The Baptism of Jesus – 7 January 2018
We are just a few steps into our journey through this theological biography of Jesus Christ called “The Gospel of Matthew.” So far in chapters 1 and 2, we’re read about the genealogy of Jesus, the birth of Jesus, and…
Continue to Message...The Search for Jesus Christ – 31 December 2017
We’ve begun a multi-month, maybe multi-year, journey together through the Gospel of Matthew. This theological biography of the most important person who has ever lived–the Lord Jesus Christ. This week we focus on looking for these four themes as we…
Continue to Message...He Will Reign For Ever and Ever – 24 December 2017
These people were walking, living in darkness. But now a light has dawned. And that light is the joyful reversal of the curse on the world and the end of all war! And that light comes in the form of…
Continue to Message...The Birth of Jesus Christ – 17 December 2017
We’ve begun a multi-month, maybe multi-year, journey together through the Gospel of Matthew. This theological biography of the most important person who has ever lived–the Lord Jesus Christ. Last week, we looked closely at his genealogy. Which was a lot…
Continue to Message...The Genealogy of Jesus – 10 December 2017
This week we begin a new sermon series. The Gospel of Matthew is a wonderful book full of spiritual treasure. We are going to learn all kinds of glorious things as we study it together. Matthew is a theological biography…
Continue to Message...Ready and Waiting – 3 December 2017
LEFC turns 125 years old this year. To mark this 125th year, Pastor Matt preached 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…
Continue to Message...We have finally reached “Queen Esther’s Banquet.” It’s actually Queen Esther’s Second Banquet, isn’t it? Because she put one on in chapter 5, as well. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 7:1-10. Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog. You can listen…
Read MoreTiming 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!…
Read MoreQueen 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…
Read MoreWhat 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…
Read MoreI’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…
Read More“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…
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