Full Title: "Will The One True God Please Stand Up" (Romans 3:19-31)
Living Faith's own John Beechy (a leader in LFCC's "God's Warriors" ministry) shares his testimony of faith, brings a message on why and how the Christian faith distinctly stands out above all others, and discusses the message of salvation in lieu of God's righteousness and why we are in need of it, based on Romans chapter 3.
Living Faith's own Rob Thompson brings a special Mother's Day message on Biblical motherhood. As Godly mothers Lois and Eunice influenced Timothy in his upbringing, we see through scripture the privilege, importance, and blessing of having the love, influence, direction, and guidance of a godly mother. Also in this program, a special montage featuring the congregants of Living Faith Community Church with their mothers.
In celebration of the National Day of Prayer, Living Faith Church offers a special presentation reviewing six tenets of the faith, singing, and lifting each one up in prayer, for the church, the spreading of the Gospel, and for people to come to know Jesus in their hearts and in their lives.
Throughout the book of Romans, the Apostle Paul takes 11 chapters to explain what it MEANS to believe. In chapters 12-16, Paul explains how we actually LIVE IT OUT. What makes this so deep and meaningful is that Paul is instructing how we should live out (put into action) what we believe in our hearts, in a world that is absolutely opposed to God and how He wants us to live. What does it mean to cling to what is good, or be devoted to on a another in love? Sometimes love calls us to go the extra mile, and challenges us to bless those who persecute (express intense hostility towards)? How can putting all of these things, and then some, be put into action, and how can it benefit us? In this message, Pastor Emeritus John Billow explains why it's so important to have such a meaningful faith and to live out that faith in action.
In this special Easter message, Pastor Troy Billow talks about the significance of the resurrection, but also presents a challenge which begs the question; what do you believe? All throughout human history, all of the prophets, all of the law, all of the apostles, and all of the witnesses talked about Jesus Christ coming to save Adam and the entire human race from death, hell, and the grave. It was a reality that was foretold, fulfilled, and has been remembered and expounded on since, with help from the Holy Spirit. It was an event that happened for you to give you power over sin and death, and be restored spiritually. Yet this reality is dismissed by many who in turn believe in a lot of ridiculous and far-fetched theories, and this prevents them from experiencing the power that Christ, who rose from the dead, offers to anyone who lets Him in to their heart and life. God is looking for champions who are empowered by the resurrection, building and advancing His Kingdom, and have a desire to know and make known the truth of His love, ability to overcome tremendous worldly obstacles, and makes you a new person.
Living Faith Community Church presents a special Tenebrae service honoring the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who died so that we may live (2 Corinthians 5:15). This special presentation features edited, select scenes from the film "The Passion of the Christ" and is blended with the sweet and solemn songs of Living Faith's music group "As One", taking the mood of the events of that day to a new and even more dynamic level.
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When one realizes the meaning behind Palm Sunday, it really makes one think; what are our expectations of Jesus? A week before Jesus was crucified, many people in Jerusalem welcomed Him on a donkey, laid out their cloaks on the road, and waved palm branches in celebration of the promised King who was to sit on David's throne and rule and reign in Israel. The only problem is that God was establishing another plan that was needed before the bigger promise was to happen, and no one could see it past their expectations in the here and now. You see, the people of Israel wanted deliverance from the oppressive presence, control, and pressures from the Roman Empire. They thought Jesus was sent to accomplish this, but at this time, another Kingdom dynamic was in the works and it involved the setup of a spiritual kingdom before it could manifest itself in a physical Kingdom that is soon to come. But in the meantime, this spiritual Kingdom consists of allowing God to take over one's heart before He returns to rule on earth with a rod of iron. Pastor Troy Billow explains this in this special, Palm Sunday message.
In a third message on the passages in I Peter 1:1-2, we continue to look at Peter's background, this time examining his status as a member of the Kingdom of God. That said, even though Peter struggled with this at first, he found out the hard way that the world is not his friend. If someone as loving, sacrificial, and revolutionary as Jesus was treated cruelly and unjustly, then that should cause a believer in Christ to want to be set apart from this world. When you choose Christ, we are strangers, out of place in this world, and that is because God is replacing a heart moved by fear, failure, and inadequacy, with a heart empowered by confidence, victory, and competence, through the work of the Holy Spirit.
In the second in a series on the first letter of Peter, which was a letter addressing the persecuted church of Asia Minor, we continue to look into the background of the man before and after experiencing the power of Jesus Christ. Before Jesus rose from the dead, Peter had difficulty standing behind Him. He needed power to do it. After the resurrection, Peter learned that in order to be led by the power of the Holy Spirit, there had to be obedience. Just as was then, so it is today with believers, and in reading about Peter, we see why his life, his difficulties, his failures, and His triumphs are there for us to learn from.
The first letter of Peter teaches what it means to be God's people in times of persecution, trials, and suffering. That said, Peter became a prime authority on these matters after he encountered the risen Christ and experienced the power of the Holy Spirit. In this message, Pastor Troy Billow begins a new series on the first letter of Peter with a little review on the nature of the "old Peter", which was weighed down by his lack of faith, failures, shame, and inadequacy. Yet despite these flaws, Jesus had tremendous potential for Peter, and saw past them as He did a good work in him that was carried on to completion, transforming Peter into the exact opposite of the man he once was. In other words, there was a lot of "growing up" that Peter had to experience before he became a bold Apostle for Jesus Christ.