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...
The biggest unknown and un-controllable of all of life is answered by overcoming in Jesus, and He guards this for our eternity. The Christian's hope is anchored in our inheritance, not our daily experience, so it cannot be consumed by any demand of daily allowance or momentary downturn. This is the living hope we...
Christians glorify God and honor King Jesus when we live as salt and light in the world. Salt and Light reveals God’s purpose for the Christian life in this world. Connecting a Christian’s identity (5:1-12) with a life of walking by faith in Jesus (5:17-7:27), Jesus teaches that God sends Christians into the world...
Pastor Lane shares a devotional interlude to the “LOVE series: a study in the gospel of John”. This message aims to encourage and help Christ-followers to pause and meditate on God’s truth that as Christians we are the beloved of God. Henri Nouwen states, “‘Beloved’ forms the core truth of our existence.” Our aim...
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...
17-0625: Christians glorify God and honor King Jesus when we understand that our obedience and generous giving invests in the forward-move of God’s eternal Kingdom in the world. Stewardship is God’s strategy to resource the operation of His mission through His people in the world: to grow and mature His people, to build the...
17-0402: Jesus sets us free from sin when we abide in His truth. Jesus addresses those who believe in Him in this passage. He introduces what it means to follow Him, often called discipleship, and how His truth transforms the life of those who follow Him. Pastor Lane sets forth three lessons that teach...
17-0219: Jesus is the bread and drink that gives true life to all who believe in Him. This sermon is the second part of Jesus as the Bread of Life. As Jesus confronts the unbelief of the people, he provides some very hard teachings that the people reject because they do not believe. Pastor...
16_0911: Christ-followers are made new by faith in Jesus to walk in God’s peace. Pastor Lane completes the Made New series with the fourth aspect of the Christ-follower’s identity as Missioner, one who personally engages their life in the mission of God. Drawing from five accounts of the Great Commission and 2 Corinthians 5,...
Shaped for God’s glory through mission means Christian live as God’s glory-bearers in the world. Deuteronomy addresses topical issues from the Law that teach God’s people how to live for His glory. Pastor Lane addresses these topics on sexuality and immorality, including God’s creational design for sexuality, how the law serves to help God’s...