Posts by Paul Oyler
TFT: Great Kings of the Bible
Calling All Moms: Mom’s Night Out! Moms with children in the home or those who are expecting are invited to join us on May 16th at 7:00 at the church for a fun night of conversation, fellowship, plenty of snacks, a craft, and an engaging guest speaker. Take this opportunity to get out of the…
Read MoreTFT: God and Science
This Week’s Challenge: Giving Encouragement Everybody loves to be encouraged, but not everyone is good at being encouraging. The Letter to the Hebrews reminds followers of Jesus to “encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching” (Hebrews 10:25). What are you doing to teach your kids how to encourage others? How are…
Read MoreTFT: “Here I Stand”
Three Years of The Family Table! The Family Table is celebrating its third anniversary this week! Praise God for the ways that it has equipped, encouraged, and resourced families and individuals with disciple-making tools each week. Take a look back at some of the archives to see what you might find there that would be relevant and…
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Sunday, Feb 23, 2025 Church Family News Community Group Community Group will be starting up again this evening at 7:00pm at the Skacel home for fellowship and Bible Study. Adults, as well as kids, are invited to attend. If you have never attended before, see Abe or Jordyn Skacel to get their address. They look…
Read MoreTFT: Good Gaming
Dear LEFC Parents, Here are some items to set the table for disciple-making in your family in the days ahead: More Good Stuff on A.I. The folks at Concurrently – the News Coach Podcast have just put out a new interview with the expert in artificial intelligence that we recommended in last week’s Family Table. This…
Read MoreTFT: A Treasure Trove
Dear LEFC Parents, Here are some items on the agenda for the days ahead: The Gospel Project at Home Today’s Bible Study is “God’s People Were Taken Captive” (Volume 5: Unit 15: Session 3). Ask your kids what they learned in Kids Bible Class this morning and/or do the family devotional you can find at this link. Snack…
Read MoreTFT – Using the ACTS acronym
Dear LEFC Parents, Here are some items on the agenda for the days ahead: The Gospel Project at Home Today’s Bible Study is “We Are to Worship God Alone” (Volume 5: Unit 13: Session 5). Ask your kids what they learned in children’s church this morning and/or do the family devotional you can find at this link. Snack…
Read MoreTFT: Worry and Denial Are Not Safety Skills
Dear LEFC Parents, Here’s what you need to know: Last Class for Youth Tonight is the last class for this season of worldview training for our youth. Send (or bring) your teen for one last game, lesson, and hang-out time with Keith Hurley, his team, and some other teens at 7:00. Be praying for Keith…
Read MoreTFT: Really Radical!
Dear LEFC Parents, Reminders for the week ahead: Snack and Yack Today was the second Sunday for this new ministry designed for young people (approximately grades 3-7) to discuss the sermon with Pastor Matt or one of the other elders after church. We’re going to have “Snack and Yack” every Sunday in March during the…
Read MoreFollow In His Steps – 14 November 2021
“Follow In His Steps” As Foreigners and Exiles – The Message of 1 Peter Lanse Evangelical Free Church November 14, 2021 :: 1 Peter 2:18-25 Pastor Matt’s transcript Video archive of Pastor Matt’s message
Read MoreBe Holy In All You Do – 19 September 2021
“Be Holy In All You Do” Lanse Evangelical Free Church September 19, 2021 :: 1 Peter 1:13-16 Pastor Matt’s transcript Video archive of Pastor Matt’s message
Read MoreLEFC Guide to Worship – June 7, 2020 Graduation Sunday
Eleven Sundays… The last time we gathered together in-person for worship on our church campus was March 15, 2020. Because of COVID-19, eleven Sundays have passed where we have all worshipped the Lord from our homes and utilized creative technological means of encouraging Christian fellowship and spiritual growth. For the last eleven Sundays, the church has not stopped being the church. In fact, the scope of our outreach may have even grown some as many people have accessed our online resources.
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