424 E. 9th Street Ext. Lexington, North Carolina
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Sunday Bible Study at 9 am
Sunday Praise Service at 10 am
Wednesday Supper at 6 pm
Wednesday Bible Study at 6:30 pm
Let’s face it there are many churches these days where you can get lost in the shuffle. Just become one more face in the crowd there to be entertained. That is not Lifepoint. We are not your average church, and it’s that way for a reason. It’s that way for a purpose. We are a family.
Lifepoint fellowship is a Christ Centered family focusing on spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ through love, humility and repentance. We teach the Bible, verse by verse, chapter by chapter. All sinners are welcome!
Instead of subdued lighting and loud distractions you will find an intimate setting where real spiritual issues are talked about. It’s a haven from all the noise that bombards our lives in the 21st century. It’s a place to grow, to learn, and to heal.
We invite you to join us for an experience that’s different from what you’ve come to expect from church. An honest way to engage with God and share that experience with the people you care about, and who care about you.
Is There Hope When I Am Frightened?
Psalm 55
Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked; for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their anger. My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me. Fear and trembling have paralyzed me; horror has overwhelmed me. I said, Oh, that I have the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest – I would flee far away and stay in the desert; I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the turmoil and storms.” Psalm 55: 1- 8
Vs 16 “ But I call to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning, and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.”
Vs 22 “Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall.”
I. We Need To Understand Fear
Psalm 19:1-2 “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
II. If We Have Paralyzing Fear We Should Set A Goal To Overcome
2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love and a sound mind.”
“For, to me, to live is Christ and to die is to gain” ~Philippians 1:21
“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.” ~Psalm 23:4
Vs 23 “But I will trust in you.”
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- Nov 17, 2019Is There Hope When I Am Frightened?
Is There Hope When I Am Frightened?Psalm 55Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught at the voice of the enemy, at the stares of the wicked; for they bring down suffering upon me and revile me in their anger. My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death assail me. Fear and trembling have paralyzed me; horror has overwhelmed me. I said, Oh, that I have the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest – I would flee far away and stay in the desert; I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the turmoil and storms.” Psalm 55: 1- 8Vs 16 “ But I call to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning, and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.”Vs 22 “Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall.”I. We Need To Understand FearPsalm 19:1-2 “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.II. If We Have Paralyzing Fear We Should Set A Goal To Overcome2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love and a sound mind.”“For, to me, to live is Christ and to die is to gain” ~Philippians 1:21“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.” ~Psalm 23:4Vs 23 “But I will trust in you.”
- Nov 10, 2019Is There Hope When My Life Is A Disaster?
Is There Hope When My Life Is A Disaster?John 4: 7-29“so he came into a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to
His son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, Will you give me a drink? (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, you are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink? Jesus answered her, If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water. Sir, the woman said, you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his flocks and herds? Jesus answered, Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water I will give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him as spring of water welling up to eternal life. The woman said to him, Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water. He told her, Go, call your husband and come back. I have no husband, she replied. Jesus said to her, You are right when you say you have no husband.The fact is you have had five husbands, and the man you are living with now is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true. Sir, the woman said, I can see that you are a prophet."Vs 25 The woman said, I know that Messiah (called Christ) is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us. Then Jesus said, I who speak to you am he.”Vs 39 “Many of the Samaritans from that town believed him because of the woman’s testimony,
He told me everything I did.I. Jesus Knows When We Make Poor DecisionsRomans 3:23 “ we have all sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.”“I have not come to call the righteous but sinner to repentance.” ~ Luke 5:32II. Jesus Has Unconditional Love For Failures“Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” ~ 1 Samuel 16:7III. Jesus Provides Forgiveness For Our FailuresIF YOU WANT THE FORGIVENESS OF GOD HERE IS WHAT YOU MUST DOAdmit Your SinQuit Your SinForget Your Past SinRomans 7 “the things I want to do, I don’t do. And the very things I don’t want to do, I find myself doing.”“One thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God Has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” ~ Philippians 3:13-14 - Nov 3, 2019When Life Is Worth Living
When Life Is Worth LivingPhilippians 4:4-7“Rejoice in the Lord always: again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.Vs 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”John 10:10, ''I have come that you might have life and have it more abundantly.''I. Having A Life Worth Living Means We Make Praise Of Jesus The Breath Of Our LungsII. Having A Life Worth Living Means We Are Wound Healers4:3 “I want you to help Euodia & Syntche they have worked hard with me and now they are fighting with each other.”“…..the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in an affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”III. Have A Life Worth Living Means We Discipline Ourselves to Pray With GratitudeVs 6 “……pray with thanksgiving”5:18, ''In everything give thanks, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.''Psalm 135:3 praise the Lord for the Lord is good.IV. Living A Life Worth Living Means We Have A Life Filled With Inner PeaceVs 7 peace of God will guard your hearts and minds”''peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you.'' not as the world gives do I give to you. ~ John 14:27
- Oct 20, 2019Celebrative Worship and Reaching People
Celebrative Worship and Reaching PeopleActs 2:42-47Top 10 Bad Habits of Americans(1) Snacking non-stop, even when you are not hungry
(2) Spending too much time watching television
(3) Overspending to purchase wants
(4) Eating too much fast food
(5) Getting sunburned a few times every year
(6) Biting your nails
(7) Skipping breakfast
(8) Binge drinking alcohol
(9) Smoking cigarettes
(10) Overusing pain killers and sedatives“Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.” ~ Acts 2: 42-47I. As A Believer I Regularly Participate In Celebrative WorshipVs 42 continually - means committed“if you abide in my word, then you are truly disciples of mine.” ~ John 8:31“My soul shall boast in the Lord; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the Lord with me; let us exalt his name together.” ~ Psalm 34:2-3III. My Membership Will Be In A Church That Will Reach Out and Welcome In“Whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me.” ~ Matthew 18:5Little child – applies to people of all ages - Oct 13, 2019The Spiritual Gifts of Leadership and Administration
The Spiritual Gifts of Leadership and AdministrationNehemiah 1:1-4Leadership/administration – means the one who stands out front“Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.” ~ James 4:17I. Leaders Must Be People of Prayer“Be anxious for nothing, but by prayer make your needs known to God who hears and answers prayer.” ~ Philippians 4:6II. Leaders Prepare Themselves To Leadchp 1 ends “Nehemiah was a cup-bearer to the king”cupbearer- probably head of palace securityLeader means “standing out front”III. Leaders Lead Until Completion of TaskEVERY CHURCH DETERMINES EACH YEAR WHETHER THEY WILL LIVE OR DIE“My word will not return empty” ~ Isaiah 55:11
- Oct 6, 2019Quiet But Essential Spiritual Gifts
Quiet But Essential Spiritual GiftsRomans 12:6-8Luke 10: 26 – 27 “A lawyer stood up and put him to the test, saying, ‘Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?’ And he said to him, ‘ What is written in the law? How does it read to you?’ And he answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all you mind, and your neighbor as yourself.’E=mc2I. A Person In A Desperate CrisisII. Quiet But Essential Often NeededMark 12:41-44 “and He sat down opposite the treasury and began to observe how the people were putting money into the treasury; and many rich people were putting in large sums. A poor widow came and put in two copper coins, which amount to one cent. Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more that all the contributors to the treasury; for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.”GIFT OF GIVING
This person has a special God-given capacity to give
An inner drive
A longing to help with needs of the bodyGift of Helping- This is a gift to enable someone to assist & support other believers in practical waysDiakonos – Greek word translated deacon means to care for or to wait uponGift of Showing Mercy - means compassion.
The ability to empathize with the needs, pains, heartaches, disappointments or sorrows of others & become an agent of healing - Sep 29, 2019Do You Have The Spiritual Gift Of Serving?
Do You Have The Spiritual Gift Of Serving?1 Peter 4:10-11
GOD ORCHESTRATED HIS CHURCH TO BE A SYMPHONY NOT A ONE PERSON BANDSeveral gifts are under the umbrella of serving giftsGift of Administration – not secretarial but CEO
One who is visionary – sets goalsGift of Orchestration – responsible for a group
All on same page - rehearsed – readyGift of Exhortation – come along beside to help
Will take scripture & place it in relevant understandingGift of Faith – unique ability to trust God even when circumstances suggest otherwiseGift of Giving – sensitive to the needs & providesGift of Helping-ability to assist & support others In practical waysTHESE ARE THE GIFTS UNDER UMBRELLA OF SERVINGALSO A Gift of serving- alert to practical needs &
Has a desire to meet them“as each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God……..whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies…..” ~ 1 Peter 4:10-11I. Discipline Yourself To Live As A Servant“and he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ‘If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” ~Mark 9:35“And whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” ~Mark 10:44-45II. Steps To Follow To Exercise Gift of Service“whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.” ~ Colossians 3:23-24III. Recognize We Are Created To Worshiphymn based on Revelation 4:11
Thou art worthy, Thou art worthy,
Thou are worthy, O Lord.
Thou art worthy to receive glory,
Glory, honor, and power.
For thou has created, hast all things created,
For Thou has created all things.
And for thy pleasure they are created;
Thou art worthy, O Lord. - Sep 22, 2019The Importance of The Gift Of Mercy In The Body of Christ Today #2
The Importance of The Gift Of Mercy In The Body of Christ Today #2Romans 12:8“Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy” ~ Matthew 5:7I. To Show Mercy We Must Release Judgmental Attitudes“Do you have the nerve to say, ‘Let me wash your face for you’ when your own face distorted by contempt? It’s this whole traveling road-show mentality all over again, playing a holier-than-thou part instead of just living your part. Wipe that ugly sneer off your own face, and you might be fit to offer a washcloth to your neighbor.”“Don’t criticize their faults unless of course, you want the same treatment. A Critical spirit has a way of boomeranging.” ~ Matthew 7:1-5II. Why Is Gift of Mercy so Important In The Body of Believers?Psalm 81:10 “Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.”
- Sep 15, 2019How To Discover Your Spiritual Gift #1
How To Discover Your Spiritual Gift #1Romans 12Romans 8:9 “if any one have not the Spirit of Christ, you do not belong to Christ.”Love – joy – peace – patience – kindness - goodness – faithfulnessI. Steps In The Discovery Of Our Gift
“Present your bodies”“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed”Phillips paraphrase “Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its mold”II. Be Honest As You Evaluate YourselfVs 3 “For though the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.”III. Let Others Confirm Your Spiritual GiftVs 4”for we have many members in one body and all members have not the same office. So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and everyone members one of another.” - Sep 8, 2019Do You Have The Wisdom of God or The Wisdom of The World?
Do You Have The Wisdom of God or The Wisdom of The World?James 3:13-18Bill Gothard “wisdom is seeing life from God's point of view.”"Wisdom is the principal thing." ~ Proverbs 4:7"Wisdom is better than strength." ~ Ecclesiastes 9:16"Wisdom is better than gold." ~Proverbs 16:16"The price of wisdom is above rubies." ~ Job 28:28I. THE WISDOM OF THE WORLDVs 14 “But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.”''bitter'' describes an ''acrid sharpness''''jealousy'' describes a ''heat''Bitterness is because we have listened more to the voice of evil than we have to God.Excessive pride is always a destructive thing. It ruins our relationships with others and also ruins our relationship with God.Vs 15 “this wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic.”Vs 16 “for where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.”II. THE WISDOM of God(a) PUREComes from the word holy. Pure from fault.(b) PEACEABLE Loving peace. Right relationships between people, built on mutual trust.(c) GENTLE Reasonably fair, equitably just. Tender, careful not to harm or hurt.(d) EASY TO BE ENTREATED Means compliant, easily approachable.(e) FULL OF MERCY Caring for someone in trouble, even if it is his own fault. Not giving someone what they deserve in the form of punishment.(f) FULL OF GOOD FRUITS Full of good deeds. "Jesus went about doing good." Matthew 7:17 ... "Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth not good fruit."(g) WITHOUT PARTIALITY Undivided, not wavering back and forth like a reed shaken in the wind. Not vacillating.(h) WITHOUT HYPOCRISY Not deceptive, honest, always the same no matter who you are with or where you ar No pretending.III. How Do We Receive God’s Wisdom?James 1:5 ... "If any of you lack wisdom ..."James 1:5-6 ... "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God who giveth to all, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him.”James 4:2 ... "Ye have not, because you ask not."Proverbs 29:15 ... "The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame."(Matthew 7:24), "Whosoever heareth these savings of mine, and doeth them. I will liken him unto a wise man mho built his house upon a rock ... "
Leadership Team:
Our leadership team recognizes the authority of God, and realizes that we are shepherds who serve under the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ. We desire to devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word. Our passion and goal is to equip the believers for the work of the ministry until we all attain maturity in the fullness of Christ.
We would love to hear from you: Lifepointlexington@gmail.com
Byron Barker
* Senior Teaching/Preaching Pastor
* Graduated Tennessee Temple University
* Graduated Southern Baptist School For Biblical Studies
* Planted Lifepoint Church June, 2008
* Married to Kathy
* Two adult children
Doug Reid
* Worship/Music Pastor
* Graduated Belmont Abbey College
* Graduated High Point University
* Married to Amy
* Two daughters Sloan and Lyndsay
Gaylin Stewart
* Leader of Next Generation Ministries
* Graduated Gardner-Webb University and Southwestern Seminary
* Married to Tim
* Three sons, two daughter-in-laws and two grandsons
John Gwaltney, Jr
* Audio/Video Ministry
* Graduated University of North Carolina at Greensboro
* When not doing Audio & Video at Lifepoint, JJ is an after school director in High Point and web site journalist covering UNC basketball, football and baseball.
* Graduated University of North Carolina at Greensboro
* When not doing Audio & Video at Lifepoint, JJ is an after school director in High Point and web site journalist covering UNC basketball, football and baseball.
About the Scriptures
We believe the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God and that men were moved by the Spirit of God to write the very words of Scripture. Therefore, we believe the Bible is without error.
We believe the entire Bible is the inspired Word of God and that men were moved by the Spirit of God to write the very words of Scripture. Therefore, we believe the Bible is without error.
(Psalm 119:160; Psalm 12:6-7; Proverbs 30:5; 11 Timothy 3:16; 11 Peter 1:19-21)
About God
We believe in one God who exists in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Three distinct persons but without division of nature, essence or being. Co-equal in power and glory and having a distinct ministry in God’s relation to His creation and people.
We believe that Jesus Christ is the second member of the Trinity (the Son of God) who became flesh to reveal God to man and to become the Savior of the lost world.
(Genesis 1:1; Exodus 15:11; Deuteronomy 6:4; Psalm 83:18;Matthew 28:19; John 10:30; 15, 26; Acts 5:3-4)
About Mankind
We believe that mankind was created in the image of God to have fellowship with Him but became alienated in that relationship through sinful disobedience. As a result, man is incapable of regaining a right relationship with God through his own effort alone.
(Genesis 1:27; Psalm 51:5; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:12-21; 1 Corinthians 2:14; Galatians 3:11)
About Salvation
We believe that the blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the sole basis for the forgiveness of sin. Therefore, salvation occurs only when people place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as sufficient payment for their sin. (Ephesians 2: 8-9;We believe that the blood of Jesus Christ, shed on the cross, provides the sole basis for the forgiveness of sin. Therefore, salvation occurs only when people place their faith in the death and resurrection of Christ as sufficient payment for their sin.
(Ephesians 2: 8-9; Titus 3:5; John 1:12; John 3:14; John 10:28-29, Romans 8:1; Philippians 1:6; 11 Peter 3:9; 1 John 2:2; 1 Corinthians 15:1-4)
We believe that mankind was created in the image of God to have fellowship with Him but became alienated in that relationship through sinful disobedience. As a result, man is incapable of regaining a right relationship with God through his own effort alone.
About Heaven and Hell
The Bible teaches there is a literal Heaven being prepared for the believers of God and a literal Hell being prepared for those who say no to the Lord Jesus Christ.
(John 14:1-6; Revelation 20:11-15; Matthew 25:41, 45-46; Luke 16:19-31)
About the Church
We believe that the church is the body of Christ, of which Jesus Christ is the head. The members of the church are those who have trusted by faith the finished work of Christ.
The local church is to be obedient to the Great Commission, to observe the ordinance of baptism, and the observance of the Lord’s Supper
The purpose of the church is to glorify God by loving Him and by making Him known to the lost world.
(Acts 2:38; Acts 16:30-31; 1 Corinthians 11:23-32; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Ephesians 1:22-23; Ephesians 4:11-15; Galatians 1:22).
Where Can I Serve?
Jesus told us, his disciples, to make disciples of all nations. One of the most important values of this church is our mission to the world. It begins in our own community, and spreads overseas to every nation. Church members are involved in a variety of ministries from things as simple as washing the church vehicles, to preparing the church bulletins.
Music & Drama
God-honoring worship is something we strive for. Many church members get involved in our music and drama ministry. Some play their instruments. Some are vocalists. Still others get involved in drama. These volunteers are an important part of the ministry of our church, using their talents and gifts to glorify God.
Media & Technology
Using media to spread the gospel is a privilege of this church. In an age of widespread technology, we have a stewardship to use these tools as best as possible for kingdom purposes. All of our weekly sermons are uploaded to our website in audio format. We also maintain an active Facebook feed for additional church communication.
Children’s Ministry
Our Children’s Ministry offers Sunday School classes for the following ages from 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM and kids’s church from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM every Sunday morning:
Infant – Two years Old
Three – Five years old
Six – 10 years old
Each week the children learn about God’s love for them through Bible Stories and other fun activities. If you have any questions regarding our Children’s Ministry please feel free to contact one of our staff.