16-0807: At Romans 12, Paul builds on his extensive explanation of the gospel of Jesus Christ and appeals to Christians to offer their lives, in response to God’s mercy, as a living sacrifice. The gravity of this appeal is a Joshua 24:15 moment, a call to one, singular priority for all of life, the...
Pastor Lane completes the Real Love series with “Stewardship” from Malachi 3:6-17. God grants three great rewards to the faithful steward, faithfulness, blessing and communion. May you be blessed and encouraged by this message. May this message help you grow and mature in faithful stewardship in your life. You can access the Weekly Worship...
Responding to the prior week’s sermon Gracious Sovereign from Psalm 111, Pastor Lane explains that one who frames a right understanding of God will live as a Generous Steward. Six blessings motivate the life of a Generous Steward....
Nine years ago when my wife and I took that first step to follow Jesus and plant a church, I could not have imagined the excitement it would bring in our lives. There was plenty of “fear of the unknown,” but I only vaguely remember it. I can, however, vividly recall the excitement God...
I preached on money recently and I must confess, I enjoyed it. I must also confess, I believe many, if not most, of our people enjoyed it. The topic, I mean. When I preach on money, giving, and stewardship, I inevitably receive questions like, “How should I know or decide what to give?” My...
In this sermon from 2 Corinthians 8-9 entitled, “Steward the Mission: the Honor of Investing in Eternity,” Pastor Lane shares four defining motivations that compel Christians to generously invest in gospel mission to impact eternity. He also shares testimony of God’s grace among LifePoint Church through financial challenges in 2012....
Pastor Lane shares from Genesis 14 and the account of Abram being blessed by Melchizedek to show that God’s blessing compels us to give of our life treasure as a responsive act of worship....