What is a pastor supposed to say to his people on his final Sunday serving them? The same thing he should say every Sunday: the gospel message of God's grace…
God promises that his Word is powerful, even when it produces different results. He asks us simply to plant the seed. [button style="enigma_btn_black" size="enigma_btn_large" btn_disable="0" url="https://bslclaporte.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/07.26.20_listening-guide.pdf" ]Listening Guide[/button]
It is more than propaganda. When danger, uncertainty, and fear surround us, Jesus' promises allow us to keep calm and come to him. [button style="enigma_btn_black" size="enigma_btn_large" btn_disable="0" url="https://bslclaporte.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/07.19.20_listening-guide.pdf" ]Listening Guide[/button]
Jesus knows that his call into his service is one in which we will face push back and rejection. He provides the promises that will take away our fear, and…
God has established the government and its authority to bless us, and he commands us to submit with respect. [button style="enigma_btn_black" size="enigma_btn_large" btn_disable="0" url="https://bslclaporte.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/07.05.20_listening-guide_notes.pdf" ]Listening Guide[/button]
As Jesus sees the plentiful harvest of people for his kingdom, his deep compassion drives him to send his workers with the same compassion. [button style="enigma_btn_black" size="enigma_btn_large" btn_disable="0" url="https://bslclaporte.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/06.28.20_listening-guide.pdf" ]Listening…
Fatherhood is fun! Fatherhood is also hard. Fathers make mistakes. We all make mistakes. Jesus comes with his miraculous mercy and calls us to follow him and invites us into…
Hypocrisy is an often-cited criticism of Christianity. Sometimes it is a fair one, but it is also what makes Christianity truly authentic. Jesus himself calls us away from a shallow,…
Each of us must humbly admit a deep propensity to racism, so that through God's reconciliation we can arise above racism and to reconciliation. [button style="enigma_btn_black" size="enigma_btn_large" btn_disable="0" url="https://bslclaporte.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/06.07.20_listening-guide.pdf" ]Listening…
God has given us a sizable task as he calls us to do something for his kingdom. Yet, he also gives us a powerful tool to draw men and women…