24-0421: God is our great promise-keeper; who by His decree to fulfill His Word comforts us with hope and strengthens us to serve Him until He returns to usher in His eternal Kingdom of peace. Daniel’s prayer is motivated by the study of God’s Word, and while seeking the Lord, God’s answer startled him....
24-0414: God reveals His glory by His sovereignty, and while Christ-followers will suffer, we glorify Jesus’ Name by trusting Him as worthy for all people to worship Him. Daniel’s dream leaves him overwhelmed. He has seen the work of evil, wicked rulers, and the suffering of his people, and it has appalled him. Daniel...
24-0331: The resurrection of Jesus Christ unlocks the mystery of the gospel to reveal the glory of God in eternal redemption! 1 Corinthians 15 is Paul’s longest treatment of the resurrection and all that it means for a Christian. And he approaches his teaching by questions that addresses issues about, and some against, the...
24-0324: God is sovereign and able to save all who trust in Him and to deliver those who live as a faithful witness for His glory. At the apex of the narrative portion of Daniel we find the account which most marked his life, the lion’s den. This well-known account is a powerful story...
24-0303: God delivers those who trust in Him and uses their life to testify, so the nations see His glory and worship Him. The demand of King Nebuchadnezzar to worship his golden idol was overwhelming in scope and threat, not unlike the pressure one feels to worship false idols in any age. But the...
24-0204: God is sovereign and worthy of full surrender to live for the purpose He ordains for His glory. The book of Daniel holds some of the most iconic of all Bible stories, and in only twelve chapters. The fiery furnace and the lion’s den may be most notable, but many more stick in...
24-0114: Jesus makes every person who trusts in Him by the gospel a new creation to center our whole life on Him. It is important for every Christian to see clearly and understand their new identity in Christ for the way one follows Jesus and lives their life. In this message, Pastor Lane identifies...
24-0107: The Lord’s Blessing consumes the whole life of the one that delights in God’s Word. A new year brings new beginnings. And when we consider the life we want, the Lord’s blessing should be the desire of every follower of Jesus Christ. Psalm 1 contrasts a life of consumed by versus one lived...
23-1126: The Lord redeems His people to call forth their praise and thanksgiving for the glory of His wonder-working power in their lives. Those the Lord redeems say so to the praise of His Name. In this message, Pastor Lane identifies four word pictures that describe the kind of people the Lord redeems, and...
23-1119: The Lord God fills our heart with thanksgiving as we fill our life with His God-ness and goodness. In an age of rage as the anticipated and arguably the most favorable response, thanksgiving is far too rare. It seems to occupy less and less priority to subsequently have become far too rare on...