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Trumix.com listings available of LifePoint Community Church Audio Sermons Podcasts Build your own playlists with this podcast. Going from Success to Significance If someone came up to you and asked, "How can I live a life of significance?", what would you say to them? It's easy to confuse success with significance, yet only one of them will truly matter in the end. Which one are you living for? (Philippians 3:7-8; John 7:37-38; John 4; Matthew 16:26) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seeing With God's Vision Our purpose on this earth is not just to step into God's mission for a few weeks or a few months, but to finish the mission by reaching the destination God has for us. Will we get distracted by the mirages along the way like the Israelites in the wilderness, or will we see past them with God's vision and fulfill our purpose on this earth? (John 17:4; 2 Timothy 4:6-7; Hebrews 12:2; Philippians 3:13; Exodus 3:7; Exodus 12:37; Matthew 7:13; Numbers 13:17; Isaiah 8:17) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website When God Messes Up Your Plans The only way to follow God into the life's purpose that He has for each of us is to let go of things that are holding us back. We must completely surrender to God and be willing to let Him mess up our plans. (John 17:4; Matthew 10:37; Matthew 16:24; Colossians 1:16; 1 Corinthians 6:19; 2 Corinthians 5:15; John 3:30) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What On Earth Am I Here For? Does life really matter? Is there any purpose to our lives or is it all just a pointless, meaningless existence? If you have ever pondered the question, "What on earth am I here for?", then this 4-part series will give you the answer! (Colossians 1:16; Matthew 22:37; Psalm 149:4; Zephaniah 3:17; Psalm 139:16; Acts 17:28) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Awakening Desire It is possible to be saved and yet live our entire Christian life without any real excitement over what Jesus has done for us. Yet Jesus longs to awaken our desire so that our lives will spill over with passion and impact those around us! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website LifePoint Missions - GO Throughout our Christian journey, God continually gives us opportunities to "go" and answer His call. How will you respond when God's next call comes to you? This message gives five fears that you will face, along with five truths to help you go when God calls. (Matthew 28:19-20; Genesis 12:1-4; Hebrews 11:8; Matthew 9:37) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website LifePoint Missions - GIVE Talking about "Giving" should not be something that we, as followers of Jesus Christ, should dread. The truth is, God has given us the incredible opportunity of partnering with Him in the greatest adventure of a lifetime -- being involved in His Kingdom work! Jesus said that the location of our treasure indicates the location of our heart, and if we are investing our treasure into eternal things, our heart will be there also. This encouraging sermon will give you a fresh perspective on givi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website LifePoint Missions - PRAY As LifePoint begins to take our first step towards world missions, there are three key words that will define our entire focus... PRAY, GIVE, GO! We must always remember that the starting point is prayer. Today's message is a reminder to everyone of the incredible power that comes through prayer, and a challenge for us all to begin this journey on our knees. (Colossians 4:2; Colossians 4:12; Jeremiah 33:3; Exodus 33:15) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website LifePoint's Exciting Future During this informal church family time we explore several very exciting things that are happening at LifePoint, and we make our announcement about the birth of LifePoint Missions. We are filled with anticipation to see what God will do in the days ahead! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why Should I Believe in Heaven? Is heaven a real place or just a figment of our imagination? How can we know for sure? If heaven is not real, then let's live this life completely for ourselves... but if heaven is real, what impact should it have on our lives right now? (John 14:1-3; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Psalm 16:11; Colossians 3:1; Matthew 6:19-21; 2 Peter 3:11) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why Should I Believe in the Church? Do followers of Jesus really need to be part of a church family? Can't we do just fine living the Christian life by ourselves? What's the point of the church anyway? Find out why we need the church and why the church needs us. (Ephesians 1:22-23; Ephesians 4:12-16; Ephesians 5:25-30; 1 Corinthians 12:12-27; Acts 20:28; 1 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 10:25) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why Should I Believe in Jesus? In this series we will examine some of the foundations of the Christian faith to see if these things are really worth believing. How do we know the Bible is true? Does God really exist? Is Jesus really the only way to heaven? We invite you to join us as we ask the question, "Why should I believe?" Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why Should I Believe in God? In this series we will examine some of the foundations of the Christian faith to see if these things are really worth believing. How do we know the Bible is true? Does God really exist? Is Jesus really the only way to heaven? We invite you to join us as we ask the question, "Why should I believe?" Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why Should I Believe the Bible? (Part 3) In this series we will examine some of the foundations of the Christian faith to see if these things are really worth believing. How do we know the Bible is true? Does God really exist? Is Jesus really the only way to heaven? We invite you to join us as we ask the question, "Why should I believe?" Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why Should I Believe the Bible? (Part 2) In this series we will examine some of the foundations of the Christian faith to see if these things are really worth believing. How do we know the Bible is true? Does God really exist? Is Jesus really the only way to heaven? We invite you to join us as we ask the question, "Why should I believe?" (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why Should I Believe the Bible? (Part 1) In this series we will examine some of the foundations of the Christian faith to see if these things are really worth believing. How do we know the Bible is true? Does God really exist? Is Jesus really the only way to heaven? We invite you to join us as we ask the question, "Why should I believe?" (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Don't Lose Your First Love As Christians, it is possible for us to have solid doctrine, impeccable church attendance, generous giving and faithful service, but to be doing all those things out of routine rather than out of a heart of love for the Lord. Today’s message is a reminder of the danger of losing our first love. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A God Worth Sharing Is the God of the Bible really worth our time? Is it really worthwhile to invest our lives for His kingdom? In this 4-part series, we'll discover that God truly is a God worth trusting, serving, worshipping, and sharing! (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A God Worth Worshipping Is the God of the Bible really worth our time? Is it really worthwhile to invest our lives for His kingdom? In this 4-part series, we'll discover that God truly is a God worth trusting, serving, worshipping, and sharing! (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A God Worth Serving Is the God of the Bible really worth our time? Is it really worthwhile to invest our lives for His kingdom? In this 4-part series, we'll discover that God truly is a God worth trusting, serving, worshipping, and sharing! (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A God Worth Trusting Is the God of the Bible really worth our time? Is it really worthwhile to invest our lives for His kingdom? In this 4-part series, we'll discover that God truly is a God worth trusting, serving, worshipping, and sharing! (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website He Is Able! Ephesians 3:20 tells us that God is able to do "exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think." Whatever mountains you may be facing in your life, God has the power to move them. Nothing is too difficult for Him! (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Living Life in Jesus What is it that truly gives us life? Some say that life is found in living "for" Jesus, but that puts the emphasis on what we do. There is nothing wrong with doing things for Jesus, but true life is found when we live "in" Him. He is the very source of life itself. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Peace in the Storm Peace is not the absence of problems but the presence of God. Isaiah 9:6 calls our Lord the "Prince of Peace." Do you have the peace the He offers? (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Perfect Gift Have you ever been disappointed with a gift you received at Christmas? Perhaps, as a child, you had your heart set on a certain toy that you were hoping to get, but you ended up getting something else? Well, God sent us the perfect gift when He sent the baby in the manger! Discover some of the things we receive through that wonderful gift. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Perfect Gift Have you ever been disappointed with a gift you received at Christmas? Perhaps, as a child, you had your heart set on a certain toy that you were hoping to get, but you ended up getting something else? Well, God sent us the perfect gift when He sent the baby in the manger! Discover some of the things we receive through that wonderful gift. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website God in a Manger Many people enjoy celebrating Christmas -- the presents, the decorations, the parties -- but far too many people don't know what Christmas is really all about. They see the cute little baby in the manger, but they don't understand who He truly was. The Bible says that baby was the Mighty God. If that is true, what implications does that have on our lives? (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website God in a Manger Many people enjoy celebrating Christmas -- the presents, the decorations, the parties -- but far too many people don't know what Christmas is really all about. They see the cute little baby in the manger, but they don't understand who He truly was. The Bible says that baby was the Mighty God. If that is true, what implications does that have on our lives? (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christmas Blues What does the Christmas season really mean? Is it about shopping and decorating and rushing all over town? Take some time to be reminded that this season is all about God coming to earth to give us His "Christmas Presence." (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christmas Blues What does the Christmas season really mean? Is it about shopping and decorating and rushing all over town? Take some time to be reminded that this season is all about God coming to earth to give us His "Christmas Presence." (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website God Still Writes the Last Chapter From a very dark time in the Bible when corruption was rampant and every man did what was right in his own eyes, there emerges a story of grace and hope. Ruth, a young pagan woman, makes a choice to follow God, and her life is forever changed. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ruth - A Story of God's Grace (Part 3) Ruth has already seen the goodness and grace of Boaz, but now she takes a step of faith to move past the gifts to the giver. She risks everything to draw near to Boaz and ask him to redeem her, and to her delight, she is completely accepted. So, too, must we take that step of faith and draw near to Christ so that we may be redeemed! (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ruth - A Story of God's Grace (Part 2) Ruth and Naomi find themselves in very hard times -- having to pick up scraps of grain behind the harvesters just to survive. Yet God showers His grace on them through a man named Boaz, who is a picture of Christ. Learn how God longs to shower His grace on you in the midst of your hard times. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ruth - A Story of God's Grace (Part 1) From a very dark time in the Bible when corruption was rampant and every man did what was right in his own eyes, there emerges a story of grace and hope. Ruth, a young pagan woman, makes a choice to follow God, and her life is forever changed. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dynamite Christianity How can the power of God really transform a person's life? Is real Christianity something we have to "work at" and force to happen, or is it something that should simply be "at work" in us? In the last message of this series we take a look at the dynamite power that has been given to us as followers of Christ, and how this power should change our lives. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Don't Die With an Empty Basket In order for a grapevine to produce a huge harvest of grapes, the gardener must constantly prune the vine by cutting off all the dead branches. This helps the healthy branches become even more fruitful. Jesus said in John 15 that in order for our lives to bring forth "much fruit" for His kingdom, the Gardener must also do a lot of pruning in our lives, cutting away all the things that will hinder our spiritual growth. This process in never pleasant, but God knows what He is doing. Do you tr ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Power of Our Weakness Search the Bible and you will find that God is attracted to weakness. In fact, our weakness makes room for God's power. Perhaps you wish the weaknesses in your life would all disappear, but those very weaknesses could be the pathway to God's greatest power in you! (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Living the Life God Intended To see the power of God flowing through our lives, we must live the life God intended for us to live. Using the illustration of the 3 chairs, today's message asks the question, "Which chair are you in?" Your life will either be dry and fruitless like a dead tree, or it will be a life filled with the fruit of the Spirit. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Secret of Success The world tries to tell us how to be a success, but do we know what success looks like in God's eyes? Learn three keys to success from the life of David, and discover how these keys will unleash God's power in your life! (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website You've Had the Power All Along Too often we search everywhere hoping to find the power we need to live the Christian life. But the truth is, we have already been given everything we need to face whatever comes our way. Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, we don't realize that we have had the power all along. Yes, God has already given us His power. We may just need to fan the flame, as Paul told Timothy to do. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Power Failure As followers of Christ we have been given power to live the Christian life. Paul said he wanted to know this power. Is the power of God evident in our lives? Journey into God's Word to discover the awesome power available to every believer. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Weapons for Spiritual Warfare Tom Fowler finishes up his two-part sermon on spiritual warfare by talking about the weapons we need to fight this war. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fighting the Battle in God's Strength Before we do what God has called us to do, are we first taking the time to pray for God's power? Without God's power, we are limited only to what "we" can do rather than what God can do, but with God's power moving through us, there is no limit to what God can accomplish. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Here Am I. Send Me! Last week we talked about the importance of learning to recognize God's voice. But it won't do any good to just hear His voice if we don't respond to it. God is looking for people who will answer His call and say what Isaiah said, "Here am I, send me!" Will you be that person? (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website God is Calling. Are You Listening? 1 Samuel 3 describes a time when "the word of the Lord was rare" because of the corruption that had taken over. But even in such wicked times, God called Samuel to rise above the moral decay and follow Him. God is still calling today... are you listening? (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reproducing Our Influence What kind of influence will you leave behind after your life is over? Are you actively pouring your life into anyone else so that your Godly influence will live on in them? Birds reproduce birds, fish reproduce fish... Christians should reproduce Christians. Don't allow the line of Godly influence to stop with you! (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Engaging Our World It is not enough to "talk about" being an influence. At some point we have to cross the line and make the decision to actually "be" an influence. This message looks briefly at how Nehemiah become burdened about a problem and how God used that burden to launch Nehemiah into a life of tremendous influence. Are we burdened about anything, and are we willing to step out and let God use our life to make a difference in that area? (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Envisioning God's Plan for My Life No one has ever gone out for a stroll and ended up at the top of Mt. Everest! In the same way, no one will ever become a person of Godly influence by accident. We have to embrace God's plan for our lives, and then put a plan into action that will take us in that direction. Are you planning to become a person of Godly influence, or are you hoping it will just happen by accident? (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Characteristics of Influential People (Part 2) (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Characteristics of Influential People (Part 1) (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Influence of a Godly Mother On this Mother's Day we look at the influence mothers have on their children, an influence that lasts a lifetime. Out of all the things mothers do for their children, one thing is most important and will follow them throughout their entire life. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website I've Been Forgiven... Now What? (Part 2) This is part 2 of the sermon which answers the question, "Since I have been forgiven of so much, what should my response be?" (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Influence (Week 1) - The Power of Influence As followers of Jesus Christ, we are people of tremendous influence! Just like one domino, when pushed over, will cause a chain reaction that can affect thousands of other dominoes, so the life of even one willing believer, when acted upon by the power of the Holy Spirit, can ripple through the lives of thousands of others and create a Godly influence for generations to come. Don't ever underestimate the Power of Influence!(Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website I've Been Forgiven... Now What? (Part 1) It is one thing to fill our heads with knowledge from the Bible, but it is another thing entirely to ask ourselves the question, "What should my response be to what I've just learned?" After talking about God's forgiveness for the past two Sundays, today's message asks the question, "Since I have been forgiven of so much, what should my response be?" God's forgiveness shouldn't be just head knowledge to us... it should change the way we live our lives! (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepoin ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website If God Has Forgiven Me, Why Don't I Feel Forgiven? The Bible says that those who are saved have been completely forgiven by God and are righteous in His sight. But almost every Christian still struggles with the question, "If God has forgiven me, why don't I FEEL forgiven?" This message answers that question. (Hear all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Forgiven! Sure, as Christians we know that we have been forgiven by God, but what does that really mean? If we truly knew the vastness of God's forgiveness and the righteousness that we have been given in Christ, it would change the way we live our lives forever! (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Come Alive! The Friday Jesus was crucified was a day of utter despair for His followers. Their Savior was dead. All hope was gone. But on Sunday morning everything changed. Jesus was alive, and they also came alive with renewed hope and purpose. Are you living in Friday or Sunday? (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Look at the Book of Genesis This message is a continuation of last week's look at Genesis. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Consider Him and Finish Strong Hebrews 12:3 contains two powerful words that literally have the potential to transform any difficult situation you may face into an opportunity for praise. Those two words are,"Consider Him."No matter how weary you may become while running the race of the Christian life, regardless of how difficult things are, just take a moment to consider Jesus and remember all that He endured for you. Then you will find the reason and the strength to keep running the race and finish strong!This sermon i ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website In the Beginning This message is a brief look at the very first words in the Bible. It is critical to have a right understanding of how things began, because if we are skewed at the start of trying to read the Bible, we will be off course the rest of the way through.(See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Don't Run Alone! God created us for "togetherness," but far too many people run the race of the Christian life alone. This sermon challenges all believers to come alongside others and help them run their race so they don't have to run alone. This sermon is Part 8 in a series called Running Well and Finishing Strong. There are a few audio problems on this recording. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Making Christ Your Goal Toward what goal are you running? Out of all the things we can pursue in life, there is only one goal that will last forever. Are you running to win a prize that will fade away? This sermon is Part 6 in a series called Running Well and Finishing Strong. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Are You Running the Right Course? It doesn't matter how far you run in life if you're running in the wrong direction! The Bible says that God has marked out a path for each of us. The question is, are you running that way or your own way? This sermon is Part 5 in a series called Running Well and Finishing Strong. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Strong Determination Not everyone who starts a race finishes the race. Sadly, this is true not only in the world of athletics, but in the Christian life as well. Hebrews 12:1-3 urges us to run with endurance and to not grow weary and lose heart. Are you committed to running well and finishing strong?This sermon is Part 1 in a series called Running Well and Finishing Strong.(See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Going the Distance Marathon runners often encounter an experience they call"hitting the wall"during a race. It's the point where their body is screaming at them to quit. The only runners who finish a marathon are the ones who have been trained to keep running when everything else is telling them to quit. Do you have what it takes to keep on running and go the distance in the Christian life?This sermon is Part 4 in a series called Running Well and Finishing Strong.(See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lose the Weight Many runners train with weights on, so that on race day, when they remove the weights, they will be able to run much faster. The Bible also tells us to lay aside every weight in our life that could hinder us from running the Christian life well. Is there anything in your life holding you back from running your best possible race for Christ? This sermon is Part 3 in a series called Running Well and Finishing Strong. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Carrying on a Great Heritage As followers of Jesus Christ, you and I come from a long line of faithful men and women who have carried the torch and run the race before us. We have a great heritage to uphold. What kind of legacy will you leave behind for those who will come after you? This sermon is Part 2 in a series called Running Well and Finishing Strong. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Charting Our Course for the New Year (Part 3) Charting Our Course for the New Year (Part 3)(See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Charting Our Course for the New Year (Part 2) Charting Our Course for the New Year (Part 2) (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Light in the Darkness At this special time of year when we celebrate the Savior's birth, we are reminded that prior to His coming the world lay in darkness for 400 years. Many people today are still lost in darkness, but Jesus, the Light of life, stands ready to shine upon them!(See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Charting Our Course for the New Year (Part 1) As we embark on the uncharted waters of this new year, we must make sure we take with us the navigational equipment God has provided. We do not know what the future holds, but we can take great comfort in the fact that we do know the One who holds the future.(See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Thanksgiving Communion In Luke 17 Jesus healed 10 men, but only one returned to thank Him. This brief message reminds us to never take God's love and goodness for granted. May we always be like that one who remembered to give God thanks! (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Security for Today and for All Eternity David ends this great psalm with resounding confidence that God's goodness and mercy will chase after us all the days of our life, and even when this life is over, we will dwell in God's presence forever. Will your life end with that kind of security and confidence? (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Is Your Cup Running Over? As followers of Jesus Christ, we can say with David, "My cup overflows." Regardless of our lot in life, whether we have plenty of the things of this world or very little, when we have Christ living in us, we have everything we need, and our cup truly does overflow! (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Lord Prepares the Way for Me David said that the Lord, his Shepherd, went ahead of him to prepare a "table" for him in the presence of his enemies. The shepherds would go ahead of their sheep up to the high "tablelands" in the mountains to prepare the way for them. Listen and learn how the Good Shepherd goes ahead of us to prepare the way, long before we ever arrive! (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Finding Comfort in God's Rod and Staff David said, "Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." The rod is a picture of the shepherd's authority, and the staff is a picture of his love. As followers of Christ, we must make sure that we allow ourselves to come under both the rod and the staff of God, rather than just one or the other. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Right Paths and Dark Valleys In Psalm 23:3 the Good Shepherd promised to lead us in the paths of righteousness if we follow Him. But in the very next verse we see Him leading the sheep down into a very dark and dangerous valley--the valley of the shadow of death. Listen and learn how even the darkest valleys in life are still the "right paths" as long as we are near the Shepherd. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Quenched Thirst and Restored Souls Every person has an inner thirst that can only be quenched by Jesus Christ. Every person also finds himself "cast down" at times. Learn how the Good Shepherd stands ready to help men and women who are thirsty or cast down. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website When Sheep Lie Down Psalm 23:2 says, "He makes me lie down in green pastures." For sheep, this is a picture of peaceful rest. Shepherds tell us that sheep will not lie down and rest unless four conditions are met in their life. These four conditions are also true of people. Listen and see if you are allowing the Good Shepherd to meet these needs in your life. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Finding Contentment in Christ The writer of Psalm 23 makes a remarkable statement when he says, "I shall not want." In a culture where everyone seems to be striving to get everything they can and always have the latest things, is it ever really possible for us to find true contentment? And if so, how? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Lord is My Shepherd Come take a fresh look into one of the most familiar passages in the entire Bible and get to know the Shepherd of Psalm 23 more personally than ever before. Do you know this Good Shepherd who laid down His life for you? Without Him you will surely go astray. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Standing for God in an Ungodly Culture What would you do if you woke up tomorrow and discovered that prayer and worship had been outlawed and carried the death penalty? Would you trust God enough to continue standing firm for Him regardless of the consequences? See how one man's faith impacted an entire culture. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website God With Us How is it possible that the God of the universe, a God so huge and so powerful, would want to pursue us in love and make His home within us? It is almost too much to comprehend. This sermon entitled, "God With Us" looks at just how amazing it truly is that the God of heaven has come to dwell with us! (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website If We Are the Body Just as our human bodies are made up of many diverse parts each doing what they were designed to do, so the Body of Christ (the church) is made up of many different parts. Are you, as a member of the Body of Christ, carrying out the role that God created you for? Do you know what your part is and are you doing it? (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Making Copies The cells in our bodies reproduce themselves before they die to make sure a new cell takes its place. As members of the body of Christ we are commanded to make disciples by pouring that which has been invested in us into the lives of others. Are you "making copies" or will you leave an empty space when you die? (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website My Life - God's Purpose (Part 2) If you decide to follow the Call of Jesus on your life, you must understand that there is a Cost involved. Following Jesus does not come without letting go of something or someone. But if you are willing to pay the cost to follow Him, you will experience the wonderful Celebration of knowing God's purpose for your life! (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website My Life - God's Purpose (Part 1) Now that you know you were created by God and created for His purpose, how exactly do you begin to discover that purpose? If you truly desire to know God's purpose for your life, this sermon may be one of the most important recordings you listen to all year. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website We Were Created For Him After taking the last three weeks to explore God's amazing creation, there's not much doubt that we were created BY Him. But the Bible also tells us that we were created FOR Him. Our life is not our own to do with as we please. It belongs to God. What impact should that truth have on you? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fearfully and Wonderfully Made - Part 2 Part 2 of Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. NOTE: This sermon will be greatly enhanced by seeing the slides that go with it. You can listen and watch an automated slide presentation by going to www.lifepointcc.org/sermons.asp and clicking on the red PowerPoint icon below the sermon title. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fearfully and Wonderfully Made - Part 1 The universe with its billions of galaxies and hundreds of billions of stars is truly astounding to look at, but it all pales in comparison to the incredible universe that exists within your own body. Made up of 75 trillion cells, each housing a complex factory of activity, the human body is proof that we are indeed fearfully and wonderfully made! NOTE: This sermon will be greatly enhanced by seeing the slides that go with it. You can listen and watch an automated slide presentation by goi ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Heavens Declare Your Glory! Whether you look through the telescope or the microscope, you will quickly discover a staggering array of mind-boggling evidence that points unquestionably to intelligent design. From the galaxies to the smallest cells in our own bodies, God's fingerprints are everywhere! NOTE: This sermon will be greatly enhanced by seeing the slides that go with it. You can listen and watch an automated slide presentation by going to www.lifepointcc.org/sermons.asp and clicking on the red PowerPoint ico ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Remember Me That Way As we come to the Lord's Table and read His words, "Do this in remembrance of me," how do you remember Him? Do you simply call to mind some distant, historical facts, or is your life impacted as you actually think about all that He went through for you? (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website God Wants to Father Us On this Father's Day, our thoughts are turned towards God as our Father. Perhaps you never knew what it was like to have a loving, involved earthly father. God is our heavenly Father who loves us and wants to be involved in our lives. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How Do You Picture God? Do you see God as an angry old man ready to hit you over the head at any moment, or do you see God as a loving Father who cares for you so much that He gave His only Son for you? Understanding God's awesome attributes will help you come to know Him and love Him so much more. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Zealous It is very easy for pursuits, hectic schedules, or even laziness to creep into our lives and snuff out our zeal for God. Are you living moment to moment filled with a burning passion for God, or have you "fallen asleep" in His service? Perhaps it's time to rekindle the flame! (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Armor of God - Part 6 This sermon covers the final piece of armor, which is the Sword of the Spirit -- the Word of God. It is God's Word alone that will defeat the devil. Are you using this sword in your spiritual battles? This series concludes by talking about the importance of maintaining communications with Headquarters through prayer. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Armor of God - Part 5 The fifth piece of armor we are told to take up is the helmet of salvation. Satan constantly attacks believers through doubt, causing them to doubt their salvation. Only those who are certain of their salvation can live effective, fruitful lives for the Lord. This helmet of salvation will keep our mind strong when those attacks of doubt come our way. (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Armor of God - Part 4 The fourth piece of armor we are told to take up is the shield of faith. What is faith, really? Is it simply "positive thinking?" Does it matter what we have faith in, or is it enough just to have faith in "something?" Learn from this sermon why it is absolutely critical for every believer to stand securely behind the only shield of faith that is able to stop the fiery arrows of the evil one! (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Armor of God - Part 3 The third thing we are told to put on for this spiritual warfare are the shoes of the gospel of peace. The Roman soldier's unique shoes provided specific benefits to him during battle. Do you know why it is important for believers to stand firmly upon the gospel when engaged in spiritual warfare? (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Armor of God - Part 2 The second piece of armor we are instructed to put on is the breastplate of righteousness. When Christ died on the cross, our sin was transferred to Him, and His righteousness was transferred to us! As believers, we now stand completely righteous before God, and it is Christ's righteousness that protects our hearts from the accusations of the enemy. Do you have on the breastplate of righteousness? (See all our sermons at www.lifepointcc.org) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Armor of God - Part 1 The first piece of armor we are told to put on is the belt of truth. We are instructed to "gird" ourselves in truth, but what does that really mean for us today? Some say there is no such thing as absolute truth. Can we truly know what truth is in this culture of moral relativism? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bringing Dead Things Back to Life If there is one thing the resurrection of Jesus brings to us, it is hope! Because He rose again and lives today, we can find hope even in life's most hopeless situations! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What's So Good About Good Friday? We have all been to the funeral of someone we loved, but none of us would ever remember that as a "good day." Why, then, is the day Jesus died called Good Friday? What's so good about Good Friday? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Preparing to Use the Armor of God Spiritual Warfare Series - Part 5 (Note, we are taking a 2-week break from this series for Easter. We will pick right back up with this Spiritual Warfare series on Sunday, April 23.) Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Know Your Enemy Spiritual Warfare Series - Part 4 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Strength for the Battle Spiritual Warfare Series - Part 3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website We Are at War! Spiritual Warfare Series - Part 2 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Real World Spiritual Warfare Series - Part 1 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Real World Spiritual Warfare Series - Part 1 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website