We have a tendency to live our lives from the outside in. We let the people around us, the society around us, and many other influences around us shape us and mold us until we begin to look a little bit more like everyone else. But that’s not the way life is supposed to be. It is not the way …
Season of Giving
In the words of Charlie Brown, “Christmas is too commercial!” His words are more true today than they were way back when he first said them. We live in a world that has taken the celebration of Christmas to absurd commercial extremes. So much money is spent on and made on Christmas that retailers …
Time to Move (Exodus)
The book of Exodus in the Bible is the account of the moment when God said, “It’s time to move!” Some people decided they were on board with the changes, others refused to accept the changes, and still others acted like they were willing to accept the changes but were in fact just …
The Great LCC Theocache Adventure
But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul. — Deuteronomy 4:29 God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from any one of us. — Acts 17:27 The …
Hypocrite!
Are you for real? This is a special message from pastor Billy Hardy. …
Back to the Start (Genesis)
Find your fresh start in the book of beginnings. The Bible begins with a fascinating story of God creating something good and humans rejecting the good things he has given in favor of exercising their own independence. It’s a story of how humans mess things up and God continually intervenes …
The Elements
Jesus is our model for life and spirituality, and Jesus’ character and actions can be distilled into four core elements that express the teaching of the entire Bible. We live these elements and we look like Jesus. The Old Testament teaches these things. Jesus taught these things. Jesus lived …
Hope Fulfilled
The Christmas season is a season of hope… everyone knows that, but what good is hope? …
Leverage
We have just been through a series of lessons in the book of Daniel that were simultaneously comforting and challenging. They were comforting because we learned that God is always in charge and he has a good plan for his people. They were comforting because we learned that God meets his people in …
Into the Fire (Daniel)
On any given day, people who try to do the right thing face difficulty and opposition. Sometimes it’s subtle. Sometimes it’s overt. Sometimes the hardship even comes from within us. Perhaps not surprisingly, the Bible repeatedly challenges God’s people to stand firm under trials, …
Nail Down
Billy Hardy brings us a brief series of messages to encourage us to Nail Down our Relationship with God and Nail Down our Faithfulness to God. …
Switch
At the core of the Christian experience is the word “Repent.” Jesus said it: From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” — Matthew 4:17 Peter said it: Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of …
Like a Good Neighbor
According to Jesus, the entire Bible can be summed up in just a few words: Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your …
Mission Possible (Acts)
Your mission, should you choose to accept it: You will be witnesses for Jesus in Lafayette, in Greater Lafayette and Tippecanoe County, and to the ends of the earth. In this series of messages, we explore key passages from the book of Acts to identify not only what our mission is, but what power we …
The Heart of Worship
What is worship all about? Churches do things they call “Worship Services,” but it’s really just people sitting in rows listening to someone talk. How is that service? How is that worship? I thought worship was singing songs to God. Is that really all it is? In this series, we dig …
Year of Destiny
This is your year… every year up until now has been preparing you for this one, and this year is the one that will prepare you for all the following years. God has a plan for you for this year. He has something he wants to do in you, something he wants to do for you, and something he wants to …