Life Bible Church

In the Church, some things only happen when we gather together, and other things take on new and surprising qualities. What did Jesus really mean when He said, "When 2 or more are gathered in My Name, there am I in their midst"?

In Christian community, sometimes we have little in common outside of Christ Jesus. So how do we get along? In Christ, little is much because Jesus is everything. The Good News message we believe gets tested, reapplied and tested again until “We all have Christ,” becomes, “All we have is Christ.”

We cannot know ourselves or God fully or truly if the only standard we use is our own assessment of ourselves. Community serves as a mirror in which we see the image we have been missing that leads to growth in godliness. 

When we are told that up is down and right is wrong, how do we know what to support and what to resist? The answer is simple: there are only 2 Kingdoms and you will know them by their fruit.

Satan will attempt to seize upon a crisis and draw our focus away from God, creating a sense of fear, panic, and hopelessness. In moments of crisis, Christians are to respond by seeking the peace of God through Jesus Christ, remaining constant in prayer, and speaking the truth of God.

The righteous have a Rock in God our Father, but the wicked have nothing firm to rest on. No wonder, then, that they destabilize everything they touch! The Church is called at this hour to stand firm on our Rock, not be moved, and to bring stability in this storm.

God wants to bring light and life to society through His church. The devil wants to bring darkness and death. Do we have the courage to speak out against the darkness?

The need of the hour is for God’s people to fight with God’s weapons in the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit.

"He is no fool who gives that which he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose."  -Jim Elliot

When should we give people their space and when should we invade it with the light of heaven? Jesus shows us why it matters that sometimes we show up uninvited.

Elders and deacons are leaders in God's church serving under Jesus Christ. What does it take to be one of God's strong, humble leaders?

How do we begin to heal from wounds we have received from the Church, friends, family, and even strangers? Pastor Joel walks us through how there is healing through Jesus.

Many people today are struggling with their own brokenness, always the result of sin- theirs or someone else's. "The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but a wounded spirit, who can bear?" What hope does Jesus hold out to the broken? Much in every way!

Many people are lonely today, not because they want to be alone, but because circumstances outside their control have dictated it. Will we be like God to them, and make a home for the lonely?

Having a broken relationship can be one of the hardest realities to deal with, and it only gets messier when that relationship lives at my address. But how does God see the situation, who specializes in healing wayward hearts?

In the early days of Israel, God gave them houses that they had not built, but they still had to be cleansed of various infections from time to time. Thankfully, God has left us a pattern to see how to cleanse our homes (and ourselves) in the Blood of Jesus Christ.

When spiritual community is good, it's really good! But when it's bad, it can be devastating. The same is true of our churches and our homes. What makes the culture good or bad, and what can we do better prepare the atmosphere?

We have many things from this last year to celebrate, and so much to look forward to in the remainder of 2021 and beyond. We will be discussing the makings of procedural, practical, and spiritual progress together, and celebrating God's great work here at LBC!

Faith is believing God, pure and simple, but our complexities dilute our faith and keep us from seeing God's miraculous power. Can I be simple enough to see a resurrection? What if it's my own?

How does this great story of redemptive history end? With a triumphant battle, the end of evil and all injustice, and a King on a white horse whose Name is Faithfulness and Truth.

What does it mean to be full of the Spirit? If Jesus said it was necessary to prepare us for engagement with the world and to build the Kingdom of God, then let me be filled with the Spirit!

Justice is a divine attribute that ensures fairness for all God's creation, and truth is the essential basis for justice. When justice breaks down in the earth, the Christian may not have any recourse with man, but we have the ear of Almighty God.

Words- true or twisted- mean something. Words also lead to ideas, and ideas have consequences. The Church, entrusted with God's truth, has lost control of the conversation. How can we get it back?

What does the Church's attitude toward the truth have to do with the well-being of my city, or my country? If we look into God's Word, we find they are directly related. Where are we, how did we get here, and where do we go from here?