LW Church Podcast

When you’re chasing fame, what are you really chasing? Validation? Satisfaction? Approval? If you’re feeling anonymous or insignificant, you can know there’s someone who always knows your name and cares for you, no matter how many followers you have. Join us to see why chasing fame never satisfies—but chasing Jesus always does.

Intercessory prayer begins with a love for another. It compels us “to come between” their needs and the Supplier. While heaven is the engine room for the power of prayer, earth is where the action happens. Something happens in us as we seek the things of heaven for others; we get compelled to become part of the solution.  

Even though God can do anything and everything he wants without us, he has established a powerful rule within the spiritual: ask. God has chosen to respond to the ask. And it is because of the ask that we have the opportunity to deepen our relationship with Him. 

Nothing is hidden from God. We tend to think of confession as transparency, but transparency ends at discovering the truth, vulnerability on the other hand reveals our heart along with the truth. The work of the cross does not end with redemption but is also our path for restoration.  

This week will discuss why we begin a posture of prayer with the proper perspective of God. When God is prioritized over us, it changes everything else we pray about. Greater than our desire to get what we want needs to be our desire for him to be recognized.  

Week one will explore what holds us back from spending time in prayer. What are the reasons that we don’t pray? We will take a surface look at the Lord’s prayer to see what prayer is ultimately for, and why we can’t stay in relationship with Jesus without it.  

Suffering is the painful process of unlocking God’s fullness in your life. Be a doer not a don’ter: 1. Offer hospitality  2. Use your gifts to serve  3. Speak the very words of God  Trials create deep connection with Christ. How to Endure: 1. Humble yourself  2. Lighten your load  3. Stay alert  4. Stand firm   

Mission: Remembering that you are temporary residents and foreigners, live a life of honor so that God gets the glory Code of Conduct: 1. Authority of the Government A citizen's honorable conduct is a reflection of his/her allegiance to God 2. Authority in the Workplace A servant's honorable conduct is a commitment to endurance 3. Authority in the Home A wife's honorable conduct is her greatest be...

Live Like No One’s Watching Clean Chosen Called

Our Living Hope springs from what is behind us, not what is around us  Our Living Hope transforms opposition into opportunity Our Living Hope is the envy of the ages

Main Point: Spiritual hurt is real, but so is spiritual healing.   Principle One: Acknowledge the hurt.   Principle Two: Healing is a choice. Principle Three: Seek godly counsel. Principle Four: Reconcile and forgive.

Satan's goal is to make sexual sin normal and God's design to be strange World: Expressive individualism Word: True community Our sexuality is a clear expression of the authority in our lives World: The core of my identity is my sexuality Word: The core of my identity is God-given World: Listen to your mind and transform your body Word: Let God transform your mind and embrace the body he gave you...

There was no way until God made a way Did Jesus do anything no one else did? 1. Jesus lived a perfect life  2. Jesus sacrificed his life for us 3. Jesus overcame death 4. Jesus is defending us with the Father

How could a good God allow so much pain and suffering in the world?  Love is who God is and describes our deepest desire in life.  Love does not exist without freedom.    God’s gift of freewill results in a world of both goodness and pain.  Pain and suffering are:  Sometimes the result of our bad choices and sin  Sometimes the result of other people’s bad choices and sin  Always a result of a brok...

Deconstruction becomes destructive the moment we abandon God’s truth for human wisdom  Five Reasons You Can Trust God’s Word: 1. The Bible’s historical accuracy  2. The Bible’s textual accuracy 3. The Bible’s scientific accuracy 4. The Bible’s prophetic accuracy 5. Living it out transforms your life

Give God the first, not the last Give out of joy, not obligation   Give with faith, not fear 

The first domino of discipleship is generosity  God doesn’t need your money, God wants your heart  How do we grow in gratitude? Worship God with a grateful heart  Express gratitude for three specific things every day  Interrupt complaining and criticism with a gratitude observation How do you know if you are confused about ownership? 1. You are constantly anxious about money and stuff  2. You are...

Every dollar you are given becomes a test of your affection. Set your affection on what matters most by investing in it. Create an investment plan. Our mistake is thinking generosity is something God wants from us when in reality generosity is something God wants for us. We will lead with generosity.

Baptism answers our search for IDENTITY This is my son."    Baptism answers our longing for LOVE.   "Whom I love"    Baptism answers our need for APPROVAL   "With him I am well pleased" 

Anger isn’t wrong    Anger has roots     Regulate Your Response 

How they make you feel is not who you are Your value isn't determined by what others think of you but by who God says you are Those you serve the most, often appreciate you the least What's normal isn't celebrated; it's expected Just because they don't notice now, doesn't mean they won't notice later

Jesus has been there! Jesus did not retaliate when he experienced rejection Jesus did not retreat when he experienced hurt Jesus responded to hurt with an invitation

What you attempt to control the most often reveals where you trust God the least.  You don’t always have the power to control, but you always have the power to surrender.  Questions to Ask When You’re Tempted to Control  Is it worth my concern?    Is it mine to control?   Is it for God alone? 

Jesus was concerned His disciples could easily grow comfortable in their waiting for His return. His challenge to them—and us—was to be ready, to live in such a way as to still have an urgency in the waiting and be prepared for the coming of Christ.

In Revelation, John charges us to live a life of faithfulness to Jesus regardless of our trials and tribulations. We are assured that where there is judgement for the sins of the world, there is also mercy from the One who has overcome the world.