With lots of young families and a holiday weekend, I was expecting our crowd to be slim. And we did have a lot of our regulars out but several new faces were there. All in all, we had a very good crowd. If we ever have everybody show up at one time, we're going to break records!Our band was on fire! The stage was full and they really brought it. The rain poured and the thunder rolled the entire service. The...

We had another good installment of our sermon series today: Rooted. The topic was "Who is Jesus Christ?" Again, a lot of Scripture was used. If you'd like a copy of all the Bible passages used during the sermon, you can click the link below to download or print. The file is in .pdf format.Rooted 8 Scriptures: Jesus Christ (click to view)

As a church planter and pastor in a rural area, I'm always looking for resources that relate to our unique setting. Frankly, these are few and far between. Most of the resources are geared more toward an urban setting. While some principles are universal, the urban church and the rural church are, in many ways, totally different animals. When I saw the book Transforming Church in Rural America, I got my hands on it...

Today was a tough and bittersweet day at LifePointe. We had a wonderful service but was tempered by a bit of down news. Today was the last day our present band played for us on a regular basis. For the past 8-10 months several members of our band have played at two churches, all on Sunday morning. They sacrificed their time to help us have the best worship music we could provide. We're thankful God brought alone...

Here's the Scriptures used during the sermon Rooted: Part 9 - The Resurrection. Read them share them, or print them out. The document is in pdf format. Download now or preview on posterous Rooted_9_Scriptures.pdf (22 KB) Posted via email from RobWestbrook.com

I've had several people ask me for a list of the Bible verses we've used so far during the Rooted series at LifePointe Church. I've made them into PDF files so you can look at them, download them, and print them. Here's links for the first three weeks. As we move through the series I'll have them here each week.Rooted: Week 1 - The Bible (click to download) Rooted: Week 2 - What is God Like? (click to...

The Pointe is the student ministry of our church, LifePointe. They had this crazy idea and decided to follow through with it. The results was awesome.They ordered some squeeze water bottles with their logo and website printed on them. They stuffed these bottles with various other things related to The Pointe and a Gospel of John. Friday night they all went to the local hangouts and gathering spots for the teens...

Somehow I stumbled across an article a local paper published after interviewing me about an African mission trip. Thought I'd share it and also give myself a link to the article to preserve the link. The interview was done after my first Africa visit, in 2005. The link is below. Enterprise Journal: Africa Mission Trip Posted via email from RobWestbrook.com