Fear is a merciless slave-master, driving us to the end of self. But neither exhaustion from nor recognition of our own fear actually breaks its hold nor relieves us from its demand. Fear cannot be managed and will not allow faith; it must be crucified for faith to break through. ...
17-1029: Christians live compelled by God’s love to treasure gospel transformation that honors Jesus. Pastor Lane begins this message by providing a brief summary of Biblical transformation, what it is and how it is cultivated in a Christian’s life. Then, he provides five demonstrations from 1 Chronicles 29 that reveal how a Christian...
17-1022: Christians live compelled by God’s love to invest their life in the body of Christ to build others up and send the gospel forth. God designed the Christian life to grow and mature as an active participant investing in a local church. Invest includes God-given gifting, both naturally and supernaturally, God-honoring allocation and...
17-1015: Christians live compelled by God’s love to EXPEND their life for Jesus so God is glorified before others. Every person either lives by this conviction, that God loves compels them to live for Him, or in pursuit of another love or desire. In this message, Pastor Lane sets forth two principles by...
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,...
17-1001: God’s redeeming love fills a Christ-follower to live compelled. Compelled means that we live in such a way that reflects the One by whom we have been loved. Our eternal hope is anchored in Jesus Christ, not in this world. God’s love that fills our lives compels us to live in such a...
17-0924: God’s love grows a full devotion to Jesus that compels me to live in his transforming power. Continuing from last week’s sermon, A Story of Full Devotion, Pastor Lane shows what it means for a person to live in God’s love to grow a life of full devotion. He identifies three areas...
17-0917: God loves with a full devotion that compels us to live SENT for glory. Pastor Lane walks through the first three chapters of Deuteronomy to show how God leads His people in mission by reminding them of His full devotion to love them. Then, he recounts the story of LifePoint Church and how...