1st Day of "Breakthrough"

These pictures were taken during the 2nd service at Lawton First Assembly. Today is the first day of our corporate call to Fast and Pray. Pastor Don preached the 2nd sermon in the series "Breakthrough," entitled: "The Power of Fasting" from Matthew 17:18-21. The pictures show the spiritual hunger of the congregation as we praised and worshipped the Lord together.

Response of the People

These pictures portray the response of the people to the call to commit to the fast! We are believing for many testimonies of answers to prayers during this time. You can visit the church website for more information about Lawton First Assembly of God: www.lawtonfirst.org

"Grand Kitties and Grand Puppy"

Brent and Lindsay have 2 rag doll cats. They are about 1 year old now. Recently, they added a puppy to their family. She is 8 weeks old and so cute! So what to do? We just have to call them our "Grand Kitties" and"Grand Puppy!"

New Look for Lawton First Platform

The platform at Lawton First is getting a "face-lift." New lighting, a large curtain, new wide screen projectors and portable staging will transform the look of the platform. The "reveal" Sunday is scheduled for August 24, 2008. Check back for future updates as the process continues.

"Breakthrough" 21 Days of Fasting and Prayer

Today, Pastor Don began a new sermon series on fasting and prayer entitled, "Breakthrough" 21 Days of Fasting and Prayer. The banner pictured is a 21 day calendar beginning August 17 and ending Sept. 6th. It is being displayed on the platform throughout the series. The many "dots" you see represent the people's committment to fast and pray for that 21 day period. There is a new spiritual hunger drawing the congregation to this corporate fast. In Pastor Don's series he will be explaining the different kinds of biblical fasts and the benefits of fasting and praying. You can download this and other sermons by going to our church website: http://www.lawtonfirst.org/. Join us as we humble ourselves before God and seek His presence.

"Mythbusters" Sermon Series

Pastor Don just completed a sermon series called "Mythbusters" which dealt with lies that the devil tries to make Christians believe. Each week of the series, he talked about busting the myths with the truth of God's Word, the Bible. At the conclusion of each Sunday's message people came forward and nailed their myths to a large cross, symbolizing that it is the Truth of God's Word that "busts" the myths. That cross is now displayed in our front foyer, representing all of the lives that have been changed by the power of the gospel of Christ Jesus!

Military & Civil Service Retirement Ceremony

Two of Lawton First Assembly's members received recognition at the above pictured ceremony at Ft. Sill's Quadrangle. SFC Susan Jackson retired from approx. 20 years of active duty with the USA MEDDAC. Also honored was Ron Kitchens who worked 48 years civil service at Ft. Sill. (That is not a typo! He really worked there 48 years! He doesn't look old enough to have worked there that long!) Ron has also faithfully served on the board of Lawton First Assembly of God for 39 years. Ron's office honored him with a reception that followed the ceremony. Congratulations to both Susan and Ron for sacrifice, time, and service to our nation.