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PLC in Austria!?

This is a photo from Ellie, one of our PLC girls, who is playing Pro-Volleyball in Austria.  (Check out her notes...awesome!)  This is it for her...this is how she does church. Did I mention, she's in Austria!?

Wow!  Thank you Prairie Lakes for being generous, and for being flexible as we move cameras around and change some staging.  Isn't this picture amazing?  God is allowing us to have a wider reach than we ever imagined!

So keep praying, being faithful, and keep tithing and giving generously.  It's making a difference here in Iowa, and around the world.  Praise God!

Do you know your identity in Christ? Check out these true statements...

Iowa Nice is good, and there’s nothing wrong with being nice…!  But sometimes, being Iowa Nice moves us in the exact opposite direction than Jesus wants us to move.  So when being nice means “I’ll do whatever it takes for people to think highly of me…” – that’s when being nice isn’t always good.  (If you missed it this weekend, you can watch the message online.) 

One of the steps we talked about is to know your identity in Christ.  So, as promised, here’s a list of awesome statements that are true about you – in Christ:

I am loved. (1John 3:3)

I am accepted. (Ephesians 1:6)

I am a child of God. (John 1:12)

I am Jesus' friend. (John 15:14)

I am a joint heir with Jesus, sharing His inheritance with Him. (Romans 8:17)

I am united with God and one spirit with Him. (1Corinthians 6:17)

I am a temple of God. His spirit and his life live in me. (1 Corinthians 6:19)

I am a member of Christ's body. (1 Corinthians 12:27)

I am a Saint. (Ephesians 1:1)

I am redeemed and forgiven. (Colossians 1:14)

I am complete in Jesus Christ. (Colossians 2:10)

I am free from condemnation. (Romans 8:1)

I am a new creation because I am in Christ. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved. (Colossians 3:12)

I am established, anointed, and sealed by God. (2 Corinthians 1:21)

I do not have a spirit of fear, but of love, power, and a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7)

I am God's co-worker. (2 Corinthians 6:1)

I am seated in heavenly places with Christ. (Ephesians 2:6)

I have direct access to God. (Ephesians 2:18)

I am chosen to bear fruit. (John 15:16)

I am one of God's living stones, being built up in Christ as a spiritual house. (1 Peter 2:5)

I’ve been given exceedingly great and precious promises by God by which I share His nature. (2 Peter 1:4)

I can always know the presence of God because He never leaves me. (Hebrews 13:5)

So, in the end, do you really want to have spent your life worried about what people think of you – instead of what Jesus thinks of you? Do not spend another day in this prison!

Iowa Nice starts this weekend!

Get to your campus with a friend on your arm this weekend as we start our Iowa Nice series.  The prolific acting duo of Kyle Thomas and Ben Schmidt will kick off our services with an awesome video, “You might be from Iowa if…” 

We’re going to poke fun at ourselves, but we’re also going to grind down to some Biblical truths about Iowa Nice.  We’ll learn that sometimes, being nice isn’t always good.  So get to your campus…and the video will be at the top, so be on time!

DEAD AND BURIED!

God moved in mighty ways at Prairie Lakes Church this Easter weekend!  Literally, thousands of people made a significant step to trust Jesus that His crucifixion and resurrection are enough.  All across our campuses people made decisions that it was time for issues to be dead and buried in their life.  Galatians 2:20 “I have been crucified with Christ…”  Between two Good Friday and six Easter services, we had 4600 people attending. Praise God!

And now, for all of you who invited or brought your One – first of all, great job!  We know for most of you this was a culmination of prayer and guts.  I’m proud of you!  This was a step with your One – so if you haven’t already, get a ball and put it in the One-for-One container in the Lobby at your campus.

Now, here’s your next step.  Talk to them about their experience at Easter.  Remember, the idea is that we’re going to journey with our Ones, so help them with their next step. If your one stepped over the faith line this weekend but didn’t tell anyone, (we know there are many who did but didn’t stop to talk with a Chaplain…) get them to your campus again next weekend and have them tell their story to a Chaplain, or you can grab a faith line packet and you walk them through it, too.  This will be a significant part of their journey. 

Again, great job PLC!  I’m proud of you!  God was glorified!

67 second video that is super cool...

This is our "Super Bowl"!

C’mon Prairie Lakes Church, this is the "Super Bowl" for us…get PUMPED and get PRAYING and get BOLD!

Remember, about 4 times a year we have Faith Line weekends that we really gear up for…services specifically designed to help people take a step with Jesus. Yes, every weekend is invitable and people say “yes” to Jesus nearly every service across our campuses. But Faith Line weekends are planned around a moment where people can take a step.

Let’s generate lots of buzz online and use the power of social media for the advancement of the Kingdom! What’s that mean? Things like this:

• Make your Facebook status an invite or statement about your excitement for Easter at Prairie Lakes Church. Link to PrairieLakesEaster.org


• Go to our Easter site and “like” it or “share” it with your friends


• Tweet about it all week with these hashtags: #prairielakes, #plceaster, #differentjesus, #truth, #kingjesus

Bottom line: FOUND PEOPLE FIND PEOPLE!!!  Our church has always done an AMAZING job stepping up and getting it done when it comes to reaching our friends and family members who do not know Christ and bringing them to church!  Let’s continue to spread the word this Easter season and watch as your family and friends take steps toward Jesus.