Land Debt & Development Offering

from Pastor Lane

The Lord continues to move in a mighty way among the people called LifePoint! He has enabled us to purchase 17 acres of land for future site development, and that future continues to get closer and closer. This property will be a great blessing and missional advancement for LifePoint as we establish a facility to operate from for building the church, reaching out to our city, sending people out to the world, and planting churches around the world. LifePoint currently operates on approximately 1.25 acres. By statistical standards, LifePoint should be able to effectively minister to approximately 150 people. That was great 3 years ago, but woefully insufficient today. When you consider the opportunities this new property offers, it is incredible to think how God will use this land to impact the Ozark region and the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

LifePoint has paid approximately $290,000 towards the property, in the past two years, above regular operating expenditures. The LifePoint people have followed the Lord and given sacrificially and generously above regular tithes and offering! As growth continues, it is important to develop our operating budget in addition to paying off the debt on the land. This means that the Elders and Stewardship Team are asking you to continue giving your regular tithes and offering as well as giving above and beyond that amount toward the land debt. The Elders and Stewardship Team hold a strong leading to take the need before the Lord and make the need known to the people, believing that God’s people will respond to his leading. You, God’s people, have been faithful! We continue to pray, place our need before God, and communicate with you in order to move forward.

Sunday, 27 April, LifePoint will receive a special offering in both worship experiences to pay toward the balance and development of the land. We ask each member and regular attender to pray, to ask God to reveal their offering of sacrifice and bring it as an act of worship on this day. (If you are not able to bring it on the 27th, you can bring it at another time.)

Biblical principles (2 Cor. 8-9) guide Christ-followers in giving:

1. Financial giving begins in offering oneself to the Lord
2. Generous giving should be practiced from poverty and from wealth
3. Sacrifice is essential in Biblical giving
4. Each should determine his own gift
5. Giving should be done cheerfully, with joy
6. Every giver should trust God’s promise of grace as they determine their gift.

LifePoint, let’s come together on our knees before God, surrender our lives to him, ask him to do a mighty work among us and be obedient to follow him in all that he calls us to. There is a great harvest before us!