Pastor Steven G Lightfoot's Podcast

Arthur Raymond Johnson went home to be with our Lord on July 20, 2016 after a prolonged illness. A native Houstonian, Arthur was born December 10, 1952 to Bettie Louise and Robert Sidney Johnson, who precede him in death along with his daughter, Donise. Arthur is survived by his wife, Kathy, and his sister Sidney Hill, her husband, Joe and their daughter, Amanda; his children, Justin and Jeff John...

Many Christians are troubled by Jesus' words, “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword." The gospel message is one of hope, and of love; yet for those in our culture who have resolved in their hearts that they will not hear, that they will not see, it is a message that often brings hostility. Pastor Steven preaches on this an...

Good Church, Bad Church. In our Christian walk, we've all probably experienced plenty of both. The thing is, the one common denominator in all of those experiences, good and bad, is...well...us. Jesus experienced both good and bad in the temples and synagogues he visited. And he turned over a few tables when the experience was less than he had hoped. His desire was that his house should be a...

When you were dead because of the things you had done wrong and because you were outside the law, God made you alive with Christ and forgave all the things you had done wrong. He destroyed the record of the debt we owed, with its requirements that worked against us. He canceled it by nailing it to the cross. Your debt is PAID and all of its legal ramifications are wiped clean. Pastor Steven preach...

Pastor Steven preaches Colossians 1. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Our friend and brother in Christ, Walter Larry Carruthers, 73, went home to be with Jesus on July 7, 2016. He was the husband of Ruth Beebout Carruthers. They shared 54 years of marriage together. Born in Chariton, Iowa, he was the son of Quentin and Theo Carruthers. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1960. He has been retired and living in the Houston area since 2008.He is survived by wif...

In the aftermath of the tragic events in Dallas, Pastor Steven reflects on his visit to the recovering city and reminds us that the way forward is by standing up with our congregations and being the church in our communities. We must be worthy of our calling, made so by the transforming power of Jesus. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Pastor Steven preaches on Galatians 6 Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

It's Sunday at Countryside UMC and we are discussing two things mom always said should never be discussed in polite company - religion and politics. Yep, we're going there...As people of God, the Bible says, we are called to freedom. What does that mean, exactly? What is our responsibility in that? Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

What can we learn from Elijah? When our circumstances are overwhelming, where can we turn for strength? Pastor Steven takes a closer look at what the prophet Elijah has to teach us in 1 Kings 18 and 19. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Pastor Steven's message this week is about addiction. More specifically how we are ALL of us addicted to the human condition and how no one's addiction is worse than or better than anyone else's. We all need a spiritual recovery program and only Jesus can provide it. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

When Paul preached to the churches in Judea, his reputation as a "former persecutor of Christians who now preaches the faith" went before him. This transformation glorified God, and those that heard his preaching glorified God because of it. Like Paul, we believers have undergone a transformation, and our testimony and witness glorify God and cause those who hear it to glorify God in res...

The relationship we have, as believers, with the Holy Trinity should cause us to pause and reflect on the majesty and divinity of God and the dignity of humankind. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

What kinds of things do you think about while you’re waiting? What thoughts run through your mind when you are on the other side of a life-changing event or series of events and you are waiting for the fallout or the windfall, the consequences or the reward, and the anticipated timing of the next step? If you’re human, then you probably start to second guess the decisions that got you there; the c...

Pastor Steven preaches on the Ascension of Jesus and the ascent of motherhood. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

We all have mundane, tedious days when we wonder if we are making any headway at all. But even the mundane "everydays" have purpose in God's plan, and even the un-glamorous roads lead to the holy city. Pastor Steven preaches on Revelation 21 and 22. Special thanks to International Missionary Brittany McReynolds for her article "Un-glamorous Roads," which was the inspiratio...

Our Lord Jesus occupies a unique position in that He is both the Shepherd and the Lamb. Pastor Steven preaches Psalm 23 and Revelation 7. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Pastor Steven explores the 21st Chapter of John's Gospel. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

The two disciples on the road to Emmaus were lamenting the death of their Master. Their walk to Emmaus began with despair, confusion, grief and hopelessness. But then they had an encounter with the Risen Lord, who explained to them the Christ woven throughout all the scriptures from Moses through the prophets. Our personal journeys begin in that way until we encounter Jesus. We all are without hop...

"O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” Pastor Steven preaches Resurrection Sunday at Countryside United Methodist Church in Splendora, Texas. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

9 Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,11 and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.(Philippians 2:9-11) Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

We spend a lot of time in this life building up resumes. Before Christ enters our lives many things seem important to us. But after we know Christ, those things become like so much rubbish. Everything we once held dear, we count it all as loss. Pastor Steven discusses Philippians 3. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." Pastor Steven preaches a message of new life and new beginnings found in Paul's second letter to the Corinthians. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Pastor Steven discusses 2 Samuel - the story of King David's terrible transgressions and his journey to redemption through a broken and contrite heart. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

This week we take a look within and examine our hearts. Are we worshiping Him in spirit and in truth? Pastor Steven explores the 13th Chapter of Luke. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!