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...
24-0218: Jesus is the King of Kings who came to earth as perfect wisdom and power from God, so that all who believe in Him would live in His eternal kingdom. We live in a world where kingdoms for dominance and prominence, but there is a Kingdom that will tear down every other and...
24-0211: God’s grace empowers His people to stand and endure when we live to honor Him by faith. Daniel resolved to not defile himself in Babylon, but this proved to be a challenge. He did not allow all that had happened to distract him from staying focused on serving God. He resolved to honor...
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...
24-0128: Jesus proves sufficient to hold life firm when He is the center of all hope and faith. King Ahaz rejected God’s offer for a sign to receive his promise, and instead let his fear drive him to make a deal with the devil. But that was no deal. God warned him that his...
24-0121: Christ-followers live by power of Holy Spirit to apply gospel truth to all of life and share it with all people. Continuing from last week’s message, Pastor Lane covers the last two of Four Core Elements of a Christ-follower’s new identity in Christ, Disciple and Missioner. Salvation in Christ brings about renewal of...
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...