Here's the text of our latest effort to invite our neighbors to visit Landmark. If you are visiting this site and live here in the Rockwall, TX area, please accept this invitation. We would love to share what God is doing with you and your family.

December 12, 2011

Dear Neighbor,

Hello, from the newest church in Rockwall, TX! As pastor of Landmark Fellowship, I would like to introduce myself and invite you to join us. We have been holding services for just over four months. We began on August 7, 2011, and we have been growing ever since!

Landmark Fellowship is a family-centered church, and we would love for you to visit and experience the power and presence of God.

Sunday mornings are a special time of worship and teaching, beginning at 10:30 a.m. At Landmark we sing a blend of modern worship choruses, along with established church hymns. Then we move into a time of teaching and preaching the Word of God. It is our belief that the Word of God is as powerful and relevant in this contemporary time as it has ever been.

Wednesdays are dedicated to children. Children’s Church is a great time of singing, puppets, clowns, and games. We start promptly at 7:00 p.m. and are finished by 8:00 p.m., with transportation available for your convenience. So please let us know if your child is interested.

Each Tuesday evening we have a group meeting where we discuss the end-time prophecies of the Bible. Perhaps you would like to join us as we enjoy the teaching of Rev. Irvin Baxter.

With the holidays upon us, we simply want to let you know that we are here. We would be honored to have you come visit us during the next few days and weeks.

On December 24, we will be having a special Christmas Eve service. It will be a warm time of carols, celebration, and communion beginning at 6:00 p.m. until 7:15 p.m.

You may visit our website at www.landmarkfellowship.org and join our monthly newsletter for more updates and information if you are interested.

We pray the Lord’s richest blessings upon you and yours.

Sincerely,

Rev. Lee E. Wells, Pastor

Dear Friends:

Here's the body of a thank-you letter that I was privileged to send to almost 30 friends. Each have been a great help to us. We are blessed! God is doing some big things for us!

Landmark Fellowship has been holding services now for 10 weeks! It took a while for the dream to open up; but once it began to happen, it has exploded!

I am writing today to thank you. We have been able to do so much very quickly because of your help, along with the help of others. Your generosity and understanding are enabling us to see great success.

Here’s an idea of what God is doing at Landmark Fellowship. In the past four weeks we have averaged over twenty in our mid-week service, with a record attendance of 27! Our Sunday service consists of a strong core group who are committed and working diligently to see the church established.

This past Sunday we hosted a Friends Day. We had a great day of worship and preaching followed by a complimentary lunch with activities for the children. With 34 there we broke all attendance records while seeing three new families experience a life-changing service at Landmark Fellowship!

On October 20^th Landmark Fellowship is excited to host an EndTime Prophecy Conference at the Rockwall County Library, where we are expecting hundreds of interested people to attend. Our prayer is that at least twenty families will sign up for Landmark Fellowship’s Tuesday Bible Study. This will allow people to come to our church to learn more about Bible prophecy as well as other important biblical truths.

Our goal is simple - we must tell every person in our area about Jesus Christ. Our dream is big - to build a church for Jesus Christ. With over 80,000 people to reach, it is no easy task. But with God, and friends like you, all things are possible. Thank you for everything you have done for us. We are grateful for your support!

Please continue in prayerful support of Landmark Fellowship. We are praying the Lord’s richest blessings upon you and yours.

Thanks again,

Pastor Lee Wells

7 Things a Young Church Should Remember

As the pastor of a brand new church in Rockwall, Texas, I have been thinking about things a little differently.

This post is from a message I taught last week to our young church. Maybe someone could draw some strength from these points as well.

It is so easy to see the negative in the world if we choose to allow it to become our focus. The first thing we must do as a young church is:

1) Stay Positive.

Philippians 4:8 teaches us that we should think on things that are true, honest, just, pure, lovely, and things that are of a good report. We should think on things that add virtue and not take virtue away.

2) Keep faith alive.

Luke 18: 8 reminds us that when the Son of Man comes, he will be looking to find faith on the earth.

3) Never Neutral.

As a young church we can never afford to shift our spiritual life into neutral. Chrysler has an ad campaign right now that simply says: Never Neutral. I like it. Let's remember it each day and apply it to our hearts and lives. There is no time for coasting, no time for idleness to take over the church. We should never shift into neutral.

4) Prayer Wins!

Ephesians 6 shares the design of our spiritual warfare. We are to be equipped with God's protection each day. We are not battling the things of flesh, we do not fight people or the things we can see, but we war against the enemy of our soul though prayer. The Lord grants us the win when we fight the spiritual battle His way through Prayer!

5) Reach.

The only reason our young church exist today is to reach into the lives of people who are needing more of God. There are enough religions, churches, and social helps in the world, but not enough people willing to really reach into the lives of others. We are here to reach every soul we can for Jesus Christ. The day we quit reaching is the day we discontinue fulfilling the great commission given to us by Jesus Christ himself.

6) Give.

We must be givers. We must share with our community those talents God has given each of us. The only limitation that we see limiting our blessings is the amount of giving we allow ourselves to give. Luke 6:38 says, Give and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

7) Understand Seasons.

Everything has it's own time to grow and develop into what God intends for it to be. Nothing that God creates is expected to be fully developed overnight. Ecclesiastes 3:1 explains that to everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.

There is nothing more frustrating than trying to circumvent seasons and hurry along a process God has established. Don't frustrate yourself.

Take the pressure off of yourself. Live for God with all of your heart. Let God build His church.

If we are available to grow and mature in Christ, He will bring the increase into our lives and church, in due season.