LRPC Sermon Archives

It's time we start taking risks and making decisions the world doesn’t understand.  

One of the best stories to understand that is from the Old Testament where we meet the prophet Elisha.  Elisha's story is a good introduction to how God calls his followers and the risks that his people must take to do His will.  

In this first week we will learn about the ridiculous commitment Elisha makes to follow God.

This week we're borrowing the theme - SHOW UP - from the 2016 Student Leadership Conference with Doug Fields.  We begin first with a conversation with our own Libby English who returned recently from the PC(USA) 222nd General Assembly.  Libby had the privilege to serve as a YAAD (Young Adult Adivisory Delegate) from the Muskingum Valley Presbytery. 

The second part of the conversation this week is with some of the eight students who attended the 2016 Student Leadership Conference in South Bend.  The biggest take away that becomes this week's message is: We are never more like Jesus then when we serve.

One of the joys at SLC 2016 was the presence of Tommy and Eddie from the Skit Guys...the video mentioned in this weeks message is Dennis: An Original Masterpeice

This week we welcome Mark Gray the executive director at Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp.  Mark shares some of the core principles behind the summer camp program and how it impacts a young person's understanding of relationships.

Life doesn’t always go the way we expect, and we pray to God for help and guidance. But sometimes it seems like even though we pray with faith, God doesn’t do what we've asked. We seek Him, but don’t feel His presence. We go through pain, but our cries for relief seem to go unanswered.  Sometimes, our lives just don't make sense. 

In week 2 we'll look at the story of the resurrection of Lazarus and how sometimes when it seems like God is late, he really is on time.  #lifewins

Life doesn’t always go the way we expect, and we pray to God for help and guidance. But sometimes it seems like even though we pray with faith, God doesn’t do what we've asked. We seek Him, but don’t feel His presence. We go through pain, but our cries for relief seem to go unanswered.  Sometimes, our lives just don't make sense. 

We begin this three-week series unpacking what's going on when it seems as God doesn't seem to be listening.  To help put this in context, Pastor Tom shares some of his insights on this 5th anniversary of the tornado that ripped through Joplin in 2011.  #lifewins

Since we’ve been saved so that we can serve, it’s important for us to understand how God has wired us. When we serve in ways that maximize who we are, and what we’ve been given, the church will be fortified and we’ll experience fruitfulness and fulfillment. 

In Week 3 of our series we look at the simple truth: A Faith that works...is a faith that works.

Since we’ve been saved so that we can serve, it’s important for us to understand how God has wired us. When we serve in ways that maximize who we are, and what we’ve been given, the church will be fortified and we’ll experience fruitfulness and fulfillment.  In Week 2 of our series we compare the task of living the Christian life to running a race.

Since we’ve been saved so that we can serve, it’s important for us to understand how God has wired us. When we serve in ways that maximize who we are, and what we’ve been given, the church will be fortified and we’ll experience fruitfulness and fulfillment.  In Week 1 of our series you'll better understand that what you need to serve is already inside of you.

Every person needs to know that they are loved.  Noted local author and community leader, Dr. JoAnn Shade walks us through how much God loves us.

The Time Is Now is a study of the Old Testament book of Haggai.  Its a short book, only 2 chapters with a large message for God's people today.  Together we will look at how God used the prophet Haggai to lead Israel to rebuild God's temple.  In this final installment...we learn that that it's not so much about the building of the temple, but our response personally to what God is doing.