LifePoint Family,God’s amazing grace is poured out on LifePoint!No doubt, everyone has now heard the miraculous news of how God has answered our prayers over and above what we had asked and has given us 7.6 acres on which to build our new church plant. As Eph 3:20 puts it, He has truly done “exceedingly, abundantly, above what we could have asked or thought!” And what a service we had this past Su...  Read More

I hope everyone had a great week. I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the cooler and wetter weather the weatherman promises is coming our way this coming week.Land purchase updateLast Sunday, by a vote of approximately 84-85% (the slightly higher number is due to a few votes that were inadvertently left out of the count last week), we voted to purchase the land on N. Kelly and Coffee Creek. ...  Read More

I want to thank everyone once again for your quick and supportive vote this past week in our attempt to acquire the 9.8 acres on Coffee Creek and Coltrane. Unfortunately, as we communicated in a previous email, although we won the auction, the owner is unwilling to sell the property at a price we can afford. But even though that effort failed, I believe we did our “due diligence” to follow up on t...  Read More

In this newsletter, I want to focus on our present situation and our upcoming vote on the potential purchase of 6 acres located on the northwest corner of the intersection of N. Kelly Ave. and Coffee Creek Rd.  I pray it is helpful.   Vote on landMost of you are wondering when we will vote on the possible land purchase.  Having consulted with the Executive Team, we’re setting the vote for Sunday, ...  Read More

Hello LifePoint, I want to thank everyone who either asked a question or made a statement during our town hall meeting last Sunday.  I thought the meeting went well.  And although there seemed to be some level of concern about the finance/payoff dimensions of the land purchase, there appeared to be a general agreement to move forward with the purchase of the land on N. Kelly & Coffee Creek.  Vote ...  Read More

Good morning LifePoint, I hope everyone had a great week.  Please pray for our members who are facing physical and other challenges.  I know they greatly appreciate this prayer ministry.  If you know of someone struggling right now, take the time to reach out to them.  You never know how much you can impact someone’s life with a simple word and touch.  Town Hall tomorrow Don’t forget the “open mic...  Read More

LifePoint Family,As most of you know, the Executive Team has been working hard to find viable pieces of property for a permanent location for us. Additionally, they have been in negotiations with a few financial institutions to find an acceptable loan agreement that we think is best for our church.The 6 acres, located on the northwest corner of the intersection of N. Kelly and Coffee Creek Rd., se...  Read More

Good evening LifePoint,A special thank you to those who joined in on the workday at Carol Lee’s house. It was a great group, and we got a lot accomplished. Thank you, Carol and Anita, for the lunch afterwards. This is the body of Christ in action.I hope many of you were able to catch my two-day interview with Dr. James Dobson. We’re receiving raving reviews from all over the country. If you missed...  Read More

Good afternoon, LifePoint Family,On July 10 and 11, Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk radio program will replay the 2-day interview I did with him a few years ago, when Pam and I visited Colorado Springs. That interview was one of the greatest honors of my life. We will provide the link to the interviews below, which is available for replay at any time. You can also download the full broadcast transc...  Read More

Good morning, LifePoint Family,I hope everyone is having a great Independence Day weekend! If you are traveling with family/friends, I pray you have a wonderful time and safe travel back to us.Good news on the UCO frontMost of you know that we have been concerned about our being able to meet at UCO beyond this contract year. So, this week I reached out to Catina Johnson and had a wonderful meeting...  Read More

Good afternoon, LifePoint Family,I hope everyone is having a great Saturday. Pam continues to improve from her injury slowly, and Val is recovering from the kidney surgery she had yesterday. There are others in our church dealing with similar challenges, and I know they all appreciate your prayers and support.Independence CelebrationSince Independence Day falls on Friday this year, most folks will...  Read More

Good Saturday afternoon LifePoint Family,Let me give you a quick update on Pam. If you haven’t heard, we learned this week that she will not need surgery. PTL!!!! Although she is still in pain, the pain is not as intense as it was. The orthopedist said it would take a couple of weeks for the pain to subside. We appreciate your prayers, and Pam wanted to express her special thanks for all the cards...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,I wanted to let you guys know that on Thursday afternoon, Pam missed a step at our daughter’s house and fell.  Unfortunately, in doing so, she broke her left foot in at least two places.  When she sees an orthopedic specialist early next week, we’re praying that the breaks are not bad enough to need surgery.  Suffice it to say, she is in a considerable amount of pain and is ...  Read More

Hey gang,Don’t forget the town hall meeting tomorrow at 10:00 am.Also, during the Worship/Preaching service, I’ll be finishing up the Resurrection series we’ve been in since early April with part 8 entitled, “Are 'near-death experiences' real and are they biblical?"-Dan ...  Read More

Hello LifePoint family,As everyone is aware, this is Memorial Day weekend. Many of our folks will undoubtedly be out of town over this holiday. However, for those of us not traveling, we will enjoy a great Sunday morning at LifePoint.Here’s how this Sunday will look:Pastor’s/BRR Class, 10:00 am – we will continue our Biblical Types series by studying the deeper lessons of the Tabernacle in the wil...  Read More

LifePoint family,I hope you are enjoying this beautiful day!Permanent facility questionnaire:I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to fill out our questionnaire about the possibility of purchasing land or a facility for our church. So far, we’ve had really great responses. The Executive Team is meeting tomorrow to discuss your input. If you have not already done so, please take a moment ...  Read More

I apologize for getting this out so late today, but I’ve been trying to take advantage of the dryer weather to mow our yard and some of the pasture. As you know, the grass and weeds are growing super-fast with this much-needed moisture.I want to give a special shout-out to all who drove to Weatherford to attend Ron Shepard’s memorial service. We had a great representation from our church, and the ...  Read More

Good afternoon LifePoint,What a great Easter/Resurrection Sunday we enjoyed last week! Again, a special thank you to Vernon and the choir for all the hard work they put forth to make last Sunday’s service truly exceptional.Remember: we have many in our congregation who are either struggling with physical challenges or are recovering from surgery. They would appreciate our prayers.Special prayer fo...  Read More

LifePoint family,Christ is risen!If that isn’t true – nothing really matters. If that is true, nothing else really matters. Everything hinges on the resurrection of Jesus. The resurrection shouts the Father’s approval and acceptance of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross and validates everything Jesus said about Himself and His being the divine Son of God. The resurrection truly is the “lynch pen” of Ch...  Read More

Special message this Sunday (in 2 sessions): Last week, we got off to a great start to our new message series, “Resurrection.” (If you weren’t there, check it out at https://lbcok.com/media/series/ttk49vs/resurrection )This Sunday, part 2 will focus on the Shroud of Turin. We will answer such questions as:• Is the Shroud really the burial cloth of Jesus, or is it a hoax?• Do we know the history o...  Read More

Snow in April? Oh well, that’s Oklahoma for you.  ?  Just so everyone will know, even though snow is in the forecast, they’re not predicting any accumulation on the ground or hard surfaces.  Just snow on the grassy areas. So, we’re moving forward with our services tomorrow.Important events coming up:April 10 – Crossroads Clinic Annual Fundraiser, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm, The Dominion House, 818 N. Oak St....  Read More

Hoping everyone had a productive week and you are enjoying a great Saturday. We are called by the Lord to make a difference where we can. This week, I want to remind you about two awesome ministry opportunities we have right before us and about what’s on tap for tomorrow morning.Two ministries I am very excited about:Reaching Souls InternationalUnlike other mission efforts, RSI is a mission outrea...  Read More

I apologize for getting this newsletter out so late, but the weekend simply got away from me. Because of that, I’ll keep it short.Adding two new members to our Executive TeamDon’t forget that we will be voting to add Ike Buress and Chuck McDowell to our Executive Team on March 30 right before we begin the Pastor’s Class. If you have any questions you would like to ask them personally, feel free to...  Read More

I pray everyone withstood the sandblasting we received yesterday and emerged in one piece. We had a few who were either slightly negatively affected or had family/friends in harm’s way. However, thank the Lord that all seem to be safe and sound.Our LifePoint Shepherding Ministry is ready to begin:A special thank you to Carl and Penny Allen (and all who assisted them) last Sunday for making our She...  Read More