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...That Night the King Could Not Sleep :: November 23, 2025
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!…
Continue to Message...What Is Your Request? :: November 16, 2025
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…
Continue to Message...Who Knows? :: November 9, 2025
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…
Continue to Message...Bewildered :: November 2, 2025
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…
Continue to Message...Hadassah :: October 26, 2025
“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…
Continue to Message...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…
Read MoreFor the last several weeks we have been studying Psalm 22 together as a church family. We have seen how David felt a taste of being forsaken. We have seen how Jesus was completely forsaken on the Cross. Today we…
Read MoreAs we enter Passion week, we once again look to Psalm 22. Psalm 22 captures the experience of our Lord at His crucifixion. This is the psalm that was on His lips as He bled and died for us and…
Read MoreOur missionary, Darko Vika, joined us for the weekend and shared an update on his ministry before opening God’s word and sharing with us. When we see how Jesus suffered on the cross, we should realize that this was our…
Read MoreAt this time of year, Pastor Matt likes to take at least a few Sunday sermons to contemplate more deeply the Cross of Jesus Christ. This season leading up to Passion Week and finally Resurrection Sunday is a very appropriate…
Read MoreIt is not easy to live faithful to Christ in this world today. We must stay persistent in our prayers and faith. Don’t lose hope. Keep praying. Watch and wait for the return of Christ. When Christ returns, what will…
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- Advent Candle #3: “Come, O Promised Star of Jacob” December 4, 2025
- “Queen Esther’s Banquet” [Matt's Messages] November 30, 2025
- Advent Candle #1: “From Our Fears and Sins Release Us” November 30, 2025