Litchfield First Baptist Church

God has a beautiful plan for life. It's a plan that contradicts our society's expectations. Our world calls God's plan foolish, but it is anything but that. It is wisdom--applying truth to every situation for godly purposes.

When Joshua stepped in to fill Moses' shoes, he had a monumental task ahead of him. God specifically called and charged Joshua with the task of leading the children of Israel, and He gave him great promises to help him with the task. Pastor Stille walks us through that call and charge and applies many of the lessons Joshua learned to fatherhood. Listen along!

How do we please GOd? Is it even possible? Missionary John Zimmer points us to Hebrews 11 to show how we can live a life of faith for the glory of God.

How can you deal with guilt? How can you become a recipient of God's mercy? These are age-old questions that King David grappled with in his time. He comes to a conclusion in Psalm 51, and Pastor Stille walks us through the passage so that we can have the same hope that David had.

Is there a point when God says, "I've had enough?" If there is, what does that look like? How does it relate to God's justice, holiness, and goodness? Listen to this week's message as Pastor Stille guides us through a question about God's command to destroy the Canaanites.

THe Bible has much to say about death and resurrection., but sometimes it only leads us to have more questions. What does the Bible say about relationships in Heaven? What does it say about handling the body of a person who has died? Listen along as Pastor Stille addresses these two difficult topics.

For Mother's Day, Pastor Stille walked us through God's plan for parenting as seen in Deuteronomy 6. Listen along as we explore God's word!

Pastor Daniel leads us through Hebrews 5 to help us understand that we must grow our ability to interpret Scripture. How do we grow that ability? Listen along to see!

As Pastor Stille begins a new series at Litchfield First Baptist, he helps us gain a running start by addressing some foundational principles about the Christian life. Listen along!

Is every Christian supposed to be involved in missions? How can the church at large be part of missions? How can I contribute to missions when I'm not called to travel across the globe? These are some of the questions that Pastor Brent Stille answers as he challenges our church family from Romans 10 while calling us to serve as senders.

Mark 15 tells a horrifying story—one filled with more grief than we can imagine. And yet it was that grief that proved the love that Jesus has for those he came to save. Listen along as Pastor Daniel preaches through the crucifixion account in Mark 15.

Listen along as Pastor Brent Stille walks us through the triumphal entry of Palm Sunday and challenges us with truths from Matthew 21!

As believers who have been reconciled to God, what is our new purpose in life? The reality that Jesus has taken away the strife in our relationship with God should change things, but in what way? In 2 Corinthians 5:11-21, Paul argues that our reconciliation should cause us to declare Christ to any and all who will listen.

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.