Life Community Church La Porte

About Life Community Church La Porte

Life Community Church La Porte

Publisher

Pastor Alan

Category

religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

31 Aug 2022

Latest episode

11 Sept 2023

Latest episodes

48 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Sept 2023

   Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 5

   Matthew 8: 23 Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. 24 Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” 26 Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm. 27 The disciples were amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked. “Even the winds and waves obey him!” Luke 7: When Jesus had finished saying all this to the people, he returned to Capernaum. 2 At that time the highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death. 3 When the officer heard about Jesus, he sent some respected Jewish elders to ask him to come and heal his slave. 4 So they earnestly begged Jesus to help the man. “If anyone deserves your help, he does,” they said, 5 “for he loves the Jewish people and even built a synagogue for us.” 6 So Jesus went with them. But just before they arrived at the house, the officer sent some friends to say, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself by coming to my home, for I am not worthy of such an honor. 7 I am not even worthy to come and meet you. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. 8 I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, ‘Go,’ and they go, or ‘Come,’ and they come. And if I say to my slaves, ‘Do this,’ they do it.” 9 When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, I haven’t seen faith like this in all Israel!” 10 And when the officer’s friends returned to his house, they found the slave completely healed. 26 Jesus responded, “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” COULD YOU HANDLE CORRECTION IN THE MIDST OF YOUR STORM? REAL FAITH IS NOT SIMPLY UNDERSTANDING AUTHORITY, BUT PLACING ONESELF UNDER AUTHORITY. WE CAN HAVE APTITUDE AND UNDERSTANDING, BUT IF WE HAVE NO GIFTED TALENT OR ABILITY WE ARE IMPOTENT. GIFTED FAITH IS THE ABILITY TO PLACE EVERYTHING UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS CHRIST. WHEN IT’S UNDER JESUS AUTHORITY, HE HAS THE POWER TO EXERCISE HIS WILL. LUKE 6: 46 “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say? 47 I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. 48 It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. 49 But anyone who hears and doesn’t obey is like a person who builds a house right on the ground, without a foundation. When the floods sweep down against that house, it will collapse into a heap of ruins.” HEBREWS 11: 6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. REAL FAITH IS NOT SIMPLY UNDERSTANDING AUTHORITY, BUT PLACING ONESELF UNDER AUTHORITY. WHAT IN MY LIFE IS NOT UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS? EPHESIANS 1: 22 God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. COLOSSIANS 2: 10 So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. REAL FAITH IS NOT SIMPLY UNDERSTANDING AUTHORITY, BUT PLACING ONESELF UNDER AUTHORITY.

2. 

   5 Sept 2023

   Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 4

   James 4: 6 And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 1 Corinthians 13:1 If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. 3 If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would have gained nothing. 4 Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud 5 or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 6 It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. 7 Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. 13 Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. Chapter 14 1 Let love be your highest goal! WE DEFINE LOVE TO MEAN WHATEVER WE WANT TO MAKE IT MEAN. Mark 10: 17 As Jesus was starting out on his way to Jerusalem, a man came running up to him, knelt down, and asked, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked. “Only God is truly good. 19 But to answer your question, you know the commandments: ‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. You must not cheat anyone. Honor your father and mother.’” 20 “Teacher,” the man replied, “I’ve obeyed all these commandments since I was young.” 21 Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” 22 At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO LOVE SOMEONE YOU DON’T KNOW. WHY DO YOU CALL ME GOOD? ONLY GOD IS GOOD? HOW WE ADDRESS JESUS IS ALWAYS THE  BEGINNING TEST OF HUMILITY! JESUS HAS TO BE LORD IN ORDER TO CHANGE OUR HEART! JESUS AS MASTER AND LORD, GIVES COMMANDS, NOT RECOMMENDATIONS! Love is the missing ingredient. 1 Corinthians 8: Now regarding your question about food that has been offered to idols. Yes, we know that “we all have knowledge” about this issue. But while knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church. GOD’S LESSONS ARE NEVER LIMITED TO GREATER KNOWLEDGE! Deuteronomy 6: 4 “Listen, O Israel! The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. 5 And you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. Matthew 22: 37 Jesus replied, “ ‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments.” WE WILL ALWAYS SACRIFICE FOR WHAT WE LOVE! The Jesus Test! At this the man’s face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. Would Jesus ask me to give up my loves to follow Him? OUR PRIDE OR HUMILITY, DETERMINES OUR ABILITY TO ANSWER THE CALL! Is Jesus the Lord and Master of my life? What other loves inhibit my love for Jesus? Am I willing to sacrifice my loves for my love for Jesus?

3. 

   28 Aug 2023

   Pastor Alan | Back To School PT 3

   FAITH IS FOUNDED IN HUMILITY! 2 Corinthians 1: 8 We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, WE STOPPED RELYING ON OURSELVES AND LEARNED TO RELY ONLY ON GOD, who raises the dead. 10 And he did rescue us from mortal danger, and he will rescue us again. WE HAVE PLACED OUR CONFIDENCE IN HIM, and he will continue to rescue us. THE KEY: WE STOPPED RELYING ON OURSELVES AND LEARNED TO RELY ONLY ON GOD! FAITH IS A TOTAL TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN GOD. CONFIDENCE IN GOD, NOT CONFIDENT IN OUR OWN ABILITY! WE HAVE TO DIE TO OUR DESIRE TO CONTROL! PROVERBS 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life. REAL GOD CONFIDENCE IS NOT ESTABLISHED IN THE FULFILLMENT OF A REQUEST, BUT KNOWING WHO WE ARE TO GOD! ROMANS 8: 35 CAN ANYTHING EVER SEPARATE US FROM CHRIST’S LOVE? Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? 36 (As the Scriptures say, “For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.”) 37 NO, DESPITE ALL THESE THINGS, OVERWHELMING VICTORY IS OURS THROUGH CHRIST, WHO LOVED US. 38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, NOTHING IN ALL CREATION will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. I AM LOVED! THERE IS NEVER A CIRCUMSTANCE DIRE ENOUGH THAT CAN DEFINE WHO I AM TO GOD! THE FAITH LIFE IS FOUND ONLY THROUGH DEATH. LUKE 9: 23 Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. 24 If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. IS THE FAITH LIFE ALWAYS GETTING WHAT WE WANT ON OUR TERMS? JESUS HAS TO BE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY! 1 Peter 2: 13 For the Lord’s sake, submit to all human authority—whether the king as head of state, 14 or the officials he has appointed. For the king has sent them to punish those who do wrong and to honor those who do right. FAITH IS MORE THAN A BELIEF SYSTEM, FAITH IS A LIFE OF COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN GOD OVER EVERY AREA OF OUR LIFE. ESTABLISHING FAITH THROUGH HUMILITY! FAITH IS TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN GOD! DO I USE GOD AS MY EMERGENCY PLAN, HOPING HE COMES THROUGH? KNOWING MY IDENTITY DETERMINES MY CONFIDENCE IN GOD. DO I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH NO OR NOT NOW? I MAY HAVE AN AUTHORITY ISSUE!  MEANING I WANT TO BE THE AUTHORITY! DEATH TO MY CONTROL ENABLES LIFE TO MY FAITH! AM I WILLING TO RELINQUISH COMPLETE CONTROL TO GOD? WE STOPPED RELYING ON OURSELVES AND LEARNED TO RELY ONLY ON GOD! JESUS AS LORD IS MORE THAN JUST A TITLE. CAN I GIVE JESUS AUTHORITY OVER EVERY AREA OF MY LIFE?

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