The Gospel - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org Helping people become Fully Alive in Christ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:14:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://liferoads.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-cross-100x100.jpg The Gospel - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org 32 32 Following Jesus – Week 9 https://liferoads.org/sermons/following-jesus-week-9/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:07:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=4999 Jesus described how people receive the word of God like soil receiving a seed. Our hearts respond to Christ’s message by being — hard, shallow, crowded, or receptive. The Parable of the Sower is a well-known story found in ⁠Matthew 13:1-23⁠ that is asking us how we hear God’s word. Do we have a tinge of resistance, or are we distracted? What does it look like to be receptive to the message of God’s kingdom? The seed sprouts in good […]

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]]> Jesus described how people receive the word of God like soil receiving a seed. Our hearts respond to Christ’s message by being — hard, shallow, crowded, or receptive. The Parable of the Sower is a well-known story found in ⁠Matthew 13:1-23⁠ that is asking us how we hear God’s word. Do we have a tinge of resistance, or are we distracted? What does it look like to be receptive to the message of God’s kingdom? The seed sprouts in good soil and grows and multiplies into abundant fruit in our lives.

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]]> Following Jesus – Week 1 https://liferoads.org/sermons/following-jesus-week-1/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 01:14:38 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=4943 Isaiah chapters 40-55 are called the ‘comfort poems.’ They are a backdrop to the Gospel of Matthew. They tell of the Messiah’s return and hope of the promised Kingdom of God (⁠Isaiah 52:1-10⁠⁠). Matthew is diligent to make clear that fulfillment of the entire story of the Hebrew Bible is found in Jesus. He begins the Gospel with the genealogy from the promise to Abraham (⁠Matthew 1:1-17⁠). Immerse ourselves in the story because we still have a part to play […]

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]]> Isaiah chapters 40-55 are called the ‘comfort poems.’ They are a backdrop to the Gospel of Matthew. They tell of the Messiah’s return and hope of the promised Kingdom of God (⁠Isaiah 52:1-10⁠⁠). Matthew is diligent to make clear that fulfillment of the entire story of the Hebrew Bible is found in Jesus. He begins the Gospel with the genealogy from the promise to Abraham (⁠Matthew 1:1-17⁠). Immerse ourselves in the story because we still have a part to play in the story. Jesus is the fulfillment of the promise. The ‘New Creation’ has begun (⁠Matthew 28:16-20⁠⁠). We live this out as followers of Jesus to be like him, Humble and Obedient to the Father. In the Lord’s Prayer (⁠Matthew 6:9-13⁠⁠) we are invited into this long history of relationship with God. Let the story influence you. Over the summer weeks of this series, immerse yourself in reading Matthew’s Gospel. Read it out loud and with others. And try incorporating the Lord’s Prayer into your day. Form the habits of how we love through these practices.

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]]> Look to Jesus https://liferoads.org/sermons/look-to-jesus/ Sun, 17 Apr 2022 19:30:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3918 Pastor Donnie takes a look at Jesus through the eyes of Peter and examines how Peter's understanding of Jesus and who He is changed and deepened over time through five different encounters between the two.

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Luke 5:8-11

Matthew 14:22-33

Luke 22:31-34

Luke 22:54-62

Mark 16:7

John 21:15-19

Acts 3:15

Hebrews 12:1-2

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]]> Foretold – Part 3 https://liferoads.org/sermons/foretold-part-3/ Sun, 10 Apr 2022 18:30:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3906 Jesus made His third and final prediction of His own death and resurrection as He prepared to make His triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Knowing the horrific death that awaited Him there, He courageously entered the Holy City to accomplish what only He could on the cross.

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]]> To The Ends Of The Earth – Part 9 https://liferoads.org/sermons/to-the-ends-of-the-earth-part-9/ Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:07:39 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3637 Acts 9:1-31 Galatians 1:13-172 Corinthians 11:30-33Galatians 1:18-24 Be open to God’s correction Be obedient Be humble

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Galatians 1:13-17
2 Corinthians 11:30-33
Galatians 1:18-24

  1. Be open to God’s correction
  2. Be obedient
  3. Be humble

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]]> To The Ends Of The Earth – Part 8 https://liferoads.org/sermons/to-the-ends-of-the-earth-part-8/ Sun, 27 Jun 2021 18:37:00 +0000 http://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3635 Acts 8:26-28Acts 8:29-31Acts 8:32-35Isaiah 53:1-12Romans 8:18-25Acts 8:36-40Acts 8:6-25

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Acts 8:29-31
Acts 8:32-35
Isaiah 53:1-12
Romans 8:18-25
Acts 8:36-40
Acts 8:6-25

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