Lifetree Community Church

Since February marks Valentine's Day, we are going to take a look at our relationships. When the key relationships in our lives are healthy & strong we are likely to be doing well, but when there is relational distress, it touches every part of our lives. There are relationships you have given up on, that God hasn’t. God is not done with some of the relationships you feel have no chance of bei...

With all God has given us, how could we ever lose? Not only does God tell you what time it is, tell you what the goal is, give you His armor, and give you the enemy’s playbook, He has one more gift to help make sure we win. There is one last reality that is the game changer of all game changers. God enables you to share His divine nature, His God qualities, so that you can win no matter what this...

Every time the enemy attacks and we overcome it, either by holding to faith, by declaring truth, by standing still in peace, by doing what we know is right, by recalling the word of God, or by expressing gratitude for our now, not yet fully salvation - every time we do that we grow stronger. The enemy is real, our God is bigger, and if we stay alert, not only will we have what it takes to resist t...

Last week we explored what it means to win at life. This week as we read Romans 13:11 -12, we looked at what it really means to, in real life today, put away the dark deeds and put on the shining armor of right living.

Our world is desperate to win, and they are chasing everything that promises to lead them to victory. Our faith is not just about us and our winning. We are in this together and the measure of success is that as many as possible hear and receive the gracious salvation of Jesus Christ. We are not in competition with those around us for victory; we can all be on the same team. The heart of God is th...

Each year at our first service we pause to ask this critical question: what season are we in now? This week, Pastor Dan shared what we sense God revealing 2023 will hold for us.

This week marks the start of our Christmas series of messages - A Thrill of Hope! There is a certain quality in the air that changes as Christmas approaches with one tradition in particular that helps cultivate that feeling - Christmas movies. In order to get the most out of these movies, we have to submit to what poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge called, the “Willing Suspension of Disbelief”. This yea...

For the past few weeks we’ve been exploring our need for the power of God’s Spirit in order to successfully navigate this life. This week, we come to the final scenario where God promises to give us strength and it doesn’t seem so impressive - Walking. Walking is ordinary. It is basic. It doesn’t feel special.  Yet that is the exact message of the prophet - the small things are the most impor...

If you were asked if at some point in the past week you felt tired because of work, most likely you'd agree. Especially since the pandemic, it feels like we are working more, our capacity is less, and we are more and more tired. This week, Pastor Dan explored the idea of endurance and how our hope is found in the promises of God and the One with unlimited power promises that He will give that to y...

As we continue our series Strong in Spirit, Pastor Dan shared from Isaiah 40 where God promises to give us all new strength. Isaiah provides three circumstances where that strength comes into play in our lives: Soaring, Running, and Walking. In this week's message, we focused on Soaring referring to those times we find ourselves in life-defining moments, those times when what we do will alter our...

Have you ever gone through a time where you thought you had strength only to realize you totally ran out?

This week at Lifetree, Pastor Otto Wegner shared about the importance of prayer. He encouraged us to always be quick to listen and slow to speak and reminded us of Psalm 46:10 which says “Be still, and know that I am God."

During this series, we've been renewing our vision for our church and examining why we are doing what we are doing. There’s one more thought regarding The Forest that you may not be expected; however, the problem is that it's literally all over the Bible. God has said this again and again. It's something that has too often been abused, misrepresented, and downright twisted to mean something God ne...

We've been spending the past few weeks renewing our vision and reminding ourselves why we are doing this, why we’re a church - the difference it makes to us, to those in need around us, and to the next generation. There’s one last group of people we exist to bless. And it’s big. Like really big.

Where would you be without knowing about God?  How different would your life be if you had to do this life on your own? The reason that each one of us has hope in God is entirely due to a long list of people who passed down truth and stories of faith. How could we fail to pass that hope to the next generation?   "Let each generation tell its children of Your mighty acts; let them pr...

Giving is not just about money. It's about participating in God’s work of bringing life to all those here through the tithe, and to all those around us who have needs through The Forest. It’s For The Rest. Trees don’t exist for their own benefit. Generosity forms us into the kind of people who have a heart like God that desire to see true restoration take place among those in need. That’s why we d...

What would happen if there was no church? What’s at stake if there was no Lifetree? Would it matter? During this week's message, Pastor Dan talked about the four actions a church takes to make a difference in our community and how when we see the difference this church continues to make, we’ll have deep joy in knowing we have been part of it.

God has not called us to have a nice little community church where we gather and read the Bible and talk about how to live good lives. God has called us to gather in worship so that living water can flow out of us and produce life for everyone anywhere near us. Our vision is not a single Lifetree, but a forest of Lifetrees on every side of the river! Join us in this new series as we talk more abou...

In this life, we build, we guard, we provide - yet God is the one who makes it all count. He is so good that when we rest, He blesses us with those things that are often the very things we dream for, care about, and work for. Moreso, those blessings often become the things that protect and provide and fulfill our dreams. As we journey toward God, He will take care of all of it!

Psalm 92 starts with the phrase "A song to be sung on the Sabbath Day". It's a reminder of why we get together each week for church services on the Sabbath at God's direction for countless generations. When we come together, when we are present with each other, we actually become the house of God - the place where God chooses to live. It's a gift to pause and rest from our labor, to gather with al...

Last night, we had the opportunity to hear Reverend Willie Alfonso's testimony of how God transformed his life in a miraculous way from growing up homeless to becoming a chaplain for the New York Yankees.

Sometimes we find ourselves in a circumstance or season of life that is completely dry - a lonely place - and that season is long and painful. However, no matter what part of the journey you are on right now, David has some wisdom that can help us get through any wilderness experience with a forward-looking vision for the future. This week, Reverend Cheryl Greco guided us through an 8-Step Wildern...

"I will exalt You, Lord, for You rescued me. You refused to let my enemies triumph over me. O Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You restored my health. You brought me up from the grave, O Lord. You kept me from falling into the pit of death. Sing to the Lord, all you godly ones! Praise His holy name. For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last throug...

This week, James took us through our next psalm - Psalm 51. We looked at the story of David and how the shameful sin of a godly king teaches us about how brokenness leads to repentance, repentance leads to restoration, and restoration leads to change.

"For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord. He sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul…God arms me with strength, and He makes my way perfect. He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights. He trains my hands for battle; He strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow. You have g...