Posts by Keith
Cutting Corners – 12 January 2014
We have been studying 1 Samuel and learning what it means to be a man or a woman after God’s own heart. This week we continue to follow David as he runs from King Saul and are reminded to follow God even when it is hard. We need to be aware of what God has…
Read MoreThe Fugitive – 5 January 2014
Returning to our ongoing series in 1 Samuel, Pastor Matt takes us through three action packed chapters as King Saul pursues David. As we follow the story, he draws out three points of application for our lives today: 1. Following God Can Be Really Hard 2. But God is Faithful 3. So Find Your Strength…
Read MoreSearch Me – 29 December 2013
Psalm 139 is a prayer for God to look into your heart and see what is truly there. It’s an invitation for God to know you as you really are and to move you to become who you were made to be. As we look ahead to 2014, ask God to search you. Why? Pastor…
Read MoreChristmas Eve Advent – 24 December 2013
Advent means coming. Christmas is coming…tomorrow! Pastor Matt shares his thoughts on our Advent passage during the Christmas Eve Candelight Service here at Lanse Free Church. Pastor Matt preaching on Hebrews 2:14-17 Click below to download the message: Christmas Eve Advent – 24 December 2013 Or click below to stream a live audio of the…
Read MoreAngels We Have Heard on High – 22 December 2013
Christmas is all about the glory of God. – Christmas was the supreme revelation of God to humankind. – Christmas was God speaking to Man in the only language He really understands: the language of flesh and bones and blood. – Christmas was God’s passion for His glory breaking into this dark world to invade…
Read MoreLong Expected Lion – 15 December 2013
We are taking a break from our current sermon series and spending some time focusing on Christmas. This week we visit an obscure passage tucked into the middle of Genesis. Pastor Matt pulls out 3 points of application from today’s text: Put Your Trust in the Triumph of the Lion of Judah, Center Your Life…
Read MoreMay The LORD Be With You – 8 December 2013
Our next installment in our series “A Heart For the Heart of God” covers the preiod in David’s life after he kills Goliath but before he has to leave King Saul’s and run for his life. Pastor Matt preaching on 1 Samuel 18:1-20:42 Full manuscript available at Pastor Matt’s blog. Click below to download the…
Read MoreThe Battle Is the Lord’s – 1 December 2013
We continue our sermon series, “A Heart for the Heart of God,” with a very familiar passage of scripture. Pay attention to the details of this story and don’t let the message escape you as we apply this truth to our lives: The battle is the Lord’s Knowing that the battle is the Lord’s, take…
Read MoreThe Lord Looks at the Heart – 24 November 2013
We continue our sermon series, “A Heart for the Heart of God,” and this chapter is the hinge chapter that the entire book turns on. We see that the Lord looks at the heart, and Pastor Matt encourages us to think on this and apply it in three ways: With Others, With Ourselves, and With…
Read MoreHow To Grieve The Lord – 17 November 2013
Our sermon series is called A Heart for the Heart of God. In today’s chapter, the Bible tells us twice that the LORD was “grieved” that He had made Saul king. V.11 and the very last verse of the chapter, verse 35. The very last sentence, “And the LORD was grieved that he had made…
Read MoreWho Knows? 10 November 2013
Our sermon series is called A Heart for the Heart of God, but we see in these two chapters that the king of Israel doesn’t seem to have one. Listen in as Pastor Matt ponders three “Who Knows?”: 1. What You Might Lose Through Disobedience, 2. What God Might Do If You Step Out in…
Read MoreA Missionary Psalm – Jim Panaggio – 3 November 2013
Long-term missionary Jim Panaggio shares how our blessings are given to us in order that we may bless others. Jim Panaggio preaching on Psalm 67. Click below to download the sermon: A Missionary Psalm – 3 November 2013
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