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Soulmates Part 04
Fixing Brokenness

In the final message of our Soulmates series, we consider what the teaching of the Bible has to say about dealing with a broken heart. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …

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Soulmates Part 04
Fixing Brokenness

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Jeff Mikels
Published on:
March 6, 2016

Soulmates Part 03
Be Loving

In our third message in the series, Pastor Jeff challenges us to think about what it means to become a loving person the way God defines love. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 …

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Soulmates Part 03
Be Loving

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Jeff Mikels
Published on:
February 28, 2016

Soulmates Part 02
Be Lovable

Pastor Jeff leads us into the second week of the Soulmates series. In this message, Jeff takes us through 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 and gives us his take on what it takes to be easy to love. Are you a lovable person? Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 …

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Soulmates Part 02
Be Lovable

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Jeff Mikels
Published on:
February 21, 2016

Soulmates Part 01
Picture of a Soulmate

Pastor Jeff kicks off a new series titled “Soulmates”. In this sermon pastor Jeff tells us that there isn’t one biblical marriage in the Bible that is ideal. However, looking into Genesis and then into Ephesians, we can get a picture of the kind of relationships that God has …

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Soulmates Part 01
Picture of a Soulmate

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Jeff Mikels
Published on:
February 14, 2016

Four Life-Giving Choices Part 06
All In

Commitment Sunday is the most important Sunday in our church family each year. Easter might be the highest attendance, but it’s on Commitment Sunday when we renew and celebrate our commitments to God and to each other. In today’s message, Pastor Jeff calls us to take our commitments …

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Four Life-Giving Choices Part 06
All In

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Jeff Mikels
Published on:
February 7, 2016

Four Life-Giving Choices Part 05
I Choose Ministry

Pastor Jeff wraps up the 4 Life-Giving Choices series. Join us next Sunday for the most important Sunday of the year….Commitment Sunday. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18   …

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Four Life-Giving Choices Part 05
I Choose Ministry

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Jeff Mikels
Published on:
January 31, 2016

Four Life-Giving Choices Part 04
I Choose Community

Pastor Jeff continues the 4 Life-Giving Choices series, with the encouragement to make Christian relationships a priority. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Matthew 18:12-20 …

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Four Life-Giving Choices Part 04
I Choose Community

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Jeff Mikels
Published on:
January 24, 2016

Four Life-Giving Choices Part 03
I Choose Commitment

Pastor Jeff continues our Four Life-Giving Choices series with a message on commitment and what it takes to be a person who reaches maturity and bears fruit. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Luke 8:1-15 …

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Four Life-Giving Choices Part 03
I Choose Commitment

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Jeff Mikels
Published on:
January 17, 2016

Four Life-Giving Choices Part 02
I Choose Submission

In the first real message of our “Four Choices” series, Pastor Jeff identifies the first choice that brings life to our lives when made well. It’s counter-intuitive, though. This is a choice that always feels like losing our life when in fact, it is a choice that gives …

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Four Life-Giving Choices Part 02
I Choose Submission

Written by:
Jeff Mikels
Published on:
January 10, 2016

Four Life-Giving Choices Part 01
New Year Communion

Pastor Jeff kicks off a brand new series for the month of January. In this pre-introductory sermon Jeff encourages us to start the new year with a fresh understanding of a central Christian tradition: Communion. Come back each week to learn more about the core values of LCC leading up to Commitment …

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Four Life-Giving Choices Part 01
New Year Communion

Written by:
Jeff Mikels
Published on:
January 3, 2016

Here to Serve Part 05
Picture of a Servant

In the final message of our Here to Serve series, Pastor Jeff takes us to a story at the end of Mark 10 that perfectly illustrates the kind of servant Jesus was. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Mark 10:46-52 …

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Here to Serve Part 05
Picture of a Servant

Written by:
Jeff Mikels
Published on:
December 27, 2015

Here to Serve Part 03
Son of Man

Pastor Jeff continues the Here to Serve series by taking us back through history to see the origins and significance of the title Jesus used for himself: Son of Man. Along the way, we see the most incredible claim rise to the surface. Jesus was claiming to be the Divine Eternal King… but then …

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Here to Serve Part 03
Son of Man

Written by:
Jeff Mikels
Published on:
December 20, 2015

Here to Serve Part 02
Ready for Eternity

In this message, we consider a crazy request that James and John make of Jesus and we especially look at the eternal implications of their request. To pull it all together, Pastor Jeff takes us from Mark 10 all the way to Matthew 25 where we are challenged to think that servants are the only ones …

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Here to Serve Part 02
Ready for Eternity

Written by:
Jeff Mikels
Published on:
December 13, 2015

Here to Serve Part 01
Servants are Great

In this first message introducing our Christmas series of messages, we see consider the simple truth that God thinks servants are great, and we are challenged to get involved in several specific service opportunities this month. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Mark 10:42-45 …

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Here to Serve Part 01
Servants are Great

Written by:
Jeff Mikels
Published on:
December 6, 2015

Rest for the Weary Part 04
Experience

Pastor Jeff finishes up the Rest for the Weary Series by taking us deep into the recesses of our hearts and deep into our own past to realize that a fundamental reason we can’t find rest is in a fundamental lie we have believed about God. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …

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Rest for the Weary Part 04
Experience

Written by:
Jeff Mikels
Published on:
November 29, 2015

Rest for the Weary Part 03
Approval

Pastor Jeff continues the Rest For the Weary series identifying an idol that is the driving force behind our need for Achievement. It’s an idol that gained a foothold in our lives even while we were infants and has grown ever since. Speaker: Jeff Mikels :: Passage: Various …

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Rest for the Weary Part 03
Approval

Written by:
Jeff Mikels
Published on:
November 22, 2015

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Today is Super Tuesday meaning that a large number of states are having their primaries for the Presidential election. Currently, for …

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Let’s Talk about Salvation: Part 2

Salvation and Forgiveness in the Gospel of John In my previous post, I considered a large number of passages in the synoptic gospels (Matthew, …

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Let’s Talk About Salvation and Forgiveness: Part 1

I've been thinking a lot about this idea recently: What would it look like if we were as eager to forgive as Jesus was? This is a tough …

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