Lanier Hills Church Podcast

In this message from James 1:17, we’re reminded that every good gift in our lives, including our country and its freedoms, comes from God. You’ll be invited to see your freedoms not as entitlements but as gifts to be stewarded. Through real stories from around the world, this sermon contrasts comfortable Christianity with costly discipleship and calls you to use your freedom to follow Jesus, love...

In this message, Pastor Randall walks through Proverbs to show how money works like an x-ray of the heart. What we give first, what we grip for safety, and how we handle debt all reveal who we really trust. Instead of chasing “just a little more,” we are invited to pray for “enough,” live open handed, and follow Jesus’ generous example. As we loosen our grip on money and rest in God’s faithful pro...

Words are never neutral. In this Proverbs-based message, Pastor Randall shows how every text, comment, and conversation is either building up or burning down our relationships and our own hearts. You will see how Scripture connects your daily speech to the world you are creating around you, and how Jesus, wisdom in the flesh, speaks life to broken people like the woman at the well. Through practic...

When someone corrects you, do you get defensive or do you grow? This message from Proverbs explores how our response to correction shapes our character, community, and closeness with God. Using honest stories and the example of David and Nathan, it shows how humility opens us to “life-giving correction” and how pride keeps us stuck. You will be invited to identify a trusted “Nathan” and to see har...

We often feel certain we are on the right path, only to realize we are headed the wrong way. In this message from Proverbs, you’ll see how easily our own understanding can mislead us and why that makes God’s wisdom so essential. Through honest stories and Scripture, you’ll be invited to stop simply “checking in” with God and instead truly invite Him into every decision. As you learn to lean on the...

Pastor Randall opens a summer series in Proverbs by exposing the lie that we can figure life out on our own. True wisdom is seeing life the way God sees it and having the courage to live accordingly. Rooted in “the fear of the Lord,” wisdom begins with intimate relationship, not more information. Through Jesus, God’s wisdom becomes personal and available, bringing clarity where our vision is disto...

Pastor Randall closes the “Something More” series in Romans 12:1–2, showing how true change comes from God, not from chasing spiritual highs. He contrasts being conformed to the world with being transformed by the renewing of our minds. Drawing on ancient practices like examen, Lectio Divina, silence, meditation, confession and a “rule of life,” he invites you to structure your week around prayer,...

Holding a rock, we name the part of our lives we’ve quietly decided God can’t change. Looking at Ezekiel 36, we see God promise a new heart and His Spirit within us, doing what we cannot do ourselves. This message walks through how real transformation is God’s work, not self‑improvement, and how confession to God and trusted people brings hidden struggles into the light. As you surrender your “roc...

This message invites you to trade a distant, critical “god” in your head for the real, living Jesus who comes with scars, a smile and the word “Peace.” Walking through Luke 24, you see how only Jesus can open your mind to truly understand Scripture and his love. You learn the difference between collecting information about God and experiencing illumination from God. Through the ancient practice of...

In this message from John 10, Pastor Randall shows how the constant noise of our culture drowns out the one voice we most need to hear, the voice of Jesus, our Good Shepherd. Jesus knows you by name, loves you personally, and leads you toward true abundance, not exhaustion. Through the simple practice of silence and solitude, you can begin to tune out the competing voices, hear God’s gentle leadin...

In this message we explore how our certainty about how God should appear can blind us from recognizing His presence in our lives. Using the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus, the message emphasizes that seeing God is not something we achieve through our own effort, but something God does when we position ourselves to receive. This sermon challenges the cultural tendency to rush and seek...

Pastor Randall opens a new series, “Something More,” for anyone who senses there must be more to life with God than they are experiencing. Looking at Mark 8 and Revelation 3, we discuss how we can be close to Jesus yet miss Him because our hearts grow calloused. Through Ignatius’ simple daily practice called the Examen, we learn to slow down, notice God’s presence, receive His mercy, and reopen th...

Pastor Randall walks through John 20 and the disciples’ fear behind locked doors, showing how Jesus enters our fear with peace, restoration, and joy. This message challenges you to move beyond a private, silent faith and live “sent” into your everyday world, just as the Father sent Jesus. You will be invited to speak truth with wisdom, serve others, lead through influence, and live differently in...

On Easter we often celebrate an empty tomb, feel inspired, then return to the same empty habits. This message from Luke 24 and Romans 6 reminds us the resurrection is not just a future ticket to heaven. In Christ we were crucified and raised to live a new life today. Pastor Randall calls us to stop looking for life in “dead things” like success, control, or relationships and instead build our live...

On the night before the cross, Jesus slowed down to serve, suffer, and pray for people who would fail Him, including us. This message walks through the Passover meal, John 17, and the question “Who does this?” to reveal the kind of Savior Jesus is. As you see His humility, sacrifice, and ongoing intercession for you, you are invited to move Him from the edges of your life to the center. In remembe...

Our culture says the goal is to “be true to yourself.” Jesus says something very different. In this message from Luke 9, Pastor Randall confronts the lie that following Jesus is about comfort, self affirmation, and an easier life. You will learn what it really means to deny yourself, take up your cross daily, and follow Him. Hear powerful stories, honest challenges, and a clear call to lay down an...

What does real, Christlike love look like in everyday life? In this message from Luke 10 and the parable of the Good Samaritan, Pastor Dan challenges us to move beyond feelings, comfort, and conditions into a love that is compassionate, risky, sacrificial, and costly. Love is not the way we earn eternal life, but the clearest evidence that we truly know Jesus. We're called to normalize what the wo...

Have you ever wondered why you’re still struggling with the same sins and patterns after years of following Jesus? In this message from Galatians 4 and Matthew 7, Pastor Randall unpacks how spiritual growth really works. Formation is slow, often hidden, and shaped by daily choices rather than big emotional moments. Discover how Christ is formed in you over time, how to build your life on the rock...

In this message, we continue our series, the “Way of Jesus” by exploring how our daily practices actually form us. Reading from Matthew 6, we see the contrasts between performance-based and passive spirituality with a sincere, “hidden” walk with God. Jesus assumes His followers will give, pray, and fast, but not for attention or to earn His love. Instead, these ancient practices are invitations to...

Many Christians believe in grace but live like God is holding a clipboard, constantly grading their performance. No wonder we’re exhausted. In this message from Matthew 11:28–30, Pastor Randall unpacks Jesus’ invitation: “Come to me…and I will give you rest.” Learn the difference between surrender and striving, why a checklist faith will always burn you out, and how Jesus’ “easy yoke” frees you fr...

Are you busy serving God yet feel spiritually dry or distant from Jesus? In this message from Mark 3, Pastor Randall unpacks a powerful question: “When did doing for Jesus replace being with Jesus?” Discover why nearness to Christ—not activity—is the starting point of the Christian life. Learn how Jesus models withdrawing from busyness to be with the Father, why He “appointed” the disciples first...

In this message, Pastor Randall launches a new series on “The Way of Jesus.” Preaching from Matthew 4, he shows how Jesus’ first call, “Come, follow me,” required the disciples to literally leave their nets, boats, and even family. Christianity isn’t sprinkling Jesus onto our preferred life; it’s rearranging our entire life around Him. We explore the difference between emotional moments and real o...

The critical issue of spiritual drift is not outright rebellion against God, but the gradual inattention to His voice that leads believers to live on spiritual autopilot. God's ultimate goal isn't just restoration after we've drifted, but ongoing closeness and intimacy with His people. The message emphasizes that through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit promised in Joel and fulfilled at Pentecost...

God responds to genuine repentance not with rejection but with complete restoration. Joel reveals six key aspects of God's heart: He is jealous for us, compassionate toward us, eager to secure our position as His people, determined to restore us completely, committed to redeeming our past, and longing to be present with us. The cross is the ultimate demonstration of God's lengths to draw us back t...

Genuine repentance is vital in the life of believers. It is not self-punishment but rather turning back to God with an honest heart. Drawing from the book of Joel, this message confronts the reality of spiritual drift and calls believers to move beyond shallow, apathetic responses to sin. Repentance is not merely feeling bad about sin or confessing wrongdoing, but involves a complete change of min...