Sermons

Pastor Nate brings the message, “Choose Life” from Deuteronomy 29-31.  As we approach the end of Deuteronomy, Moses wants to emphasize the one path that all of Israel should walk down: it's the path of "life" on which the Christian loves the Lord, obeys His voice, and holds fast to Him.  

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.  

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. 

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.  

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.”

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.