Hey LCC! We have a prayer group that meets every Thursday night from 7-8pm, and we would love for you to join us.
Richard Foster reminds us that prayer not only “catapults us onto the frontier of the Spiritual life”, but also is the thing that can literally change the world.
if you are interested in more details, see below.
Hey LCC, Summer 2023 is upon us. Here is a calendar for the next few months.
Also, contact Ryan for information about one of our Sunday, Tuesday, or Wednesday home churches. We also have a prayer group that meets every Thursday night.
June 11 - Youth Group @ LCC!
June 25 - Celebration Gathering @ the Davis House (10am)
June 25 - Youth Group @ King’s Cross
July 7 - Tacos de Julio (Summer fun with a Taco truck, swimming, and hang time!)
July 9 - Youth Group @ LCC
July 23 - Youth Group @ King’s Cross
July 30 - LCC Celebration Service at Einstein Park (details HERE)
August 6 - LCC @ Bass Lake (see details HERE!)
August 13 - Youth Group @ LCC
August 27 - Celebration Gathering @ the Davis House (10am)
August 27 - Youth Group @ King’s Cross
Not only is today Stars Wars Day (May the 4th be with you!), it is also the National day of Prayer. On this day, people from all over the nation are gathering together for prayer (see a timeline of the National Day of Prayer here). Wherever you are at today, let’s remember to pray to God for the salvation and grace of God to come to our families, homes, schools, cities, and nation. Let’s pray for our leaders, school teachers, officials, and pastors who need much encouragement these days we are living in today.
The theme for this year is James 5:16b, “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective” (NIV). See here for other ways this James 5:16 verse is translated.
If you are looking for a resource to help guide you in how to pray, see here and here.
If you are looking for ways to connect with people and churches in Fresno/Clovis today, see below!
Hey LCC, There will be a memorial service for Grandma Carmie Mullen (Deby Hergenrader’s mom) on Monday, March 6th. If you are able, come celebrate the life of an amazing person that has impacted the lives of so many. See below for details.
Lent begins this year on Wednesday February 22, which means it is the first day of the 40 day journey towards Holy Week and Easter. The first day of Lent is traditionally called “Ash Wednesday,” and depending on what one’s tradition is, Lent ends during Holy Week (the week following Palm Sunday). Easter this year is April 9th.
As with most years, many People in our community take part in Lent in very meaningful ways. I want to invite all of us to think about how we could participate in joining the global church community in celebrating Lent this year. Some people take part in a fast, while others use these 40 days as a time of reflection. However you feel you would like to participate in celebrating Lent is up to you. There are a lot of amazing ways people from all over the world take part in this six week period leading up to Good Friday, and it would be amazing to celebrate it with you. Consider joining us in this time of focused devotion to God as we worship Jesus together in these days leading up to the celebration of Easter.
To help us reflect on this time of waiting, fasting, and seeking the Lord as we move towards Easter, check out these resources:
Fun Lent memes for your viewing pleasure.
For Lent this year, NT Wright offers a free YouTube devotional you can follow here.
There are also some good resources from Crosswalk.com that can help give us some ideas of what Lent is and how we can celebrate it, those resources can be viewed here and here.
A good video exhortation about Lent from Father Mike Schmitz.
What to give up for Lent? See some creative things you can give up this year for Lent? See here
Lent prayers and activities for families. (from Sadlier Religion)
From our friends “down under” in Australia, check out this 7-week devotional series for Lent with prayer, art and spiritual practices to help us focus on and follow Jesus in these days leading up to Easter.
Lent: Finding God in the Chaos (daily reflections on Lent sent to your email every morning)
I was invited by our friends at Valley Christian Center and Pastor Rene Charest to speak at their church a couple Sundays ago. Below is a link to the message and some Instagram reels they put together as well.
Here is the link to the message (the message starts at about the 40 minute mark)
Instagram clip: God speaks through the Word
Instagram clip: Knowing what God said and is saying
Hey LCC, As 2023 begins, we will be joining with churches from all over the world in 21 days of prayer and fasting. As we are now in a new year, we want to seek the Lord with others for the things God wants to do in our lives, families, communities, work places, churches, cities, and world. As we have done the past few years, we are asking our LCC family to join in a global endeavor to fast and pray with the global body of Christ.
Along with our Foursquare family, many churches in the Central Valley are taking part in a 21-days of prayer and fasting time to seek the Lord both for the year as well as to invite God to intervene in the current situation of our church and world. You can see details about how churches in Fresno, Clovis, and the surrounding areas are participating in this time in the links below.
Whatever prayer and fasting looks like for you and your family, we would love to have you partner with us in prayer as we seek God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength as a community .
Check out some of these links with resources for us to maximize this time of prayer and fasting as a church community:
PRAYER GUIDES: Here is a Prayer Guide complete with Scripture readings and prayer focuses for each day. Here is also a Family Prayer Guide with interactive activities for kids. Feel free to jump in on the current day to participate in praying and fasting with others from around the world. Here is also a prayer guide from the Fresno/Clovis Pastor’s Cluster.
See the Foursquare website on 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting.
Here is a PDF copy of the chapter on “The Discipline of Fasting” from the book “Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth” by Richard Foster.
From the Fresno/Clovis Pastor’s Cluster, see the website here. Here is also the digital schedule of the “21 Days Live Stream schedule for January 9-29, 2023.” These live stream events provide great ways to seek God and connect with others in prayer, worship, and mutual encouragement.
We look forward to the things God wants to do in our hearts and lives as we join with others in this time of prayer and fasting!
Place prayer requests and resources in the comments below so we can know how to pray for you!
Hey LCC, As we enter this Winter and Spring season of 2023, here is a calendar for the next few months.
Also, contact Ryan for information about one of our weekly home churches.
January 15 - Youth Group @ LCC
January 29 - LCC Celebration Service at Einstein Park
January 29 - Youth Group @ King’s Cross
February 22 - Lent begins (6 weeks until Easter)
February 26 - Celebration Gathering @ the Davis House (10am)
February 26 - Youth Group (details TBD)
March 12 - - Youth Group @ LCC
March 26 - Celebration Gathering @ the Davis House (10am)
March 26 - Youth Group @ King’s Cross
April 7 - Good Friday Meal @ the Davis House (6pm)
April 9 - Easter Celebration Gathering @ the Davis House (10am)
April 23 - Youth Group @ King’s Cross
April 30 - LCC Celebration Service at Einstein Park (details coming)
May 21 - Youth Group @ King’s Cross
May 28 - Celebration Gathering @ the Davis House (10am)
I was invited by my friend Charlie Avila to speak at his church this past Sunday morning. Charlie is the pastor of Clovis Christian Center in Clovis, California. Clovis Christian Center is a great and loving community of Christ followers. Here is a video of the message. Enjoy!
See our LCC Events page here
September 11 - Youth Group Sunday (5pm)
September 25 - All Church Celebration gathering (10am @ the Davis home, details here)
September 25 - Youth Group Sunday (5pm)
October 8 - Women’s Retreat (details here)
October 9 - Youth Group Sunday (5pm)
October 23 - Youth Group Sunday (5pm)
October 30 - LCC Celebration Service at Einstein Park (details HERE)
November 11 - Annual Thanksgiving Meal (details HERE)
November 13 - Youth Group Sunday (5pm)
November 19 - Operation Christmas Child Box Packing (details HERE)
November 27 - All Church Celebration gathering (10am @ the Davis home, details here)
December 7 - Christmas Gift Wrapping for Nursing Homes (details HERE)
December 11 - Youth Group Sunday (5pm)
December 18 - Annual LCC Christmas Party (details HERE)
Hey LCC, As we enter this Summer season of 2022, here is a calendar for the next few months.
Also, contact Ryan for information about one of our Sunday, Tuesday, or Wednesday home churches.
June 26 - Celebration Gathering @ the Davis House (10am)
July 31 - LCC Celebration Service at Einstein Park (details HERE)
August 7 - LCC @ Bass Lake (see HERE for details)
August 28 - Celebration Gathering @ the Davis House (10am)
Today begins Lent, which means it is the first day of the 40 day journey towards Easter week. The first day of Lent is traditionally called “Ash Wednesday”, and depending on what tradition you follow, Lent ends during Holy Week (the week following Palm Sunday). Easter this year is April 17th. As with most years, many People in our community take part in Lent in very meaningful ways. I want to invite all of us to think about how we could participate in joining the global church community in celebrating Lent this year. Some people take part in a fast, while others use these 40 days as a time of reflection. However you feel you would like to participate in celebrating Lent is up to you. There are a lot of amazing ways people from all over the world take part in this six week period leading up to Good Friday, and it would be amazing to celebrate it with you. Consider joining us in this time of focused devotion to God as we worship Jesus together in these days leading up to the celebration of Easter.
To help us reflect on this time of waiting, fasting, and seeking the Lord as we move towards Easter, check out these Bible verses from Compassion International. There are also some good resources from Crosswalk.com that can help give us some ideas of what Lent is and how we can celebrate it, those resources can be viewed here and here.
Hey LCC, As we enter this Winter and Spring season of 2022, here is a calendar for the next few months.
Also, contact Ryan for information about one of our Sunday, Tuesday, or Wednesday home churches.
January 9th (the week of) - Our new Creation to Christ series begins
January 3oth - LCC Celebration Service at Einstein Park
February 19-21 - Youth Winter Camp at Old Oak Ranch
February 27th - Celebration Gathering @ the Davis House (10am)
March 2nd - Lent begins (6 weeks until Easter)
March 27 - Celebration Gathering @ the Davis House (10am)
April 15 - Good Friday Meal @ the Davis House (6pm)
April 17 - Easter Celebration Gathering @ the Davis House (10am)
May 29th - LCC Celebration Service at Einstein Park (details coming)
Hey LCC, As 2021 has come and gone and 2022 begins, we will be joining with churches from all over the world in 21 days of prayer and fasting. As we are now in a new year, we want to seek the Lord with others for the things God wants to do in our lives, families, communities, work places, churches, cities, and world. As we have done the past few years, we are asking our LCC family to join in a global endeavor to fast and pray with the global body of Christ.
Along with our Foursquare family, many churches in the Central Valley are asking their people to fast and pray for God to intervene in the current situation of our church and world. You can see details about how churches in Fresno, Clovis, and the surrounding areas are participating in this time in the links below.
Whatever prayer and fasting looks like for you and your family is up to you. We value your partnership in prayer as we seek God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength as a community .
Check out some of these links with resources for us to maximize this time of prayer and fasting as a church community:
PRAYER GUIDES: Here is a Prayer Guide complete with Scripture readings and prayer focuses for each day. Here is also a Family Prayer Guide with interactive activities for kids. Feel free to jump in on the current day to participate in praying and fasting with others from around the world. Here is also a prayer guide from the Fresno/Clovis Pastor’s Cluster.
See the Foursquare website on 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting.
Here is a PDF copy of the chapter on “The Discipline of Fasting” from the book “Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth” by Richard Foster.
From the Fresno/Clovis Pastor’s Cluster, see the website here. Here is also the digital schedule of the “21 Days Live Stream schedule for January 10-30, 2022.” These live stream events provide great ways to seek God and connect with others in prayer, worship, and mutual encouragement.
We look forward to the things God wants to do in our hearts and lives as we join with others in this time of prayer and fasting!
Place prayer requests and resources in the comments below so we can know how to pray for you!
Hey LCC, As we enter this holiday season, here is a calendar for the next few months.
Also, contact Ryan for information about one of our Sunday, Tuesday, or Wednesday home churches.
November 14th - LCC Thanksgiving Dinner
November 20th - Operation Christmas Child box packing
November 28th - All-church Celebration Gathering @ the Davis’ home
December 1st - Gift wrapping for Nursing Home residents
December 19th - LCC Christmas Party
December 26th - No Celebration Gathering (enjoy your time with family)
January 9th (the week of) - Our new Creation to Christ series begins
January 3oth - LCC Celebration Service at Einstein Park (we are supplying the food, details coming)
Hey LCC, Sunday October 31st is the last Sunday of the month, which means that it is our All-church celebration gathering. Rather than meeting at the Davis’ house for our monthly gathering, we are going to be joining with Tim & Kris Lockwood of The Shepherd’s House of Fresno to minister to the needs of the homeless community.
Join us at Einstein Park to serve the homeless community of Fresno. We will be loving on people, helping serve food as needed, cleaning up trash, and engaging in true fellowship with others. We would love to have you join us.
Since we are partnering with The Shepherd’s House of Fresno, there is nothing you need to bring except for yourself.
There will be a gospel message presented!
And, there is a meal provided for you too…so don’t miss out on this.
We’ll be meeting on the neighborhood side of the park, so you’ll want to park your car on the Bond and Garland side. (See a map here as well as the flier below)
Hey LCC, Here is a calendar of Celebration gatherings for the next few months
Sunday, August 22 will be our final Living Room Worship Zoom gathering.
Sunday, August 29th - Monthly Celebration Service @ the Davis home (10am)
Sunday, September 26 - Monthly Celebration Service @ the Davis home (10am)
Sunday, October 31 - Monthly Celebration Service @ Einstein Park (10am)
Hey LCC, Here is a calendar of events for the next few weeks:
Wednesday, July 14th - All Church BBQ at the Davis House, 6:30pm (the pool will be open, so bring your swimming suits). During these hot summer nights, bring the family over for a refreshing break from the heat. The church will provide the meat and drinks, so if you are able to, bring either a BBQ side or dessert to share with everyone. RSVP by contacting Ryan or Christen to let us know you are coming.
Sunday, August 1st - Monthly Celebration Service @ Bass Lake - in person, no Zoom See HERE for details
Sunday, August 29th - Monthly Celebration Service @ the Davis home (10am) - In person, no Zoom
Hey LCC, Here is a calendar of events for the next few months:
With the exception of the below dates, Living Room Worship Sunday Zoom gatherings take place every Sunday @ 10am (No in person, only Zoom)
Sunday, June 13th - Monthly Celebration Service @ the Davis home (10am) - In person, no Zoom (kids, bring your swim suits)
Sunday, June 27th - No Zoom gathering or Celebration Service (church is in your home this week)
Sunday, July 4th - No Zoom gathering or Celebration Service (church is in your home this week)
Wednesday, July 14th - All Church BBQ at the Davis House (the pool will be open, so bring your swimming suits). The church will provide the meat and drinks, so if you are able to, bring either a BBQ side or dessert to share with everyone.
Sunday, August 1st - Monthly Celebration Service @ Bass Lake - in person, no Zoom See HERE for details
Sunday, August 29th - Monthly Celebration Service @ the Davis home (10am) - In person, no Zoom
Hey LCC, Here is a calendar of events for the next few months:
With the exception of the below dates, Living Room Worship Sunday Zoom gatherings take place every Sunday @ 10am (No in person, only Zoom)
Wednesday, May 26th - Night of Worship @ the Davis’ home (6:30pm) - in person, no Zoom
Sunday, May 30th - Monthly Celebration Service @ the Davis home (10am) - In person, no Zoom
Sunday, June 13th - Monthly Celebration Service @ the Davis home (10am) - In person, no Zoom
Sunday, June 27th - No Zoom gathering or Celebration Service (church is in your home this week)
Sunday, July 4th - No Zoom gathering or Celebration Service (church is in your home this week)
Sunday, August 1st - Monthly Celebration Service @ Bass Lake - in person, no Zoom See HERE for details
Sunday, August 29th - Monthly Celebration Service @ the Davis home (10am) - In person, no Zoom