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…
Good 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…
God 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…
Long 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…
Jesus 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…
The 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.…
I picked Psalm 87 for this morning because it’s so glorious and so…weird. I picked it because I really have never understood it. No matter how many times I’ve read it. What is this psalm, this song, all about? So,…
What are you asking the Lord for in 2026? What are you praying for as we set out into a new year? What do you want? Many of us start the year by making some goals. We’re going to lose…
“Come, Lord Jesus!” That’s the very last prayer in the Bible. It’s in the last book of the Bible. It’s on the last page, in the last paragraph, in the second-to-last verse. And we’re studying it on the last Sunday…
This story is the announcement by an angel to that humble young Jewish woman named Mary that the first Christmas was coming, that the Christ was coming, not just someday but now, and not just to her house, but to…
There once was a wicked man named Haman, and he hated the Jews. He was their enemy. This Haman was a leader in the kingdom of Persia in the fifth century before Christ, and he was very very proud. Narcissistic…
Our story is not over yet. The Tale of Queen Esther did not end with the death of the wicked Haman at the tail end of chapter 7. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 8:1-17. Full manuscript available on Pastor…
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