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No Church Service
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No power at the church = no service this morning. I'm planning to teach virtually tonight at 8 PM via Livestream for anyone who can join us then.
Take care and God bless!
- Pastor Sam -
Covid-19
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I hope you've had a chance to listen to - and wrestle with - this last Sunday's study through Roman's 13 + 14. If you haven't yet, please do so with a humble heart and an open bible, especially if the following change at LCF seems at first unwarranted, motivated by fear, or morally irresponsible.
I, along with the entire Board of Elders and the rest of our leadership team, request that you wear a facemask when you come to hear God's Word and worship with us at LCF.
We will not be enforcing mask compliance or removing mask-less worshippers.
We seek to win you to our perspective through both the clear teaching of God's Word and by being an example to you of those who are personally willing to lovingly yield a liberty in order to prevent unnecessary division in the church, undue conflict with those outside the church, and stop the long term isolation of brothers or sisters who can't in good conscience gather at large unmasked gatherings.
Paul taught us this in 1 Cor. 9:19-23: "Though I am free, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; I became like a Jew to win Jews, like a Greek to win Greeks, I became weak to win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. Now this I do for the Gospel's sake..."
This mask issue just isn't the hill we want to die on. It is, however, a great opportunity to go the extra mile with both believer and unbeliever alike (Matt. 5:39-42)
We understand that some of you may strongly disagree with our perspective and request. Please, if you're struggling with this, seek out one of our elders (Andrew Jipson, Perry York, Glenn Mclellan, Al Whitney) or reach out to me at the church personally. We would love to talk to you about it!
We will still be gathering Thursday night at 6 PM for our midweek service. Hope you can make it!
- Pastor Sam -
Online Services
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After much prayer, and with the council of our Board of Elders, I wanted to let you know that we will be having an ONLINE SERVICE ONLY this Sunday, 11/29, at 10 AM via Facebook Live. The service will also be available in an audio format from our church website a few hours later (www.lincolncf.com).
We have made this decision in order to "reset" as a church due to associated COVID-19 cases within our church body. Yes, that is intentionally vague. Here's what I can say: no one who has attended LCF over the past two weeks has been in close contact to a positive case. We're simply being proactive here.
This decision is not being made fearfully. We don't want to react with hyped-up hysteria, but respond with good common sense. We intend to resume gathering in person for our midweek service next Thursday, December 3rd at 6 PM.
I will give a more detailed update this Sunday morning, so tune in and then keep watching, that we might fellowship together around the Word of God, our steadfast anchor in uncertain times.
If you have questions, please call the church at 207-794-4679.
- Pastor Sam -
Thursday
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Come join us INSIDE this Thursday night at 6:00 PM as our friend Ryan Kizataff shares about the transforming power of God's grace.
At 7:00, feel free to stay as we transition into a time of prayer, specifically for those of us with loved one's who are running from the Lord. My hope is that the many FORMER prodigals who will be there can offer prayer, encouragement and hope in the Lord to those with CURRENT prodigals.
And if you are still a prodigal, we would love to show you the way back to the open arms of the Father.
- Sam -
Tomorrow
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Just a couple quick announcements...
1. It looks like the weather is going to be good for tomorrow's 10 AM service. If it is raining, we will still be having our drive-in service (without outdoor seating), but we will have the church auditorium open for kids to play. We will have some helpers inside overseeing the kids and keeping things safe, but we would ask that small children (5 or under) be supervised by an adult.
2. Starting next week, after worship is finished, we will be offering Children's Ministry inside the auditorium for kids 4-12. Littler kids can come in too if a parent stays with them. So, starting June 7th, things will look like this for the next few weeks...
10:00-10:15 - A short time of worship for all (outdoor playground open for kids to free play under a parent's supervision)
10:15-10:25 - Bring your kids to our Children's Ministry entrance at the back door near playground; time of fellowship and saying hi for adults
10:25-11:00 - Adult bible study for those sitting in cars and outdoor seats; Kid's lesson, songs, and activities in the auditorium.
Some of us may not be ready for our children to participate in indoor Children's Ministry. Our kids can stay in our car with us, join us in sitting outside, or play (under a parent's supervision) in our playground during the entire service.
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Worship
We recorded some outside drive in service worship. You can download it here
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Drive In Church
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DRIVE IN SERVICE sunday mornings at 10 AM! Hope to see you there as we look at just how deeply Jesus loves His bride - the church!
Please come join us by tuning into 88.9 FM in our parking lot, and although you will need to remain in your car, the church bathrooms will be open to any who need them. -
Drive In Church
DRIVE IN CHURCH @ LCF - 10 AM SUNDAY - TUNE IN AT 88.9 FM
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Drive in church
Acts 2:42 tells us that the early church continued steadfastly in the teaching of God Word, in fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers...so let's continue!!!
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Come and join us for our first step in getting back together as a church family ... we will be having our first "DRIVE IN" midweek service, starting this Thursday (4/23) at LCF from 6:00 - 7:00 PM. For right now, we will ONLY be having "DRIVE IN" services on Thursday nights. That will likely change to include Sunday mornings soon, but we will definitely let you know!
So just come, find a parking spot, stay in your car, and tune onto 88.9 using your car's FM radio! We will also still be recording and sharing the teaching via Facebook Live and on our website. We will repost the radio frequency (it could change...) on our website and on Facebook tomorrow night - we will also have it posted on a large sign at the front door of the church in case anyone forgets or decides to stop and visit.
We have received specific permission through state and local authorities to have these services as long as EVERYONE remains in their cars. The church building will be locked, and no restrooms will be available, so plan accordingly.
If you have questions or concerns, contact us by calling the church at 207-794-4679. Thanks! -
Prayer Meeting
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I never thought I'd say this, but we're going to try and have a virtual meeting to pray and share needs and encouragement this Tuesday at 8:30 PM. We're going to use the "Zoom Cloud Meetings" app (downloadable from AppStore or Google Play Store).
It's free and quite easy to use...all you need is a smartphone or tablet.
1. Download the App (Zoom Cloud Meeting) and sign up with an email account and password.
2. Click on the App. Log in using your email and password. Click "Join". It's going to ask you for a meeting ID - use "368 958 7182". Think of that as my telephone number.
3. Click "Join using internet audio".
4. Once you join, Zoom automatically shows the video of just the person talking...so we'll have to take turns as we talk and pray, just like in real life. You will be able to easily mute your audio when you're not talking, turn your camera off so you can only be heard, and leave the meeting if something comes up.
Bob Leighton has offered to help anyone with technical problems. You can reach him at 207-723-1522. It takes about 10 minutes to download the App and get things set up - this can be done well ahead of time.
Hope to see you Friday! If you have questions, please let me know at 207-794-4679. Thanks!
- Sam -
Sunday Church Service
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Just a couple of updates...
1. We will be livestreaming our Sunday morning teaching tomorrow at 6 AM - join us then or anytime thereafter.
2. We will also be posting all of our teachings' audio to www.lincolncf.com for any of you that don't use Facebook.
3. Last - and we especially need your help with this - we want to make audio CD's with our weekly teachings on them available to anyone who doesn't have or use the internet. If you would, could you take a few minutes and send us the names of people you know that attend LCF or others in the community who would be blessed by this option? Those who don't use the internet aren't going to see this post, so we're counting on you to reach out to them and find out if they want to receive CD's by mail over the next few weeks. You can text their names and addresses to the church at 207-794-4679. Thanks!
- Sam -
Children's Ministry
There are continual needs & opportunities for servants in our classrooms. Please see Al or Erica Whitney for more info on classroom help. See Bob or Karen Genest for volunteering with our special needs children
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Prayer Needs
If you need prayer for something going on in your life right now, please come talk to me (Glenn) or my wife Robyn. We have many here that would love to pray for you!
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Fellowship Lunch
March 29th, right after church, pack your own lunch and stay for some fellowship. Hope you can make it!
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Men's Conference
Annual Men's conference at CC Bangor will be held on Saturday, March 21st. Guest speaker will be Malcolm Wild from Calvary Chapel Merritt Island. Doors will open at 8:30am and the day will conclude at 3:00pm. Lunch will be tailgate style.
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