Tuesday, December 15, 2009

GREAT WEEKEND AT CLC


What a Great Week at Champion Life Centre!!!

Christmas!!! What thoughts come to mind? Gifts? Santa? Family? Shopping? When it is all said and done we all know with all our hearts that Jesus is the center of Christmas. Jesus is Emanuel “God with Us”. There are so many ways that God shows his love in and threw us and this weekend we saw God all over the place at Champion Life Centre!!!!

SOCKS.UNDIES.SWEATSHIRTS
It started Sunday Morning when hundreds of CLC members gave so freely hundreds of socks, undies and sweatshirts to two of our local school districts. Spring and Klein ISD have many elementary age students in serious need of these items and we were able to meet so many children’s immediate need! We love and give because we were first loved and given to. We have received so much from our Loving God that it was out of amazing loving hearts that our members gave so freely to these children! Both representative from these school districts attended service on Sunday to receive this gift and both were so moved by the compassion and giving heart of our people…..which is the overflow of the love from our God!!

NINA GRACE ‘Your All I Need’ CD RELEASE
Sunday evening we had another display of God at work in our teen generation! We are experiencing a generation of teens at CLC rising up and moving in their God given callings! There are more than a dozen teens that are already doing ministry around the church weekly and in some cases daily! Sunday night we got to witness one of our teens, 15 year old Nina Grace DeLoache, move in such an awesome strong anointing and time of ministry through her first full album release. She not only sang songs she either wrote or co wrote but ministered in word so powerful. It was a testament of the work of God and His desire to use and move through this young, passionate, full of faith generation!! We had a lot of teens come to the release that were moved and ministered to who normally would not enter a church door. It is a glimpse of what is to come!

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY
It is the plan and will of God that we as his children be wise, diligent and walk by faith in His provision and financial blessing. This Monday evening we had the graduation of our 13 week Financial Peace Class. During the 13 week course the class put $29,404 in Savings and $189,000 dept was paid off!!! This group also came together to donate $215 to our Care Ministry to Sponsor Children in need for Christmas. Once again we are able to tangibly see the blessing and hand of God on our people!!!

KLEIN COLLINS JAZZ ENSEMBLE
We also had the Klein Collins Jazz Ensemble perform in our sanctuary on Monday Evening. They did such an awesome job and we heard a lot of people say, ”Wow…this is a beautiful church or this is such a nice church!” The families of these students where able to enjoy an awesome concert with great Christmas Music and Champion Life Centre was able to show them our hospitality and heart first hand!

Well there is so much more to come the rest of December and we are looking forward to seeing and feeling God’s love and grace and touch in our lives through it all!

Thursday, December 10, 2009

SWEATSHIRT SUNDAY

Sweatshirt Sunday: Bring new sweatshirts for children in our area who are in need.

Join us as we continue the series "A Heart for the House and a Heart for Humanity.” The local church is the hope of the world. It is God’s instrument to reach, equip and build the Kingdom of God. The church is not a building but rather the people of God who come together and unite to experience God’s presence and power to fulfill the purpose of God. We the people make up the body of Christ and together we can make a huge impact in our world!

We are teaming up with the Care ministry and also with local elementary schools in our area to meet some practical needs for kids and families in our community. Sunday December 13 will be Sweatshirt Sunday and we are asking each of you to participate in bringing a package of new underwear for kids. We will continue each week bringing a new clothing item. During service, I will ask you to bring them up and spread your gifts across the stage. Each Sunday will target a specific item:

SUNDAY DECEMBER 13-SWEATSHIRT SUNDAY