Pastor Andy brings the message, "Glorious Weakness" from 2 Corinthians 12:1-10. God has designed a fool proof plan for each of us to bring Him glory. He sees our self-sufficiency, self-reliance, and self-adulation and gives us a gift: weakness. His gift places our accomplishments in their proper perspective by displaying His glory through a gift tailor-made for each of us. 

Pastor Nate brings the message, "God is Good.”  Do you ever get in a tailspin when you focus on the prosperity of the wicked?  Well, join the Asaph-party of Psalm 73.  It’s a psalm that presents the envious motives of our souls and the frustrations that follow.  But then Asaph shares his personal testimony of how God brought him back into line.

Pastor Nate brings the message, "Boasting in the Cross” from Galatians 6:11-18.  As Paul concludes his letter to the Galatians, the one testimonial he leaves is his readiness to boast in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.  That begs the question: “What are Christians and local churches known for?”  As a church family, LBC must be known as a group of people who “gather and scatter” with a message that boasts only in the cross of Christ.

Pastor Nate brings the message, "Who is This?"  That's the question people asked when Jesus came into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.  Is he a prophet?  A king?  Just a good man in the history books?  As we anticipate the arrival of Resurrection Sunday, we first need to know who Jesus is.  And Matthew answers that question by using the prophecies of the Old Testament to show that He's the Savior whom everyone needs.  

Rich Kolmus brings the message, "Comfort, Comfort My People.”  If you've lived long enough, you know that life isn't always easy.  At one point or another, we will all wrestle with suffering or sickness simply because we are part of Adam's fallen race.  Other times, we face sorrows and pains that are the direct result of sin - our own or someone else's.  Often, the adage "God won't give us more than we can handle" will ring completely hollow as we face difficulties that are well beyond our capacity. 

When you are at the end of yourself, is God still there?  Does He remember you?  Does He care?  Can He help?  Isaiah 40 reminds God's people that the answer is... Yes!

Pastor Nate brings the message, "Sow to the Spirit.” In Galatians 6:6-10, Paul completes his theology of Spirit-led relationships with a picture of sowing and reaping.  Our role within the context of relationships can be compared to the planting of seeds.  Each seed being a selfless act of love under the authority of the Spirit or a self-seeking act carried out in the flesh.  The passage urges us to answer, "Are we living by the Spirit or the flesh?" 

Pastor Nate brings the message, "Keep In Step with the Spirit" from Galatians 5. What does a church family look like that is "keeping in step with the Spirit"?  A church that is governed by the Spirit will treat others, especially those who have fallen into sin, with a certain kind of care and gentleness.  A Spirit-led congregation is also made up of individuals who are worshiping the Lord through their own personal obedience to Him.  

In Galatians 5, God is showing us the hope of His Spirit in our lives. It's the Spirit who produces fruit such as love, joy, and peace so that Christ's church can live in harmony with one another.

"Walk By The Spirit" from Galatians 5:13-21. Every day we face a crucial decision: will we follow the Spirit of God or our flesh? In Galatians 5, God's Word commands us to walk by the Spirit and in doing so we will not gratify or fulfill the desires of the flesh.  What would it be like if we followed the Spirit into every aspect of life?