Since we only have access to our space in the Nigh Building at UCO on Sundays, we won’t be able to have a Christmas Eve service this year. So, tomorrow will be our “official” Christmas service. Because of this, tomorrow’s services will place extra focus on celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Here’s how the services will look:Pastor’s Class, 10:00am – because of the level of...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,I hope everyone is having a great week! Here’s the LifePoint news for the week:Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Budget Presentation Meeting last Sunday. Gary Davis did a great job of reviewing the 2024 budget and reporting on how we are doing financially. Thanks to your faithfulness, LifePoint is in great financial shape. Gary also did a great job of presenting ...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,A big thank you to our “Christmas Choir” who helped us kick off our celebration of Christmas last Sunday by performing a splendid rendition of the favorite, “O Holy Night.” Thanks to everyone in the choir for putting in the work to make this happen. A special thank you to Vernon Vincent for pulling everyone together and leading this effort. We’ll be blessed to enjoy a song f...  Read More

Good afternoon LifePoint family,I hope everyone had a happy and blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends this past Thursday. For those who traveled to be with family and are still away, we pray your time is blessed and that you have a safe journey home.Can you believe it? Tomorrow is the first day of December! The Christmas season is here again! What a great time of the year to celebrate God’s...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,I hope everyone had a good week.  In last week’s newsletter, we shared about the Gatlin Brothers Christmas Concert coming to Guthrie on Nov 29.  Convinced that the event will be a fun and entertaining time of Christmas celebration with the award-winning Gatlin’s, I encouraged everyone to consider attending. However, after the newsletter went out, it was brought to my attenti...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,I hope everyone had a good week.  I’ll be back in the pulpit in person tomorrow!   Thank you for your prayers while I was in Lawton doing my final BRR presentation for the year.  I was at the Bible Baptist Church, Lawton, where Bob Weger is the pastor.  I want you to be encouraged with the knowledge that our BRR efforts are bearing fruit.  For example, Bro. Bob has taken the...  Read More

Please join us for our first LifePoint Movie Night, 6:30pm, Sunday, Nov 24, 2024.  We have tried to pick a location that is easy for as many folks as possible: AMC Theaters at Quail Springs Mall.The movie we will see is the much anticipated Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. Please see the movie trailer at the following link. This looks like a great one!https://youtu.be/WZM90izJ8sI?si=AxRFYVXNR7YV...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,What a week! I’m still walking on air. ? How about you? What a victory! It would appear God heard our prayers and has extended another measure of mercy and grace to America. Now, we must work to make good use of it.Just a couple reminders:1. Our annual church budget meeting is scheduled for Dec 8 at 10:00am. Gary Davis will quickly review the budget for 2024 and give a finan...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,I hope all of you are having a great week. As I write this, you only have two days left to vote early. If you can, vote before next Tuesday to not only avoid large crowds, but to guarantee nothing keeps you from making your voice heard in the 2024 general election.Charlie Meadows made his “Charlie’s Picks” available for anyone who wants them. If you want Charlie’s suggestion...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,I’m back from New England safe and sound. The presentations went great up there, the response was incredible, and it is my hope that many good seeds were sown and will sprout into something great. The New Englanders wanted me to thank you for allowing me to be away from LifePoint to spend time with them. Thank you for your support of BRR and your many prayers offered up for ...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,As I write this, I am in Gettysburg, PA. I have been leading tours since Wednesday and although it’s been tiring, it’s been a great time. The homeschoolers I worked with on Wednesday were incredible. I think they had a wonderful time and hopefully, they learned things they normally would not. It is my prayer to instill in them a love for history so they will better understan...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,Hope you are having a great Saturday. There’s much we need to cover in this week’s newsletter, so be certain to read through to the end. Let’s get to it!A permanent place for LifePointMany of you have been asking about a permanent location for our church. We continue that quest and have been looking at several pieces of property. Thanks to many of you, we are discovering sev...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,Hope you had a great week!I want to thank you for your prayers for those in our fellowship who have asked for them. Several breakthroughs and successful surgeries occurred this week and I have the privilege of getting to hear some of those praise reports. Every person always wants me to tell all of you how much they appreciate your prayers, emails, texts, phone calls, visits...  Read More

Good morning LifePoint Family,I hope you had a great week. A few things of interest for this week’s newsletter:1. A special thanks to all who participated in Crossroads Pregnancy Clinic’s annual Walk-a-thon last Saturday. I know the Crossroads staff appreciated all the effort. I want to give a special thank you to Crossroads for the incredible work they do saving babies and ministering to their mo...  Read More

Just a few short things this week.1st – don’t forget the Crossroads Pregnancy Clinic Walk for Life tomorrow (Sept 21) at Mineral Wells Park in Guthrie. Whether you plan to run, walk, or just spend some time supporting their work, I know the folks at Crossroads would appreciate your support. Here’s a schedule of the activities:9 a.m. - Timed 5K event10 a.m. - Presentation of 5K awards10:30 a.m. - W...  Read More

Good Friday evening everyone,This has been an eventful week for our family with the birth of our eighth grandchild and our third granddaughter, Lydia Jane Wise. Thank you for all the well wishes and prayers. We’re relieved Lydia’s finally here!What an amazing response to our Membership Sunday last week. Even with several of our folks gone, we had 188 join LifePoint as charter members. We will keep...  Read More

Good Saturday afternoon LifePoint family, Just a few quick things about this weekend’s Membership Sunday:We will have a “condensed” Doorway Class tomorrow morning at 10:00am in Constitution Hall. This class is required for membership and will become critical for our church going forward. I realize that most of you attending LifePoint have been in church for years and have been with us since the be...  Read More

Dear Church Family,Please always try to stay aware of the scam and cyber attack potential around us. As I'm sure some of you have read in the news, cyber attacks have recently hit the Seattle International Airport and the IRS is warning of scams that appear to be from them. There have been social security hacks and now the EPA is warning of cyber attacks on our water supply. And those are just a f...  Read More

Good afternoon LifePoint family,I want to thank everyone for your assistance and patience last Sunday as we attempted to condense our regular service to provide time to celebrate the life of VeaLoy Ross in a special memorial service afterward. Many of you stayed for the uplifting celebration and I know Robin was blessed. We miss VeaLoy already, but we know we will see her again soon. If you like t...  Read More

Good morning LifePoint family,Just a quick reminder of what this weekend looks like:Pastor’s Class (10:00am) – we’ll be doing a Q&A class this Sunday. Everyone seems to enjoy this format, so back by popular demand, we’ll commit the entire Bible study time this Sunday morning to Q&A.Worship/preaching service (11:00 am) – we’ll continue the message we’ve been doing the past few weeks, “God is speaki...  Read More

Good afternoon LifePoint gang,Thank you, Lord, for the cool weather and a much-needed break from the heat!A few reminders for what is on tap for this Sunday and for the next few weeks:In the Pastor’s Class at 10:00am, we’ll finish the lesson, “The Fall(s) of Satan,” and then close our time with a Q&A. So, bring your questions about what we’ve been studying the past few weeks and let’s discuss.In t...  Read More

Good Friday LifePoint family,Great news – last Sunday we had the highest attendance ever in a morning service (with the exception of Easter) with 205 present! And get this – that’s on the last Sunday of July which is often a lower attendance period. It’s going to be exciting to see what our attendance will be this fall when everyone returns from vacations and other activities!This Sunday in the Pa...  Read More

Good evening LifePoint family,It’s so good to be home.  Thank you so much for your prayers and texts/emails while I was away.  The trip was a huge success, and the folks in Michigan were already asking when I’m coming back even before I started home. It’s always good to know that the message connected with people.   Read More

Good evening LifePoint family,I apologize that this email is coming to you so late on Saturday, but I’ve been burning the candle at both ends this week. Since last Sunday night, I’ve done 4 BRR presentations and a “Myth of Separation of Church and State” presentation on Wednesday night. I have literally been all over Michigan and I believe I have been able to plant good seeds that will produce muc...  Read More