Legacy

Ft. Flagler State Park, Accelerate Youth, Summer camp 2010

Accelerate Youth at Ft. Flagler, Summer Camp 2010

Students at the other beach at Ft. Flagler

More bonding time, this time with games

Fun

More Fun

Students play Capture the Flag at the Bunkers.

The Bunker students played CTF in, from a different perspective.

They say a happy cook is a happy camp.

Much funner than watching television for a week

Students enjoying the time they have to spend time with God and get closer to each other.

Enjoying a sunny day

Bonding Time

A student expresses his creativity by building a fort on the beach.

A finished product.

Towards the end of each night students worshiped God and listened to a message from one of the leaders about sharing the Legacy of Jesus. The fire was beautiful, it also kept students warm.

Have you attended Sunday Night Live yet?

IT HAS BEGUN! On Sunday, April 11th we kicked off a new way of doing things on Sunday evenings. Picture it with me for a moment… all three floors of Abundant Life Foursquare Church buzzing with energy and excitement. One room on the third floor filled with people vigorously taking notes in a Bible Study about experiencing freedom in Christ. Another room filled with individuals over the age of 54 eating, laughing, and learning together. Two other rooms on the same floor filled with teenagers conversing about what the Bible teaches concerning things they deal with on a daily basis. Then we move to the second floor; young boys listening to their Royal Ranger Commander and young girls eating up every word of their Pioneer Club Leader. At the same time 2 workshops take place where people are learning how to handle conflict in a biblical way and others prepare for a trip to Israel. Finally, we make it all the way down to the first floor were an interactive worship service is filled with people, hungry for the words of Jesus, receiving personal answers to life changing questions.  This is only a small glimpse at what took place Sunday, April 11^th 2010, Join us Sunday Nights as the excitement continues!

-Pastor Jason Barker

Doors Open- Sunday Night Dinner & coffee served @ 5pm

Children Ministries- child check-in begins @ 5:30pm

Multiple Growth Opportunities for all ages- start @ 6pm

ongoing Sunday Night groups, classes, clubs etc…

Mini-Kidzone [nursery-5 years old]

Royal Rangers [boys k-12th grade]

Pioneer Girls [k-12th grade]

Accelerate Youth [jr./sr. High School]

IN-DEPTH BIBLE STUDY ON THE BOOK OF EPHESIANS

Reaching the World Through God’s Glory: How to Release God’s Glory
By Pastor Don Welt

SANCTUARY: INTERACTIVE WORSHIP SERVICE

The sanctuary is transformed to accomodate the main event which is an interactive worship service filled with people, hungry for the words of Jesus, receiving personal answers to life changing questions and building relationships with one another. Come prepared…check out the main event series polls, scriptures and submit private questions online at www.live.alfc.us Feel free to BRING your cell phone into the sanctuary [on silent of course] and interact with us online during the service. Every Sunday Night we will answer questions LIVE!

Sunday Night LIVE Scripture memorization

We recognize the value of having scripture memorized and using it in our daily lives.

The “scripture of month” is a key element of sunday night LIVE.

During the interactive worship service we corporately practice the important principle of

“integration and application of God’s word”

and memorize scripture together, through a variety of ways, engaging the different senses (seeing.hearing.etc.). One way we have visually memorized scripture is through our “PICTURE IT. PRACTICE IT. REMEMBER IT.” method.  We have complied pictures to associate parts of the scripture with, made a video with the words as well as a video without the words.  The “PRACTICE IT” video below is to help you be able to later visualize the video and remember the scripture.  Come on Sunday Night and try reciting the scripture as you view the “REMEMBER IT” video without words. If we can remember lines from different movie scenes, we should be able to memorize God’s word, right?

CHECK IT OUT. TRY IT. PRACTICE IT. REMEMBER IT.

and reap the rewards of having God’s word available to you at all times!

(now showing below 2 Peter 1:3-4)

My father was a military man –go Navy!!– who regularly changed duty stations. Every two years or so with new orders, the family would pack up and move to some pretty cool location. As an only child who was very painfully shy, the excitement of these moves was tempered by the fact that I was leaving behind friends, school, and a routine that I had just gotten used to. The thought of being the new kid yet again tied my stomach in knots every time.

Such was the case when Dad got orders to the D.C. area. We were living in Guantanamo Bay (before the war on terror moved in!) and I spent my days like all the other 7 year old’s in Gitmo…fishing, climbing thorn trees, and avoiding mine fields–literally. My life had reached a comfortable rhythm: I had a couple of friends, my parents took me snorkeling regularly, and I even was pretty good at selling girl scout cookies! School wasn’t so scary any more, and the boy that pulled my braids on the school bus finally left me alone (which is a story in itself for another time!). Life was pretty good, so you can figure out what happened next…ORDERS. Gaaaaah!

Coming from laid back sun and warm 24/7 to frenetic traffic and smog truly took the air out of my little sail. The three of us moved into a town house in Alexandria, Virginia, within walking distance of the scariest thing I had ever seen… Mount Vernon Woods Elementary!!! Yikes! This school was massive and even had TWO STORIES. The night before my first day as the new kid (again) I was a total wreck. I dreaded being picked on, or worse yet, ignored. I felt like I was this insignificant, quiet little mouse with a raging sea churning inside me; this continued regularly throughout the fall and winter, easing only slightly with the friendship of a girl next door.

That winter seemed like an eternity! One day I was killing time outside our house, looking at the snow.  It was beginning to melt and I got a kick out of rediscovering what had been hidden underneath there all winter. As I went around the corner, I saw something purple sticking out of the snow. A crocus had managed to grow out of the snow layer and actually bloom! I still remember the thrill I felt in seeing that little flower. All of a sudden (honestly!) I started feeling a lot better about my situation. After all, winter wasn’t lasting forever, my school wasn’t that horrible, I had two good friends, and my parents were still the coolest folks around. I realize now that God sent that flower to help me begin to wake up from my own personal winter. Truly a new beginning was starting to take shape in my life.

Our Lord is so gracious in reminding us now and then of the lessons He has taught us. Every Spring I’m energized by the sight of a purple crocus! And this Spring, particularly at ALFC, new beginnings have taken root. Our ministry to children is beginning a journey that I couldn’t even have imagined this time last year. We are immensely blessed to incorporate a new electronic check in system, enhancing the security of our most precious little ones. We’re also reinventing our ministry to elementary kids. Kidzone is undergoing a technology, curricular, and environmental overhaul! I’m excited to say that we are coming into the 21st century with flair, riding a new surf theme all the way.  Our 4-6th graders will be bowled over by our new J12 program, a ministry devoted specifically to the precocious tween audience. They will learn to experience life from the perspective of Jesus when he was age 12 (what a tough age, right?) and be able to integrate His message into every aspect of their daily lives. Exciting!!!

Our children’s ministry team really appreciates all the support and encouragement you, our ALFC family, continually gives. And during this season, we are especially thankful for a Savior who specializes in new beginnings…right on time!

Pastor Christina Marvin

Jesus said, “I have come to seek and to save the lost.” I was one of the lost 34 years ago, I am so thankful that someone shared the good news with me. I shudder to think of the person I would have turned out to be without the loving influence of the Holy Spirit in my life.

Tomorrow is Good Friday, the day Jesus was crucified for my bad decisions, the day He took the punishment for my greed, my lust, my anger, my coveting, my lying, my worship of material goods, wealth, and pride. This is personal to me, because others said I was a good man, a good person; if I had died at 15 I would have spent eternity in torment and suffering. That was unacceptable to Jesus and He sacrificed Himself for me. I will forever be grateful of His love and forgiveness, I stand in awe of His great love.

Sunday is coming, with His resurrection He took the keys of death and hell away from the enemy. His resurrection is the power in which my life was transformed and I moved from death to life. By the power of His resurrection I have hope, I have joy, I have peace, I have become more patient, gentle and kind; by His resurrection I am a better human being. I am who I am today, because He is who He is everyday. Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today and forever.

Please look around you today, who do you know who needs to meet Jesus, who do you know who is lost, discouraged, disillusioned, disappointed in life, who do you know who is lonely… Who do you know that if they died today would be lost forever? Please do what Jesus did, care enough to talk to them, to interact with them, to see their value in the bigger picture. Let’s be about our Savior’s work.

God bless you all, have a wonderful Resurrection weekend!

Pastor Ken

August 15th, 2010
Called to Pray and Fast

August 8th, 2010

August 1st, 2010

July 25th, 2010
Living through the Recession

July 18th, 2010
Living through the Recession We Give to the Lord Out of Love

July 11th, 2010
Dedicated to the Gracious Ability to Give

July 4th, 2010

June 27, 2010
Overcoming Failure

June 20, 2010

June 13, 2010
Dedication Radical call; Radical change

June 6, 2010
Living for Jesus

May 30, 2010
Dedicated to Liberating Simplicity

May 23, 2010
Dedicated to Transformation

May 16, 2010
To Lose

May 9, 2010
Example of Dedication

May 2, 2010
Running to Win

April 25, 2010
Sharing Jesus

April 18
Motivated to Share the Lord

April 11
Dedicated To Share

April 4 Resurrection Sunday
Roll Away the Stone

March 28
Who Do You Say That I Am

March 21
The Principle of Multiplication

March 14
Stewardship Requires Dedication

March 7, 2010
Communion is

Feb 28, 2010
The Truth Will Set You Free

Feb 21, 2010
Truth and Integrity

Feb 14, 2010: (Valentines Day)
Dedication To Our Relationships Releases Blessing

Feb 7, 2010:
God’s Dedication Towards Us

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So the sun has been shining, flowers have been blooming, and spring seems to be right around the corner…Awesome!! This has reminded me of the spring of my 4th grade year (waaaaay back in the day, apparently) when I first began feeling the excitement of new growth, and the possibilities inherent in new beginnings.

My father was a military man –go Navy!!– who regularly changed duty stations. Every two years or so with new orders, the family would pack up and move to some pretty cool location. As an only child who was very painfully shy, the excitement of these moves was tempered by the fact that I was leaving behind friends, school, and a routine that I had just gotten used to. The thought of being the new kid yet again tied my stomach in knots every time.

Such was the case when Dad got orders to the D.C. area. We were living in Guantanamo Bay (before the war on terror moved in!) and I spent my days like all the other 7 year old’s in Gitmo…fishing, climbing thorn trees, and avoiding mine fields–literally. My life had reached a comfortable rhythm: I had a couple of friends, my parents took me snorkeling regularly, and I even was pretty good at selling girl scout cookies! School wasn’t so scary any more, and the boy that pulled my braids on the school bus finally left me alone (which is a story in itself for another time!). Life was pretty good, so you can figure out what happened next…ORDERS. Gaaaaah!

Coming from laid back sun and warm 24/7 to frenetic traffic and smog truly took the air out of my little sail. The three of us moved into a town house in Alexandria, Virginia, within walking distance of the scariest thing I had ever seen… Mount Vernon Woods Elementary!!! Yikes! This school was massive and even had TWO STORIES. The night before my first day as the new kid (again) I was a total wreck. I dreaded being picked on, or worse yet, ignored. I felt like I was this insignificant, quiet little mouse with a raging sea churning inside me; this continued regularly throughout the fall and winter, easing only slightly with the friendship of a girl next door.

That winter seemed like an eternity! One day I was killing time outside our house, looking at the snow.  It was beginning to melt and I got a kick out of rediscovering what had been hidden underneath there all winter. As I went around the corner, I saw something purple sticking out of the snow. A crocus had managed to grow out of the snow layer and actually bloom! I still remember the thrill I felt in seeing that little flower. All of a sudden (honestly!) I started feeling a lot better about my situation. After all, winter wasn’t lasting forever, my school wasn’t that horrible, I had two good friends, and my parents were still the coolest folks around. I realize now that God sent that flower to help me begin to wake up from my own personal winter. Truly a new beginning was starting to take shape in my life.

Our Lord is so gracious in reminding us now and then of the lessons He has taught us. Every Spring I’m energized by the sight of a purple crocus! And this Spring, particularly at ALFC, new beginnings have taken root. Our ministry to children is beginning a journey that I couldn’t even have imagined this time last year. We are immensely blessed to incorporate a new electronic check in system, enhancing the security of our most precious little ones. We’re also reinventing our ministry to elementary kids. Kidzone is undergoing a technology, curricular, and environmental overhaul! I’m excited to say that we are coming into the 21st century with flair, riding a new surf theme all the way.  Our 4-6th graders will be bowled over by our new J12 program, a ministry devoted specifically to the precocious tween audience. They will learn to experience life from the perspective of Jesus when he was age 12 (what a tough age, right?) and be able to integrate His message into every aspect of their daily lives. Exciting!!!

Our children’s ministry team really appreciates all the support and encouragement you, our ALFC family, continually gives. And during this season, we are especially thankful for a Savior who specializes in new beginnings…right on time!

Pastor Christina Marvin