The is the second sermon in a series entitled “Esther, the everyday faithfulness of God.” Pastor Lane introduces two key characters, Mordecai and Esther, and shows that because of the gospel, God works in imperfect by the gospel. More Posts from the Esther Sermon Series: Jesus is the true King: Esther 1. God works through imperfect...
We worked through the outlying streets from the city, moving further out each day. We met some great people even though our communication was strained by the language barrier. We were even able to share coffee with some of the homes. The first several days of our work God was moving in powerful ways...
Pastor Lane begins a new series studying the book of Esther entitled “Esther: the everyday faithfulness of God.” In this first sermon he introduces the book, sets forth three goals for the seriesn and then drawing from Esther 1, shows that amidst the reality of life and the false hopes of the world, Jesus...
This book review of Graeme Goldsworthy’s Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture was written as part of Pastor Lane’s doctoral course work, and as such, it is written in a more formal, academic tone than the rest of this blog’s posts. Still, we hope the audience will find these academic book reviews useful, which...
LifePoint Church has recently completed a five-week study on what we call “Ethos” — how Christian identity and stewardship create a defining characteristic among the body of Christ. The final week, this past Sunday, I preached on the gospel as the source, or seed, that grows this distinctive Christ-like DNA. Groups are currently enjoying fellowship...
In this message Pastor Lane shares three aspects of the gospel and demonstrates how they shape the Christian identity in Christ and the ethos of LifePoint Church. ...
We have been studying the identity of a Christ-follower the last several weeks in a series entitled “Ethos.” The final sermon in the series was entitled “life as a steward,” how Christians live “in God’s kingdom for his mission.” Life as a steward for the Christian is the foundation for all missional expression, every moment...
In this final message of the “Ethos” series, Pastor Lane builds on the Christian identity (i.e., who we are In Christ) and teaches how a Christian is to live, as a steward unto God, to resource mission, expand the kingdom and live In the Master’s joy of blessing and reward. ...
This book review of Hadden W. Robinson’s Biblical Preaching was written as part of Pastor Lane’s doctoral course work, and as such, it is written in a more formal, academic tone than the rest of this blog’s posts. Still, we hope the audience will find these academic book reviews useful, which is why we have published...
The role of the church can be summed up this way: Be the church, center on the gospel, live mission, raise up leaders, and multiply the sent. Creating a culture of missional leadership is the only way to faithfully raise up leaders. The challenge is that the church must work as hard as the...