One Thing I Ask :: January 4, 2026
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…
Continue to Message...Come, Lord Jesus :: December 28, 2025
“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…
Continue to Message...The Son of the Most High :: December 21, 2025
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…
Continue to Message...Days of Feasting and Joy :: December 14, 2025
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…
Continue to Message...Another Decree :: December 7, 2025
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…
Continue to Message...Queen Esther’s Banquet :: November 30, 2025
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…
Continue to Message...We continue in our series “A Heart for the Heart of God” and David is still being chased by King Saul. Chased, but not caught. Explore Chapter 26 with us as we discover three things in the story that help…
Read MoreOur story for this week begins on a very somber note when Samuel dies. David is still being chased but not caught and is hiding in the desert from King Saul. Through this story we see that David is not…
Read MoreWe 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…
Read MoreReturning 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…
Read MorePsalm 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…
Read MoreAdvent 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…
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- Books I Read in 2025 December 30, 2025