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That Night the King Could Not Sleep
Timing is everything. In so many areas of life, so much comes down to timing. What happened when. How fast something unfolded. What came first. What came last. What happened at just the right time…or at just the wrong time! Timing is so important. Especially in storytelling. Right? Especially in comedy. Have you ever told…
Read MoreWhat Is Your Request?
Queen Esther is about to do the bravest thing she has ever done. Queen Esther is about to embark on what might be, for her, a suicide mission. She is going to take her life into her own hands and break the law of the land for the sake of her people. Queen Esther is…
Read MoreWho Knows?
What was troubling Mordecai? By verse 5 of chapter 4, Queen Esther wants to know. But we already know what is troubling Mordecai: The genocide of the Jews has been placed on the calendar. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 4:1-17. Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download…
Read MoreBewildered
I’ll be right up front with you. This chapter ends on a cliffhanger. You know, one of those moments where the hero of the story and their friends are in danger, hanging from a cliff, and you don’t know what’s going happen to them. “Tune in next time to find out!” That’s this chapter. Because…
Read MoreHadassah
“Where Is God?” That’s the title of our new series on this unique book of the Bible called, “Esther.” “Where is God?” That’s a question that we have all asked from time to time, and we have all felt in our bones “Where is God?” Especially, where is God when bad things are happening to…
Read MoreThe King Gave a Banquet
You might be wondering why we are tackling the tale of Esther today. That’s a good question, and there are a lot of reasons why I thought this was the right next book for us as a church. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 1:1-22. Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen…
Read MoreThe Power of the Foolishness of the Gospel
Hear the word of God from one of our elders and missionaries, Abraham Skacel on 1 Corinthians 1:17-2:5 You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “The Power of the Foolishness of the Gospel”– October 12, 2025
Read MoreNever Tire of Doing What Is Right
Do you ever feel like giving up? Do you ever feel discouraged and ready to throw in the towel? Do you ever feel the question, “Why even bother?” I think that most of us can feel that way at least some of the time, and some of us can feel that way most of the…
Read MoreThe Lord Is Faithful
The Lord is faithful. The Apostle Paul tells us that straight out in verse 3. “But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.” “The Lord is faithful.” Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5. Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click”…
Read MoreAll I Need Is Jesus
Guest Preacher Caleb Lucien from Haiti. Caleb is one of nine children and the son of a pastor. He is the brother of Henoc, who founded Vision of Hope Ministries in 1998. Caleb has taken over for Henoc to keep the ministry going. Caleb is preaching on Psalm 23. You can listen here or “Right-Click”…
Read MoreStand Firm
Paul wants the Thessalonians to be stable and steadfast. He wants them to stand upright and not fall down or back down in their Christian faith. “Stand firm.” That’s Paul’s encouragement to the Church of the Thessalonians, and I believe that we need to hear it for ourselves today. Lanse Free Church, stand firm. There…
Read MoreHe Is – Colossians 1:15-23 – Joel Michaels 26 December 2021
Joel Michaels delivered the message, “He Is”, from Colossians 1:15-23 Video archive of Joel Michaels’s message
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