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...
23-0409: Jesus wore a crown of thorns to reward all who believe in Him with His crown of victory. Resurrection Sunday is a day that causes Christ-followers to “look back” on all Jesus said (taught) and all that He did, and to consider in light of the resurrection. After one looks back, then we...
22-0417: Jesus is Lord, the Christ of God who rose from the grave to resurrect to eternal life all who believe in Him. Jesus’ resurrection was unlike anything before or since because He was unique and distinct. It is the one event that harmonizes all other facts of Jesus’ history and therefore culminates the...
At Easter, what really matters is what God did in raising Jesus from the tomb, and what we do with Jesus, whether we believe in Him for eternal life. ...
20-0412: The willing and worthy King laid down His life so that you, by faith in Him, could be raised up with Him to new life. Against the world super-power of the Roman empire, Mark reveals the ultimate power of Jesus Christ. He captures Jesus’ true power on earth not by demonstrated feats of...
19-0421: Jesus was resurrected to believe in Him, to behold Him as Lord, bow before Him in worship and bear a faithful witness to Him. Matthew’s gospel cries “Behold” the resurrection and beckons us to “See” Jesus as Lord. In this message Pastor Lane provides three truths to see Jesus as the Lord that...
To celebrate Easter adorned in brilliant colors but not adorn Jesus with the honor and praise He alone is worthy of is to be caught in the trap of Easter's paradox....
18-0401: Jesus makes every person a fool, that either lives for self-glory or God’s glory. The Bible draws a sharp contrast between the person who lives for self and the one who lives for God’s glory by the term fool and folly. The tension that this contrast creates reveals the very point the Bible...
17-0414: Jesus Christ is the one boast for the Christian in all of life. Living by faith means that a Christian increasingly finds true meaning for all of life only through the finished work of Jesus on the cross. In this message, Pastor Lane identifies four areas of life for a Christian to refine...
I love the Easter season. It is always a busy time of year. The first sign of spring at my house is the wild cherry tree in my back yard as it fills with cotton white blooms. Life springs anew. As a pastor, there is another reason I love this season. I love to...