1 Thessalonians
Nate Birkholz
Pleasing God with Purity

Pastor Nate brings the message, "Pleasing God with Purity” from 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8.  It's no secret that sexual freedom has been a focal point of our society.  Why not?  We are pleasure-seekers after all. As we open up chapter 4 of 1 Thessalonians, God's Word directs us in a better path forward, one that keeps the pleasure of sexual activity within the safe boundaries of obedience to God.

Pleasing God with Purity
Isaiah
Nate Birkholz
Comfort of the Coming King - Part 2

Pastor Nate brings the message, "Comfort of the Coming King” - Part 2 from Isaiah 42:1-9. As we continue our Advent series this Sunday, we see that the coming Savior would be gentle with His people.  "A bruised reed he will not break; and a faintly burning wick he will not quench." No one is a cast-away.  No one will be written off.  Jesus is for His people. 

Comfort of the Coming King - Part 2
Isaiah
Nate Birkholz
Comfort of the Coming King - Part 1

Pastor Nate brings the message, "Comfort of the Coming King” - Part 1 from Isaiah 40.  Do you find comfort in your circumstances or in the character and promises of God?  As the Jews were agonizing in exile, God gave them a promise of comfort. It's a promise anchored in His unchanging character that extends to our lives today.  A Savior would come and those who wait on Him shall renew their strength.

Comfort of the Coming King - Part 1
Psalms
Nate Birkholz
My Shepherd: He is Enough

Pastor Nate brings the message, "My Shepherd: He is Enough" from Psalm 23. Pastor Nate reminds us,  from a familiar text, of God's care for and provision in our lives.

My Shepherd: He is Enough
1 Thessalonians
Nate Birkholz
Increasing and Abounding in Love

Pastor Nate brings the message, "Increasing and Abounding in Love” from 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13.  What role does your love for others play in your standing before God? That's a question that Paul answers at the end of 1 Thessalonians 3.  When we see love flowing through our lives God is establishing us in holiness.

Increasing and Abounding in Love

God's Sovereignty in Our Suffering

God's Sovereignty in Our Suffering

Pastor Stephen brings the message, "God’s Sovereignty in Our Suffering” from Habakkuk. One of the most difficult questions of the Christian life comes when we try to synchronize three seemingly incompatible ideas; God is good, God is in control, and horrible things still happen. While these are difficult to line up neatly in our minds, we see that Scripture affirms all three. The book of Habakkuk walks us through how to worship God despite our confusion and even agony in the midst of the painful unknowns.

When We Follow Jesus

When We Follow Jesus

Pastor Luke brings the message, “When We Follow Jesus” from Mark 6:1-29.  When we choose to follow Jesus we might just think it’s an exciting ride of victory because of His power.  In the Gospel of Mark we see Him calm storms, cast out demons, heal the sick, even raise the dead.  But is this what following Jesus is like?  Our passage on Sunday introduces to us the costliness of following Jesus.

The Renewed Mind

The Renewed Mind

Pastor Nate brings the message, “The Renewed Mind” from Romans.  “I have never struggled with my thoughts.”  Liar!  We’ve all had times when our thoughts ran like wild horses and trampled on the truth.  In Romans 12:1-2, Paul gives us a path of hope and encouragement that is tied to the mercy of God: the mind can be reined in and you can be transformed.

Heart Matters

Heart Matters

"Follow your heart!" has become the mantra of a generation. As believers, we want to think we are immune to this temptation, but what if we are only fooling ourselves? What if our hearts are more devious and more treacherous than we believe? We want to biblically view the subtlety and deception of our hearts, and then come to realize the enormity of the solution God has provided in Christ.

A Life Defined

A Life Defined

Pastor Andy brings the message, “A Life Defined” from 2 Peter 1:3-11.  In 2 Peter, Peter teaches his readers what defines believers, from conversion to glorification and everything in between.  Their challenge is our challenge: will we waster God’s grace or join Him by obeying His word?

Choose God

Choose God

Pastor Nate brings the message, “Choose God” from Deuteronomy 32-34.  The lesson in Deuteronomy is simple: Choose God, Choose Life.  As the book comes to a conclusion, Moses once again teaches that while life is full of decisions, there is really only one choice for God's People: we choose Him!  Please pray for the Sunday service and that God will use His Word to bear fruit in your life and the life of our church family.  

Blessings and Cursings

Blessings and Cursings

Pastor Nate brings the message, “Blessings and Cursings” from Deuteronomy 27-28. In one of the most graphic portions of Deuteronomy, Moses unpacks the covenantal consequences Israel will face for disobedience to God.  While it's a hard portion of Deuteronomy to read, it certainly helps us understand the rest of the Old Testament and appreciate the curse that Christ bore on the cross.  

Obedience in Response to the Character of God

Obedience in Response to the Character of God

Stephen Ellison brings the message, "Obedience in Response to the Character of God” from Deuteronomy 12-26.  As people who have been saved by grace and not by works, how should we look at the specific (and often confusing) laws given throughout the middle of Deuteronomy? While we have a different relationship to God than the nation of Israel, we have a lot we can learn about His character and what He has planned for us by reading these laws and getting to the heart of them. 

Tempted? Choose God's Word

Tempted? Choose God's Word

Pastor Nate brings the message, "Tempted?  Choose God’s Word” from Deuteronomy 6-11.  As Israel is staged and ready to proceed into the land, Moses continually reminds these people the important lesson of always choosing God's Word.  It's a lesson that Jesus teaches us when He enters into the wilderness and faces the temptation of Satan.  God's Word will carry you through the temptations.  

Love the Lord Your God

Love the Lord Your God

Pastor Nate brings the message, "Love the Lord Your God” from Deuteronomy 4:44-6:9. “Rom-coms” (romantic comedies) attempt to portray the experience of love. Hallmark cars try to communicate love in a few lines. Shakespeare gives us sonnets. But what does it look like when one of god’s children loves his/her heavenly Father? In our sermon this Sunday we see the call to love God “with all your heart, soul, and might.”

God's People...God's Word

God's People...God's Word

Pastor Nate brings the message, "God's People...God's Word" from Deuteronomy 4.   Just in case you didn't see it, another mainstream denomination took another purposeful step away from God's Word as their guiding authority.  It raises the question: what's going to keep Christians and the next generation of God's people from apostasy?  As we look at Deuteronomy 4 it is very clear that God's Word must be kept in front of God's People.

Not Fear...Faith!

Not Fear...Faith!

Pastor Nate brings the message, "Not Fear...Faith!" from Deuteronomy 1-3.  This coming Sunday we begin a new series in the book of Deuteronomy.  If this study in Deuteronomy seems daunting, take courage! Deuteronomy is a book that is rich with the character of God and full of life lessons for us.  To get a jump on Sunday's sermon, take a look at chapters 1-3 and notice the progression from fear to faith.

Glorious Weakness

Glorious Weakness

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. 

God is Good

God is Good

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.

Boasting in the Cross

Boasting in the Cross

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.

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