24-0609: Greatness in God’s Kingdom is marked by humility to serve so others can hear the gospel and trust in Jesus. As Jesus journeys to Jerusalem with his disciples, a dispute arises about greatness. Jesus takes an opportunity to teach them about true greatness in the Kingdom of God. It is nothing like the world, and demands a complete shift in thinking, both in focus and faith. In this message, Pastor Lane identified three aspects of greatness in the Kingdom of God, and how one is to live them our by faith. We pray this message helps and encourages. Sermon Manuscript: 24-0609_The Question ..read more

24-0603: Jesus is the way to the true Jerusalem: He died for sin as the true Passover lamb and resurrects to new life with God all who believe in Him. On the way to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover, Jesus pulls the disciples aside to teach them one final time of what will occur in Jerusalem. He will be condemned, tried, and crucified, but on the third day He will be raised. What Jesus teaches the disciples is that He is the true Passover lamb. In this message, Pastor Lane provides three truths that one must believe to know the true way to Jerusalem, Jesus Christ. We pray this message helps an ..read more

The Wage of God (Matthew 20:1-16) 24-0526: God’s wage is one of favor above what is fair; He gives grace generously to all who believe in Jesus. How we view God is often determined by how the world operates, when we should view the world by how we understand God. In this parable Jesus teaches a lesson that can be very challenging for people to understand and accept, “the last shall be first, and the first last.” But when one humbles themselves to understand the Kingdom of God, this lesson becomes the greatest blessing of all, favor from God. We do not earn anything from God because we cannot ..read more

24-0512: Jesus Christ is supreme as Lord, and He calls people to live in full submission to become like Him. Paul writes to the Colossians to encourage their hearts to continue to grow in the Lord Jesus Christ. But his letter is not without understanding of life. He is engaged in his own struggle, writing from prison. Yet, he does not bemoan his situation. Rather, he exalts the supremacy of the Lord Jesus and tells them that he struggles for their growth and maturity in Christlikeness. When it comes to Christian growth and maturity we know Paul labored in it, we will struggle through it, but ..read more

24-0505: God strengthens His people by faith to persevere to the very end and receive His reward of eternal life. Daniel’s record concludes with a final interaction with the angel, as he asks how much longer til the end. The answer he receives from the angel is not one Daniel asked for, but one of blessing and hope. In this message Pastor Lane identifies three questions everyone asks about the end times, to show why God has answered them the way He does, to strengthen us to endure to the end. We pray this message is a blessing and encouragement for your life. Sermon Manuscript: 24-0505_Go-Yo ..read more

24-0428: God is Sovereign over all, and His people will persevere because He has appointed the time of the end to rescue unto eternal life all who believe in Jesus Christ. Daniel’s final vision is the longest and most complicated of all, and for a reason. The angel not only explains to him what will be in the future of history, but to the time of the end. But before the angel can help Daniel understand the vision, a whole chapter is dedicated to strengthening Daniel enough to listen and hear. The season of intercession he’s been in has left him completely deplete because the burden of what h ..read more

24-0414: God reveals His glory by His sovereignty, and while Christ-followers will suffer, we glorify Jesus’ Name by trusting Him as worthy for all people to worship Him. Daniel’s dream leaves him overwhelmed. He has seen the work of evil, wicked rulers, and the suffering of his people, and it has appalled him. Daniel has shown us God’s sovereignty over most every realm in creation. In Daniel 8 we see His sovereignty over evil rules, and the suffering of His people. The importance of understanding and trusting God’s sovereignty is significant when you consider that the greatest reason cited ..read more

24-0407: God is the Ancient of Days who will sovereignly judge the kingdoms of this world to reward His people to rule His kingdom with Jesus Christ, the Son of Man, when He returns. Daniel 7 makes a decisive shift in the book, both in literary genre and historical timeline. But the shift is intentional as he provides a historical overview from an eternal perspective. His aim is to encourage God’s people to not lose hope and continue to trust in God. He does this by sharing his dream and vision, and helping the people to focus on matters of truth that matter. In this message, Pastor Lane wal ..read more

24-0324: God is sovereign and able to save all who trust in Him and to deliver those who live as a faithful witness for His glory. At the apex of the narrative portion of Daniel we find the account which most marked his life, the lion’s den. This well-known account is a powerful story of faithfulness that can easily get quickly passed over by familiarity. But when the reader takes time, the riches of this story are a deep well of living water that resonate the gospel of Jesus and exhort every Christ-follower to a life of faithfulness. In this message, Pastor Lane traces Daniel’s faithfulness ..read more

24-0317: God is sovereign and worthy of all honor, glory, and praise because He holds life in His hands and gives eternal life in His Name. Daniel is called in for another Babylonian king, Belshazzar, to interpret a writing on the wall. He tells him that he too, like his predecessors, have hardened their spirit to the Most High God and now they will be called to account for their lives. And on that same night the king is killed and the kingdom passed to another. God is sovereign over all things, includes earthly kingdoms, and He rules according to His purpose. In this message, Pastor Lane id ..read more