James, our band, and the additional voices we're adding. The worship band future looks bright at LifePointe.
The message was the ninth in our series: Rooted. This series is all about examining and becoming aware of the basic tenets of the Christian faith. It's been a blast to prepare for and deliver. Today's topic was The Resurrection. The Resurrection power was present this morning. There was a great response and God is still changing lives. Some big faith decisions were made this morning. We also had quite a few first time guests today. Thanks for being a part of LifePointe today!
After the service, we had Lunch@LifePointe. There was A LOT of food, especially dessert. I may not eat for a week. Thanks to everyone who prepared food and worked to get it out for everyone this morning. Our group of volunteers are second to none.
This all comes on the heels of The Pointe's Womanless Beauty Pagent, held Friday night. The Pointe is the student ministry of our church. They wanted some way to raise money so they could have a party for the younger kids of our church. They came up with this Womanless Beauty Pagent idea. There was a big crowd Friday night and we had about 20 "women" participate. I don't think I've laughed that hard in a long time. The pagent was hugely successful. Looks like a big party is in store for our younger children.
So now I'm going to catch my breath for a few minutes they head back for our Prayer and Share Small Group Experience. I'm looking forward to that tonight.
