Lanse Free Church Sermons

We’re diving into the book of Jonah – listen to hear what happened to Jonah after he prayed and obeyed the Lord. Abe Skacel preaching on Jonah Chapters 3 and 4. You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “Jonah Chapters 3 & 4″– June 2, 2024 The post The Book of Jonah – June 9, 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

We’re diving into the book of Jonah – listen to hear why Jonah was afraid to obey the Lord and what happened when he hid. Abe Skacel preaching on Jonah Chapters 1 and 2. You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “Jonah Chapters 1 & 2″– June 2, 2024 The post The Book of Jonah – June 2, 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

Jesus knew.  Jesus knew what was going to happen to Him that very night. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on John 13:18-38 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “I Am Telling You Now Before It Happens”– May 26, 2024 The post I Am Telling You Now Before It Happens – May 26, 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church ::...

This never happens. This sort of thing never happened back in the ancient world. This foot-washing story, was astonishing to the first readers of John’s Gospel. It was astonishing to the people who lived in the story! The Apostle John was blown away by what he saw Jesus doing…and felt doing to him. Pastor Matt… The post Do You Understand What I Have Done For You? – May 19, 2024 appeared first on L...

Twenty-five years ago, when I first preached the Gospel of John, I got exasperated a few times with John for repeating this word so many times! I would come home from studying the passage for that Sunday, and Heather Joy would say, “So what did John have to say this week?” And I would say,… The post Believe In Me – May 12, 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

The crowd has been waving palm branches over Him and shouting, “Blessed is the King of Israel!” And He’s not stopped them. He’s received their worship and their faith in His messiahship, His kingship. And the Jewish leaders are frustrated that the whole wide world seems to be coming to follow Him. For example, even… The post Father, Glorify Your Name! – May 5, 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Chu...

Verse 23 says, “Jesus replied, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” That is significant because, at this point in the story, everything changes. Up until now, the hour had not YET come. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on John 12:12-26 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here… The post The Hour Has Come – April 28, 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Churc...

We’ve reached chapter 11, which tells the story of Jesus’ last major public miracle in the Gospel of John before His arrest. And it’s a doozy! Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on John 11:1-53 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “I Am The Resurrection… The post I Am The Resurrection And The Life – April 14, 2024 ap...

What would you do if you were surrounded by a big group of angry men who were picking up rocks to throw at you? What would you do if an antagonistic group of men had encircled you and were so enraged by your words enough to pick up stones to kill you with them? Pastor… The post I And The Father Are One – April 7, 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

Jesus likened Himself to a shepherd, a person who takes care of sheep. And He meant it as a criticism of the religious leaders of His day. They were supposed to be good shepherds, taking good care of God’s good flock (the people of God), but they were miserable failures and had done a horrific… The post I Am the Good Shepherd – March 31, 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

“Therefore Jesus said again, ‘I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.’” That’s verse 7. And it’s where we get our title for this morning, and it’s the third big “I Am” statement in the Gospel of John where Jesus tells us Who He truly is. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on… The post I Am the Gate – 24 March 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

Listen to Joel as he explains the “4 chairs” for making disciples. Guest Preacher Joel Zaborowski preaching on John 1:29-43 You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “The Method of Jesus for Making Disciples” – 17 March 2024 The post The Method of Jesus for Making Disciples – 17 March 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

Let’s get into it together. John chapter 9, verse 1. Jesus has escaped the clutches of the Pharisees. After calling them children of the devil and claiming Himself to be pre-existent and self-existent, Jesus has slipped away from the temple grounds. Verse 1. “As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His… The post Now I See – 10 March 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

The goal of this sermon today is freedom, spiritual freedom. You could hear the grand promises that Jesus made about spiritual freedom when Keagan read those first few verses to us. Pastor Matt preaching on John 8:31-59 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon:… The post Your Father – 3 March 2024 appeared first on La...

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’   Pastor Matt preaching on John 8:12-30 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the… The post I Am the Light of the World – 25 February 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free...

The chief reason for our detour into the Gospel of Matthew this morning is that a number of you have asked me to share more about what we had studied last week at the EFCA Theology Conference in the Chicagoland area. The theme of the national theology conference was “Marriage: God’s Divine Design – Protology/Teleology,… The post What God Has Joined Together – 18 February 2024 appeared first on Lan...

What does the fruit of man yield? What does the fruit of the spirit yield? Joel Michaels preaching on Galatians 5 You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “Live by the Spirit” – 11 February 2024 The post Live by the Spirit – 11 February 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

Have you ever noticed that Jesus has a way of making everything about Him? The conversation that swirls around Jesus keeps coming back to Jesus. And He keeps talking about Himself, too. Pastor Matt preaching on John 7:1-52 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the… The post At The Feast – 4 February 2024 appeared first on Lan...

In 2024, we must grow in our obedience to Jesus’ command for us to love one another. Pastor Matt preaching on John 13:34-35 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “As I Have Loved You” – 28 January 2024 The post As I Have Loved You – 28 January 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

The bread was supposed to be a sign, pointing them to a bread that lasts forever. And they keep missing the point. They’re like, “Great. A bread that lasts? Give us that from now on. We’re hungry. We just love your bread.” Pastor Matt preaching on John 6:35-71 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You… The post I Am the Bread of Life – 21 January 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church...

This story follows right on the heels of the story we studied last week, the miraculous feeding of the 5,000 men with just the 5 small barley loaves and the 2 small fish. Because of Jesus there was enough bread. What was the point of that miracle? We don’t want to miss it. We said last… The post You Are Looking For Me – 14 January 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

We’re just going to make through the first big miracle. And it’s one of the biggest miracles Jesus ever did. It shows up in all four of the gospels. It’s the only miracle, except for the resurrection, that shows up in all four gospels. And it was probably the most public of all of Jesus’… The post Enough Bread – 7 January 2024 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

Guess Preacher, Donnie Rosie, from Miracle Mountain Ranch, preaching on Psalm 73:23-28 – The Nearness of God Is My Good. You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “The Nearness of God Is My Good” – 31 December  2023 The post The Nearness of God Is My Good – 31 December 2023 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” That’s the meaning of Christmas, isn’t it? Pastor Matt preaching on John 3:16 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download… The post The Astonishing Gift – 24 December 2023 appeared first on Lanse Free...

Was Jesus a prophet? How does that question strike you? Pastor Matt preaching on Deuteronomy 18:9-22 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can listen here or “Right-Click” and “Save-as” to download the sermon: “The Promise of a Prophet” – 17 December  2023 The post The Promise of a Prophet – 17 December 2023 appeared first on Lanse Free Church :: Lanse, PA .