What kind of evidence do we have to build confidence that we've received a faith handed down and we don't practice blind faith? The essential question that must first be answered is - is it all true? If it isn't - it means nothing. If it is all true - it means everything.โดย Jarrod Hawthorne

LCC 4.14.24 Good News: The Adventure of Being Ledโดย Eli Suddarth

Micah 4:1-5; Psalm 98; Colossians 1:15-23; Luke 24:36-49โดย Rev. Christian Ruch

Scripture: Romans 9:1-13 Key Takeaways: Romans 9:6 Romans 3:20-25 Romans 5:1-5 Romans 8:1 Romans 8:28-39 Does Israel’s spiritual condition mean that God doesn’t keep his promises or that God can’t accomplish his purposes? Romans 11:33-36 Not every physical descendent of Israel truly belongs to Israel. Romans 11:1…

LCC 04.07.2024 Good News: A Shift in Focusโดย Nathan Anenson

Scripture: Luke 6:46-49 Key Takeaways: Matthew 28:18-19 Ephesians 1:20-23 “Our commitment to Jesus can stand on no other foundation than a recognition that he is the one who knows the truth about our lives and our universe…Could we seriously imagine that Jesus could be Lord if he were not smart? If he were divine, would he be dumb? Or uninformed? O…

Isaiah 26:1-9, 19; Psalm 111; Colossians 1:1-14; John 20:19-31โดย Rev. Peter Berg

LCC 3.31.24 Easter Sundayโดย Nathan Anenson

LCC 3.28.24 How We Remember Maundy Thursdayโดย Tim Hummel

Scripture: Luke 24:1-12 Key Takeaways: 1 Corinthians 15:3–9 1 Corinthians 15:14 1 Corinthians 15:30–32 Jesus did rise from the dead and Christianity is true, and you must honestly face it. OR Jesus did not rise from the dead and Christianity is false, and you can completely forget it. Jesus did not die. (“Swoon Theory”) The disciples were deceived.…

Exodus 14:10-29; Acts 10:34-43; Mark 16:1-8โดย Rev. Christian Ruch

In his account of the resurrection, John sees faith in Jesus as a gradual unfolding, not a one-time act. We are called to patiently embrace the sometimes-slow unfolding of God's work in our lives. Support the showโดย Pastor Nathan Hilkert

Paul encourages Timothy and us to endure and suffer for the Gospel so that others may obtain salvation.

Romans 6:3-11; I AM statements of Johnโดย Rev. Peter Berg

Isaiah 52:13-53:12; Psalm 22:1-11; Hebrews 10:1-25; Passion of Johnโดย Rev. Cheryl Witham

Exodus 12:1-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 6:52-60โดย Rev. Joel Bascom

LCC 3.24.24 Think Prayer: When You Want to be Closer to Godโดย Nathan Anenson

Scripture: Isaiah 55:19 Key Takeaways: The greatest things we need are found in a relationship with God. “What causes us to be fickle is the realization that our present pleasures are false, while failing to realize that absent pleasures are also vain.” Blaise Pascal. The Greatest things we need are completely free. John 6:35 John 7:37–39 Anything …

Nehemiah 13:15-18, 23-27; Philippians 2:5-11; Passion according to Markโดย Rev. Christian Ruch

Paul instructs Timothy (and us) that we are called to proclaim the Gospel not just in sound teaching but by our conduct and our honor for each other within the household of God.

LCC 3.17.2024 Think Prayer: When You Need a Mountain Movedโดย Eli Suddarth

Scripture: Genesis 3:1-15 Key Takeaways: James 1:13–15 Hide from God Jonah 1:3–5 Psalm 139:7–12 Cover Up Make Excuses and Shift Blame Genesis 3:21 Luke 19:10 Face Ourselves Face God Luke 15:20 Receive Grace Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, Weak and wounded, sick and sore Jesus ready stands to save you, Full of pity, love and pow'r. I will arise an…

Nehemiah 8:1-18; Hebrews 5:1-10; John 12:20-33โดย Rev. Christian Ruch

Paul declares that the truth of God is revealed not just in our declaration of faith statements or our conduct, but also in our motivations. We ought to pursue contentment as a demonstration of our faith.

Unlike our enemy and his offspring who hate, divide and seek to destroy in death - we should love one another and share the life and love we've been given through our eternal life in Christ Jesus.โดย Jarrod Hawthorne

God provides abundant water for all who thirst. Support the showโดย Pastor Nathan Hilkert

God invites us to share life with himself Support the showโดย Pastor Nathan Hilkert

Our story from the book of Numbers today shows us that God's judgment is not merely punitive but serves as a revelation of what happens when we turn away from the good gifts that God offers. The Christian understanding of repentance offers us a redemptive pathway to transformation and new life. Support the show…

LCC 3.10.24 Think Prayer - When you see a hurting worldโดย Tim Hummel

Nehemiah 5:1-13; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 6:1-15โดย Rev. Christian Ruch

Scripture: Romans 8:31-39 Key Takeaways: God is for us and is greater than anyone or anything against us. Romans 8:1 2 Kings 6:15–17 God will give us every small thing we need, because he has already given us the Greatest thing we need “Who delivered up Jesus to die? Not Judas, for money; not Pilate, for fear; not the Jews, for envy; —but the Fathe…

Paul instructs Timothy (and us) that we are called to proclaim the Gospel not just in sound teaching but by our conduct and our honor for each other within the household of God.

While sin in our lives should never be dismissed as insignificant, our identity doesn't flow from what we do, but from what Christ has done.โดย Jesse Beard

3.2.2024 Think Prayer: When You Need Healingโดย Nathan Anenson

Exodus 20:1–21, Romans 7:12–25, John 2:13-22

Genesis 22:1–14, Romans 8:31–39, Mark 8:31–38

Genesis 9:8–17, 1 Peter 3:18–22, Mark 1:9–13

I Kings 9:9-18 & Mark 9:2-9

Nehemiah 2:17-20; 4:1-9, 13-14, 21-22; 6:15-16 Romans 7:12-25 John 2:13-22โดย Rev. Peter Berg

Scripture: Romans 8:28-30 Key Takeaways: The bad things will all be turned to good. Romans 8:18 John 11:33-35 John 11:38-39 The good things can never be taken away from you. John 6:44 Jeremiah 32:38-41 Ephesians 1:4-6 “What matters supremely, therefore, is not, in the last analysis, the fact that I know God, but the larger fact which underlies it—t…