16
Jul
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church, Leadership, church growth, church leadership. Tagged: Church, Leadership, love. 1 Comment
Two weeks ago I started asking people why they keep coming to LifeChurch. I gave them a fill in the blank question. I Love my church because___________________
Here’s what I’ve received so far:
A family that works hard for the cause of salvation
A place of learning
Accepts me
Always new
Are committed to excellence
Are committed to God
Are courageous
Are exuberant (enthusiastic, [...]
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9
Jul
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church, Evangelism, Leadership. Tagged: Church, death, God, Holy Spirit, relevant, sex, teaching, Vision, Weekend Services. Leave a Comment
On of our Values as a church here at LifeChurch is ‘Relevance’. I know that’s a dirty word to some, especially those who think that in order to be relevant you need to compromise. I don’t think so! My desire is to teach/ preach the word of God without compromise. We just need to be [...]
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24
Jun
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church, Leadership, church growth. Tagged: Church, Leadership, management, Vision. Leave a Comment
I am a leader.
God wired me that way and personally I don’t like management. But just because I don’t like management it does not mean that I shouldn’t be doing it. Its like taking out rubbish.
Just because you don’t like taking out the rubbish on the collection morning it doesn’t mean that you don’t have to [...]
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16
Jun
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church, Personal, church growth, church leadership. Tagged: bold, Church, cowardice, fearless, repent, Youth. Leave a Comment
I have been writing a regular column on Samoa Times Newspaper for the last six years. The last two years I have been teaching on the Book of Revelation. I am now on Chapter 21.
After all the doom and gloom stuff, deception, wars, rebellion, killing people and so on……Chapter 21 starts with “Now I saw [...]
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7
Jun
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church. Tagged: Church, church growth, Leadership, Life Church Manurewa, reflections, weekend worship. Leave a Comment
Kick off ‘One Prayer Series’.
Title of my message in the first service “God is Faithful”.
Second Service Pastor Kirk Pankratz from Church of the Harvest preached a powerful Word – ‘God is Hope”. Kirk is great communicator.
Several people commented after the service
‘Pastor that Word was for me’.
The Word was so powerful and so moving, I was [...]
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4
May
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church, Evangelism, Leadership, Personal, church leadership. Tagged: Church, discipleship, Evangelism, leadership. pastor. Leave a Comment
2 Cor. 5:20. “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, …….”
I have been meditating on this verse for a while now. ‘Ambassador for Christ’
We are called to be representatives of Jesus Christ
Let’s ask ourselves today “How WELL are we doing?
How WELL are we representing Christ?
Do we say what’s in his heart? Do we speak for ourselves [...]
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3
May
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church, Leadership, Personal, church growth, church leadership, pastor. Tagged: Church, Leadership, sunday reflections, worship. Leave a Comment
Great to back. I love Church. I love what God is doing at LifeChurch. It may not mean much to you but to me God is up to something that I believe its way beyond me. I just need to be faithful in what he has called me to do and do it well with [...]
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23
Mar
Posted by Lui Ponifasio in Church, Leadership. Tagged: Authenticity, Church, discipleship, Leadership. Leave a Comment
With great excitement I worshipped God, did a little dance with my 2 year old daughter at the front.
Did something different with our offering to encourage people to give as part of their worship not a collection. Dropped the offering containers for a box at the front. (fanx Misi)
The Servolution RAP was amazing…..wow!! those girls [...]
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