LakeView Church Sermons: Recent Episodes
LakeView Church
LakeView Church is an Evangelical Free Church located in Stoughton, WI. We worship together on Sundays at 8:30 and 10am.
Bible/Life #41. We have Christian unity when we are united as one people, under on God, and in one hope.
Bible/Life #40. Care more about the kingdom and our King than we do our empire and our president.
Bible/Life #38. We’re not all apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, or teachers. But we are all witnesses.
Bible/Life #37. In order to make disciples together we need to have the right mindset and the right methods.
Bible/Life #36. We make disciples by immersing people into the life and community of Jesus and showing them how to follow his teaching.
Bible/Life #35. The facts are only a means; the truth is the end. We must either worship or reject the One who is truth.
Bible/Life #34. In the crucifixion story, we are more like Pilate, the crowd, and the religious leaders, than we may think.
Bible/Life #33. The primary purpose of prayer is NOT to fix our problems but to grow in a relationship with our Heavenly Father.
Bible/Life #32. Parables don't give us the answers. But they point us o the One who answers.
Bible/Life #30. When God disappoints, believe that the One who loves you is able to write a better story.
Politics According to the Bible. We pray for all people and live peaceful, quiet, godly, and dignified lives as we engage in politics.
Bible/Life #23. Set your heart to study God’s Word, to do God's Word, and to teach God's Word.
Bible/Life #22. Even when I don’t see it, You’re working. Even when I don’t feel it, You’re working. You never stop, You never stop working.
Bible/Life #20. A look at the history sounding the book of Jeremiah to see Gods bigger plan in the midst of hardship.
Bible Life #16. Our gatherings embody God’s kingdom, and manifest God’s presence, leading to God’s joy.
Bible/Life #15. Am I sorry that I sinned, or am I sorry I got caught? Do I really want to be free of that sin?
Bible/Life #13. Looking at three questions that will help guide us towards living transformed lives and knowing Gods will.
Bible/Life #11. In light of Gods Promises to Joshua we are to learn and live by God's Word with strength and courage.
Palm Sunday 2024. Jesus, the King of all things, didn’t come to start a rebellion but to end one.
Bible/Life #9. How God deals with the problem of evil; the cross of Christ, the blood of Christ, the kingdom of God, and his presence with us.
Bible/Life #8. Sometimes, things seem to go against you, even when you’ve done nothing wrong. But God has a plan.
Bible/Life #7. To have biblical faith means your posture, attitude, actions, and heart are oriented toward God.
2024 State of the Church Address
Your soul has been purchased for God. What are you doing with it?
Bible/Life #6. Six realities we can pull from Genesis 6-9 and the sign of the promises and great mercies of the eternal God towards man.
Bible/Life #4. Marriage is a unique relationship between a man and a woman established by God to fulfill specific purposes within his overall plan for humankind.
Bible/Life #3. How are we like God? And why are we made in the image and likeness of God?
Bible/Life #1. As Christians, we believe the Bible is God’s Word, God’s story, and God’s instrument to change lives.
Feels Like Home #6. How does God want you to join with others to help grow the Hospitality of LakeView?
Feels Like Home #5. It seems that people aren't asking 'Is the story of Jesus true?'; their asking, 'Is the story of Jesus good?'
Feels Like Home #4. One of the most powerful things you can do is identify with someone in their need and intercede for them in prayer.
Feels Like Home #3. Don’t over complicate sharing your faith with others. Devote yourself to prayer and be wise towards those who don’t follow Christ.
A disciple is someone who is coming to Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and sharing Jesus with others.
Prophecy is sharing God’s words with others in the power of the Spirit to build them up. So let’s ask God to empower us to live this out, and practice hearing and sharing God’s words for others.
Contentment sets you free to enjoy the life God gives and bless others with the abundance God provides.
Delighting in Gods's word brings stability, equips us for life and godliness and it prospers us in our faith.
Christ empowers us to be Spiritually Rich by transforming our minds, hearts, and ambitions.
We are not just attenders of a church, we are the church so let's look at where we live as the missions field.
God is not slow in keeping his promise to come again, let's follow his commands faithfully.
How can God allow false teachers? How do we recognize false teachers? What will happen to false teachers?
You are doing great, but excel still more. Remember your don’t have to be better on your own, or overnight. Rely on Gods’ power not yours.
1 Peter: Living As Exiles #11. If we share in Christ’s sufferings, we share in his glory. If we share in Christ’s sufferings, we share in his Spirit. Therefore, what the world regards as shameful, we wear as a badge of honor. And we will never stop living for Christ—no matter the cost.
How do we use technology with out allowing it to consume our time and negatively impact our families?
1 Peter: Living As Exiles #7. Both husbands and wives are to be subject in the institution of marriage.
Do our respectful and honorable statements and actions out weigh the dis respectful and dis honorable ones?
We are a royal priesthood with the call to encourage each other and represent Christ well.
Our hope is found in new birth through Christ. Are we living out of our born again identity in Christ?
When we see or experience suffering, we naturally ask, "Why?" But that might not be the right question.
Guard your heart by listening to truth, looking at what is Christlike, thinking about where you're going, and turning from sin and toward God.
Jesus saves us so we can have an intimate, loving, affectionate, and eternal relationship with our heavenly Papa.
If you want to experience God’s presence day to day, you have to be where he is by abiding in his love, and going where God is.
We say thank you because we know the character and love of our Heavenly Father. So lets share with each other what we are thankful for.
In God's family, we remind ourselves of what really matters in life: loving God and loving others.
Baptism marks the point in our life where we make a discion to follow Christ. From death to life, from sin to righteousness, we live each day for Christ and celebrate when other’s join the family.
Communion reminds us of the personal presence of God, that the infinite God became flesh, of the sacrifice of Christ, the victory of Christ over evil, and the Eternal Kingdom.
YHWH Rophe means I AM Your Healer. But if God is our healer, why do so many people today pray for healing but never receive it? In this follow up episode, we dig into that question.
The enemy can easily convince us of a twisted gospel, so here are a few common misconceptions to combat.
God knows exactly what we need, exactly when we need it. Will you choose to follow God when your faith is tested?
How do we lovingly correct others? What makes correction life-giving instead of life-taking?
We believe that disciples are made in the context of intentional, authentic relationships. Programs don’t make disciples; people do.
Our King is worthy of all praise and when it says to pray for laborers, don’t be surprised when God sends you.
Fear of God will either drive us to keep God at a safe distance or lead us closer to God in worship.
“Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” These are some of the most iconic words of all time. But, what does it mean for God’s kingdom to come? What is Heaven and what will Heaven be like?
After he finishes teaching about the kingdom life in the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus begins showing us what the kingdom life looks like by his own example.
Jesus concludes the Sermon on the Mount by showing us there are two kinds of paths, two kinds of prophets, and two kinds of foundations. What path are you walking? Who are you following? On what are your building your life?
“Judge not, that you be not judged.” These are perhaps the most misinterpreted and misappropriated words ever spoken by Jesus. What did he really mean when he told us not to judge?
In today’s message, Jesus shows us that your heart can only be in one place at a time, your eyes can only focus on one thing at a time, and your life can only be devoted to one master at a time. God is a better master because God is a loving Father.
In what may be the best-known, most often quoted passage of Scripture, Jesus taught his followers how to pray.
"Unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." What did Jesus mean by that? Quality over quantity, and wholeness over performance.
"For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matt 5:20). How can we have a righteousness that exceeds the scribes and the Pharisees?
“You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world.” What did Jesus mean when he made these renowned statements? It might not be what you think!
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the greatest speeches ever delivered. It is likely the most well-known, possibly the least understood, and certainly the least obeyed of all Jesus’s teachings. But what is the Sermon on the Mount? What relevance a speech given by a homeless Jewish rabbi 2,000 years ago have for us today?
Easter Sunday 2022. We are defined by our fears, controlled by our fears, manipulated by our fears, and motivated by our fears. But God doesn’t want us to live in fear! Jesus defeated our greatest enemy, death. And now, as a living Savior, He is with us in the community of His people. With the perfect love of a risen Savior and the community of brothers and sisters in Christ, we can walk through the valley of the shadow of death and fear no evil.
Palm Sunday looks back to the day Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, while the crowds waved palm branches and shouted, "Hosanna!" How will we receive King Jesus today?
Colossians 4:2 teaches us to "continue steadfastly in prayer." What is prayer? Does God really answer prayer? What do we do when God doesn't answer our prayers?
There are more than 50 “one another” statements in the New Testament that teach us how to follow Jesus together. In this message, we look at the command to “serve one another.”
The Bible shows us what the Christian life together looks like through more than 50 “one another” statements in the New Testament. In this message, we’ll look at the instruction to encourage one another, why it’s important, and some practical ways to live it out as we follow Jesus together.
There are over 50 “one another” commands in the New Testament that teach us how to follow Jesus together. Ephesians 4 teaches us that “bearing with one another” is an important aspect of living as children of God.
The “one another” commands in the New Testament teach us how to follow Jesus together. This week, we look at a command that is particularly relevant in our fractured society: “live in harmony with one another.”
What does it mean to “outdo one another in showing honor” (Romans 12:10)? In this message, we look at what the Bible has to say about honoring one another, and why it’s so important to live this way.
There are over 50 "one another" statements in the New Testament, including encourage one another, forgive one another, bear one another's burdens, and more. The command to love one another summarizes them all.
Allelon is the Greek word translated "one another." In this series, we'll look at eight of the one another statements in the New Testament that teach us how to follow Jesus together. We begin with the idea that in Christ we are one body and individually members of one another.
What are "elders" in the church, and why do we have them? How are elders today different from elders in the Bible? In this message, we'll look at the biblical leadership of God's flock, the church, and how we are working to care for, serve, and lead our congregation for the glory of God and the common good.
While our mission to make disciples hasn't changed, our context has. A changing world requires changing methods to fulfill a timeless mission. In this message, we'll talk about 1) how the target has moved and 2) how we're going to move it back.
It may seem to us that a lot has changed, especially in the last couple of years. But one thing that hasn't changed for the past 2,000 years is our great commission from Jesus. While the contexts and methods vary, our mission stays the same.
How can we put all our hope in Jesus? Psalm 16 shows us why we can say, "God, without you, I have nothing good."
In Psalm 8 we see the dignity of humankind, the humility of Christ, and the wonder of faith.
In this series, we look at a few of the Messianic Psalms and how Jesus applies them to our lives today.
The beatitudes aren't just Christian cliches for coffee cups and calendars. They offer nothing less than a new way–Jesus's way–of being human.
In the Beatitudes, Jesus wasn't just teaching Christian cliches or positive thinking platitudes. He was showing us how to be a different kind of human–the kind that loves God and loves others.
In the Beatitudes, Jesus wasn’t just teaching Christian cliches or positive thinking platitudes. He was showing us how to be a different kind of human—the kind that loves God and loves others.
In the Beatitudes, Jesus wasn’t just teaching Christian cliches or positive thinking platitudes. He was showing us how to be a different kind of human—the kind that loves God and loves others.
In the Beatitudes, Jesus wasn’t just teaching Christian cliches or positive thinking platitudes. He was showing us how to be a different kind of human—the kind that loves God and loves others.
In the Beatitudes, Jesus wasn’t just teaching Christian cliches or positive thinking platitudes. He was showing us how to be a different kind of human—the kind that loves God and loves others.
What is "the good life?" According to Ecclesiastes, everything in life is meaningless without God. Series artwork hand-drawn by Carson Hoffman.
What is "the good life?" According to Ecclesiastes, everything in life is meaningless without God. Scripture read by Lindsey Ether. Series artwork hand-drawn by Carson Hoffman.
What is "the good life?" According to Ecclesiastes, everything in life is meaningless without God. Scripture read by Lindsey Ether. Series artwork hand-drawn by Carson Hoffman.
What is "the good life?" According to Ecclesiastes, everything in life is meaningless without God. Scripture read by Lindsey Ether. Series artwork hand-drawn by Carson Hoffman.
What is "the good life?" According to Ecclesiastes, everything in life is meaningless without God. Scripture read by Cheryl Gahan. Series artwork hand-drawn by Carson Hoffman.
What is "the good life?" According to Ecclesiastes, everything in life is meaningless without God. Scripture read by Emily English. Series artwork hand-drawn by Carson Hoffman.
What is "the good life?" According to Ecclesiastes, everything in life is meaningless without God. Scripture read by Jo Barriga. Series artwork hand-drawn by Carson Hoffman.
What is "the good life?" According to Ecclesiastes, everything in life is meaningless without God. Scripture read by Cindy Knapton. Series artwork hand-drawn by Carson Hoffman.
What is "the good life?" According to King Solomon, who wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes, everything in life is meaningless without God.
Scripture Read by Aaron Emerson (missionary in Orlando, Florida through CRU). Series artwork hand-drawn by Carson Hoffman.
What is "the good life?" According to King Solomon, who wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes, everything in life is meaningless without God. Scripture Read by Katie Ladell. The series artwork was hand-drawn by Carsen Hoffman.
What is "the good life?" According to King Solomon, who wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes, everything in life is meaningless without God. Scripture read by Berit Gretz. The series artwork was hand-drawn by Carsen Hoffman.
What is "the good life?" According to King Solomon, who wrote the Book of Ecclesiastes, everything in life is meaningless without God. Scripture read by Gary Cook (elder). The series artwork was hand-drawn by Carsen Hoffman.
In Genesis 3:14-15, we find the first prophecy about Jesus: that He would crush the serpent's head. We explore that prophecy and its fulfillment in this message.
This series looks at some of the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah and their fulfillment in Jesus. He truly is the Savior of the world.
What is God like and what difference does it make? Pastor Josh Raley turns to Matthew chapter 3 to answer that question. We believe in one God, who exists as three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Believing this truth informs everything that we do and every relationship that we have.
Peter and John are called before the Sanhedrin to explain the healing of the crippled man and their teaching in the name of Jesus. Peter and John boldly confront the Sanhedrin, bearing witness to the Truth. God is working out His plan to spread the Gospel and grow His church. Part of God’s plan is for believers to be His witnesses, starting in Jerusalem, and now all around the world.
In the name of Jesus, miracles occur! What does it mean to have faith in His “name?” And how are we expected to participate in His miraculous power of healing extended towards us?
What is a “normal” Christian life? We turn to Acts 2:42-47 to see what normal life was like for the very first Christians. How “normal” is your life as a follower of Jesus?
At the very first church service in history, the Apostle Peter preached the sermon that is the bedrock of our faith, the unstoppable message that defines what Christianity is. Let’s dig into Acts 2:14-41 and find out what that rock is on which Christ built His church.
Acts 2:1-13 records a turning point in human history: the day on which God the Holy Spirit was poured out on all followers of Jesus. We’ll see what some of the practical implications of this incredible event are for us today.
What do you do while you’re waiting on God’s next move? We dive into Acts 1:12-26 to get wisdom from God’s Word about how to wait productively.
How did Christianity go from a movement started by Jesus and a handful of disciples to over 2.3 billion people who identify as Christians today? We begin a new series through the Book of Acts, which shows just how this whole “Christianity” thing started.