Stories Episode 22

Living the Mission: Stories of Grace, Growth, and Generosity

Overview

Life Church’s heartbeat remains the same—“leading people to become fully devoted followers of Christ.” In this update we celebrate a rescued single mom, hear quarterback Nick Foles describe how the YouVersion Bible App fuels his faith, glimpse three new campuses under construction, and pause to thank the church for praying, serving, and giving. Every story points to one truth: God is using this community to help people find God and find life.

Themes

Our Unchanging Mission

• Since day one, Life Church has existed “to lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ.”
• The church continues to measure every project, story, and initiative against that mission.

A Single Mom’s Rescue Story

• Story: A mother recounts days she could not afford to feed herself and would ask her own mom to feed the kids before they came home.
• Depression deepened until she planned to sign her children over to their father and take her own life.
• She attended church one more time, cried out, “God, help,” and experienced God’s grace, love, and mercy.
• Now she stands as one of “so many lives” God is changing through the church.

Nick Foles on the YouVersion Bible App

• Professional quarterback and championship MVP Nick Foles shares that YouVersion has been “an instrumental tool” in his Bible study and Christian growth.
• He has completed “close to 200 devotionals,” appreciating the blend of Scripture, theology, and real-life experiences from other believers.
• Hearing how the gospel changes lives encourages him, and the app makes that possible wherever he is.

Expanding into New Communities

• Three building projects are underway:
  • Life Church Catoosa, Oklahoma – exterior nearly finished; set to open in a few months.
  • Life Church Fort Smith – moving from a rented space to a brand-new building; ground prepared, walls going up soon.
  • Life Church West Wichita – construction just beginning on a brand-new campus.
• Each site represents fresh opportunities to reach people with the gospel.

Key Truths

• God’s grace can meet people at their lowest moment and write a new story.
• Practical tools like the YouVersion Bible App help believers grow wherever they are.
• Physical spaces matter; new campuses expand the reach of the mission.
• Generosity—praying, serving, and giving—fuels life change locally and around the world.

Response

• Cry out to God for help when you hit the end of yourself.
• Engage Scripture daily—consider starting or continuing devotionals on the YouVersion Bible App.
• Pray for the launch teams and future attenders of Catoosa, Fort Smith, and West Wichita.
• Continue giving and serving so more stories of rescue can unfold.

Closing

The update ends with a heartfelt expression of gratitude:

“Thank you for how you give, how you serve, and how you pray. God is using you to help people around the world find God and find life.”

Your partnership is moving the mission forward—one story, one app notification, one building project, and one transformed life at a time.

Resources

• YouVersion Bible App