Posts by Keith
Great Assurity – 14 July 2013
Everything Christians believe is based on who Jesus is. If we get Jesus wrong, we get the whole thing wrong. Pastor Jeff shares with us three things that should give us great assurance: 1. Christ Has Appeared, 2. Christ Is Appearing, and 3. Christ Will Appear Again! He also challenges us into the action. Our…
Read MoreA Cool Drink of Good News – 7 July 2013
As we approach the “Dead of Summer,” the need for a cool drink to refresh and encourage us illustrates our need for good news – especially the Good News of the Gospel. Pastor Matt, preaching on Proverbs 25:25. Full manuscript available at Pastor Matt’s blog. Click below to download the sermon: A Cool Drink of…
Read MoreChrist’s Model of Discipleship – 30 June 2013
Roger Piger shares with us his passion for discipleship. God calls us to disciple those around us. By looking at Christ’s life, we can find a plan of action to help carry this out in our daily lives. By allowing admittance of people into our lives, being obedient to God’s will, and remaining dependent on…
Read MoreStand Your Ground – 23 June 2013
After an amazing week of ministering to our community and church family during Family Bible Week, Pastor Matt focus our attention on the key theme for the week. There is a battle raging all around us and we need to be prepared to take our stand against the devil’s schemes. We need to be ready…
Read MoreHope in the LORD – 16 June 2013
This past Sunday marked Pastor Matt’s 15th anniversary of pastoral ministry here at LEFC. He returns to the first scripture preached, Isaiah 40, and shares a message of hope. Listen and discover three points of application: The LORD Is Coming, The LORD Is Awesome, and The LORD Gives Strength. Hope in the LORD. Pastor Matt…
Read MoreFighting Words – 9 June 2013
Graduation Sunday’s message has important advice for the Class of 2013: Keep your cool, don’t let yourself get carried away with anger, and be a patient person who calms a quarrel. In the final full message in our Tongue of the Wise series, Pastor Matt talks about “Fighting Words” – Words that tear down, break…
Read MoreA Lying Tongue – 2 June 2013
This week, Pastor Matt tackles another type of reckless words that pierce like a sword: Lies Our key verse is Proverbs 26:28.“A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.” Pastor Matt shares three practical steps to help us as we attempt to possess The Tongue of the Wise: – REPENT…
Read MoreGood Words – 26 May 2013
Last Sunday, Pastor Matt talked about the difficulties of “Bad Words” in today’s culture. This week, he looks at “Good Words” that are often under-used and under-appreciated. When these words are spoken, at the right time and in the right way, amazing things happen. Listen as Pastor Matt presents 4 phrases, which when used properly,…
Read MoreBad Words – 19 May 2013
It is hard to preach on ‘bad words’ these days. Everyone everywhere seems to speak them, and the internet and social media have just made it worse. It is now socially acceptable to use bad words, and many people do not even realize how degraded their speech has become. In this next installment in our…
Read MorePrasing Mom – 12 May 2013
This next installment in our series “the Tongue of the Wise,” teaches us that we should praise our moms. What occurs on Mothers’ Day is right and has biblical reasoning. Praise your mom because: God Says to, Women Need the Truth, She Has Earned it, and Praising Her Brings Praise to Her God. Pastor Matt…
Read MoreGrumbling (Part Two) – 5 May 2013
Continuing with part two of our grumbling message, Pastor Matt uses Numbers 11 to teach us some important truths about complaining. God takes grumbling and rebellious complaining seriously because God is Holy. But the problem with complaining is not just that God is holy, so we shouldn’t grumble, but that God is generous so we…
Read MoreGrumbling (Part One) – 28 April 2013
Continuing with our new series, “The Tongue of the Wise,” Pastor Matt shows us three things about God to remind ourselves when we are tempted to grumble. He unravels three reasons why we shouldn’t give in to grumbling. If we can get these reasons engraved on our hearts, we can gain some victory over grumbling.…
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