Pastor Steven G Lightfoot's Podcast

We are all in exile in Babylon until we accept our Deliverer. Trusting in God, confessing our sins and repenting is the first step on the road back to Jerusalem. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

As promised, the Ash Wednesday service was AMAZING. Thank you Matt and Michelle Gabaldon for bringing us into the heart of worship with your beautiful music. And thank you Splendora Countryside UMC for allowing the Holy Spirit to move you into the presence of the Trinity. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

An encounter with the glory of the living Christ is indeed a mountaintop experience. Many of us experience those Christ-moments in the worship setting at church on Sunday. Those experiences can be so powerfully moving that we never want them to stop; we want to stay right there on the mountaintop and bask in the glory of our Lord. But, we cannot stay on the mountaintop. We are called to carry the...

"I am here to 'Proclaim the Year of the Lord’s Favor!'" That's what Jesus told the hometown crowd in the synagogue in Nazareth. What did He mean by that? How did the hometown crowd receive his message? Why does it matter 2,000+ years later? Pastor Steven discusses Luke 4:14-21. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

The Miracle at the Wedding in Cana was not the public revelation to the world that we typically think it to be. No, the turning of the water into wine was only witnessed by a few, Mary, the six brand new disciples, and the servants who dipped the wine out of the large stone pots. Of those few that witnessed it, it was the disciples for whom the miracle was meant. Seeing it, they believed, and beli...

The Baptism of Our Lord is more than a landmark event in the life of the Church and in history. With the words of the Father to His Son, Jesus, "You are my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased." the affirmation and the approval of our heavenly Father is imparted to every believer, by the power of the Holy Spirit, through Jesus Christ. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Pastor Steven delivers a powerful and personal New Year's message about the personal epiphany available to each of us through the mercy and grace of Jesus Christ. Delivered at Countryside United Methodist Church on Epiphany Sunday, January 3, 2016. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Jesus was about his Father's business at an early age, in fact, scripture says he had an awareness of God's plan and purpose for his life at age twelve. "That's great," you might be thinking, "but what about those of us who are way beyond age twelve who STILL don't know what our purpose in life might be?" Pastor Steven explores this question with a look at t...

Christmas Eve message at Countryside UMC Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

The Advent of the Messiah into the world of humanity was the start of something completely new. Sinful humanity suddenly had a new hope, an opportunity for a new heart, and a reason to sing a new song. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Pastor Steven continues his Advent series in the Gospel of Luke. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

We are to be a voice crying out in the wilderness, calling people to repentance and making ready for the arrival of our King. In this Advent message, Pastor Steven explores the Gospel according to Luke Chapter 3. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Advent is a season of expectation and hope. In the excitement of preparing for the Christmas celebration, which seems to come all too quickly, we sometimes miss the signs of His impending arrival. In his message, "Shining Stars and Foil Cards," Pastor Steven encourages us to take time to look for the signs of the advent of Christ, remembering that the purpose of the first coming of the b...

Pastor Steven G. Lightfoot preaches on the story of Hannah in 1 Samuel. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Pastor Steven concludes his two-part message of the story of Ruth. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Pastor Steven preaches the first of a two-part series on the book of Ruth. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Pastor Steven preaches on Mark 10, the story of the blind beggar, Bartimaeus, who may have been physically blind, but his spiritual eyesight was better than most because he recognized the opportunity for healing in Jesus Christ. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Pastor Steven G. Lightfoot preaches about the sacrament of Holy Baptism. Recorded 10/18/2015 at Countryside United Methodist Church in Splendora, Texas. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Pastor Steven G. Lightfoot preaches out of Hebrews 4 at Countryside United Methodist Church. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

The book of Hebrews says, “What are human beings that you are mindful of them, or mortals, that you care for them? You have made them for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned them with glory and honor, subjecting all things under their feet.” Pastor Steven G. Lightfoot explores the mystical union, where we as believers are invited in to the Holy Trinity, in his message, "By...

God hears our hearts speak long before the words escape our lips. What is your heart saying to God? Is it what you really want Him to hear? In this sermon, Pastor Steven G. Lightfoot looks at the story of the Israelites, who had a craving and found themselves "Knee Deep in Quail!" Recorded 9/27/2015 at Countryside United Methodist Church in Splendora, Texas. Let us know you heard the mes...

Of all the commandments in the law, which one is the greatest? Jesus answered that question with more than mere words. Discover the fulfillment of the whole law in Christ. Listen in on Pastor Steven G. Lightfoot's message, "The Greatest Commandment." Recorded Sunday, September 20, 2016 at Countryside UMC, Splendora, Texas. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

The sacrificial act of love completed by Jesus on the cross is foolishness for those who don't believe, but for those who abide in Christ it is the Power and Wisdom of God! Pastor Steven G. Lightfoot preaches on 1 Corinthians 1 and John 3. September 13, 2015 at Countryside United Methodist Church in Splendora, Texas. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Communion is about relationship, with our Lord and Savior and with one another. In Pastor Steven's sermon, "Of Word and Table," he speaks about why this sacrament is so important in our lives, especially in the context of recent events in our community and the world. Scripture selection is from Mark 7:24-30. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!

Pastor Steven G. Lightfoot continues his series on Paul's letter to the Church in Ephesus and preaches on Ephesians 6:10-20 concerning The Whole Armor of God. Special thanks to Dr. Todd Jordan for his insight into the impact of Ephesus on the church and the world. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!