God Talk

Committed Followers of Christ (“The Challenge” Week 3 of 4)

It is our hope you are listening to Week 3 of The Challenge series because you have accepted “the challenge” and have committed yourself to the spiritual growth opportunity it affords. If you missed Week 1 or 2, we encourage you to take the time to watch it; visit https://lotwchurch.org/challenge for the full series and the downloadable workbook.
Last week, we looked at spiritual laziness, a tendency that stymies our spiritual development, and hopefully, you have identified your weak areas and made a commitment to no longer allow it in your life. So this week, having agreed you are “all in,” we are going to look at what it means to be a committed follower of Christ. The first question to ask is, where’s the fruit? The Bible says that if we are in Christ, in other words, fully committed to following Him, we will bear spiritual fruit. The amount of fruit we bear is directly related to how committed we are to following Him. It also tells us we can’t bear fruit on our own. So the challenge in this message is to ask yourself, are you serving Him with all you have? Or serving Him with what’s left over, or even not at all? There are also deeper insights Pastor Greg includes that will help give you a clearer understanding of where you stand to enable you to make changes to kick your spiritual growth into a higher gear!
Scriptures Today: John 5:15 // Ephesians 2:10 // Mark 11:12-21 // 1 Kings 17:7-16 // Luke 21:1-4 // Malachi 3:8-12 // 2 Corinthians 9:6-11 
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Spiritual Laziness (“The Challenge” Week 2 of 4)

It is our hope you are watching Week 2 of The Challenge series because you have accepted “the challenge” and have committed yourself to the spiritual growth opportunity it affords. If you missed Week 1, we encourage you to take the time to watch it; visit https://lotwchurch.org/challenge for the full series and the downloadable workbook.
This week we are discussing spiritual laziness, a tendency we as believers are prone to unless we make a conscious effort to not allow it in our lives. It follows the same pattern as physical laziness, a tendency we all agree is definitely NOT positive, and God is very specific about His distaste for those who become spiritually lazy. The Bible calls them “lukewarm” Christians, and God very bluntly says He is inclined to “spit them out of His mouth!” Pretty strong words, but we can rest assured that’s exactly what God meant! So with that as the backdrop for today’s message, listen carefully as Pastor Greg lays out ways we can identify and avoid falling into spiritual laziness. 
Scriptures Today: Revelation 3:14-18 // Matthew 6:24, 7:21, 25:15-29, 12:36 // Hebrews 3:17 // Romans 14:12 
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An Inspirational conversation with someone dying from ALS

I had the opportunity to talk to a former member who is dying from ALS, and the conversation was inspiring and powerful one that I think all of us can learn from. Sometimes we can learn to live from those who are dying.

A Fork In The Road (“The Challenge” Week 1 of 4)

We are kicking off a four-week sermon series, which is an updated version of The Challenge series LOTW did as a church in 2008. Today we start by discussing “forks in the road,” times in our lives where we are required to make a decision and choose which direction or path we will take and commit to it. As an example, we’ll look at Joshua, the leader of the nation of Israel, who succeeded Moses and led the nation into the land that was promised to them by God, despite the fact there were myriad challenges in occupying it. It was time for the nation to commit to doing what God had called them to do. As Joshua stood in front of the whole assembly he challenged them to make the decision to follow God’s instruction. He essentially drove a stake in the ground and declared “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!” 
Today you will be challenged to make a decision and follow God in your own life. Pastor Greg will lay out The Challenge. Will you commit to it and accept it?
Scriptures Today: Joshua 24:1-15 // 1 John 2:15 
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The Good-The Bad- The Ugly

We are looking at some disturbing news out of the Vatican, some good news about the QB of the Miami Dolphins and a lesson from an ugly soccer injury.

Undisciplined (”Potholes” - Week 5 of 5)

As we wrap up the Potholes sermon series we take a look at the number one issue in all our lives that gets us into more trouble and causes more destructiveness than just about all of the issues we’ve discussed. It’s a look in the mirror because it’s not Satan that is getting us into all kinds of trouble, although he is a party to it, but instead, the problem is really US! When we become undisciplined we become our own worst enemy! We bring endless self-destructive behavior into every aspect of our lives and then wonder why everything and everyone seems to be against us. Before you mentally tune out or dismiss the possibility you could be a victim of your own undisciplined life, listen carefully to Pastor Greg as he describes the issue and gives you practical steps you can take to wrestle with it and wrangle it under control. This sermon is one you’ll find worth its weight in gold. 
Scriptures Today: Hebrews 4:12-14 // Proverbs 25:28, 16:32 // Titus 1:7-8 // Deuteronomy 11:26-28 // 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 // Galatians 5:16-25
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Start PREPARING! In 2024 Uncertainty Will Abound

In my 51 years I have seen some uncertainty in this world. The Cold War, Y-2k, Covid but all of these may be insignificant in comparison to what is headed our way in 2024. I have never encouraged prepping but you might do well to prepare for the year to come that will certainly be filled with political, social, economic and religious uncertainty!

Fear, Worry, and Doubt (“Potholes” Week 4)

Who hasn’t run into situations in life where we respond with fear, or find ourselves worrying, or having doubts about how things will turn out?! All of us! In fact, the Bible specifically mentions fear over 600 times, so it is by no means a topic that it fails to address. Repeatedly we are commanded to “Fear not!” because as believers we have the power of the Creator of heaven and earth behind us! That being the case, there really is no reason whatsoever to fear, but all too often we have to admit it gets us! Two other huge issues we face as we travel the road of life are worry and doubt. They are related in that any one of them tends to breed the presence of the one, or the other, or both! Today’s sermon is as practical as it is insightful. Open your heart and no doubt God will use it to equip you with wisdom to better meet the circumstances in your own life.
Scriptures Today: Romas 8:31-39 // Hebrews 10:38, 11:1-2 //  James 1:2-4 
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Does God curse people?

We are very comfortable with the idea that Gcd gives blessings but does he also give curses? This is the topic we will explore on this week of God Talk.

Is Christian Nationalism Christian?

Christian Nationalism is focused on making Biblical values part of America again, but is it really Christian?