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Losing Hope - Christmas Eve 2023 (“Shipwrecked” Week 8 of 9)

As we gather to celebrate the birth of our Savior, let's embrace the beautiful message of hope. Our Savior, born just like us, was a gift to humanity, sent to help us find redemption for our sins against God and one another. We've all had moments of feeling unworthy and burdened by guilt and shame, but it's important to remember that God is not just a judge; He is also a loving and forgiving God, ready to embrace us when we turn to Him with repentant hearts. Hope is a precious gift, and it's extended to everyone, no matter where you are on your spiritual journey. Will you choose to hold onto this incredible hope? Will you choose to hold onto Him?
Join us this Christmas as we celebrate the hope that brings us together, fills our hearts with warmth, and guides us on a path of redemption and renewal. We can't wait to welcome you with open arms as we share this message of hope and love.
We’re so glad you joined us for this powerful message! Any music performed live is performed under all appropriate licenses from CCLI, and all musical rights remain reserved by their respective artists; license details are available upon request. No other rights are reserved; share this message of hope, light, direction, and peace with anyone and everyone who needs to hear it. If you cannot find a shareable copy, reach out to ⁠tech@lotwchurch.org⁠ and we will make one available for you. God bless.

The rogue Pope and why more people tend to die at Christmas.

In this episode we will take a look at the Pope giving his blessing for priests to bless same marriages as well as why it is more people tend to die at Christmas.

Deceiving Spirits & Influence of False Teachers (“Shipwrecked” Week 7 of 9)

Hopefully, by now, you’ve been able to see there are many ways for our faith to be influenced and pushed off course when we aren’t diligent in our focus on God’s leading in our lives. That’s the reason the series has been named Shipwrecked, because when we listen to what the world values and teaches and adopt it in our own lives as believers, even 
we will inevitably lose our footing in the truth and begin drifting off course. The results will bring disaster into our lives and make a complete Shipwreck of it.
Today is another big one, and the Bible is very clear that in the last days there will be many false teachers and no shortage of people who will listen to them and be swayed by what they are teaching. Why? It appeals to our sinful human nature, and it’s easy to buy into. Are these people all outside the church? NOT AT ALL! Some of the most prolific false teachers are pastors of huge churches with thousands in attendance every Sunday! As an example, there is a movement known as the “name-it-and-claim-it” crowd who teach that we can name what God needs to do for us, and claim it as if He owes it to us! That’s backward! He doesn’t!
Pastor Greg has a number of other examples of things we need to look out for to keep us on course, so grab your Bible and a notepad for this one!
Scriptures Today: 2 Timothy 4:1-5 // Matthew 24:22-24, 7:15 // Jeremiah 28:1-17 // Galatians 1:6-9 // Jude 1:4 // John 21:18-19 // Romans 4:17, 1:16
We’re so glad you joined us for this powerful message! Any music performed live is performed under all appropriate licenses from CCLI, and all musical rights remain reserved by their respective artists; license details are available upon request. No other rights are reserved; share this message of hope, light, direction, and peace with anyone and everyone who needs to hear it. If you cannot find a shareable copy, reach out to ⁠tech@lotwchurch.org⁠ and we will make one available for you. God bless.

Seeing God through the eyes of Satan

We are told to be in the world but not of the world. When we start becoming of the world we start seeing ourselves and even God Himself through the eyes of Satan.

Let God redeem you in this life and not just the next

It is the holiday season and a lot of us are caring around a lot of pain hurt dysfunction and baggage. The good news is God has not only redeemed us eternally but he wants to redeem us from our hurt and our pain today.

Negative Influences (“Shipwrecked” Week 5 of 6)

As we move into week 5 of our Shipwrecked series we take a look at things we all encounter in life that negatively affect us and can shipwreck our faith. More often than not, these things can seem inconsequential, or worse, totally harmless or even good, but put us on the road to spiritual disaster. We all know Satan has an evil influence on this world, and most of us picture him as some sort of dragon or monster, but scripture warns us he can appear as an angel of light. His mastery of disguises can fool us and those all around us making his ubiquitous evil sway on this world seem good and even beneficial, when in reality it is dangerous and destructive. The Bible calls him a liar, and the father of lies. That’s not a compliment!
But we can’t forget about our own sinful nature, and inherent propensity for evil. In this sermon Pastor Greg reminds us that the negative influences in our lives come from outside us as well as within, and maps out the steps we can take to identify and safeguard ourselves from the shipwrecked life they can bring. This is an essential message intended to equip us with the tools we need for healthy spiritual growth!
Scriptures Today: 1 Peter 5:8 // 1 Corinthians 15:33, 2 Corinthians 11:14 // Genesis 3:1-7 // Luke 22:1-6, 22:31-32  //  John 10:28-29 // Proverbs 13:20 // 2 Timothy 3:1-5 // Deuteronomy 20:16-18 // Matthew 24:12-14
We’re so glad you joined us for this powerful message! Any music performed live is performed under all appropriate licenses from CCLI, and all musical rights remain reserved by their respective artists; license details are available upon request. No other rights are reserved; share this message of hope, light, direction, and peace with anyone and everyone who needs to hear it. If you cannot find a shareable copy, reach out to ⁠tech@lotwchurch.org⁠ and we will make one available for you. God bless.

Dad’s Gone Wild

Society has devalued the role of the male for sometime now and we are seeing the scary results of that. The truth is weak men create a weak country.

Imperfect Pastors (“Shipwrecked” Week 4 of 6)

This week, we turn our attention to church leadership, and specifically to pastors. There’s an inherent tendency among all of us to judge the pastor, bible study leader, or Sunday school teacher because, after all, he or she is the leader and the one whose life and actions are on display. But that leader is also a human just like you and I, and as such, has faults, and opinions we may not agree with, and of course, makes mistakes. The Bible has much to say about the higher standards of righteousness expected from those in church leadership, and Pastor Greg will provide examples. 
But we, too, have a responsibility to not base our feelings toward God or toward the church by solely looking at the imperfect man God is using to preach His perfect Word. God can work through imperfect, broken vessels to accomplish His purposes, and we have the responsibility not to let broken people shipwreck our faith. God will hold us accountable for that!   
Scriptures Today: 1 Samuel 2:12-117, 22-26 // Matthew 23:13-15 // 1 Timothy 3:4 // Proverbs 16:5 // 
We’re so glad you joined us for this powerful message! Any music performed live is performed under all appropriate licenses from CCLI, and all musical rights remain reserved by their respective artists; license details are available upon request. No other rights are reserved; share this message of hope, light, direction, and peace with anyone and everyone who needs to hear it. If you cannot find a shareable copy, reach out to ⁠tech@lotwchurch.org⁠ and we will make one available for you. God bless.

Worldly Wisdom (”Shipwrecked” Week 3 of 6)

As we continue the Shipwrecked series, we turn our attention to the topic of worldly wisdom. Essentially, there are two types of wisdom: that which comes from the hearts of men, which God considers foolishness, and real wisdom that comes from God. Proverbs 14:12 puts man’s wisdom in proper perspective, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end leads to death.” 
In this message Pastor Greg will provide valuable insights in sorting out the intricacies of wisdom to help us decipher what to do when common sense and God’s wisdom are in direct conflict. He includes seven qualities of godly wisdom and seven ways to practice and apply that wisdom. This message will shed light on what true wisdom looks like, and how to make wise decisions in the course of living life, and is a message well worth watching, bookmarking, then coming back to again and again as a resource.
Scriptures Today: 1 Corinthians 3:19 // James 3:13-17 // Proverbs 11:2-3, 14:12, 12:15 // 1 Chronicles 21 // Exodus 3:12 // Psalm 111:12 // Collossians 1:9 // 1 Corinthians 3:18-19 // 1 John 4:1 // Ecclesiastes 7:5 // 1 Peter 5:8
We’re so glad you joined us for this powerful message! Any music performed live is performed under all appropriate licenses from CCLI, and all musical rights remain reserved by their respective artists; license details are available upon request. No other rights are reserved; share this message of hope, light, direction, and peace with anyone and everyone who needs to hear it. If you cannot find a shareable copy, reach out to ⁠tech@lotwchurch.org⁠ and we will make one available for you. God bless.

Trusting God in the pain of losing a loved one.

God promises to work all things for the good those who love him. In this podcast I will share how I saw God in the final days of my dad’s life as he died of complications related to Alzheimer’s and dementia.