Lenexa Baptist Church

One of the most powerful evangelistic tools at our disposal is our own personal testimony. In so many ways, our testimony is more valuable than a thousand apologetic arguments. People can argue with facts and details, but they cannot argue with your personal experience. In our text this week, David gives us his personal testimony of faith. He shares with us in vivid detail and descriptive poetry w...

This weekend, we are honored to welcome Pastor Steve Dighton as our guest speaker. Pastor Steve served as senior pastor at LBC for 25 years before retiring, and he continues to preach and inspire many. Galatians Chapter 6 is an insightful passage that explores themes like supporting one another, restoring a wayward brother, and remaining faithful. Each day presents us with the opportunity to sow t...

Our text this week is a bit messy. In fact, some might say it is gruesome. No matter how you describe the passage, the pictures presented in this passage confront us with some uncomfortable truths and some troubling questions. Yet we are encouraged by Paul’s words to Timothy as he challenged him to “…continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of, knowing from whom you have learne...

We can’t wait to worship with you this weekend as we take a look at the rest of 2 Samuel 20 where David continues to lead a divided nation. Scroll down to read the passage and prepare.

In December of 2022 at an Australian wedding, guests enjoyed food and dancing in celebration of the newly married couple. Within minutes the celebration turned sour as two men got into a fight that eventually involved a larger number of guests and spilled out into a street outside the venue. You talk about spoiling a party! It is amazing how quickly jealousy, envy, accusations and pride can turn c...

President Lincoln did what no president has ever done. He led the nation into a war against fellow Americans. After that war had concluded, his greatest and most difficult work was in front of him. How would he treat those people who had rebelled? It was a crucial time of reconstruction and reconciliation. David now faces a similar dilemma. David has prevailed in this civil war. The enemy has been...

A love for a child is immediate and unconditional. There is nothing like it in all the world. Your child is brought into the world, and you love him. You would give your life for him. How many of you would be willing to give up your child for a good man? How many of you would give up your child for a sinner and an enemy? This is exactly what God did for us in the giving of His own Son to die for o...

Be sure to read 2 Samuel 18 before our services this weekend. Prepare your heart and mind for what God has for you, and be sure to invite someone to join you at one of our services this weekend: Saturday at 5 pm and Sunday at 9:30 and 11 am.

The story of Bill Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, is a remarkable story. He and his wife were newly married but found themselves increasingly frustrated and disappointed with the course of their lives. In the midst of that time, Bill sensed God calling him to surrender his life totally and completely to Him. Bill and his wife obeyed. They made a list of all their dreams, plans and go...

Years ago, a mathematical formula was developed to determine the odds of all the appropriate factors necessary to create and sustain life. The determination was that it is virtually impossible. In other words, there are a lot of scientific coincidences that are sustaining your life right now. If you believe that life is a product of time and chance, then you will likely be an evolutionist. If you...

Have you ever found yourself in a place of deep, emotional pain with the realization that you are responsible for the circumstances? In 2 Samuel 15, we find David at the lowest point in his reign. His family is a mess. His son has betrayed him and led a coup against him. His closest adviser has helped to engineer the rebellion. Everything that he loved and gave his life for was crumbling right in...

Have you ever found yourself in a place of deep, emotional pain with the realization that you are responsible for the circumstances? In 2 Samuel 15, we find David at the lowest point in his reign. His family is a mess. His son has betrayed him and led a coup against him. His closest adviser has helped to engineer the rebellion. Everything that he loved and gave his life for was crumbling right in...

Sometimes the most painful hurts we encounter in life come from those who are closest to us. Certainly, this was the case between Absalom and David. Absalom murdered David’s eldest son, Amnon, to avenge his sister’s rape. Can you imagine the emotional pain that David must have felt? It is hard to imagine how anyone could care perfectly for their family in the midst of that kind of relational heart...

What a great Easter weekend! It was so good to meet and greet so many new faces in all our worship services. Thank you for inviting your friends and family members to worship with us. I pray that every guest was pointed to the wonder and glory of Christ who lived, died and rose for our redemption, salvation and reconciliation. This weekend, we will turn our attention back to 2 Samuel 14. Our passa...

How essential is the resurrection to our faith? Is it possible to be a Christian and not believe in the resurrection? What do we lose if we lose the resurrection, and what do we gain in the resurrection? This weekend, we will invite the apostle Paul, on the basis of his words to the Corinthians, to instruct us on the most important questions and the essential nature of the resurrection. I pray you...

On the very first palm Sunday, when Jesus rode into Jerusalem, there was a lot of excitement. People were waving palm branches. They were quoting scripture. There was so much nationalistic excitement. But I believe if you had asked someone on that day what was happening there, I think they would have said, “I’m not really sure.” I think they probably would have said, “I’m not really sure.” They we...

Join us this weekend as we continue to look at David's life and the lasting consequences of sin. It's going to be a great weekend at LBC.

Sin always has consequences. While David has been forgiven and his sins put away, the effects will continue to be felt for generations, starting with his eldest son, Amnon. Few stories in the Old Testament demonstrate more fully the depravity of man and the deceitfulness of our hearts. I pray you will read 2 Samuel 13 in preparation for this weekend’s message. NOTE TO PARENTS: I would also like to...

The nation of Israel had never been so spiritually alive. God kept every promise to David, and the nation flourished. The nation was politically stable, unbelievably wealthy and militarily powerful, and at the peak of this unprecedented prosperity, David was on the precipice of spiritual disaster. How could this be? How could he have resisted so many temptations in dangerous, difficult days, and t...

There are many ways to effectively #liveoutward, but sometimes we miss seeing some of the most obvious opportunities that are so close we could reach out and touch them. In Acts 28, Paul was dealing with more distractions than are even imaginable. He survived a shipwreck, survived his captors, survived a deadly snake bite. Paul somehow kept his focus on the opportunities around him, and God opened...

When Jesus gives us instructions regarding making disciples, he intentionally gives baptism a place of primary importance. Beyond this, Jesus, Himself, was baptized. At the birth of the Church in Acts, 3,000 people repented of their sins and were baptized. One cannot read the New Testament without being impressed by the significance of baptism to Christ and the Church. Even with such a high priori...

In 1982 God led Brother Andrew, the founder of an organization called “Open Doors,” to launch a seven-year campaign for the opening of the Communist Bloc. Seven years later in 1989, the Berlin Wall came down. A door was opened for religious liberty and the spread of the gospel into Eastern Europe and even the Soviet Union. In Revelation 3:7-8, Jesus says to the church at Philadelphia, “I know your...

The teaching and discipleship ministry is to the church what an engine is to a car. You can have a beautiful car with a perfect paint job, immaculate interior, and the best technology, but without a working engine, the car is useless. It is nothing more than a showpiece. When a church fails in the area of discipleship, we are nothing more than a showpiece. This is so critical to the success of our...

Why has God left us here? Why didn’t He just take us home at the moment of salvation? Why not just hold a person under the water and send them to glory at the moment of baptism? The answer is simple. It is found throughout the pages of God’s Word. It is the conclusion to every gospel written, and for good measure, it was added at the front end of the book of Acts. We call it the Great Commission....

Over the past few weeks, we have considered the Old Testament prophecies concerning the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ. The Old Testament law and prophets create a door frame through which only one man can enter. He is the anticipation of Adam and Eve after the fall. He is the hope of David. He is the focus of Isaiah. Then…He comes. In a world held in darkness and sin, the Savior arrives. The event...