Posts by Keith
The Last King of Israel – 29 January 2017
We continue our journey though he books of Kings. Chapter 17 contains one of the turning points of the whole Old Testament. It’s been coming for some time, and it’s finally here. It’s the story of the “The Last King of Israel.” And it’s the story of Israel’s exile to Assyria. 2 Kings 17 is…
Read MoreGood Kings, Bad Kings, Good Things, Bad Things – 22 January 2017
Are you getting a little of tired of all the kings? It wouldn’t surprise me if you were,but I think we’re supposed to feel that way when we read it. Because it’s like a biblical broken record, right? And the song isn’t very happy. This week we cover 3 chapters of 2 Kings and learn…
Read MoreGod Is Good Even When the King Is Bad – 15 January 2017
In today’s chapter, our attention turns again to the northern kingdom of Israel. This kingdom has been ruled by King Jehu who was anointed by the prophet Elisha back in chapter 9 to kill and overthrow wicked King Joram and all of the house of wicked king Ahab including his wicked wife Jezebel to avenge…
Read MoreLong Live the King – 8 January 2017
Our ongoing series is called “The King of Kings in the Books of Kings,” and this is message number 24 in that series. It’s been over a month since our last message in this series and our focus is moving from the Northern Kingdom to the Southern Kingdom. When we left the north, the long…
Read MoreJesus Christ and Him Crucified – 1 January 2017
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…
Read MoreThe Christmas Mission – 25 December 2016
What is “The Christmas Mission?” What was the mission of Christmas? If somebody asked you that question this week, why is there Christmas, how would you answer?John’s got a really good way of saying it here in 1 John 4. John says that Jesus, the Son of God was sent on a mission Jesus said,…
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