Jen Armstrong talks this week about Giving Our Everything to Gain Everything. Through the stories of Mary washing Jesus’ feet and Abraham bringing his only son to be sacrificed, she discussed 4 Characteristics of what it means to bring worship as a sacrifice.
Aug 29, 2021
Luke 14 records Jesus telling two parables about a wedding and a great banquet that reveal powerful truth about what it means to follow Jesus and count the cost in our lives. Are we willing to count the cost of discipleship in our lives? What does it mean to live fully surrendered to the way of Jesus?
Aug 24, 2021•56 min
Within ourselves we have a longing to be authentic; we want consistency between our inner and outer lives. This is the challenge that we all face within ourselves. But is harmony with our inner and outer self the pinnacle of authenticity? Does this satisfy our desire for true authenticity? We look at these questions through the lense of Romans 14 as we seek to follow the way of Jesus.
Aug 24, 2021•36 min
Doug and Jan have been serving in Mexico for many years. This week they came to LCF to share about how Jesus wastes nothing. How He uses what you have in your hands to feed the 5000 and then still has enough to supply all of your needs as well.
Jul 31, 2021
Matt Vogt joined us this week. His message was based around Our Affection for the Lord and what makes our hearts come alive. Sermon Tidbit: The Holy Spirit’s job is to give us the very best part of God. We have a million little vices trying to fill our needs, but God wants to satisfy every one of our needs.
Jul 31, 2021
Hannah Frishbutter spoke this week. She took us through Ecclesiastes and took a survey of what The Biblical Reality of Our Lives looks like.
Jul 31, 2021
In Jesus' last I AM statements in John he speaks of being the vine, a metaphor rich with history for the nation of Israel. It reveals God's heart for his people and what we were created for. We conclude this series by looking at the implications for our lives as followers of Jesus.
Jul 05, 2021•44 min
What is the way for our lives? How do I find peace, fulfillment, meaning, and purpose? Jesus’ claim "I am the way, the truth, and the life" offers us incredible hope amidst our hearts being troubled. How do we respond to such an audacious claim? Listen as we continue our series " I AM" from John's Gospel.
Jun 27, 2021•43 min
The church in Philadelphia is one of the two churches not to receive a rebuke from Jesus; instead they receive exhortation and encouragement to patient endurance and to hold on to what they have. How does one do this? That's the focus on this podcast.
Jun 23, 2021•20 min
What are we looking to for satisfaction? Are we caught up looking at others and finding ourselves in discontentment? Using Psalm 73, Matt looks at what it means for God's people to be satisfied with His goodness.
Jun 23, 2021•44 min
Are we content with reputation rather than relationship when it comes to Jesus? We continue looking at the letters to the churches in Revelation, focusing on Sardis, seeking to hear what the Spirit is speaking to the churches in our days.
Jun 17, 2021•15 min
Jesus doesn’t claim to have resurrection and life, he doesn’t just claim power over it. Jesus claims that HE IS the resurrection and life. He is the very embodiment of it. What does this claim mean for our lives? We dig into these questions as we continue our I AM series.
Jun 15, 2021•45 min
We continue our series "I AM" from John's Gospel, looking at Jesus' claim of being the good shepherd and how it speaks to our longing to find contentment and a life of abundance.
Jun 06, 2021
The church in Thyatira looks pretty good on the outside, even healthy and growing in some respects. But Jesus says they are tolerating things that cannot be ignored any longer. How do we apply this to the church today? We continue looking at the letters to the churches in Revelation.
Jun 02, 2021•22 min
Jesus' claim that he is the light of the world is utter hubris, shocking arrogance, or its staggering truth. What did Jesus mean by this claim? What is he revealing to us? And what questions does it leave us with? We continue our series I AM ______ from John's Gospel.
May 30, 2021•42 min
Does it matter if we remain true to the name of Jesus in a culture full of idolatry and immorality? Or is compromise and deconstruction a normative process of an advanced society? What can we learn from a letter to a church in the 1st century? We look at this in the letter to the church in Pergamum.
May 26, 2021•20 min
This week Pastor Paul started a new series on the 7 “I am” statements from the gospel of John. Jesus tells us who He is. He is the very essence of existence and today we discussed how He’s The Bread of Life. We are Satisfied, Nourished and Sustain by Jesus.
May 23, 2021
We continue with looking at the letters written to the churches in Revelation, seeking to hear what Jesus is speaking to us amidst these days. In this episode we look at the letter to the church in Smyrna and the call to be faithful amidst suffering.
May 18, 2021•19 min
A letter to the church that the Apostle John pastored at one time; a church marked by love and zeal. What do Jesus' words to them reveal for us as the church today? We begin our study looking at Ephesus in the letters to the churches from Revelation.
May 12, 2021•19 min
On this mother’s day sunday we talked about the goodness of God and parenting. What is biblical parenthood? How do we live out biblical parenting? The answer is simple; show them the goodness of God. Listen to hear more.
May 09, 2021
We're kicking off a new study, looking at the letters to the churches in the Revelation to the Apostle John. Jesus is speaking to his church, are we listening? In this intro to this study, we look at the Jesus that John encounters in his revelation and how it prepares us for the words to come.
May 07, 2021•22 min
1 Peter 2 speaks of God's people being a royal priesthood. How do we understand this? What is Peter reminding us of? We unpack this a bit as we explore Numbers 8 alongside 1 Peter 2 and the incredible call on our lives as followers of Jesus.
May 05, 2021•19 min
We're back in weeks of more restrictions and experiencing more uncertainty. How do we respond? How can we partner with God and what he wants to accomplish in our lives? We look at scripture for the best plan for the next 4 weeks and beyond.
May 02, 2021•49 min
We conclude our study in Hebrews with part 2 of chapter 13 and it's call for us to identify with Jesus and follow him whatever may come.
Apr 29, 2021•21 min
We continue our focus on the book of Hebrews and part 1 of chapter 13. In times of upheaval and the unknown how do followers of Jesus live? Lots to consider in this first part of Hebrews 13.
Apr 28, 2021•20 min
We continue our focus on the early part of Acts and how as followers of Jesus we can live and share with intention the hope of Jesus to those around us.
Apr 25, 2021•39 min
A deeper look at the 2nd half of Hebrews 12 as we continue our study of this New Testament letter.
Apr 22, 2021•28 min
Prayer is key to having the boldness to live the life of witness we are called to. In this message we take a look at the early church in the beginning of Acts to find out the six necessities for sharing the hope of Jesus.
Apr 18, 2021•49 min
An examination of the first part of Hebrews 12 as part of our ongoing study of the book. Amidst a culture that embraces and celebrates the deconstruction of faith, what might we learn from Hebrews 12 and why we would welcome discipline into our lives instead?
Apr 13, 2021•29 min
This past Sunday, Norm Zazulak from Gateway South continued our non-series on the Holy Spirit :) How do we keep aware of the Holy Sprit? SPOILER: It’s all about pursuing love. Listen for the big four points for how to keep aware.
Apr 11, 2021•38 min