NEW LOCATION!! The Worship Center. When you enter Lighthouse Church there are two sets of double doors for the Worship Center just beyond the Coffee Shop slightly to your right. We look forward to praising Jesus in the Worship Center with you this week! Change in location is for this practice, Thursday, February 9 only!
Let’s Gather Together! Thurs., 1/26
And take the mighty razor-sharp Spirit-sword of the spoken word of God. Pray passionately in the Spirit, as you constantly intercede with every form of prayer at all times. Ephesians 6:17b-18
We look forward to gathering together once again to worship the LORD of Life at Lighthouse Christian Church starting at 7pm on Thursday, January 26!
VICTORY & POWER IN JESUS’ NAME!:
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. 1 Chronicles 29:11
Thanks for prayer covering during the Tennessee Revival Trip! On the plane flight there God had me share my testimony with Kayla. She was touched and shared she has been looking for a church home in Minneapolis so I was able to suggest several to try. At the event there were around 50 people that asked Jesus to be their LORD or recommitted their lives to Him. Thank you Jesus!! A number of people got baptized as well. There was limited parking, so we had multiple opportunities to share the gospel and/or encourage Uber drivers. The LORD had me and another friend minister hope to a teen, Faithlyn, whose parents had divorced and has two siblings in the LGBT community. Praise God that she sensed the Father’s love and left with a brighter countenance! The theme of the trip was the number 17, the number that represents victory. Just on the day I left home the time was 10:17, our rental car was in A17, the gas price across the street from the hotel was 3.17, and our room was #217. Praise the LORD Jesus for His victory on the cross, all that He did over the weekend, and that He is still the supreme power and seated on the throne!!
No Class Thurs., 1/17
Thanks to everyone and their family members for coming to the rescheduled Christmas Party at Pizza Ranch. It was a wonderful time rejoicing together in the LORD Jesus over for all He has done, plus having fellowship with one another! Please pray for Cheryl as she heads to a revival in Nashville, TN this weekend. It has been decided to not have class this Thursday, January 17th. We will gather together again on Thursday, January 24th.
SWEET PRESENCE OF HOLY SPIRIT AT CEDAR VALLEY CHURCH:
Thank you to everyone who came and ministered through dance at Cedar Valley Kids on January 11th! Thanks also to those who covered us in prayer. A special thank you to Coral for reading the Hebrew lyrics to “Hava Nagila” as well as giving the English translation.
We could sense Holy Spirit’s sweet presence and pleasure as the generations worshipped together at Cedar Valley Kids. What a blessing to see how engaged both the preschoolers and elementary kids were! The leaders of CV Kids expressed their gratitude for our coming to teach “Salvation Poem” and demonstrating to the youth how to worship the LORD through movement. It was powerful as we all joined together lifting up the name of Jesus!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Lead Kids in Worship Wed. 1/11
Let [Cedar Valley Church] rejoice in their Maker; Let [their] children rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name with dancing! Psalm 149:2-3a
F2D will help lead CV Kids in learning to worship Jesus with movement at Cedar Valley Church this Wednesday, January 11th. Cedar Valley will be teaching the 7 Hebrew Words of Praise and we will minister “Hava Nagila,” then teach “Salvation Poem,” and finally join with and encourage the kids to free dance to several songs led by their worship band. Let us lift up the name Jesus together and praise His name with dancing!
LOCATION: Cedar Valley Church, 8600 Bloomington Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55425 (Enter Door 10 and we will be met in the North Lobby)
DATE: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
SCHEDULE:
5:15 to 5:45pm – Sound Check & Practice in Kids Auditorium
6:00 – Prayer Time CV Kids Team
6:15 to 6:30 – Transition & Sound Check in Room 299
6:30 – Freedom to Dance Team in Room 299 with Preschoolers
Transition down to Kids Auditorium with Kindergarten through 5th graders
7:05 – Freedom to Dance in Kids Auditorium
SONGS: teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger
WHAT TO WEAR: Please wear F2D TSHIRT/BLACK PANTS. We recommend wearing the most current T shirt, which is blue, then underneath wear a modest, long sleeve top (white suggested) due to it being winter and black pants/capris/culottes (black leggings or tights are fine for those under 12). We have a few extras, but not enough for everyone. 🙂 Nude/flesh colored dance shoes or going barefoot is fine.
F2D PARTY RE- SCHEDULED
The Freedom To Dance Christmas Party has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 12, at Lakeville Pizza Ranch at 16995 Kenyon Ave, Lakeville, MN 55044 from 6-8pm. (Restaurant closes at 8 pm so there wasn’t a choice on time, however we can probably stay a little later while they clean up.) We have checked with the establishment and are able to bring in some outside food, so feel free to bring a favorite Christmas treat to share! Freedom To Dance will be purchasing some pizzas. If there are additional items you would like to purchase you may do so. Looking forward to celebrating Christmas 2022 and the start of a New Year with you!!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Lead Kids in Worship Wed. 1/11
Let [Cedar Valley Church] rejoice in their Maker; Let [their] children rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name with dancing! Psalm 149:2-3a
F2D is invited to help lead CV Kids in learning to worship Jesus with movement at Cedar Valley Church on Wednesday, January 11th, so we will have a regular practice at 7pm on January 5 at Lighthouse Church in preparation. Cedar Valley will be teaching the 7 Hebrew Words of Praise and we will minister “Hava Nagila,” then teach “Salvation Poem,” and finally join with and encourage the kids to free dance to several songs led by their worship band. Let us lift up the name Jesus together and praise His name with dancing!
LOCATION: Cedar Valley Church, 8600 Bloomington Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55425
DATE: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
PRACTICE TIME: 5:15pm
SONGS: teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger
WHAT TO WEAR: Please wear F2D TSHIRT/BLACK PANTS. We recommend wearing the most current T shirt, which is blue, then underneath wear a modest, long sleeve top (white suggested) due to it being winter and black pants/capris/culottes (black leggings or tights are fine for those under 12). We have a few extras, but not enough for everyone. 🙂 Nude/flesh colored dance shoes or going barefoot is fine.
F2D PARTY RE- SCHEDULED
The Freedom To Dance Christmas Party has been rescheduled for Thursday, January 12, at Lakeville Pizza Ranch at 16995 Kenyon Ave, Lakeville, MN 55044 from 6-8pm (Restaurant closes at 8 pm so there wasn’t a choice on time, however we can probably stay a little later while they clean up.). We have checked with the establishment and are able to bring in some outside food, so feel free to bring a favorite Christmas treat to share! Freedom To Dance will be purchasing some pizza. If there are additional items you would like to purchase you may do so. Looking forwarding to celebrating Christmas 2022 and the start of a New Year with you!!
SPREADING THE JOYOUS NEWS OF JESUS’ BIRTH!:
While Simeon was prophesying over Mary and Joseph and the baby, Anna walked up to them and burst forth with a great chorus of praise to God for the child. From that day forward she told everyone in Jerusalem who was waiting for their redemption that the anticipated Messiah had come! Luke 2:38 TPT
Thank you Jesus for coming with the good news that the Kingdom of God is here! We are grateful for everyone who was able to come and minister at Love Power Ministry on Christmas Day, as well as each person who covered us in prayer. A special thank you to Rich Marek, Brian Johnson, as well as Mary Tupper and children who came to intercede on site plus take video and/or pictures. The them of the day was spreading the joy of the LORD plus once again lifting up the name of Jesus, the name above every name! “Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” (Philippians 2:9) is the scripture that kept getting repeated throughout the morning. Yes, Jesus Christ is Lord! All Glory to His name!!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Christmas at Lovepower
While Simeon was prophesying over Mary and Joseph and the baby, Anna walked up to them and burst forth with a great chorus of praise to God for the child. From that day forward she told everyone in Jerusalem who was waiting for their redemption that the anticipated Messiah had come! Luke 2:38 TPT
Come and minister Christmas Sunday morning at Lovepower Music and Miracles Ministry service at 9:30 am! We will minister one song midway through the service and are welcome to dance as led by Holy Spirit while their band plays. At the end of the service we will dance to their band’s version of “Go Tell It On the Mountain.” After the service we are invited to join them there for a time of food and fellowship downstairs. Join us in spreading the news of Great Joy that our Savior Jesus was born!
LOCATION: Lovepower Ministries, 2054 James Ave N, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411
PRACTICE TIME: 8:30 am
SONGS: teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger
WHAT TO WEAR: Please wear WHITE/WHITE. We will provide skirts or overlays for females, as well as accessories for all. Females please wear modest, all white tops (sparkles are fine but no colored designs please) and pants/capris/culottes (white leggings or tights are fine for those under 12). We have a few extras, but not enough for everyone. 🙂 Nude/flesh colored dance shoes or going barefoot is fine.
F2D PARTY POSTPONED
The Freedom To Dance Christmas Party and potluck scheduled for Thursday, December 22 is being postponed until the New Year so you may prepare for celebrating Christ’s birth. Possibly it will be the first day of classes on January 5, 2023. We will let you know the date and time before our first gathering of 2023.
Christmas Break-No Class on Thursday 12/22 & 12/29
Yes, God will make his appearing in his own divine timing, for he is the exalted God, the only powerful One, the King over every king, and the Lord of power! He alone is the immortal God, living in the unapproachable light of divine glory! No one has ever seen his fullness, nor can they, for all the glory and endless authority of the universe belongs to him, forever and ever. Amen! I Timothy 6:15-16 TPT
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Freedom To Dance! We will not be gathering December 22nd or 29th so you may enjoy time with family and friends celebrating King Jesus’s birth!
Lead Kids in Worship Wed. 1/11
Let [Cedar Valley Church] rejoice in their Maker; Let [their] children rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name with dancing! Psalm 149:2-3a
F2D is invited to help lead CV Kids in learning to worship Jesus with movement at Cedar Valley Church on Wednesday, January 11th. They will be teaching the 7 Hebrew Words of Praise and we will minister “Hava Nagila,” then teach “Salvation Poem,” and finally join with and encourage the kids to free dance to several songs led by their worship band. Let us lift up the name Jesus together and praise His name with dancing!
LOCATION: Cedar Valley Church, 8600 Bloomington Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55425
DATE: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
PRACTICE TIME: 5:15pm
SONGS: teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger
PRAISE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD!:
And this Light never fails to shine through darkness—Light that darkness could not overcome! John 1:5 TPT
Thanks for covering us in prayer as we worshipped the King at Boot Camp for Jesus! Thank you to everyone who came and ministered as well! The woman who led the candlelight worship said she could feel Holy Spirit’s presence as we danced. She sensed Holy Spirit’s presence doubling as we worshiped Jesus with motion while she sang. Thank you Lord for bringing it all together!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Christmas Celebration at Boot Camp for Jesus 12/12
And this Light never fails to shine through darkness—Light that darkness could not overcome! John 1:5 TPT
Let’s celebrate King Jesus, the Light of the World’s birth at Boot Camp for Jesus on Monday, December 12! Join us in ministering at their annual Christmas Candlelight Celebration from 6:30-9pm! There will be a potluck plus an optional $15 gift exchange. Schedule for Christmas party: 6:30-7:15 Potluck, 7:15-7:30 Freedom To Dance, 7:30-8 Christmas Blessing, 8-8:30 Candlelight Christmas Songs, 8:30-9 Ministry Time.
LOCATION: Boot Camp for Jesus, 2051 Killebrew Ave. (LL level) Bloomington, MN 55425
PRACTICE TIME: 5:30 pm
POSSIBLE SONGS: teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger
WHAT TO WEAR: Please wear WHITE/WHITE. We will provide skirts or overlays for females, as well as accessories for all. Females please wear modest, all white tops (sparkles are fine but no colored designs please) and pants/capris/culottes (white leggings or tights are fine for those under 12). We have a few extras, but not enough for everyone. 🙂 Nude/flesh colored dance shoes or going barefoot is fine.
F2D XMAS POTLUCK 12/22, 6:30pm
The Freedom To Dance Christmas Party and potluck will be Thursday, December 22. We will start with the potluck a little earlier at 6:30pm and then rehearse the dances for the upcoming Christmas event. Families and significant others are invited to join us!
We will provide dishes and drinks. Please bring a favorite dish or snack to share!!
Christmas at Lovepower
While Simeon was prophesying over Mary and Joseph and the baby, Anna walked up to them and burst forth with a great chorus of praise to God for the child. From that day forward she told everyone in Jerusalem who was waiting for their redemption that the anticipated Messiah had come! Luke 2:38 TPT
Come and minister Christmas Sunday morning at Lovepower Music and Miracles Ministry service at 9:30 am! We will ministering one song during the service and are welcome to dance as led by Holy Spirit while their band plays. At the end of the service we will dance to their version of “Go Tell It On the Mountain.” Frequently after service there is a time of food and fellowship downstairs, to which we are invited. Join us in spreading the news of Great Joy that our Savior Jesus was born!
LOCATION: Lovepower Ministries, 2054 James Ave N, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411
PRACTICE TIME: 8:30 am
POSSIBLE SONGS: teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger
WHAT TO WEAR: Please wear WHITE/WHITE. We will provide skirts or overlays for females, as well as accessories for all. Females please wear modest, all white tops (sparkles are fine but no colored designs please) and pants/capris/culottes (white leggings or tights are fine for those under 12). We have a few extras, but not enough for everyone. 🙂 Nude/flesh colored dance shoes or going barefoot is fine.
Lead Kids in Worship Wed. 1/11
Let [Cedar Valley Church] rejoice in their Maker; Let [their] children rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name with dancing! Psalm 149:2-3a
F2D is invited to help lead CV Kids in learning to worship Jesus with movement at Cedar Valley Church on Wednesday, January 11th. They will be teaching the 7 Hebrew Words of Praise and we will minister “Hava Nagila,” then teach “Salvation Poem,” and finally join with and encourage the kids to free dance to several songs led by their worship band. Let us lift up the name Jesus together and praise His name with dancing!
LOCATION: Cedar Valley Church, 8600 Bloomington Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55425
DATE: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
PRACTICE TIME: 5:15pm
SONGS: teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger
ALL GLORY TO KING JESUS!:
Thank you for your prayer covering for the 4 person team that went to minister at Bethlehem Village in Georgetown, TX! A major theme of the trip was the monarch butterfly, which signified to us that our King, Jesus, brings transformation, new life and deserves all the glory. We prayed decrees of transformation and new life, and gave glory to the LORD through worship while driving down I-35, the Monarch Trail, on Thursday and also on our way back home especially in the areas where the Creek, Choktaw, and Chippewa tribes live. Jehovah Jireh blessed us with a place to stay overnight in Dallas. Along the way we encouraged Cris to use his musical talent for Jesus. Upon arriving in Georgetown the next day we discovered more butterflies (wall and stained glass) where we would be staying, plus greeted three dogs. We quickly changed and went over to Bethlehem Village, a whole street set up like the 1st century. They had a 15 minute nativity play people could watch including a donkey, goat, sheep, and a calf that mooed frequently. Friday evening and all day Saturday we ministered to YHWH, which overflowed to those that came by with dance, prayers, and encouragement. Ami was so touched by the LORD through the dances that she waited until after the event closed the first evening. We prayed for Holy Spirit impartation and transformation for her. There were a number of others that the LORD refilled, renewed, revived and restored during this trip! All glory to God Most High!!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
No Class 12/1 Due to Travel to Texas
Christmas Celebration at Boot Camp for Jesus 12/12
And this Light never fails to shine through darkness—Light that darkness could not overcome! John 1:5 TPT
Let’s celebrate King Jesus, the Light of the World’s birth at Boot Camp for Jesus on Monday, December 12! Join us in ministering at their annual Christmas Candlelight Celebration, which is also a potluck, from 6:30-9pm.
LOCATION: Boot Camp for Jesus, 2051 Killebrew Ave. (LL level) Bloomington, MN 55425
PRACTICE TIME: 5:30 pm
SONGS: TBD
Christmas at Lovepower
While Simeon was prophesying over Mary and Joseph and the baby, Anna walked up to them and burst forth with a great chorus of praise to God for the child. From that day forward she told everyone in Jerusalem who was waiting for their redemption that the anticipated Messiah had come! Luke 2:38 TPT
Join us in spreading the news of Great Joy that our Savior Jesus was born! Come and minister Christmas Sunday morning at Lovepower Music and Miracles Ministry service at 9:30 am!
LOCATION: Lovepower Ministries, 2054 James Ave N, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411
PRACTICE TIME: 8:30 am
SONGS: TBD
Lead Kids in Worship Wed. 1/11
Let [Cedar Valley Church] rejoice in their Maker; Let [their] children rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name with dancing! Psalm 149:2-3a
F2D is invited to help lead CV Kids in learning to worship Jesus with movement at Cedar Valley Church on Wednesday, January 11th. Let us lift up the name Jesus together and praise His name with dancing!
LOCATION: Cedar Valley Church, 8600 Bloomington Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55425
DATE: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
PRACTICE TIME: 5:15pm
SONGS: teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger
PRAYER & SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES:
If you are in town on December 3rd, consider supporting a local praise dance team.
Prayer Covering for Texas Trip
Cheryl, Cheri, Jolene and Coral are asking for your prayer covering as we follow the LORD’s leading to go to Texas to worship Him as part of the Bethlehem Village Hebraic dance team. Bethlehem Village is a yearly enactment of the birth of Christ that is presented in downtown Georgetown during the annual “Christmas Stroll.” Bethlehem Village is more than a nativity; its window into first century Bethlehem life right at the moment of Jesus’ birth. The hustle and bustle of Bethlehem is brought to life as you encounter, and participate in, a busy market full of tents dedicated to grain milling, wood working, coin pressing, cloth dying, bread making, toy making, and much more. This year the event takes place on December 2 and 3.
UPCOMING MINISTRY EVENTS:
Christmas at Lovepower
While Simeon was prophesying over Mary and Joseph and the baby, Anna walked up to them and burst forth with a great chorus of praise to God for the child. From that day forward she told everyone in Jerusalem who was waiting for their redemption that the anticipated Messiah had come! Luke 2:38 TPT
Join us in spreading the news of Great Joy that our Savior Jesus was born! Come and minister Christmas Sunday morning at Lovepower Music and Miracles Ministry service at 9:30 am!
LOCATION: Lovepower Ministries, 2054 James Ave N, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55411
PRACTICE TIME: 8:30 am
SONGS: TBD
Lead Kids in Worship Wed. 1/11
Let [Cedar Valley Church] rejoice in their Maker; Let [their] children rejoice in their King. Let them praise His name with dancing! Psalm 149:2-3a
F2D is invited to help lead CV Kids in learning to worship Jesus with movement at Cedar Valley Church on Wednesday, January 11th. Let us lift up the name Jesus together and praise His name with dancing!
LOCATION: Cedar Valley Church, 8600 Bloomington Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55425
DATE: Wednesday, January 11, 2023
PRACTICE TIME: 5:15pm
SONGS: teaching videos will be sent via email or Messenger
PRAYER & SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES:
If you are in town on December 3rd, consider supporting a local praise dance team.
Prayer Covering for Texas Trip
Cheryl, Jolene and Coral are asking for your prayer covering as we follow the LORD’s leading to go to Texas to worship Him as part of the Bethlehem Village Hebraic dance team. Bethlehem Village is a yearly enactment of the birth of Christ that is presented in downtown Georgetown during the annual “Christmas Stroll.” Bethlehem Village is more than a nativity; its window into first century Bethlehem life right at the moment of Jesus’ birth. The hustle and bustle of Bethlehem is brought to life as you encounter, and participate in, a busy market full of tents dedicated to grain milling, wood working, coin pressing, cloth dying, bread making, toy making, and much more. This year the event takes place on December 2 and 3.
7 pm New Season & Location Tomorrow
Thanks for your prayers and patience as we have been in transition and seeking the LORD about the new season into which He is bringing us! After the divine pause a new Freedom to Dance season will be starting tomorrow, Thursday, November 3. We will be meeting in the Life Center at Lighthouse Christian Church in Rosemount from 7-8:30pm. Instead of having two groups as in the past, all ages will be meeting together at the same time.
In addition to reuniting, sharing about the recent ministry trip to Florida, and worship dancing to the LORD we will be praying for the elections on November 8th and for God’s direction regarding opportunities for ministry that are coming up! Returning and new dancers are welcome!
WHO MAY ATTEND?
LOCATION: Lighthouse Christian Church (3285 144th St W, Rosemount, MN 55068)
TIME: 7-8:30pm
Thanks for Prayer Covering
Here’s a short report on how the LORD had us serve while in Cape Coral, Florida:
We served suppers (cooked in the Holy Smoker) from 5-7pm daily and had the opportunity to pray with many people. There were many tears as the Lord brought comfort to many. One gentleman asked if he could come back just for prayer and not food since the Lord touched him so much.
After 7pm we went to the “Guatemalan village” (actually from many different Latin American countries), a community of Latino migrants nightly to bring food and other items (soap, water, towels, toys). They had not received much help because they were too poor to purchase insurance. We had a number of opportunities to pray with them and share the gospel. Please pray that others will come in and help them since last we heard no one else had come.
Freedom To Dance Ministry 