Humility, like patience, is one of those qualities that not many people pray or ask to learn it for fear of the lesson that may teach it. Biblical humility is not just a valuable characteristic, but essential for every Christian and the church. The Apostle Paul calls the Philippian church to address their divisions...
God's greatest blessings are often followed by His biggest tests, but you can trust that God is faithful, true and good....
We know we possess God’s promise in salvation only when we live in full assurance from Holy Spirit that we are possessed by God. ...
19-0310: God leads us by the gospel to produce spiritual fruitfulness, persevere in obedience and delight in gospel glory. Pastor Lane continues to define what it means to experience more of Jesus in life. Grace produces tangible evidence of God’s MORE in a person’s life as they live by faith to follow Jesus. Five...
17-1008: Christians live compelled by God’s redeeming love to surrender to the Lord Jesus and walk in God’s will. The story of Gideon teaches a great truth about God, that He is all-sufficient in His work in and through our lives. Gideon and his army offered nothing of value or competence to the Lord,...
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...
16-0320: Christians sacrifice rights of liberty to serve for a greater reward in faithful witness. Pastor Lane explains how Paul enlarges what we must be willing to sacrifice from not only freedoms, set forth in 1 Corinthians 8, but also rights in order to serve God’s mission faithfully. Three facets of Paul’s ministry help...
16-0313: Christians take care that rights of liberty never create stumbling blocks to faithful witness. Pastor Lane explains how Christians should handle our freedoms in Christ. A foundational principle, a foundational confession and a careful application help Christians to live gospel-centered lives for God’s Kingdom mission. Sermon Manuscript...
Pastor Lane preaches for Second Baptist Church’s (Springfield, MO) Church Planting celebration. Drawing from Ezekiel’s prophecy for the failure of the people to obey God, and there being no one to stand in the breach with God, Pastor Lane exhorts Christians to give up their lives to tell the world of the One who...
Pastor Lane continues the “real Christ-follower” series in which he considers the Christian identity of Worshiper, Servant, Disciple, and Missioner through prayers in the Psalms. This second sermon is the prayer of a Servant which begins with three key concepts for understanding what it means to to be a servant of God and then...