by Pastor Patrick Cho

Dear LBC family and friends!

I hope you’re all enjoying a wonderful Wednesday and that your week is off to a great start! The college students are coming off of a memorable weekend at Pine Valley Bible Conference Center. Their speaker was Pastor Jonathan Rourke of Community Bible Church in Vista, and he spoke on the will of God. The messages should be online sometime soon if you would like to listen to them.

Our annual retreats are always a highlight of the year. They provide wonderful opportunities for fellowship and building relationships. It is also a great time to learn from God’s Word together. We’ve always said that there really is nothing that compares to having a weekend together at retreat. We hope that the collegians really benefited greatly from that time. Don’t forget that the single adults will be having their retreat next month!

In His grace,

Pastor Patrick

Here are the ministry opportunities for this week:

1. FLOCKS. Please don’t forget that it’s flocks week. As such, our regularly scheduled midweek activities will all be on hold. This past Sunday, we had a message on the will of God to submit to governing authorities. Collegians, you’ll want to review your message from Saturday night at the retreat and/or listen to Sunday’s message online. For more information about flocks, you can visit the church website. You can also download flocks discussion sheets from the website.
2. MEN’S BREAKFAST. There will be another men’s breakfast on Saturday, March 1, at 7:30 AM at the church. All men are encouraged to come out for a time of teaching and fellowship. Be sure to bring a breakfast item to share!
3. COMMUNION. We will be taking communion together on Sunday, so please remember that time and come with hearts prepared. How are you living in light of the gospel?
4. SHEPHERDS’ CONFERENCE. Please pray for the men who are planning to attend the Shepherds’ Conference next week at Grace Community Church. The conference runs from March 5-7.
5. SINGLES RETREAT. The singles will be having their retreat on March 14-16 at Pine Valley Bible Conference Center. The speaker this year is Dr. Andy Snider! You’re not going to want to miss it! You can sign up for retreat on Sunday in the foyer or at Bible study next week. Be sure to sign up soon!
6. BANQUET. Our annual banquet will be on Saturday, May 3, at 5:00 PM, at the Courtyard Marriott in Point Loma. The cost is $35/adult (ages 13 and up) and $15/child (ages 2-12). There is a $100/family max. Our speaker for the banquet will be Pastor Chris Mueller of Faith Bible Church in Murrieta. Come out and celebrate God’s faithfulness over 15 years of ministry at LBC! You can signup in the foyer on Sunday between and after services.
7. SUMMER MISSIONS. For those who are interested in applying for the Czech Republic and Argentina summer missions trips, applications will be available on Sunday. Please find Pastor Patrick for an application. The Czech trip will be from July 2-19 and the Argentina trip will be from July 3-17.
8. ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND. As most of you know, we are celebrating 15 years of ministry at LBC in 2014. Our anniversary weekend will be on May 2-4. The schedule will be as follows:

Friday, May 2
7:00 PM – SESSION 1

Saturday, May 3
9:00 AM – SESSION 2
12:00 PM – LUNCH
5:00 PM – BANQUET (SESSION 3)

Sunday, May 4
9:00 AM – SESSION 4
11:00 AM – FELLOWSHIP (NO SUNDAY SCHOOL)

There is no cost to the anniversary weekend other than the banquet on Saturday evening. All sessions and lunch will be provided for by the church.