Reaching the Lost. Discipling the Saved. Sharing the Love of Jesus with Everyone.
Good morning, LifeBridge!
We’re continuing our journey through the book of Genesis!
Join us on our our YouTube channel and will monitor comments there (though they are often delayed).
For those coming in-person, please observe proper distancing and safety practices. There will be plenty of room to spread out.
God is our refuge and strength.
Psalm 46:1
Thank you for your gracious financial support and prayers. Your support has made a vital impact for the girls at the Ewaso Osiligi Center fleeing FGM and FEM. We hope you enjoy the box of Kericho Gold Tea from Kenya and that it watms your heart knowing Jesus is using you to change the lives of these girls you may never met. But know this, you are making a difference. We appreciate you so much.
In Christ’s Love
KSOH Board of Directors
Please join the LifeBridge Family as we come together in prayer for Don Marsh and his Family.
LifeBridge Community Church
Thursday, February 11, 5:30-7:00 PM
The Sanctuary will be open for come and go prayer during this time. Also, prayer leaders will be available for group prayers if desired.
MASK MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES WHILE IN THE SANCTUARY. PLEASE PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING – EVEN IN GROUP PRAYERS.
We received the following from the Marshes Friday morning:
“Please share with the others Sue. Thank you again and our friends at LifeBridge and your dear Pastor Scott! Our God is awesome!”
Good morning, LifeBridge!
We’re continuing our journey through the book of Genesis!
Join us on our our YouTube channel and will monitor comments there (though they are often delayed).
For those coming in-person, please observe proper distancing and safety practices. There will be plenty of room to spread out.
Have you ever wondered what some of the terms pastor sometimes uses mean? Or maybe you wondered about events in Church history, or certain doctrines.
Now’s your time to ask!
Sunday, February 7, is “Ask the Pastor” Sunday!
Submit your questions on the LifeBridge Facebook page here or email them to pastor@lifebridgesealy.com by Thursday, February 4, and he will answer them during worship. (If there’s time, he’ll also answer questions from the floor.
All the questions you were afraid to ask – until now!
Submit your questions and join us!
Here are the questions submitted and which will be discussed in today’s message.
| What does “eschatology”/”eschatological” mean? |
| What does “adoption” mean in relation to the Church? |
| What does “epiphany” mean? |
| What does “pentecost” mean? |
| Why is Lent 40 days? |
| What do the advent candles mean? |
| Why are there five Sundays in advent? |
| What does “tithe” mean? |
| What does “justification” mean? |
| What does “sanctification” mean? |
| What is “the eucharist” and what does it mean? |
| In Acts 16:31, Paul and Silas tell the jailer at Philippi that what he must do to be saved is “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household”. Was his whole household saved because he believed? |
| The son born to David and Bathsheba was stricken ill (by God?) and died. Couldn’t God have caused other consequences to David’s sin besides the death of an innocent child? |
| Can you explain more of what the Lutheran understanding and response is to “decision” as it pertains to salvation and how does it relate to being “born again” as introduced by Jesus himself? How is being born again different, and is it necessary for salvation? Jesus says that we cannot enter into his kingdom (faith as a little child) “unless ye be born again”…. John Wesley spoke of feeling “strangely warmed” once by the Holy Spirit. St. Paul was born again through his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus. I guess we shouldn’t rely too much on our own feelings and emotions, but on the other hand, an encounter with the Holy Spirit is worthy of joy. I guess I’m asking what does “born again” mean? |
| How do dinosaurs fit in the Bible? |
| Can you go to heaven without being baptized? |
| Can you explain the timeline of Satan’s fall? In Job, scripture talks about Satan having access to God and yet, he caused the temptation of Eve in Genesis. Job was after Adam and Eve and yet, he apparently had access to God at this time; so at what point was Satan cast out of heaven? |
| I still have a lot of difficulty with Judges 19:22-30. I understand there were a lot of differences between culture of that time period and today’s. But living during a time of grace versus the time period between the Exodus and Samuel, I just cannot understand throwing someone outside to violent men, knowing that she would be treated very violently. Help! |
| What’s the difference in struggling with a sin and “living in sin”? |
| THE HOLY SPIRIT: 1. How do you know He is alive? 2. How is He working in our lives? 3. How do I know when He is working in me? 4. How do I know when He is speaking to me? |
| How many LCMS churches are non-traditional like LifeBridge? |
| I need to understand what James means by faith without works is dead. (James 2) It’s almost as if he says that we must have works for salvation. It comes off as if he and Paul (Romans 3) are contradicting or not agreeing with each other I know I’m missing something here. |
Greetings, LifeBridge!
We started our drive thru distribution in the back of the sanctuary because of the Pandemic in March, 2020.
Almost a year later, who would have thought we would still be here, with no definitive end in sight to this Pandemic?
With that, we wanted to give you an update on how many families and individuals are being helped because of LifeBridge’s generosity and the use of this facility.
| Families served Every OTHER Week | 75-100 |
| Individuals served Every OTHER Week | 200-225 |
| Families served EVERY Week | 225-250 |
| Individuals served EVERY Week | 725-800 |
Having the Sealy Christian Food Pantry at LifeBridge has been nothing short of God’s work and Grace in Action. Our Call at LifeBridge to be a positive force in the community, sharing God’s love and the physical assets the Lord has entrusted to us, have perfectly suited this partnership and blessing.
Pastor Scott Heitshusen
LifeBridge Community Church
These numbers are staggering, as the hungry people in our area has TRIPLED during the Pandemic. Job loss and financial strains have forced people that typically would not frequent a food pantry to rely on us to supplement their food needs.
PRAISE GOD that we at the Pantry have been blessed in so many ways during these challenging times.
Our biggest blessing by far is the use of LifeBridge Church for food storage and distribution. We give all the GLORY AND PRAISE TO GOD for making LifeBridge available to help those in need!
Due to the possibility of continued poor weather conditions (and the fact that water and bathrooms will be unavailable), we will only have virtual worship tomorrow evening.
Tune in to our YouTube channel at 7:00 PM for worship.
Pastor Scott will be masked and gloved for the Imposition of Ashes.
The purpose of repentance is not to be swallowed up by guilt. It is to be freed from a dark and destructive direction by God’s wakening Word, and to be sent on a new path by the sin-conquering Savior. It’s what we all need.
THE REV. MIKE NEWMAN
PRESIDENT OF THE TEXAS DISTRICT OF THE LC-MS
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our Lenten journey, which culminates on Easter Sunday with the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.
On that night at worship we mark our foreheads with an ash cross and, as that cross is marked, we are reminded of our sins. As we are marked by Jesus’ sacrifice; we are drawn to the realization that “[we] are dust, and to dust [we] shall return” (Genesis 3:19).
On Ash Wednesday and throughout the season of Lent, we also focus on our sins, on repentance, and on our broken world; seeing how we and all of creation has fallen far short of God’s intention and glory.
But we do not despair because we look to the certain hope that is ours through the forgiveness of our sins given to us freely by God’s grace through faith in Jesus.
Everything we experience in life is finite and temporal, including our own lives. As the Scripture reports, we came from the dust of the ground and we will return to the dust of the ground. (Genesis 3:19 & Ecclesiastes 3:20)
For many centuries the use of ashes has symbolized repentance. Imposing ashes in the form of a cross on the forehead of the worshipper on Ash Wednesday is a vivid reminder that such a person has been redeemed by Christ the Crucified. It is a symbol, not primarily of our sins, but upon the forgiveness of them through faith in Jesus.
As Ash Wednesday is a somber time as we remember that Jesus willingly suffering and death come as a result of our sins and His love. As such, at the conclusion of worship that day, we exit the church in silence.
“Repentance slays selfish pride, turns us from sin’s siren call, quiets arrogant arguments, tames out-of-control egos, pulls us back from distraction, leads us to restoration of relationships, places us on the pathway of walking with God, and restores our hearts with compassion and grace.
We need this personally. We need this as schools and congregations. We need this as a District. We need this as a Synod. We need this as Christ’s Church.”
The Rev. Mike Newman
President of the Texas District of the LC-MS
For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt…
What is The Apostles’ Creed and why is it important? Why should we even have one? Who is it for and about Whom does it speak?
We will answer these and more questions in our new series: “The Apostles’ Creed!”
Good morning, LifeBridge!
We’re continuing our journey through the book of Genesis!
Join us on our our YouTube channel and will monitor comments there (though they are often delayed).
For those coming in-person, please observe proper distancing and safety practices. There will be plenty of room to spread out.
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