Weekly Messages From Liberty Christian Church In Salem, Oregon. Our Mission: Helping People Experience The Gospel And Live It Out. Our Vision: We Will Be A Movement Of Jesus In The Willamette Valley And Beyond.
This is the first message in a new series titled "The Power Of The Parables." Today, Pastor Stephen reflects on the parable of the lost son and God's love for the lost.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on the culture that we want to build at Liberty Christian Church.
In this episode Pastor Stephen reflects on our Church cultural value of empowerment and what it means.
Welcome guest pastor Efrain Perdomo! Efrain serves as a pastor at Salem Alliance Church in Salem, Oregon and we are glad to welcome him to Liberty!
Lars Coburn is on staff at Bushnell University in Eugene and we are glad to welcome him to Liberty as a guest speaker! Lars shares on the concept of having a clean heart.
Pastor Stephen reflects on what it means to be a good listener as well as using your listening skills to take a hard look at who you actually are and how people receive you.
In this episode Pastor Stephen continues the idea of building an emotionally safe community. One of the ways we can be emotionally safe is by dealing with conflict in a healthy and biblical manner.
In this Episode Pastor Stephen reflects on our 3rd cultural value which is: Emotionally Safe. What does it mean to be a emotionally safe community and how can we build this at Liberty
In this episode Pastor Stephen talks through our 2nd cultural value which is: Eternally Minded.
In this episode Pastor Stephen begins to talk through the culture that we are building at Liberty. The culture is built by the 6 E's. The first being: Experience God's Love.
In this episode Pastor Stephen reflects on the concept of surrendering yourself to the love of God and denying yourself.
Have you ever experienced a rip current in the ocean? You can easily end up in a place where you can't make it back to shore. We can easily drift from the love of God! The challenge is to keep our eyes upon the love of God.
In this episode pastor Stephen reflects on the concept of allowing our roots to grow down deep into the love of God.
In this episode Pastor Stephen reflects on Nehemiah chapter 1 and the concept of grief leading to the love of God.
You can't run away from your family emotional system, no matter how hard you try! The best path forward, is to face your past and family system head on encompassed with the love of Jesus. This will allow you to grow into a spiritually mature adult, rather than remain as a spiritual child.
The unfailing love of God! In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on Psalm chapter 51.
What does it look like to change the narrative in our current national Church culture? In this message, Pastor Stephen reflects on this concept and 1 John 4.
Do you feel like you faith in God will lead to disappointment? In this message, Pastor Stephen reflects on this concept and Romans chapter 5.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on the story of the prodigal son and the forgiving father.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on 1 John chapter 3 and the power of the love of God.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on John 15 and the concept of remaining in the love of Jesus.
In this message pastor Stephen reflects on the most famous bible verse in the world and the concept of wanting to be loved.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on the Christian life and the temptations that Jesus experienced by Satan and how that correlates to our Christian walk.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on the widows offering in the gospel of Matthew.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on The Sermon On The Mount in Matthew chapter 5.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on 1 Peter chapter 1 and the concept of living as temporary residents.
In this Christmas Eve message Pastor Stephen reflects on how fleeting the glory of man can be.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on the humility of Jesus and our calling to follow in his example.
Faith is a choice, what choice will you make? In this message pastor Stephen reflects on Cain and Abel in Genesis chapter 4.
Are you dying or multiplying? In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on the parable of the sower.
In this message pastor Stephen reflects on Psalm 49 and what it means to have an eternal perspective.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on Revelation chapter 3. Are you a lukewarm Christian? How does this apply to our wealth?
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on the most quoted scripture verses about money in 1 Timothy. "Money is the root of all kinds of evil."
In this message pastor Stephen reflects on Jesus' conversation with the rich young ruler.
Thanks for listening as Pastor Stephen dives into a new message series titled "God Wants Your Heart." In this message Stephen reflects on the power of money and how our heart follow our wealth.
In this message guest pastor Jon Silva reflects on the concept of God being our heavenly Father.
Do you have a hard time being honest with others? In this message, Pastor Stephen reflects on the book of 2nd John and speaking truth in love.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on 1 John 5 and if there is an unforgivable sin.
In this message Pastor Stephen walks through 1 John 5:1-12. We reflect on the love of God and experiencing it in our daily lives.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on 1 John 4:1-6 and the concept of following the love of God in your life.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on 1 John 3:11-24 and the concept of loving one another through our actions.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on 1 John 3:1-10 and the concept of loving with our actions.
In this episode Pastor Stephen reflects on the concept that you will can never be separated from the love of God. Also, the power of incarnational listening and being your true self rather than your false self.
In this episode guest preacher Pastor Michael Engelking reflects on cancel culture through a biblical lens.
In this podcast Pastor Stephen interviews Dr. Glen Maiden who has worked in the Church world for almost 4 decades and has spent numerous years working with local rehabilitation clinics helping addicts on their path to sobriety. In this conversation we talk about sexual health, the state of our culture and the Church and the hope for the future.
In this episode Pastor Stephen walks through 1 John 2:7-14 and talks about staying true to the basics of our faith.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on the concept of every follower of Jesus is called to full time ministry.
In this message Pastor Stephen walks through Luke chapter 19 and the concept of being a changed worker.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects what it looks like to work from our rest instead of resting from our work.
Is this message Pastor Stephen reflects on our calling and how we can follow Jesus in our everyday work.
What does it look like to cast out into the deep to form significant change in your life?
In this Easter message Pastor Stephen reflects on Mark chapter 16 and the powerful words "Do not worry, you are looking for Jesus."
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on the power of Jesus weeping his dear friends death.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on the Sermon On The Mount and the power of actually following Jesus' words
In this episode Pastor Stephen walks through Lamentations 3 and discusses the power of grief.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on our Mission and Vision as a Church. If you want to see movement, then you better move!
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on Matthew chapter 24 and Jesus' words on the end of the world.
Sunday morning message on February 27th from Guest Speaker Scott Schindelar. Pastor Scott reflects on Revelation chapter 2 and the concept of remember our first love.
Sunday message from Pastor Stephen on February 20th. In this message we reflect on the power of grief and how it can draw us near to God.
Sunday message from February 13th. Pastor Stephen reflects on 2 Samuel 22 and the concept of surrendering your life to Jesus.
In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on King David's dysfunctional relationship with his family.
Message from Pastor Stephen on January 30th. David's son Amnon follows in his Father's footsteps and will go down a dark path of sexual sin. Be careful who you get your advice from and don't feed your temptation. Listen as we walk through 2 Samuel 13.
Pastor Stephen's Sunday message from September 23rd. We walk through 2 Samuel 12 and reflect on the pain and consequences of sin.
Message from Pastor Stephen on Sunday, January 16th 2022. We reflect on the sin of David in 2 Samuel chapter 11 and the danger of isolation which may lead to temptation which leads to death.
January 9th Message from Pastor Stephen Andersen at Liberty Christian Church. We look to the humble story of Mephibosheth, the son of David's best friend and grandson to the former King Saul. David shows kindness to Mephibosheth and it gives us a beautiful illustration of God's kindness towards us.
Pastor Stephen's message from January 2nd 2022. In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on the concept of God being with us in all scenarios and to keep our eyes focused on him amidst the storm.
December 19th Sunday morning message by Pastor Stephen Andersen. In this message Pastor Stephen reflect on the Davidic Covenant and how it still applies to our lives today. God's covenant does not depend on human obedience, but only on his unfailing love.
Message from Stephen Andersen on December 12th, 2021 continuing the series "The Life Of David." David is finally pronounced king of all of Israel, but it doesn't come easy. In this message Pastor Stephen reflects on how God started to form David to be king all the way back to his teenage years as a shepherd. Maybe God is using the season that you are currently in to prepare you for a great work in the future....that is what the long game is all about.
Message from Pastor Sean Bitzer from Liberty Christian Church on December 5th. Though nostalgia makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside does it come with any dangers?
Message from Stephen Andersen on November 21st, 2021 continuing the series "The Life Of David." David's greatest enemy and old Father in law is running out of options. God has abandoned him and he is desperate for any type of guidance so he consults a medium and calls the spirit of Samuel from the dead. What can we learn from this kind of bizarre story? Let's find out...
Message from Stephen Andersen on November 15th, 2021 continuing the series "The Life Of David." The story of Nabal is one that I think we can all relate to and has so many lessons that we can use to grow in our own spiritual walks. Nabal is a man who puts himself and the pursuit of wealth above all others, including his wife! Does he get whats coming to him? Let's find out...
Message from Stephen Andersen on September 26th, 2021. It is the 2nd episode in the series "Life Of David." The story of David and Goliath is one of the most well known stories in the Bible. In this message, Pastor Stephen walks through how David uses the weapons of God to defeat everything the world threw at him.
Message from Stephen Andersen on September 19th, 2021. First episode in the series "Life Of David." Who do you receive your value from? If we are honest, most of us would say...other people. David was not defined by others opinion of him, but God's opinion of him.
Thanks for listening! This is a re-uploaded episode that I thought was timely for today. Why does God allow pain and suffering?
Any body hate conflict? Me too! This episode shows how David and Jonathan worked through a challenging conflict. The beauty is working through this conflict make their friendship all the stronger!
King Saul allowed his fears to run his life which led him down a dark path of idolatry and sin. Today we will reflect on how to avoid fear in our life and make sure our value is found in God.
How do you defeat the Goliath in your life? How do you win? In this episode we continue to reflect on the life of David in this famous biblical drama "David and Goliath!"
Is your value found in how you think others feel about you, or in God? David faces huge challenges as he walks through God's will in his life. Even his own family turns against him! This episode walks through the beginning of the life of David and really looks into where our value is found.
We walk through the stages of grief and talk through one of the darkest chapters in the Bible.
We continue to walk through the book of Job and reflect on Chapter 2. If you have your health you have everything? Really!? What about trials that happen in our life that we don't "deserve." These are some questions we ask as we continue to reflect on the book of Job.
We will ask the difficult question of why God allows pain and suffering as we begin to walk through the book of Job.
This is a sermon conversation, where we talk about a biblical view on conflict and how to deal with it in a biblical manner.