Sermons – Lakewood Church of Christ

Our excuses are trapping us in a cave of doubt and fear that, with God's help, we can overcome. But we don't try because we are convinced that our excuse is truth! This has always been the challenge of faith fro anyone who dreams of living the overcoming lie God has planned for them. I Give Up! I want to seek God's help through God's people to crush Satan's excuses in my life!

Reg Cox Deacon, Community Connections

F-E-A-R has two meanings.

Forget Everything And Run or

Face Everything and Rise

The choice is yours.

Steve parses up some causes of our fears and encourages us to give them to God.

Scott expands on the "I Give Up" series, where we're encouraged to "give up" the things that hinder us. Scott encourages us to give up our complaining. "Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe. "

Steve continues in the series "I Give Up," talking about how are guilt and shame from the past hinders our growth now. God accepts us where we are, but doesn't want us to stay there.

When you fix your thoughts on God, God will fix your thoughts.

Scott Rice shares some eye-opening wisdom on how to get rid of resentment in your life and forgive others. Resentment and bitterness is can cause actual physical malidies. Listen to the sermon to learn more.

Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Diane shares her challenges as a new mother and the experiences that God used to draw her nearer to Him.

A vision is a divinely given picture of what could be and should be.

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!