UPDATE

Hello everyone!

Many have asked why the site has not been updated. Rest assured, many have been baptized, and to the glory of God LIFE has been experiencing weekly baptisms. With the campus ministry breaking the 40 barrier I am preparing to leave with a team of 8 disciples and many others from other churches in the movement to begin the Mighty South Region of the City of Angels church and further my training under Kip McKean. God willing the Spirit will send us out to plant a church in a major city to be announced after this training period. I am excited to see Luke and Brandyn Speckman take the lead of LIFE Ministries. I believe with all of my heart they will take the ASU campus ministry to a place it has never been before. Also, you can listen to my latest sermon The Kingdom of Dreams at the www.phxicc.org web site on video.

Love in Christ,

Mike Patterson

PS: This site is going to be under some contruction as the new leadership will take control of it.

Desert Challenge Sermons Online

http://www.phxicc.org/index.php/category/audio-sermons/

Also, LIFE welcomes Ramiz who was recently baptized into Christ!

Desert Challenge Conference INFO

If you are driving here, the event starts Friday Night at the Memorial Union on ASU’s campus at 7:30pm. There is free parking after 6:00pm at the parking garage if you map quest the cross streets Rural and Lemon in Tempe AZ 85281. If you get here before 6:00pm, you can park at my complex 919 E. Lemon St. Please call me if you need help: 316-519-0769. Here is a map of the campus and the “MU” is where we are having our Friday Night Devotional: http://www.asu.edu/map/pdf/asu_map_tempe_2008.pdf

The event schedule is below and cost $20, meals are provided for lunch and dinner Saturday. See you soon!

Mike Patterson

5 baptisms in one day!

The church celebrated 6 new additions to the kingdom of God this past Sunday, 5 of whom are campus students. LIFE welcomes: Lealand, Michael, James, Yudy, and Yvonne to the campus/teen ministry! (Pictures coming soon)

THE DESERT CHALLENGE: VALLEY CAMPUS CONFERENCE

ANNUAL VALLEY CAMPUS CONFERENCE 09
THE DESERT CHALLENGE
(March 27th -29th)- $20- Write check to PICC

Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tried and tested before He would begin his revolutionary movement. Will you take the challenge? Is your faith genuine in true? The time is now for campus ministries to rise out of the desert and unleash a captivating vision that will sweep the nations! It begins in the Valley!

The VCC (Valley Campus Conference) is unique in that students from all over the world will be gathering to reignite and unify on our quest to evangelize the world’s campuses in this generation. This is a unique opportunity to hear the word preached from campus ministers and young guns from all over the world! Will you take the challenge…The Desert Challenge!

FRIDAY

7:30pm- Devotional  @ ASU MU
Welcome/ Singing
“The Spirit Led Him into the Desert” – Chris Chloupek (Lead Evangelist for PICC)

SATURDAY (Breakfast not provided)

9:00am Morning Session @ ASU Discovery Hall
Welcome
Singing (Marcel Turner, Mike Underhill, Jaiver Ochia)
“Valley of Dry Bones”- Personal Revival Devotion (Jaiver Ochia, Mike Underhill, Lynda Moreno)

Fellowship Break

10:00am
Singing & Good News from Campus Ministries
“Temptation in the Desert”- Vic Jr (UCLA Full-Time Campus Minister)

Fellowship Break

11:00am- “Desert Disciplines” (Disciplines used by Jesus in the Desert Challenge)
Bible Study (Phil McAllen) Campus Minister- London, UK
Prayer (Marcel Turner) Campus LT Leader- Portland, OR
*Fellowship Break*
Fasting (Coltin Rohn) Campus LT Leader- Phoenix, AZ
Self-discipline (Ryan Keenen) Campus Minister- Eugene, OR

12:30pm- Lunch (at SRC provided)-  By D-Group

FREE TIME- (Sports at SRC optional)

5:30pm- Dinner (@ Church Building) (Separate: Campus Ministers Dinner)

7:00pm-  Evening Session @ Church Building
Skit/ Welcome by LIFE Ministries
Singing
“The Desert Challenge”- Mike Patterson (Full-time Campus Minister- Phoenix, AZ)

8:15pm- Desert Blast Dance/ Performance- After 10pm- people can go out to Scottsdale or go home

SUNDAY
10:00am- Sunday Bring Your Neighbor Day (@ church building)
“Hope in the Desert” (communion)- Linda Moreno (introduction by Chris Chlopeck)
“The Valley of Decision”- Raul Moreno (LA O.C. Regional Evangelist)

UPDATE

LIFE would love welcome Alex and Marlena who were baptized into Christ. Also click here to listen to Mike Patterson’s latest sermon “Break Through!”.

Two more baptisms!

LIFE Campus Ministries welcomes Leanne (MCC student) and Anthony (ASU student) to the fold who were baptized last week.

Chris is baptized Wed night!

Chris is added to LIFE Ministries on Campus.

VALLEY CAMPUS CONFERENCE 09: THE DESERT CHALLENGE!

ANNUAL VALLEY CAMPUS CONFERENCE 08
THE DESERT CHALLENGE
(March 27th -29th)- $20- Write check to PICC

Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tried and tested before He would begin his revolutionary movement. Will you take the challenge? Is your faith genuine in true? The time is now for campus ministries to rise out of the desert and unleash a captivating vision that will sweep the nations! It begins in the Valley!

The VCC (Valley Campus Conference) is unique in that students from all over the world will be gathering to reignite and unify on our quest to evangelize the world’s campuses in this generation. This is a unique opportunity to hear the word preached from campus ministers and young guns from all over the world! Will you take the challenge…The Desert Challenge!

Friday

7:30- Devotional  @ ASU- Good News/Singing/ and people getting in to town

Saturday

Morning session @ ASU
8:00am- Breakfast

9:00am- “The Valley of Decision” – Mike Patterson, Phoenix, AZ

10:00am- “Temptation in the Desert”

- Men (Andrew Smellie, Washington DC)

- Women (Patrique Smellie, Washington DC)

11:30am- (Desert Disciplines)
Bible Study (Phil McAllen) London, UK
Fasting (Coltin Rohn) Phoenix, AZ
Self-discipline (Ryan Keenen) Eugene, OR

12:30pm- Lunch (at ASU provided)- DGROUPS

2pm- Ultimate Frisbee/ Volley Ball @ SRC/ Sharing on Campus/ Free Time

5:30pm- Dinner (on your own) (Separate: Campus Ministers Dinner)

EVENING SESSION @ Church Building

6pm- “The Spirit Led Him into the Desert”- Raul Moreno (Los Angeles, CA)     (@ Church building)

“The Valley of Dry Bones”- Vic Jr (Los Angeles, CA)

7:15 pm- Entertainment Show

8:30pm- Free Time/ Date Night (suggested: Scottsdale)

Sunday (@ church building)
Church
“Communion”- Patrique Smellie (introduction by Raul)
“The Desert Challenge”- Andrew Smellie

THE LIFE CAMPAIGN

LIFE CAMPAIGN: January 19th-25th

“After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. He told them, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Luke 10:1-2

“Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.” Acts 8:4

This week begins our evangelism campaign at ASU. The following weeks will be at the other colleges we have LIFE Talks at. The following is the schedule and goals for this week.

Challenge: Be at all sharing events. If work conflicts set up time to go sharing. Everyone shares with at least 10 people a day.

Monday -

6:00am prayer @ ASU Chapel
7:30pm sharing @ MU Fountain

Tuesday-

6:00am prayer @ ASU Chapel – Sharing afterwards
3:10pm- Greeting the Sullivans @ the airport!
4:00pm- Light Rail evangelism to ASU Downtown meet @ Anthony’s place
6:30pm- Pot luck and Leaders meeting with Sullivans @ the Bonds

Wednesday-

6am prayer time @ ASU Chapel- Breakfast quiet-time together then sharing.
5:00pm- Sharing @ MU Fountain
7:30pm- Congregational Devotional with the Sullivans from Santiago Chile!

Thursday-

6:00am prayer time @ ASU Chapel-
6:30pm Sharing @ MU Fountain
8:00pm- LIFE Talk @ PV East

Friday-

6:00am prayer time @ ASU Chapel -
6:00pm sharing @ MU Fountain.
7:30pm- Night of Atonement Back to School Devotional (Mandatory: Ezra 10:7-8)

SATURDAY: CAMPUS FAST
SUNDAY: BRING YOUR NEIGHBOR DAY!
CAMPUS GOAL: 20 Visitors @ BYND!