Ladies, let’s get together for a service project craft!
Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 9:30-11:00 AM.
We will be making eye glass covers, so bring scrap fabric and scissors!
A lite breakfast will be served.
See y’all then!
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Join us for a wonderful dinner and a show – with great food and local talent – and support LifeBridge Missions in the process!
Here are the details:
| DATE | Friday, May 2, 2025 |
| TIME | 6:30 — 9:00 PM |
| LOCATION | LifeBridge Café |
| COST | $50/person Tables for 4 & 6 are available (Only 100 tickets available) |
| MENU | Appetizer: Grilled Shrimp or Bourbon Chicken Skewers Salad: Spinach Strawberry salad with balsamic dressing and candied pecans Entrees: Prime Rib or Chicken Piccata Sides: Roasted green beans and garlic parmesan mashed potatoes Dessert: Trio of mini chocolate tart, chocolate dipped strawberries, chocolate mousse Drinks: Tea and water will be served with the meal |
| CONTACT | Angie at (979) 627-5817 |
It will be a great time and you won’t want to miss it! Get your tickets today!
EASTER SUNDAY!!
The men said to them, “Why do you seek the Living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.”
Luke 24:5b-6a
This Sunday marks the highest, most Holy day of the year; because the Resurrection of Jesus changed our eternity!
It is the quintessential pivot point from despair to joy; from no future to an everlasting one; from death to life!
It is also the culmination of our journey this Lenten season “from GENESIS to JESUS“.
Join us as we celebrate!
Scriptures
- Luke 24:1-12
Come and be with us to celebrate the ultimate Love and true freedom we all have through The Resurrection of Jesus!
SUNDAY, APRIL 20, 2025
We will have a Pancake Breakfast that morning at 8:30 AM (no Adult Bible Class that day) and an Easter Egg Hunt following around 9:30 AM. Then Worship at 10:00 AM.
Join us!
More information about the Resurrection of Jesus celebrated on Easter from:
lifebridgesealy.com/ministries/worship/easter-the-resurrection-of-jesus/.
“CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN, INDEED! ALLELUIA!!”
This is the great shout for Easter; the highest day on the Church calendar!
On this day we celebrate the victory of Jesus over sin, death, and the power of the devil. All that He went through and endured is over and exultation and joy remain.
And for all who have faith in Jesus as their savior gain the same victories He won! Our sins are gone and forgiveness takes its place. Death is gone and everlasting life takes its place. Pain and anguish are bound to this life only and joy eternal awaits.
The resurrection of Jesus is the sole event to which all of history hinges. All of the old testament points to its coming and all since draws meaning in the light of it.
If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.
1 Corinthians 15:17
Without the resurrection everything else would be pointless and moot!
Come and be with us to celebrate this greatest day of the year and see how Jesus, though His resurrection, changes everything – for you!
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ANNOUNCEMENT
On Friday, March 18, 2025, at 7:00 PM, we will worship and “celebrate” Good Friday with a form of a “Service of Darkness.”
It will be a meaningful, but difficult service. We pray you will attend.
The term “reparations” has become extremely loaded and controversial in our time in society right now. What it means is simply trying to make amends for a wrong. How those amends are done, for whom, why, etc.; those have become very politicized. But the fact is there are circumstances where reparations are proper, appropriate, and even necessary.
Our sins and those of the world are a wrong that exceeds comprehension; are too immense to fathom; that reach beyond our understanding. Our sins are a wrong that needs to be corrected. They have created the need for amends – payment – to be made.
And we couldn’t do it. We wouldn’t do it.
The enormity of the gap between what we owed and the perfection God demands can never be accomplished by anything that we do.
God demands perfection. We aren’t perfect. Jesus is.
Jesus is the only acceptable payment for our sins. He is the amends for our wrongs. He is the solution to our problem. He is the Savior for our sins. He is the victor our defeat. He is the life for our deserved death. He is the ultimate reparation – the only preparation – that could happen.
That matters. He is everything.
His painful, brutal, willing sacrifice on that cross means forgiveness, life, and salvation for us that we couldn’t achieve, didn’t deserve, or could even imagine.
The darkness and depth of Good Friday is a part of the reality of the need for reparations for the fall and sin. And because Jesus – the only satisfactory sacrifice – willingly and painfully died for us, it is the only reason that today can be considered “good.”
“Thank You, Lord Jesus, for enduring the cross, scorning its shame, for us and our salvation. Thank You, Lord God, heavenly Father, for accepting Jesus’ sacrifice as a reparation for our wrongs. Forgive us when we continue in our sin and move us by Your Holy Spirit to seek Your ways in everything that we think, say, and do, from here on, to the best of our abilities. In Jesus name in sacrifice; Amen.”
SCRIPTURES
- Isaiah 53
- John 18:13-15
- John 19:25-30
RECORDING
More information on “Good Friday” and a “Service of Darkness” from
lifebridgesealy.com/ministries/worship/good-friday/.
“Good Friday.” Such a strange name for the day when the innocent Savior of humanity and God’s Son died horribly. Yet, for us, the day marks a pivotal event in history. A holy and unbelievable imbalanced exchange: His perfection and innocence for our sins and guilt.
And twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on His head and put a reed in His right hand. And kneeling before Him, they mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” And they spit on Him and took the reed and struck Him on the head. And when they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the robe and put His own clothes on Him and led Him away to crucify Him.
Matthew 27:29-31
Lord, have mercy!
And He did. Have mercy. For us. When we were still in sin and rebellion.
We worship and “celebrate” this event and exchange with a form of a “Tenebrae” service. Tenebrae means “darkness” and the service takes its name from the ceremony of extinguishing the worship candles in such a way that the Church is gradually cast into darkness, except for the light of a single candle. The focus of the Tenebrae is the consequence of sin and the magnitude of Jesus’ sacrifice. The worship ends in darkness and silence, symbolizing our Savior’s death upon the cross. The single candle symbolizes the hope of our Savior’s resurrection. At the completion of the Tenebrae service, the worshipers are asked to leave in silence, in order to maintain the spirit of the Good Friday commemoration of our Savior’s crucifixion.
Experience the depth of God’s love for you on Good Friday so that you can sour with the news of His resurrection on Easter Sunday!
You will be blessed.
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Come join us for the SEDER MEAL (with Holy Communion) at LifeBridge!
| DATE: | April 17, 2024 (“Maundy/Holy Thursday”) |
| TIME: | 7:00 PM |
| LOCATION: | LifeBridge Sanctuary |
| CONTACT: | Pastor Scott Heitshusen SHeitshusen@LifeBridgeSealy.com (713) 965-6761 |
The meal is FREE (though a freewill offering will be taken)! ALL people and ages are welcome!
Due to the extreme preparations needed, signup for the meal is needed for EACH PERSON ATTENDING. DEADLINE is SUNDAY, APRIL 13! – You can do so in the form below.
Mark it on your calendar, sign-up, and plan to attend! You won’t be disappointed!
More about the SEDER MEAL from
lifebridgesealy.com/ministries/seder-meal/
The Seder, celebrated on “Maundy Thursday” (a.k.a, “Holy Thursday”), tells the story of the Passover event and meal from the book of the Exodus in the Old Testament. This is important because this is the event Jesus was celebrating with His disciples for His last supper (and instituted the Sacrament of Holy Communion); and He didn’t choose this connection arbitrarily.
Jews the world over celebrate the Seder as a reminder to the Passover. For Christians, we see the deep and deliberate connection of the Passover and Jesus as “the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world” (John 1:29). We will see the how God has saved us from death by the blood of His Lamb, Jesus, just as He saved Israel from death through the blood of lambs in the Exodus.
And all of this will tie into the Passion of Jesus through Holy Week as well as Holy Communion.
SEDER, 2026
SEDER Meal. 7:00 PM, LifeBridge Sanctuary. All welcome, but sign-up needed.
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SEDER Meal. 7:00 PM, LifeBridge Sanctuary. All welcome, but sign-up needed.
SEDER, 2024
SEDER Meal. 7:00 PM, LifeBridge Sanctuary. All welcome, but sign-up needed.
SEDER, 2023
SEDER Meal. April 14, 2022, 7:00 PM, LifeBridge Sanctuary. All welcome, but sign-up needed.
SEDER, 2022
SEDER Meal. April 14, 2022, 7:00 PM, LifeBridge Sanctuary. All welcome, but sign-up needed.
SEDER, 2021
SEDER Meal. April 9, 2020, 7:00 PM, LifeBridge Sanctuary. All welcome, but sign-up needed.
SEDER, 2020
SEDER Meal. April 9, 2020, 7:00 PM, LifeBridge Sanctuary. All welcome, but sign-up needed.
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LifeBridge Community Church
2162 FM 2187 Rd.
Sealy, TX. 77474
Sunday, April 13, 2025
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Donor Bus Parked Outside.
Contact Angie Wolfe for more information.
Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 8:00 AM until 1:00 PM.
Items will be available both days.
All sales are cash only.
Anyone can contribute items.
You must contact Angie at 979-627-5817 to schedule drop off on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
All items left after the sale will be donated and all proceeds will go to the summer 2025 mission teams from LifeBridge.
Support missions and get some nice things in the process!
Being a “rebel” today is a badge of honor for some. Star Wars had the Rebellion. Billy Idol had his “Rebel Yell.” (Ok, I know both of those references are dated!) When we call someone “a rebel” it’s usually a term of endearment or respect rather than of scorn or derision.
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
Genesis 3:6
That may very well work for culture and today’s world – especially if you’re talking about rebelling against an unjust, unrighteous, or immoral system. But it doesn’t work when we’re talking about rebelling against God and what He has given. What He has commanded. What He calls us to do or be. We are called to be obedient, not rebellious. Follow, not lead. Submit not subvert.
The third stop on our journey “from Genesis to Jesus” and reason for the need of a savior comes to “rebellion.” The rebellion of Adam and Eve by taking the forbidden fruit. The numerous rebellions that we commit against God every day. Rebellion directed toward God. Directed toward His plan, His will, His way, His Word. A rebellion that wasn’t content with paradise and thought we could do better.
Nonsense!
The choice is simple. The choice is binary. Right or wrong. Good or bad. God or us. When put in these terms the answer is clear: it’s God’s way or there is no way.
How blessed are we that when we chose the wrong answer, when we chose our way, when we rebel against God and His perfect way, He forgave us. Jesus came, suffered, and died so that our rebellion would be no more. Not only defeated, but invalidated. Reversed. Through faith in Jesus our way – our sin – is forgiven and forgotten. Only His way remains. Only His perfect way remains. The rebellion is done. The rebellion is conquered. The rebellion has failed. Christ is victorious over it – over all of it.
Thanks be to God!
“Thank You, Lord Jesus, for being victorious and putting our rebellion to rest forever. Thank You for overcoming our reckless rebellion and oversight. Grant us Your Holy Spirit to live, breathe, desire, and share Your perfect way from here on out. In Jesus name, Amen!”
Scriptures
- Genesis 3:6
- Romans 3:23
We are continuing our journey through Deuteronomy! Today we are at Deuteronomy 23:9ff.
Let’s go!
Ladies, let’s play some BUNCO!
| DATE: | Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
| TIME: | 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM |
| LOCATION: | LifeBridge Café |
So many requirements can be made for joining organizations or applying for grants or completing forms for the government – even for some churches for their membership. There can be long lists of requirements that have to be done or fulfilled in order for something to happen.
In creation, when God put Adam and Eve in the garden to care for it, He didn’t have a huge list of requirements. He didn’t have a ton of laws that needed to be fulfilled. He had one requirement: “of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat.” (Genesis 2:17)
The LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
Genesis 2:16-17
That was it! Nothing else. No other rules, laws, ordinances, statutes, or anything else. One simple requirement: not to eat from one singular tree when countless others were available to them.
How did things go so wrong? How is it that they couldn’t keep that one solitary requirement?
It seems a bit preposterous to us. Such a simple requirement. Such a simple thing to do – or in this case not do – to continue living in a garden of paradise while being able to walk with and commune with the Lord daily. It’s hard to conceive of what that temptation must have been like to put all of that into jeopardy. Almost inconceivable to fathom what could possibly be better that would jeopardize that situation and relationship by breaking that one requirement.
Yet if we try to get too high on our horse and judge Adam and Eve too harshly we should remember: not only do we break the requirement to have Him as our one and only God, our pinnacle of focus, our ultimate desire, but we break so many more of His requirements, too. And we also have a fellowship with God, an indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and a friendship with our Lord Jesus that is paradise itself through faith in Jesus. That is to be envied, sought, and desired beyond everything else in our lives. And we, like Adam and Eve, put aside God’s requirement and seek our own satisfaction.
How utterly foolish. How arrogantly small. How ridiculously myopic.
We are so blessed that God wasn’t satisfied with Adam and Eve breaking His one requirement. We are so blessed that He wasn’t satisfied with our breaking of His requirements. We are so blessed that He is satisfied with Jesus fulfilling all requirements on our behalf. Because we didn’t. Because we wouldn’t. Because we don’t. Because we won’t.
“Thank You, Lord Jesus, for fulfilling all the requirements for us so that we would be forgiven, saved, and have eternal life. Grant us the Holy Spirit so that we are strengthened, not just to do what You require, but desire it as well. In Jesus’ name; Amen.”
Scriptures
- Genesis 2:15-17
- Acts 16:30-31
- Psalm 19:7-11
