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Sing! – 12 February 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 under-girded and shaped our church for the last 125 years. This series is called “Gospel…

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Therefore Do Good – 5 February 2017

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”…

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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 of Israel.” And it’s the story of Israel’s exile to Assyria. 2 Kings 17 is…

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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 song isn’t very happy. This week we cover 3 chapters of 2 Kings and learn…

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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 all of the house of wicked king Ahab including his wicked wife Jezebel to avenge…

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