Weekly sermons and podcasts from Landmark Christian Fellowship.
Happy Resurrection Sunday! We recognize the Resurrection as true history, as credible as any other part of history. Our understanding comes from years of research and unpacking done by the early church and theologians/historians since. And what the gospels claim is that Jesus came as the SOLUTION for all people. He introduced a new way of living and claimed that the source of all life was found in him.
There were many expectations around Jesus and the event that we celebrate as Palm Sunday. Many opinions, desires, and views that people wanted Jesus to fulfill. What were people expecting? What did Jesus come as? And how do we respond to this? Listen to our latest message: The Jesus we may not EXPECT but NEED.
In Part 2 of “The Greatest Commandment” we focus in on the call to love others, as in everyone. And the thing about loving others is we don’t mind when it’s those who are easy to love. But when it’s others who think, act, and behave differently than us? Well…. that’s a different matter. So how do we embrace Jesus’ command to love everyone? That’s the question of this message.
In scripture we see the call of God on individuals throughout. We see the same with Jesus. He called his followers specifically, intentionally, personally. And in the account of the Apostle Paul we see the calling of Jesus with clarity. Looking at Philippians 3 we look at how Paul responds to this call and what it calls us to as followers of Jesus.
How do we love one another sacrificially and with humility as Jesus models and calls us to? How can we ever hope to love others to this extent? Looking at Galatians 5 we consider our need for the Holy Spirit and his presence in our life to help us love one another well.
In some of his last words before going to the cross, Jesus says that his followers would be known by their love for one another. How do we do this? How do we maintain unity even when we’re on different sides in the church? Through the account of Israel crossing the Jordan River found in Joshua 1, we look at three ways that we can keep unity amidst increasing division.
Holding different convictions is a reality in the church. We will hold different opinions in many areas and this has the potential to cause not just cause strife, but division in the church. In order to love one another well and have our love witness to others, we cannot avoid this reality. We dive into this challenging topic by looking at Romans 14 and how scripture calls us to hold our convictions with one another.
1 Peter 2:9-17 asks us in light of what we have received from God and who we have become, how do we live? We look at three areas that are being changed in our lives in light of this incredible work of God in us - our motivation, our response, and our relationships.
In a world experiencing so much division, as Christians we have the opportunity to show the world Jesus through how we respond. We have given the Holy Spirit and the fruit of the Spirit are our guide to how we should act and react to the world around us. This week Gene Enns from Clearwater College specifically looks at love, joy, and peace and how we see this fruit manifested in God.
There are “5 D’s” in our lives that threaten to diminish and weaken our faith. How do we live with BIG FAITH amidst the reality of distress, despair, doubt, distraction, and disillusionment? By looking at examples of each of these in Matthew ‘s gospel we see how Jesus encourages us to live with big faith amidst these days.
When it comes to God’s love, how do we keep it simple? How do we learn to receive God’s love? How do we grow to love God more with every part of ourselves? How do we deal with those things competing for this love? We focus in on the greatest commandment that Jesus gave us in our latest message.
“To Live is Christ, to Die is Gain” We have heard this phrase in church many times before. But in the times we are in it can take on a whole new meaning. We easily get caught up in our personal ideologies and forgot our purpose and why we are here. Listen this week as Pastor Paul takes us through Paul’s life in the book of Acts, his purpose, and what we know to be true.
We conclude the second part of “The Gift of Prayer & Fasting” by focusing on prayer and 3 ways in which it is a gift in our lives - as an extraordinary invitation, as the means to change, and as spiritual nourishment for our lives.
As we continued our time of prayer and fasting as church, this Sunday we looked specifically at fasting and the gift it is as a spiritual discipline in our lives for our spiritual formation - to practice self-denial, to teach us self control, and as a way to feast on Jesus.
Scripture tells us not to despise prophecy but to test it and hold fast to what is good. How do we do welcome God's voice in our lives and be expectant for Him to speak to us? We look at this as we begin our time of prayer & fasting as a church.
As we enter into a New Year filled once again with a fair degree of uncertainty, how can we live in a such a way that deepens our dependance on Jesus and our relationship with Him? Pastor Paul unpacks portions of 1 Timothy 4 to provide some answers to the question, how can we diligently persevere in 2022?
Whatever "This" is right now in our lives. All of it. The situations, circumstances, and experiences we are walking through. Whatever it is, what will it all result in? How can we embrace what God is doing amidst these times? We look at 1 Peter 1 and the questions that are posed to us.
Joy, unspeakable joy. We use the word joy to describe a lot of things in our lives, but this week we discuss the difference between circumstantial happiness and fullness of joy through Jesus.
