Lifepoint - Columbus

Super Mom

mackenzie — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:00:51 +0000

One of the most difficult jobs in the world is being a mom. Modern moms face many of the same crises the biblical moms faced. In this message we’ll learn the bibilcal definition of motherhood and its impact on eternity.

But What About Hell?

mackenzie — Sun, 05 May 2013 15:00:31 +0000

Hell. It’s a difficult thing to talk about. It can be unpleasant to think about. Questions abound: Is it a real place? Is it forever? Could a loving God really send people there? As we look through several passages in Scripture, we go back to the heart of what Jesus and the apostles had to say about Hell, and what this means for people today.

Isn’t the Bible Just Common Mythology?

mackenzie — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:00:36 +0000

4.28.13 — The Bible is a huge part of church life. We gather together every week to read it, study it and discuss it but can we be sure that it’s trustworthy? As followers of Christ, we have a lot riding on this source for our faith so we better be certain that it is all that it claims to be.

Door Knocker

mackenzie — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:00:34 +0000

4.21.13 — As we have discussed Joseph’s life, we’ve learned what it means to proceed as if we were one hundred percent convinced of God’s presence. In the last phase of Joseph’s life, we learn how to use our influence for Heaven’s sake and not for our own.

The Boss’s Wife

mackenzie — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:30:28 +0000

4.14.13 — Joseph is sold into Egyptian slavery by his brothers but God is with Joseph. He rises to a position of power but doesn’t abuse his power. He faces temptation from his boss’s wife and ends up losing everything but God is still with Joseph. Ultimately, Joseph learns to proceed in everything as if he absolutely convinced that God is right by his side.

Door Jam

mackenzie — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 13:30:41 +0000

4.7.13 — Through the life of Joseph, we begin to look Next Doors in our lives personally and corporately as we think about the Next Step for LifePoint.

A Beautiful Cave

mackenzie — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:27:22 +0000

3.31.13 — On Easter Sunday we discuss how in Elijah’s life, Moses’ life, Jesus’ life, and even our lives, God does some of His best work in caves.

A Beautiful Faith

mackenzie — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:00:08 +0000

3.24.13 — In this message Elijah continues to learn what it’s like to rely on God as he runs for his life from King Ahab and Queen Jezebel. We find out that it takes persistence to learn “persistence.”

A Beautiful Fire

mackenzie — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:00:34 +0000

3.17.13 — In Elijah’s showdown with the Baal & Asherah prophets on Mt. Carmel, we learn that false gods promise what only the true God provides.

A Beautiful Funeral

mackenzie — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:00:19 +0000

3.10.13 — We will learn from the life of Elijah the contrast between God’s Beauty and our humanity…that God is constant when everything else and everyone else changes.

Everybody’s Doing It

mackenzie — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:00:15 +0000

3.3.13 — Jesus concludes the John 4 narrative by telling the Woman at the Well that our core problems are worship problems. So, we look at the reality that worship is toward God through Christ to the world.

Where is Your Passion?

mackenzie — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:00:45 +0000

2.18.13 — Message by guest missionary Kadhaya Geoffrey

Parental Guidance

mackenzie — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:36:02 +0000

2.11.13 — The film Parental Guidance introduces us to a number of modern family struggles that we actually learn are centuries old. The Bible gives us clear direction about how earthly families should model our spiritual realities.

Current Series

admin — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 05:00:24 +0000

Questions come up for us about God, religion, and church all of the time…questions that make believing confusing. We rarely take the time to deal with our questions. Our friends ask us questions that we don’t have answers for…in this series we are going to take the time to wrestle with some of the toughest questions that are being asked in our world today.

Lincoln

mackenzie — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:00:45 +0000

2.3.13 — Through the eyes of President Lincoln and the book of James, we see that we need endurance. We see things from our perspective, but in seeing our circumstances from God’s perspective we can learn to have joy in the middle of sorrow.

The Hobbit

mackenzie — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:00:33 +0000

1.27.13 — When Tolkien wrote the Hobbit, he takes the reader on a adventurous quest. Jesus does the same with the story of the prodigals. In this message, we learn how to find our way home.

Being Wreck-It Ralph

mackenzie — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:00:31 +0000

1.20.13 — We all want to be better. But why is getting better so difficult? And why is it so hard to change habits that hurt the people we love? In this message, we look at Romans 7 and learn how we can truly become better by connecting our lives to Jesus Christ.

Les Miserables

mackenzie — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:00:58 +0000

1.13.13 — The Gospel is at the core of all great stories… mistakes, guilt, shame, redemption, friendship, sacrifice, inspiration… all those are true in the message of Jesus coming to earth for us… Join us for this series as we discuss the greatest story ever told through the eyes of current film!

New Year’s Revolution

mackenzie — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 14:30:07 +0000

1.6.13 — As we begin a new year, we take a pause to look back at what God has done and what we believe wants to do in 2013 through the eyes of the book of Judges.

Grace and Truth

mackenzie — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:00:29 +0000

12.30.12 — We learn from the life of Jesus that sometimes we need to lead with more grace and sometimes with more truth, but that both are essential parts of the Gospel.

Christmas Eve Message

mackenzie — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 10:30:17 +0000

‘Twas the Night Before

mackenzie — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:30:12 +0000

12.23.12 — The night before Jesus went to the cross, He celebrated the Passover with His Disciples. They learned a very important lesson: change isn’t cheap.

Revolutionary Grace

mackenzie — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:30:06 +0000

12.16.12 — When Jesus rode into town on the day of the Triumphal Entry the people were looking for a savior, a revolutionary who would rise up and deliver them from Rome. But Jesus didn’t come to make war with Rome, He came to make peace with God for men and through his revolutionary grace he faced down the greatest enemy that mankind has ever known and he overcame and because he overcame we can truly be set free.

Seating Chart

mackenzie — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 16:00:31 +0000

12.9.12 — James and John ask Jesus for the best seats in the Kingdom. In their request exists the most dangerous thing in the world — pride. In this message, we learn how to become pride fighters.

X Marks the Spot

mackenzie — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:00:44 +0000

12.2.12 — One of the most unusual encounters Jesus had in the Gospels was with the Rich Young Ruler…Jesus “loved him” but at the same time was willing to allow him to walk away. Jesus knew two important things that were true about the Rich Young Ruler and true about us as well.

The Clark Kent Bent

mackenzie — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:00:34 +0000

11.25.12 — Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up on mountain where they get to see Him glorified…not wrapped in His human body. This transfiguration of Jesus should yield transformation in us.

Table Scraps

mackenzie — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:00:30 +0000

11.18.12 — In Mark 7, Jesus has an argument with the Pharisees about cleanliness. The Pharisees took an outside-in approach but Jesus provides a completely different answer — the Gospel makes us both humble and hopeful.

Labels

mackenzie — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:00:26 +0000

11.11.12 — We’ve all been labeled by someone else. And we have all labeled others as well. Smart, honest, hard-working, cool, lazy, dishonest, stupid…whatever. In much the same way, Jesus was labeled by the people who knew Him. In this message, we study Mark 8:27–38. We learn who Jesus was and how His identity gave Him a surprising mission. For those of us who call Him “my God”, Jesus gives us a beautiful and challenging mission as well.

Clocks

mackenzie — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:00:11 +0000

11.4.12 — Our tendency is to think that “time is in your hands.” However, nothing could be further from the truth. In this message, we look at one of the most interesting narratives in the life of Jesus. Two very different people teach us about God and time.

Homeland Security

mackenzie — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 15:00:37 +0000

10.28.12 — With an election approaching we discuss that the most important vote is in an eternal direction. We will discuss how God and government come together instead of keeping our political views in a silo away from our Christianity.

Parenting Teenagers

mackenzie — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:00:03 +0000

10.21.12 — Parents sometimes struggle to guide their kids through the tricky teen years because friends and culture pull teenagers in so many directions. This message explores Biblical principles that help parents lead their children to live out a God-honoring life.

Parental Guidance Suggested

mackenzie — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 15:00:09 +0000

10.14.12 — God calls us not only to obey our parents when we are young but to honor them when we are older…not for their sake but for ours actually. Join us as we take an honest look at our parents and our parenting.

The Talk

mackenzie — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:00:06 +0000

10.7.12 — Sexuality is one of the most difficult ideas to reconcile inside of our culture. However, the Scriptures give us clear patterns that lead to freedom and hope!

More Than Words

mackenzie — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:00:35 +0000

9.30.12 - What we believe is a crucial part of our experience in life and in marriage. Sadly, many of us have beliefs that are destructive to our marriages — even if those beliefs are untrue. This message identifies some of those destructive beliefs and helps couples learn to better communicate to one another.

Manhunt

mackenzie — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 15:00:54 +0000

9.23.12 — God tells men three things that are necessary for their spiritual development in 1 Peter 3:7. All men need to learn to communicate, initiate, and saturate to become the men God has designed us to be.

Ladies’ Choice

mackenzie — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:30:47 +0000

9.16.12 — Becoming the woman God wants is a question of where…where women put their hope. Women can go straight to the Lord just like Sarah did instead of trusting only their emotions.

First Marriage

mackenzie — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:00:10 +0000

9.9.12 — We learn God’s original intention and definition of marriage, which has somehow fallen on hard times in modern culture. We see what marriage is and more importantly what marriage is not as we introduce this series.

Immediately

mackenzie — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:00:00 +0000

9.2.12 — God has called LifePoint to be part of reaching Mid-Ohio, the Midwest, and the World. In this message, we summarize the first part of Mark and talk about where we are seeing God’s activity around the world.

The Other Side of Life

mackenzie — Sun, 26 Aug 2012 15:00:59 +0000

8.26.12 — We learn that the nature of Jesus has an aspect called holiness that can be frightening to us sometimes but He also has an aspect of love that draws us to Himself and to the other side.

Your Song

mackenzie — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:00:29 +0000

8.19.12 — In Mark 4, Jesus continues to teach in parables that we cannot hide God’s movement in our souls. We can either invest the measure that God has given us for His sake or we can play our own song.

Soul to Soil

mackenzie — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:00:42 +0000

8.12.12 - In Mark 4, Jesus tells the parable of the sower and the seed. We learn that the soil describes 4 different kinds of souls and that the condition of our souls determines the impact of our lives.

Counterfeit Goods

mackenzie — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:00:21 +0000

8.5.12 — When it comes to our spirituality, counterfeit goods are all around us begging us to settle for what’s not genuine. They offer us a shortcut around God’s perfect plan but in the end they leave us empty and hopeless and longing for something more. The challenge for us is that we learn to distinguish betweenwhat’s counterfeit and what’s authentic and to understand that when it comes to our spiritual lives, we don’t have to settle for cheap imitations because Christ paid the ultimate price so that we can have the real thing.

Religion Kills

mackenzie — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:30:12 +0000

7.29.12 — This message walks through Mark 2 where we see that Jesus rejected the prevailing religious views of His day. In their place, He offers us a better way.

Dust Might

mackenzie — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 15:00:52 +0000

7.22.12 — Jesus is the most influential human being who’s ever lived…He has influenced more art, music, and changed lives than other single figure. As we introduce the book of Mark, we will talk about what gives Him the right to lead our lives.

Guide to Gratitude

mackenzie — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:00:35 +0000

7.15.12 — Gratitude is a struggle for us, especially as we live in such a consumer-driven society. Trent Carpenter from C3 Church teaches how to develop grateful habits.

Hearing Aids

mackenzie — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 15:00:24 +0000

One of the most difficult parts of our lives is receiving guidance from God. It can be confusing and almost depressing…it doesn’t have to be that way. In this message we talk about what it means to hear God speak to us.

Versacci, Oda Mae Brown, & Warden Norton

mackenzie — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:00:52 +0000

The result of Acts was the spread of the church into the world…in the Acts 16, we learn how God did that in the city of Philippi and how that makes a difference in our city.

Judge Mental

mackenzie — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:00:43 +0000

The good news of Gospel through the church begins to spread throughout the world. One of the turning points is when God speaks to Simon Peter about a Roman soldier named Cornelius. We learn that Gospel continues to change us!

My Kind of God

mackenzie — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 15:30:44 +0000

From Saul’s conversion we learn how to find the real God (not our own version), the One who was resurrected. We live from what He’s already accomplished instead our own good works

The Short Run

mackenzie — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:00:35 +0000

The spread of Christianity in Africa begins with most unlikely person, an Ethiopian official who looks at his life like a “dry tree.” We learn from him how our lives can become oaks of righteousness.

Martyr Complex

mackenzie — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 15:00:50 +0000

We learn from Stephen how live like a priest…to live for God “no matter what” and carry others towards God.

Winning the Worry War

mackenzie — Sun, 27 May 2012 13:30:14 +0000

Worry is a struggle we all face at times. Pastor Bill Cleminson teaches us how we can deal with with anxiety and worry.