Great Video for Christmas

Here is a great funny but simply true video for Christmas. This was done by Empowered Ministries Church of God of Prophecy in Dickson, TN.

Enjoy.

Christmas Sunday

Sunday morning Pastor Josh shared a sermon titled Emanuel: Godwith Us. Jesus came for many reasons but He also came to be with us. How wonderful to serve the real God that wants to be with you, to spend time with you. The presence of God is so special and we are so blessed to have Him come to be WITH US.
Sunday night was our Christmas programs. Our drama team did a great job with their program as they dramas with a scene from Bethlehem and the world today. They ended with a wonderful signing of Silent Night. Our children also blessed us as they searched for the missing Christmas only to find Christmas’ true meaning. After service we enjoyed lots of food and fellowship with our many visitors and church family. We thank God for a wonderful day.www.TheLeesburgChurch.org

Church Christmas Parties

Leesburg Church 2010 Christmas Parties

Have a blessed Thanksgiving

Sunday morning was a wonderful day at Leesburg Church. We were reminded that scripture tells us that we are to give thanks in EVERYTHING and at ALL TIMES! Let us have a wonderful season of holidays through the eyes and hearts of gratitude and not the rush of the time. If we can focus on giving thanks it will allow us all to focus on the real reason to this Thanksgiving but also the Christmas season coming quickly upon us.

Sunday night the Lord ministered in a special way. The Holy Spirit filled the building with such a sweet spirit. We looked to I Corinthians 12 were we learn about spiritual gifts. We have been given many gifts to minister to the needs of people. The Lord has been reminding us that He is the healer, the power of the miraculous. We had a time of special prayer for gifts to be released upon the church both locally and globally. We then had a wonderful time of prayer for those sick and needing a miracle. God moved in a wonderful way and we are so grateful for His love to His children!

God Bless you this Thanksgiving.

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Overcoming Obstacles in Pursuit of your dreams

Sunday we continued looking at how to live out the God given dream in each of us. God has created each of us for a wonderful and unique purpose. Yet many give up as they start out on their journey and find that some of the closest people around them seemingly try to stop them. Some of the people are meaning well and others just don't want you to live our your dream. The ones that mean well often will operate out of the fear of risk, or they just want you and them to hang on to the traditions that they are comfortable with, and yet others just don't think you could ever really do it. As well there are people that know that if you walk in your dream then they will loose something and they don't want you to do it. Just keep your heads up and look for the friends that God will send you (and youwill convert some of those opposing you by sharing your dream better). No matter where they started these friends will be your encouragement to live out the dream. God will also send some your way that have walked down the road you are traveling and they will teach you and share the wisdom to live the dream.

Don't stop - You can live the dream God has given you! That is why God gave it to you right?

We also were blessed to receive two new members into the Leesburg Church. Praise God!

Continuing 'Escaping Ordinary'

This Sunday Pastor Josh continued the Sermon Series "Escaping Ordinary." Last week we looked to how God has placed a dream inside of us all- our God Given Purpose/Dream. This Sunday we were encouraged to push past our comfort zones and the invisible wall of fear we each face as we seek to fulfill our God Given Dream. We all have a comfort zone that is easy for us but our dream is not fulfilled inside that zone. Once we are ready to walk out our dream we will find ourselves approaching the limits of our comfort zone. The end is a wall of fear that we will must push through to ever fulfill our purpose in God. In His (God's) strengths we are made strong - not ours. As we step past the wall of fear and outside of our comfort zones we have truly stepped into faith and trusting God fully to help us fulfill the plan He has for our lives.

Let's all choose to leave our Comfort Zones and pursue God's plans!

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New Series- Escaping Ordinary

Wouldn't you like to escape sometimes? Truth is we all would at times.

This Sunday we begin a new series title 'Escaping Ordinary.' We learned that we have permission of God to escape our mundane and 'ordinary' lives. The reason you may ask. Sure, it is because you were not made to be normal- or Ordinary. In Bruce Wilkerson's book 'The Dream Giver' he speaks of us all as 'Ordinary' living in a town of 'Familiar' with a bunch of 'Nobodies.' Not to glamorous but often how many feel. The reality is just like Moses we have a 'Big Dream' inside of us. This is given to us by God. Often all you know is a small deposit or seed of this dream (calling, passion, gift, talent, ministry, etc.) yet if you will trust that God did uniquely form your for a purpose then you to can begin your escape from Ordinary.

watch it live at: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/10399504

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A great Harvest Weekend!

Last weekend was a great weekend. Saturday we had our Harvest Fest with games and food for our community. We was so blessed to see over 100 visitors from our community come out to enjoy the festivities. Door Prizes were given away and a hayride completed the evening. It was a great day. We were so blessed for each one that got to come out to enjoy the evening.

On Sunday Morning we had our Children's Day. We had a guest ministry team, Kingdom Kids with Pastor Zack. The ministered with puppets, videos, games, and much more. Both young and old enjoyed the day. At the end 7 kids and 1 adult came forward to pray the prayer of salvation. What a blessed day it turned out to be! Praise God. We finished the morning with several great door prizes (bikes, DVD player with screens for the car, iPod, and a firepit).

Sunday night the church had a Fall Fellowship were each one enjoyed games and food. It was a nice relaxing evening with our church family.

We Praise God for the great weekend!

Catching UP

It has been several weeks since our last update. We do apologize. Real quick we will get you caught up. This week we heard about how to better 'SERVE Others!' To check out more please watch the service (TheLeesburgChurch.org- follow the links to UStream) or read Pastor Josh's blog at http://joshua-lynn.blogspot.com/.

We have been studying Spiritual Gifts and how they make us work as a team better within the Church. It is amazing to know that it takes all the gifts to make the church function 'Healthy' and none are more important than another.

The Outreach Team has been working hard to prepare for this year's Harvest Fest. It is this Saturday from 4 - 7 PM. We pray that God would bless many but specifically we desire to serve others. We are here to serve our community as Christ would do. We desire to glorify Christ in all we do!

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Show me the Love

This weekend was great! Saturday was a wonderful day. The Leesburg Church Outreach Team was involved in the town's Leesburg Day. They have away over 1100 bottles of water and cards with the Church's information on it. People seemed so happy to see the church giving things away. So many ask about the church and some even said they were looking for a church. Who knows what God will do from here?

Sunday was a special day at The Leesburg Church. The morning service we heard about "Show me the Love." People are looking for true love that only c

omes from God. We must show them the love of God read about in 1 Corinthians 13.

Sunday night was a powerful service. There was such an awesome presence of the Lord in the service. Several came up for prayer during worship and God ministered to them. One lady called after service to share that God had healed her. Praise God!

Wednesday night we continue the class on 'Gifted to Serve' by taking our Spiritual Gifts assessment. Come join us!

Free Face painting - they did a lot of faces!

Giving away more water!

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A Blessed Year- Finish Strong

We have declared that 2010 was going to be a blessed year for us as a church, as individuals both physically and spiritually. Often we loose focus of our hopes, expectations, and even dreams as time passes by us. The same is true with a new year. We started off 2010 believing in blessings- in our family, at work, at church, in our personal relationship with God- but sometimes life and mistakes get in the way. We learn from Peter that we don't have to give up. Recommit yourself to a blessed 2010. God wants to bless you. He does it for you but for His glory- His praise. Don't give up, don't let mistakes and failures keep you from reaching for the blessings of the Lord. Trust Him- Focus on Him- and FINISH STRONG! Let 2010 be a blessed year!

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A Healthy Church is Gifted and Serves

Sunday we finished the series of 'A Healthy Church' at an encouraging sermon about how each one is "Gifted 2 Serve." Pastor shared about how 'A Healthy Church' is not just the leaders doing ministry but the ones in the pews/chairs doing ministry. That God has gifted each one with special gifts and they can do something that no one else can do. To reach our full potential of our church, we must discover and use our gifts individually towards the common mission God has given the church. No matter what ones expirence has been in life, God will use it all to reach places that seem unreachable. We are 'GIFTED 2 SERVE!'

Sunday night was also a great evening as we had Bro. Stacy Tuttle preach a wonderful sermon titled 'Bloody Issue.' His wife also sang a wonderful song with an awesome talent given by God. It was a wonderful night.

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Community Outreach is key to a Healthy Church

Sunday we looked at one of the other core components to being a 'Healthy Church.' A 'Healthy Church' must reach it's community as an essential and central focus of all it does. Jesus spent most of His time outside of the temple reaching basic needs to meet spiritual needs. It was interesting to see that when we commonly use the term 'Jesus Public Ministry' we are saying more than His 'known' ministry but actual the ministry He did in the streets, on the mountaintops, and in the homes.

In Ezekiel 34 we see a prophecy of both the 'bad shepherds (leaders)' and the 'good shepherd (Jesus).' Jesus is given as the one who will care for the needs of these people yet we are the body of Christ. He has choose to use us as His 'hands and feet.' So we are the tools of Jesus to fulfill this prophecy. Here are the five areas we must cover to be reaching those in our community for the Glory of Christ.

1- Feed the hungry

2- Strengthen the diseased/Heal the sick

3- Bind up the broken

4- Brought in the driven away

5- Sought the Lost

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A Healthy Church is a House of Prayer

Sunday we continued our search to become a 'Healthy Church.' We cannot forget to be a Biblical Healthy Church we must not forget the most basic element, Prayer. Jesus stated "my house will be a house of Prayer.' This means that we cannot forget to pray or to just do it as a routine. We must seek the Heavenly Father to hear His voice to guide us to a 'New Height' as a local church.

We invite you to join us on this journey to become Healthy Christians!

Plan to join us next Sunday night at 6 PM at the Collinsville Church to have a joint baptismal service. Come celebrate the new lives in Christ!

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Looking Forward to our Future

Sunday morning Pastor Josh was back in the pulpit after being away for a few Sundays at the Church of God of Prophecy's International Assembly that was held in Greensboro, NC. He shared how great the services where and to see what great revival is breaking out across our world today. God has truely been doing wonderful things in the church today.

Pastor Josh preached about the foundation to all of our future vision by starting a series of sermons' titled "A Healthy Church." He spoke that while we will use different ministries and they will each have their pu

rpose they all must work towards the vision of being "A Healthy Church." The first of these sermons was focused on how the early church in the book of Acts was only able to do the work of the church after they were filled by the Holy Spirit. He spoke that we should join in the theme of the Assembly by embracing the moving of the Holy Spirit by "Pursing His Spirit.' Only then can we operate as "A Healthy Church" as we

read about in Acts. Sunday night Pastor Josh continued the them of 'Pursing His Spirit,' by encouraging everyone to take a few steps deeper as recorded in Ezekiel 47. If we are ankle deep go a little deeper into the moving Holy Spirit to a knee deep. If you are knee deep go out waist deep, and if you are waist deep go out to the depth that you can only swim in His Spirit.

At Leesburg Church we seek to be 'A Healthy Church' that desires to be led by the Holy Spirit to meet the needs in our community! Come join us i

n this awesome journey!

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Fourth of July Services

Sunday was another great day at the Leesburg Church. We enjoyed wonderful worship and the Word of God during our morning service. Our sermon was the Responsibility to express our freedom in Christ. Our first right and responsibility is to Praise the Lord. No matter if we are in a valley or on a mountain, it is time to praise the Lord. As Paul and Silas did in their prison cell, let us praise the Lord. We are only truly free when we live out our freedom!

Sunday night we had a great time of celebration and fellowship. We had a program of celebration for the Fourth of July - our nations Independence. It was a great time to look back and remember our founding fathers intent and see the love and time given to make us free today. After our program we enjoyed food, fun, fellowship, and games. People stayed at the church enjoying conversations well past our normal service times. It was a great evening.

I leave you with a quote: "Spiritual Freedom Is Cheap to us, But It Cost Allot To Exercise It"

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Leesburg Church Ladies Volleyball Team

Our ladies volleyball team played their second home game Monday night. They played one of the toughest teams in the area and played a great game. Many from the church came out in support of our ladies. It was a great night of fellowship and watching a great volleyball game.

We support our lady volleyball team- Go Leesburg Church!!

Sunday Service

Sunday morning God's presence was so strong. Their was such a move of God that their was no preaching during the morning service. God ministered to set people free and to relieve burdens of those who were heavy. People came to the altar and sought God for their breakthrough. Others worshiped the Lord for their freedom. The Lord is moving us to a place of freedom lived out.

Sunday night was a wonderful night with a totally different feeling in the air. Many people ministered through song. One of our new ladies shared through a special song and wow what a amazing voice she had. Thank you Lord for blessing us with new people. Pastor Josh preached about "Running the Race of Endurance." We are to forget and lay down anything that would prevent us from running our best race for Christ. We need to finish the race strong, not give up when the race is hard, and not loose focus on the journey. Let us run the race to finish stronger than we started!

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The International Church Magazine 'The White Wing Messenger' most recent issue is now online. Go the link below to read it. It is always great to see what is going on around the world and hear from our many different leaders.

White Wing Messenger - July 2010

Father's Day Program

Father's Day at The Leesburg Church was a great day. Our ladies presented a program of humor and truth based upon the theme 'Wizard of Oz.' The children helped in the program and added so much to it. It was a great program and a blessing to the church.

After the program Pastor Josh shard a word that 'Good Men' have treasures of good stored up in them. We have 'Good Men' at Leesburg Church who work hard and give all they have to provide to their family and to the church. As children and wives to the 'Good Men' we each have a Biblical responsibility to honor and encourage them to be all that God has made them to be and to allow them to led our families.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO YOU ALL!!

First Sunday in June

Praise the Lord. Sunday was a great day at Leesburg. God was with us and we are so blessed with His presence. On the first Sunday's of each month our children come and join us in our worship. They also led some of the worship in two songs that they sing during Children's Church. They did such a great job. We are so blessed with a great group of children.

Sunday night we also honored our students for all their accomplishments during the latest school year. We had some graduate college, kindergarten, and Pre-K. The list of accomplishments for the recent school year was wonderful. We are so proud of our young people.

Big Shot Camp

Saturday was Big Shot camp and we had 5 children attend. We had a great time riding down to the camp and the children had a great time. For most of the parents is was the first time to visit or attend any camp. The kids played and enjoyed themselves to the point of being completely wore out. The moms stated that they had a great time also.

This picture is from the opening session. The kids got to see a live lamb, chicken, and a duck. They did such a great job. The parents and kids cannot wait until next year!

Pentecost Sermon Series-The Anointing

Sunday morning we finished our three week look at the Pentecost. We ended with the need we have in the Anointing of the Lord. Jesus shared in Luke 4 his Anointing that prepared and allowed him to minister to so many with so many miracles. We need the full experience of the Holy Spirit in and operating in our lives today. We need to not just experience the moving of the Holy Spirit, but we need the filling of the Spirit. It is interesting to note the quote Jesus read from Isaiah- Jesus said 'The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me.' Jesus was anointed by God so the Spirit of the Lord was upon him. Seems if we want to follow after the example of Jesus we would be good to seek for God's anointing so that the Spirit of the Lord would be upon us as well.

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The Day of Pentecost has arrived!

Sunday was the celebration of the Day of Pentecost. What a wonderful day to remember and celebrate the first time the Holy Ghost moved upon the early church. The disciples had waited 10 days for the great promise sent by Jesus. Then the third person in the Trinity descended down upon them and changed not only their life but the entire world. What would happen to us- the modern church, to have an encounter with the Holy Spirit as did the disciples? Today we lack respect and honor for the person of the Holy Spirit (or Holy Ghost). We often act as if He is something we can put on a shelf until we want an emotional feeling from God. As if He was only their for our high energy worship services but He is so much more. He is God the Holy Spirit. He is with us, so that we are empowered and able to BE the Church.

Let's remember that God in the form of the Holy Spirit came down from Heaven to fill up with Power from on High.

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Pentecost is coming!

In less than one week we will be celebrating the Day of Pentecost. The Day of Pentecost is a Jewish holiday celebrating the harvesting of wheat. Yet to the Christian Church it is the day we celebrate the Holy Spirit was sent to us as believers. Yet before Jesus could send the Holy Spirit, he said he must leave- and go to the father. He prepared the disciples for his departure and prepared them for the 'promise.' The promise of the Holy Spirit was an act of faith for the disciples to believe in, yet to believe in Christ was visual and took a different kind of faith to trust. Yet to see the Day of Pentecost come, the disciples must have a new level of faith.

Next Sunday 'The Day of Pentecost"

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Beautiful Sunday!

It has been beautiful both in the weather and the spirit of God. Just imagine when we come to the House of God with expectation of God bringing answers, direction, and blessing into our live. Sunday's sermon was about how Adam and Eve were given direction of how to live in the Garden, but in their own knowledge they chose what they perceive or judge as 'good.' Yet we are not to make decisions of our own knowledge but the direction and knowledge of God. Let us look deeply into the Word of God and to listening to the Voice of God to see how He would choose to bless our lives for His Glory!

Sunday night we were honored to have Bishop James Adkins in service with us. He made a wonderful surprise to visit us. As he shared a testimony of God's blessings he stated 'I may not be kicking as high as I use to but I am still kicking.' What a wonderful testimony from a man of God!

Missions Sunday

Sunday was Missions Sunday at the Leesburg Church.

We had a guest speaker - James Clanton, that shared about a wonderful opportunity to see 20,000 to 25,000 people saved in June. It was great to hear the plan not only to see them saved but to see them mature in Christ. For only about $1 a soul we could join in supporting this project. The church gave wonderfully in the offering and some chose to give a pledge to give by the end of April. Bro. James also preached about 'The Goodness of God.' It was a blessed morning - Praise God!

Sunday night was a powerful service. The Spirit of God moved as hands were up worshipping and voices were singing praises to our King. It was a wonderful spirit that we could not leave. The pastor shared a short sermon on the need to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit. We are not to have one interaction with the third person on the trinity but a continued relationship with Him to be filled! Many came to the altars to be FILLED yet again. Latter 2 people came to the altar seeking the Holy Ghost. Then a young girl came (6 years old) and got saved as she was praying. Praise God for a great weekend!

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Watch both services at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/leesburg-church

Easter Sunday- What does Easter mean to me?

Easter was a great day at the Leesburg Church.

Our Easter program was wonderful. Sister Wanda Ivey did a fantastic job of putting together not only a visual reminder of the death and resurrection of Christ, but also the actual meaning it has to both you and I. Our actors showed us that no matter how good or bad we are in this live, neither will get us to heaven or will forfeit the ability through Christ to get to Heaven one day. It also showed that Jesus desires to walk with us now, not just in Heaven.

We also enjoyed sharing the communion with 'Jesus' serving us 12 at a time. A great thought it what it must have been like to the disciples.

The children sang to us as they do on first Sunday. It was joy to us to see them begin to sing with passion. We had 27 enjoy our Children's Church. With 6 of them receiving Christ- Praise God.

Also to note, we broke the all time record of attendance with 122 (previously 118). Praise the Lord!

BUT the best thing is that in total we had 8 people get saved! (6 from our children, 1 youth, and 1 adult). Praise God!

We ended our day with a huge Easter Egg Hunt. The church property was full of children (and family) looking for eggs. It was such a joy to see. A special thank you to Sister Christina Callantine for putting this together.

Great things are happening at the Leesburg Church!