Trust - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org Helping people become Fully Alive in Christ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:17:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://liferoads.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cropped-cross-100x100.jpg Trust - Liferoads Church https://liferoads.org 32 32 Out of the Whirlwind – Week 2 https://liferoads.org/sermons/out-of-the-whirlwind-week-2/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 03:07:21 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5127 We do not serve a pocket sized God. If we get anything from the book of Job it is that our God is BIG – and we can trust Him. Though Job’s friends comfort him at first (⁠Job 2:11-13⁠), they slowly turn from good, to the bad and the ugly. Too often (like Job’s friends) we have a karma attitude about bad things happening; that there is a deserved. Let’s not be miserable comforters (⁠Job 16⁠). We need to listen, […]

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]]> We do not serve a pocket sized God. If we get anything from the book of Job it is that our God is BIG – and we can trust Him. Though Job’s friends comfort him at first (⁠Job 2:11-13⁠), they slowly turn from good, to the bad and the ugly. Too often (like Job’s friends) we have a karma attitude about bad things happening; that there is a deserved. Let’s not be miserable comforters (⁠Job 16⁠). We need to listen, to those who are suffering, and listen to the Holy Spirit. For, where do we find wisdom? We wisdom by trusting it in a great God. Just as Job recognized, God has a plan (⁠Romans 8:28⁠), and no matter how hard life is our redeemer lives (⁠Job 19:25⁠).

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]]> Out of the Whirlwind – Week 1 https://liferoads.org/sermons/out-of-the-whirlwind-week-12/ Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:23:47 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5123 Job is a challenging book. He experienced suffering for no apparent reason (⁠Job 1:8-22⁠), though his friends are certain that he must have done something to deserve it (⁠Job 2:1-12⁠). In the end, God’s response is to remind him of the power, knowledge and sovereignty of God himself. But we are left without a satisfying reason for suffering and questions of justice. This is exactly how we experience much of suffering. Many questions are left. Job understands we are to […]

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]]> Job is a challenging book. He experienced suffering for no apparent reason (⁠Job 1:8-22⁠), though his friends are certain that he must have done something to deserve it (⁠Job 2:1-12⁠). In the end, God’s response is to remind him of the power, knowledge and sovereignty of God himself. But we are left without a satisfying reason for suffering and questions of justice. This is exactly how we experience much of suffering. Many questions are left. Job understands we are to trust and rest in knowing God is good and all-powerful. This is the lesson for us as well, for we know that God works all things for good according to His purpose (⁠Romans 8:28⁠).

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]]> Waiting Room – Joy https://liferoads.org/sermons/waiting-room-joy/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 02:42:42 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=5073 God gave King David a promise. God would establish a kingdom and on the throne will be a David’s son (⁠1 Chronicles 17:1-15⁠). David waited. He waited many years. In his humble poem (⁠Psalm 27⁠), from experience David states, “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let our heart take courage; wait for the Lord.” He wanted to honor God and build a temple, but God said no, that will be the task of his son (⁠1 Chronicles 17:16-27⁠). Still, […]

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]]> God gave King David a promise. God would establish a kingdom and on the throne will be a David’s son (⁠1 Chronicles 17:1-15⁠). David waited. He waited many years. In his humble poem (⁠Psalm 27⁠), from experience David states, “Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let our heart take courage; wait for the Lord.” He wanted to honor God and build a temple, but God said no, that will be the task of his son (⁠1 Chronicles 17:16-27⁠). Still, the prophecy of David’s offspring in God’s eternal kingdom did not come to pass (⁠2 Samuel 7:28-29⁠). But God’s words are identical with His actions – it will come to pass. The King, the fulfillment of the David covenant is fulfilled in Jesus Christ (⁠Luke 1:26-33⁠). What a joyous event! Yet, we still wait. The King has come and eternal Kingdom has started, but we are still in a time of transformation. In this time, with a surrendered heart like David has taught us, we get to enjoy Him now and forever (⁠2 Corinthians 3:18⁠).

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]]> Following Jesus – Week 4 https://liferoads.org/sermons/following-jesus-week-4/ Sun, 13 Jul 2025 22:33:29 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=4973 In ⁠Matthew 6:1-15⁠, Jesus makes it clear that spiritual practices are not for show. What we aim for in our spiritual lives, we receive. Don’t pray to impress or with formulaic expectations, as if God does not already know and He needs to be woken up or informed. Spiritual practices of generosity, worship and prayer are about a personal relationship with God. The Lord’s Prayer is a model or a map of prayer. Like many other books of prayer, it […]

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]]> In ⁠Matthew 6:1-15⁠, Jesus makes it clear that spiritual practices are not for show. What we aim for in our spiritual lives, we receive. Don’t pray to impress or with formulaic expectations, as if God does not already know and He needs to be woken up or informed. Spiritual practices of generosity, worship and prayer are about a personal relationship with God. The Lord’s Prayer is a model or a map of prayer. Like many other books of prayer, it structures the ideas and guides us. Slow down and take your time through prayer. The first line alone is a shocking idea: God, the awesome creator, is our father. And what do you mean when you pray for God’s Kingdom? We need to live spiritually one day at a time – trust God for our manna (our daily bread). Just as Matthew wrote later in the chapter (⁠6:25-34⁠), “Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself.”

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]]> Practical Faith – Pt. 1 https://liferoads.org/sermons/practical-faith-pt-1/ Sun, 19 Jun 2022 19:30:27 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3970 Today's introductory message to a new summer series on the Book of James focuses on the first four verses, the background of the author (the brother of Jesus), and James' immediate encouragement to believers to count all suffering and trials as joy ... say what? How do we do that? Pastor Donnie gives specific help to do just that.

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Romans 5:3-5

2 Corinthians 4:16-17

Philippians 4:4

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]]> Love God with All Your Mind – Pt. 3 https://liferoads.org/sermons/love-god-with-all-your-mind-pt-3/ Sun, 08 May 2022 18:30:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3944 What do you do with the inevitable fear and anxieties of this life? Pastor Donnie Johnson uses the story in Isaiah 36 and 37 as an example of what Christians should do when faced with scary situations, whether real or imagined, that cause anxiety and worry. In that passage, King Hezekiah was faced with a very real existential threat when Jerusalem was surrounded by the threat and might of the Assyrian Army, bent on destroying the King and his capital city. How did the king respond? And what did the Lord do for Hezekiah?

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Isaiah 36:11-12

Isaiah 37:1

Isaiah 37:2-20

Psalm 55:20

Isaiah 37:33-38

Philippians 4:6-7

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]]> He’s Got You https://liferoads.org/sermons/hes-got-you/ Mon, 14 Feb 2022 05:12:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3836 Pastor Craig from our sister church, Mission Church, delivers a great message that reminds us that God is still in control even when things may seem difficult.

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]]> Faith in a Time of Unbelief – Part 6 https://liferoads.org/sermons/faith-in-a-time-of-unbelief-part-6/ Sun, 07 Nov 2021 20:55:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3748 God uses Elisha to provide, heal and to point to Jesus. God will use what little we have to make much. Be tenacious an trusting in faith.
- All is well with my soul -

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2 Kings 13:20-21

Ephesians 2:5

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]]> Faith in a Time of Unbelief – Part 3 https://liferoads.org/sermons/faith-in-a-time-of-unbelief-part-3/ Sun, 17 Oct 2021 18:30:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3738 The time of Elijah was very different than now, but humans are not so different. We need to know who God is and who we are. Ask God to help us identify our idols and take them to task.

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James 1:5-8

Jeremiah 17:9-10

Hebrews 9:13, 10:8

John 4:13-14

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]]> Faith in a Time of Unbelief – Part 1 https://liferoads.org/sermons/faith-in-a-time-of-unbelief-part-1/ Mon, 04 Oct 2021 01:01:00 +0000 https://liferoads.org/?post_type=ctc_sermon&p=3730 We tend to think of Old Testament times as so different from our own - full of strange, old-fashioned problems that we might have trouble relating to in our modern era. When we take a closer look, though, we find that our times are not much different from theirs in some of the most important ways. Sure, our lives are different because of technology and modern conveniences, but the challenge of where we should place our hope and the battle between the true God and rival gods remains. Our times have their own false gods that demand our allegiance and tempt us to turn our eyes away from the living God. We will be looking at a key story each week from the lives of Elijah and Elisha in 1 and 2 Kings. These stories will help us understand and remember how to place our faith firmly in the true God in a time of widespread unbelief.

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]]> The stories of Elijah and Elisha are full of powerful encounters between the living God and the human problem of giving our hearts to rival “gods.” The stories from their lives are full of action and drama: fire from heaven, raising the dead, miraculous provision, and chariots of fire. But what do these ancient stories have to say to people living in a modern world?

1 Kings 16:29-17:1

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