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Why We Are in the Parade

Jun 26th, 2010 | By Beth Jones | Category: Featured Articles

WHY WE ARE IN THE PARADE Today’s Independence Day Parade is probably Waukegan’s biggest event for the year.  Though budgetary cuts caused the city to cancel other annual traditions, they left the parade on the schedule. The theme of the parade is “Making History.”  Family Life Church has been making history in the lives of [...]



Advice to a Daughter about Her Father

Jun 20th, 2010 | By Beth Jones | Category: Featured Articles

(Advice Given to a Daughter about Her Father) My dear friend, The problem with your father is that he is a man. Now, don’t hold that against him; God (not your Dad) decided that issue a long time ago. But since fathers are men, maybe it’s time you understood a little more about “how men [...]



What’s the Big Deal about Easter?

Apr 23rd, 2010 | By Beth Jones | Category: Featured Articles

Welcome to Family Life Church this Easter Sunday morning!   You are not alone in coming to church today.  According to conservative estimates, there are 2.1 billion Christians around the world.  That means that, today, millions and millions of people (like you and me) are sitting in crowded churches, beside family, friends and even strangers, singing [...]



Philippines Updates

Apr 23rd, 2010 | By Beth Jones | Category: Church News

Did you know that Pastor George and Pastor Herman (and their wives) are currently in the Philippines?   From April 19 – May 1, both couples are over there, ministering to the church we planted in Tres Cruses, Cavite. On Monday, April 20, Pastor George and Beth were greeted by a special celebration at the church’s [...]



Who Are We? Class

Apr 23rd, 2010 | By Beth Jones | Category: Archives

Are you new to Family Life Church?  Have you been here a while but have questions about how things are done?  Then you would benefit from sitting in on Pastor George’s Who Are We? Class! Beginning Sunday, May 9, (for four weeks through May 30) from 8:45-9:45am, it’s an informal time of getting to know [...]



Day of Prayer

Apr 4th, 2010 | By Beth Jones | Category: Archives

The next Lake County Day of Prayer will be held on Saturday, April 17, at Revial Temple in Waukegan.  This prayer gathering will be held from 9am to 1pm, and will include worship and prayer for our County, or Nation, and our World!



Resurrection Day

Mar 21st, 2010 | By Beth Jones | Category: Archives

On the weekend of April 2-4, we will be celebrating Jesus’ death and resurrection in a very special way! On Friday, April 2, we will be participating in a community-wide Good Friday service at Cornerstone Community Church in Wadsworth, IL (MAP).  Then, on Easter Sunday Morning at 8:30am we will have a free breakfast in [...]



reThink Young Adult Conference

Feb 15th, 2010 | By Beth Jones | Category: Archives

The rethink (un)conference: the first annual Foursquare Heartland district’s young adult weekend getaway. We’ll be converging from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin to reThink: God. Church. Self. It is a movement of young people that desire to follow Christ through their interests, desires and individual identity. The 2010 reThink (un)conference begins on Friday, [...]



Haiti Relief

Jan 23rd, 2010 | By Beth Jones | Category: Church News

Getting Involved PRAY: Periodic updates on the Haiti disaster and relief efforts will be sent via the Foursquare Prayer Force Update. Sign up for the updates at: http://www.foursquare.org/newsletters/ GIVE: To give to Foursquare disaster relief, make your checks payable to Family Life Church and designate them for “Foursquare Relief–Haiti”.  In addition, you can give online [...]



Primary Election – 2/2/10

Jan 23rd, 2010 | By Beth Jones | Category: Archives

The Illinois Primary Election is scheduled for Tuesday, February 2nd.  As Christians we have a privilege and responsibility to go to the polls, voting as a Christian and not as Democrat, Republican or Green.  If you want to know where various candidates stand on moral issues that are important to followers of Jesus, please click [...]