For the last several weeks we have been studying Psalm 22 together as a church family. We have seen how David felt a taste of being forsaken. We have seen how Jesus was completely forsaken on the Cross. Today we review the greatest comeback of all time – Jesus’ resurrection! In the resurrection, Jesus is…

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As we enter Passion week, we once again look to Psalm 22. Psalm 22 captures the experience of our Lord at His crucifixion. This is the psalm that was on His lips as He bled and died for us and our salvation. Jesus was forsaken so that his people will never be! Pastor Matt preaching…

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Our missionary, Darko Vika, joined us for the weekend and shared an update on his ministry before opening God’s word and sharing with us. When we see how Jesus suffered on the cross, we should realize that this was our condition before being saved. We should realize that because of the cross, we have access…

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At this time of year, Pastor Matt likes to take at least a few Sunday sermons to contemplate more deeply the Cross of Jesus Christ. This season leading up to Passion Week and finally Resurrection Sunday is a very appropriate time to consider together what our Lord suffered in our place. And several months ago…

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It is not easy to live faithful to Christ in this world today. We must stay persistent in our prayers and faith. Don’t lose hope. Keep praying. Watch and wait for the return of Christ. When Christ returns, what will He find? Faith like a widow – never quitting, always hoping. Pastor Zeke Pipher preaching…

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LEFC turns 125 years old this year. To mark this 125th year, Pastor Matt will preach a special set of sermons, over the course of the whole year, that revisit and reflect and reconnect with the core values that have under-girded and shaped our church for the last 125 years. This series is called “Gospel…

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We have reached the final message in our series called “The King of Kings in the Books of Kings.” There is a broken record playing throughout the Books of Kings and the song is not, for the most part, a happy one. This book is, after all, a tragedy. Today, we’re going to read the…

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This is our 29th message in this series tracking through the Books of the Kings of Israel and Judah and next week, Lord-willing, will be our 30th and last. We’ve been calling the series, “The King of Kings in the Books of Kings” because even as we’ve learned a lot about Old Testament history, we’ve…

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As we continue our journey though he books of Kings, we once again turn to the Southern kingdom of Judah. THrough this story we learn that You Alone, O Lord, Are God: 1. Who Desires Our Faithfulness, 2. Who Brooks No Rivals, and 3. Who Rescues His People. Pastor Matt preaching on 2 Kings 18:1…

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