Litchfield First Baptist Church

Have you ever noticed that lambs and imagery surrounding lambs is prevalent in the Bible? Have you ever wondered why that is? In this message, Pastor Stille shows us how early that theme begins and what it is pointing to —the cross.

Nehemiah 8 provides one of the first examples of public exhortation using God's Word where people were explaining what God's Word meant. What was the people's response to hearing and understanding God's Word? It was great rejoicing! Listen in as Pastor Stille walks us through this passage.

Have you ever completed how rich of a privilege it is to be able to understand the Word of God? This week Pastor Stille walks us through the splendor of that concept. Listen along!

642 years ago, English speakers had no Bible in their language. Catholic priests had their Latin Vulgate, but common people could not understand it. Men like John Wycliffe and William Tyndale staked their lives on the belief that every person in England should be able to read the Bible in English because they believed that God still speaks to people through His word. Listen as Pastor Brent Stille...

In our series on the word of God, Pastor Stille walks us through how we got our English Bibles. Listen along as he opens God's word and seeks to grow our appreiciation for the revelation of God!

This week Pastor Stille began a new series on the priceless treasure of having a Bible in your language, and he began by focusing on the truth that God chose to reveal Himself to His creation.

There are five purposes of the church that we can find in the Great Commission and Great Command. It's easy for churches to grow imbalanced and so heavily prioritize one, that they miss the others, so was there ever a church that consistently did all five? Yes, and it's found in Acts 2. Listen along as Pastor Stille teaches on the purposes of the church.

2 Corinthians 4:16-5:10 shares some inspiring truths about the resurrection. The resurrection changes the way we see suffering. It gives us hope as we approach death, and it motivates us to please the Lord. It changes everything! Listen along as Pastor Daniel preaches from this text.

Every Christian should pursue a level of maturity that enables them to take a younger Christian under their wing and mentor them. Listen along as Pastor Stille explains Christ's command to "teach them to observe all things," and apply it to our everyday lives.

The Ministry of the Gospel is a wonderful privilege. As Christians, we get to display the glory of Christ. That entails many rich privileges as well as some deep suffering, but all of it works together for the glory of Christ. Listen along as Pastor Daniel walks through 2 Corinthians 4 to show us how we can magnify the glory of Christ.

Have you ever wondered what the purpose of baptism is? To explain it as simply as possible, it's an outward sign to other believers that you're on the same team, that you're following Christ. Listen along as Pastor Stille more fully explains the purpose and joy of baptism!

What should you trust? Is there a system of belief that actually makes sense of the world? Listen along as Pastor Brent Stille unpacks the truth of God's word which gives us hope and grace.

What do we do when we grow discouraged or worn down by gospel ministry? The apostle Paul contemplated that question and wrote an answer to it in 2 Corinthians 3-4. As new creations in Christ, we can live with audacious hope in the gospel by trusting Jesus to accomplish ministry through us, relish the beauty of the gospel, and unveil the glory of God. Listen as Pastor Daniel walks us through 2 Cori...

In his series on the purposes of the local church, Pastor Stille spends time leading us to mediate on the Great Commission and how it should dominate a Christian's life. Listen along as we unpack the Word of God.

What is the purpose of the church? In the second sermon in his series, Pastor Brent Stille guides us through the second purpose of the church - to love and minister together.

What is the most important calling for believers within the church? Jesus answers that in Mark 12, and Pastor Brent Stille explains how we can do it well as a church.

God has called us to be ministering to others all the time, wherever we are. He has also ordained the way in which we do so. Listen in as Pastor Daniel walks us through 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 in order to see how we can be part of this everywhere, always ministry.

Do you ever grow weary? Do you feel the pull on your heart to give up in your walk with God? Follow along as Pastor Stille takes us through Isaiah 40 to show how our all-strong God gives us strength for each day.

Isaiah 40 contains some key truths for beleivers to cling to: God is eternal, His word is timeless, and humans are frail. Listen as Pastor Brent Stille unpacks these truths from the Word!

In Isaiah 40, God gets sarcastic with His people. Yahweh is driving home the point that He is worth more than anything His people can offer Him. More than that, He is greater than any people or leader since He is the ultimate Judge. We need to step back and behold Him.

Judges 15 shares part of Samson's life with us, and it is supposed to make us laugh at the Philistines. The laughing helps us digest the truth from the passage: only fools make themselves the enemy of God.