Lansing Area Church of Christ: Recent Episodes
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This week, Josh Lutz preached an Easter Sunday message.
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This week, Joel Nagel continued the "Neverending Stories" sermon series with a message on Matthew 28.
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This week, Josh Lutz kicked off a new sermon series called "Neverending Stories" with a message titled "Mark."
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This week, Josh Lutz continued the "God's People Birthed" sermon series with a message titled "Moses in the Wilderness: Holy Fire."
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This week, Joel Nagel continued the "God's People Birthed" sermon series with a message titled "Special Delivery."
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This week, Josh Lutz continued the "God's People Birthed" sermon series with a message titled "Judah and the Scarlet Thread."
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This week, Josh Lutz continued the "God's People Birthed" sermon series with a message titled "Jacob's Wrestling Match: Struggles with God."
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This week, Josh Lutz continued the "God's People Birthed" sermon series with a message titled "Jacob."
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This week, Joel Nagel continued the "God's People Birthed" sermon series with a message titled "Sarah and Hagar -- The God Who Sees."
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This week, Doug Reaves preaches a message called "Love Your Neighbor."
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This week, Josh Lutz continues the "God's People Birthed" sermon series with a message about covenant.
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This week, Josh Lutz started a new sermon series called "God's People Birthed" with a message titled Abraham.
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To kick off 2024, Josh Lutz preached a sermon titled, "Everything we Need."
As promised in the intro, here's 2 Peter 1: 5-7 (NIV)
"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love."
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To finish off 2023, Josh Lutz preached a sermon titled, "A New Life."
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At this week's Christmas Eve service, Josh Lutz preached a sermon titled, "Bread from Heaven."
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This week, Josh Lutz continued the "God's World Created" series with a sermon titled "Babel."
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This week, Joel Nagel continued the "God's World Created" series with a sermon titled "The Flood."
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This week, Franco Vosloo continued the "God's World Created" series with a sermon titled "Human Limitations."
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This week, Josh Lutz took a break from the "God's World Created" series and preached a standalone sermon titled "Thankful for the Family."
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This week, Joel Nagel continued the "God's World Created" series with a sermon titled "Becoming Fully Human."
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This week, Josh Lutz preached another sermon in the "God's World Created" series titled "Light and Darkness."
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This week, Josh Lutz preached another sermon in the "God's World Created" series titled "Seasons and Rhythms."
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This week, Tomm Wilson visited Lansing to share a message titled "Three Big Questions."
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This week, Joel Nagel kicked of the new "God's World Created" sermon series with a message looking at Genesis 1 called "Creation and Beauty."
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This week, Josh Lutz finished the "Starting Point" sermon series with a message looking at The Parable of the Tenants that's called "The Story of Our Faith."
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Last week's sermon in the Starting Point series discussed the topic of story. This week, Josh Lutz gives us a message on spirituality.
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It's been a while since we've had anything posted to this podcast feed. There have been a number of issues -- both technical and otherwise -- that have prevented us from being able to capture audio from our services. Those have been fixed, and we hope to be able to resume weekly episodes from today.
This week, Josh Lutz kicks off a new sermon series called Starting Point. Today's message is called "Why Story?"
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This week, Joel Nagel continues the "Love Without Limit" sermon series with a sermon discussing John 15 called "Friend of God."
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This week, Joel Nagel continues the "Love Without Limit" sermon series with a sermon discussing John 14 called "The Way."
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This week, Joel Nagel continues the "Love Without Limit" sermon series with a sermon discussing John 13 called "Love Without Limits."
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This week, Joel Nagel continues the "Love Without Limit" sermon series with a sermon discussing John 12 called "The Cost."
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This week, Joel Nagel starts a new mini-series called "Love Without Limit" with a sermon discussing John 11 called "Resurrection Life."
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This week, Joel Nagel concludes the mini-series called "The Jesus Diet" with a sermon discussing John 10 called "Listen."
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This week, Joel Nagel continues the mini-series called "The Jesus Diet" with a sermon discussing John 9 called "Spiritual Blindness."
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This week, Joel Nagel continues the new mini-series called "The Jesus Diet" with a sermon discussing John 7 called "Living Water."
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This week, Joel Nagel kicks off a new mini-series called "The Jesus Diet" with a sermon discussing John 6 called "Living Bread."
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This week, Joel Nagel concludes the "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time" mini-series with a sermon discussing John 5 called "The Sixth Witness."
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This week, Joel Nagel continues the "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time" mini-series with a sermon discussing John 4 called "Spirit and Truth."
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This week, Joel Nagel continues the "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time" mini-series with a sermon discussing John 3 called "Night and Day."
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This week, Joel Nagel continues the "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time" mini-series with a sermon discussing John 2 called "The Best for Last."
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This week, Joel Nagel continues the "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time" mini-series with a sermon discussing John 1:14-51 in a sermon called "Come and See John."
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In 2023, the Lansing Church will be spending the whole year considering the writings of the apostle John in a series called "I Believe in John." The first five sermons are a mini-series titled "Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time", and Joel Nagel kicks things off today considering John 1:1-14 in a sermon called "The Word Became Flesh."
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Joel and Lezlee begin the year by completing our Gift Of Presence series after snow canceled our Christmas Eve Eve. We start the New Year praising Jesus along with the wise men for living as a pleasing aroma and dying to take away the stench of our sin.
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This week, Joel Nagel continued our "The Gift of Presence" series with a Christmas sermon titled "The Gift of Myrrh."
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This week, Joel Nagel continued our "The Gift of Presence" series with a sermon titled "Gold for a King."
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Unfortunately, this week we don't have a message to share with you due to technical difficulties during the service. I wanted to drop a quick note in the feed to tell you that we hope to be back next week. Sorry for the inconvenience!
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This week, Joel Nagel continued the #NoComplainVember series with a message titled "From Critical to Compassionate."
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This week, Joel Nagel kicked off a series called #NoComplainVember with a message titled "From Problems to Praise." A quick technical note, we had microphone problems for the first couple minutes of the sermon, but it does get better. I apologize for the inconvenience.
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This week's service featured a visit from Tomm and Laurie Wilson. Tomm and Laurie gave a report on their recent visit to the Nordic and Baltic churches that our missions donations support. Then Tomm preached a message titled "After the Resurrection."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel concludes the "Be The Church" series and is called "We All, With Unveiled Face."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the "Be The Church" series and is called "Risky Church."
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Today's message from Clay Carstenson continues the "Be The Church" series and is called "All Generations."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the "Be The Church" series and is called "All Nations: One." Just a note: Joel had a number of people in the congregation read aloud from Scripture off mic during this sermon, so it's not perfect podcast material but there's still plenty to take away from the message.
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Today's message from Joel Nagel starts a new series called "Be The Church" and asks "What is the Church?"
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the "Messy Church" sermon series and is called "Messy People."
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This week, Olumide Faulkner of the Detroit Church of Christ joined us to continue to the "Messy Church" series with a sermon titled "Messy Relationships."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel kicks off a new series called "Messy Church" and is called "Messy People."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the "Treasuring God" series and is called "Treasuring the Eternal."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the "Treasuring God" series and is called "Treasuring the Cross."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the "Treasuring God" series and is called "Treasuring the Word."
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Today we had special visitors representing the Churches of Christ in the Indian state of Kerala. Saji Alex preached a message called "Train Yourself to Be a Disciple of Christ" and his wife Sheeba gave updates on a couple of the disciples in the Kerala area churches.
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the summer "Treasuring God" series and is called "Treasuring Hope."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the summer "Treasuring God" series and is called "Treasuring Devotion."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the summer "Treasuring God" series and is called "Treasuring the Shepherd."
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Today's message from Alex Bryant continues the summer "Treasuring God" series and is called "Treasuring Vulnerability."
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Today's message from Tom Wilson of the Grand Rapids Church of Christ continues the summer "Treasuring God" series and is called "Treasuring the Church."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel kicks off the summer "Treasuring God" series and is called "Treasuring Creation."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel concludes the June "Go With God" series and is called "The Kingdom Life."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the June "Go With God" sermon series and is called "Biblical Salvation."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the June "Go With God" sermon series and is called "Authentic Discipleship."
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Today's message is from Kyle Eastman of the Ann Arbor Church of Christ and is called "Language of Love."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel concludes the May sermon series called Fruit That Lasts, diving deep into John 15:1-17. It's called "Abounding Love."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the May sermon series called Fruit That Lasts, diving deep into John 15:1-17. It's called "Nourishment Through Connection."
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Today's message from Kyle Perkins continues the May sermon series called Fruit That Lasts, diving deep into John 15:1-17. It's called "Less is More."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel continues the May sermon series called Fruit That Lasts, diving deep into John 15:1-17. It's called "A Bountiful Life."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel kicks off the May sermon series called Fruit That Lasts, diving deep into John 15:1-17. It's called "Chosen."
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Today's message from Joel Nagel concludes the April sermon series and is called "Believed Identity."
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Today's Easter message continues the April sermon series and is called "Received Identity."
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Today's sermon from Joel Nagel continues our April series and is titled, "Achieved Identity."
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We've got a new sermon series for April called, "We Are ... Identity in Christ." Today's sermon from Joel Nagel kicks off that series and is titled, "Deceived Identity."
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Today's sermon from Joel Nagel concludes this month's series on the Sermon on the Mount and is titled, "Holiness: Upside Right."
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Today's sermon from Joel Nagel continues this month's series on the Sermon on the Mount and is titled, "Holiness: Upside Right."
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Today's sermon from Joel Nagel continues this month's series on the Sermon on the Mount and is titled, "Law of Moses: Inside Out."
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Today's sermon kicks off a four-week series about the Sermon on the Mount called "The World Turned Upside Down." This week's installment from Joel Nagel is called "World Values: Upside Down."
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Matthew 5:1-16
Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him.
And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.
“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet.
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Today's sermon from Alex Bryant continues this month's "All In" series and is called "Elijah: Crossroads of Destiny."
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This week, Doug Reaves continues this month's "All In" series with a sermon titled "Zeal for His House."
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Today's sermon from Joel Nagel continues this month's "All In" series and is called "The Secret to Happiness: Elisha."
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Today's sermon from Joel Nagel kicks off this month's "All In" series and is called "Asa: The Secret to Success."
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Today's sermon from Joel Nagel continues the January "Greater Vision" series. It's titled "Vision of the Future: Practical."
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Today's sermon from Joel Nagel continues the January "Greater Vision" series. It's titled "Eternal Vision of the Future."
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Today's sermon from Kyle Perkins continues the January "Greater Vision" series. It's titled "Vision of the Present."
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Today's sermon from Joel Nagel continues the January "Greater Vision" series. It's titled "Vision of the Past."
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We're back in 2022 with a year-long focus on being ROOTED. When we grow deep roots in God, we can bear much fruit.
January's sermon series is called "Greater Vision." Today, Joel Nagel starts the series with a message titled "Vision of God."
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This week, Alex Bryant preached a message titled, "The Keys to Peace."
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This week, Joel Nagel preached a message titled, "Peace on Earth: Shalom."
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This week, Andrew Elliott from the Detroit Church of Christ visited to preach a message titled "Wisdom All Around Us."
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This week, Alex Bryant continued his "Heart of Christ" series on Philippians with a message titled "Spiritual Decluttering."
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This week, Joel Nagel wrapped up his series on the Gospel of Luke with a sermon titled "Hospitality and the Cross.”
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This week, Kyle Perkins preached about "Our Commitment as Christians.”
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In this week's lesson, Joel Nagel gives us two instructions: Talk to One Another; Talk to God.
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This week, Mark Kang from the Detroit Church of Christ joined us to preach a lesson on Wisdom.
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This week, Joel Nagel preaches from Luke 10:38-42 in a lesson called "Mary and Martha."
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This week, Alex Bryant preaches Philippians 2:1-11 in a lesson called "Empty Yourself."
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This week, Joel Nagel preached from Luke 10:25-37 in a lesson called "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
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This week, Joel Bryant walked us through Luke 10 with a lesson called "The DNA of Discipling."
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This week, Alex Bryant started a new series on Paul's Letter to the Philippians called, "The Heart of Christ." Today's lesson looked at Acts 16 and Philippians 1 and was called "The Source of Joy."
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This week, Joel Nagel preached a lesson based on Luke 9 titled "Branding Jesus." The verses Joel quotes are posted below.
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Luke 9:7-9
Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen. Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And he sought to see him.
Luke 9:18-20
Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
Luke 9:49-56
John answered, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not follow with us.” But Jesus said to him, “Do not stop him, for the one who is not against you is for you.”
When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” But he turned and rebuked them. And they went on to another village.
Luke 21-22, 43b-45, 23
And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one, saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised.”
But while they were all marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus[d] said to his disciples, 44 “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.” 45 But they did not understand this saying, and it was concealed from them, so that they might not perceive it. And they were afraid to ask him about this saying.
And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.
This week, Joel Nagel preached a lesson titled "The Kingdom is the Answer."
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This week, Joel Nagel preached a lesson walking through Luke 8 titled "Converses with Demons."
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This week, Joel Nagel preached a lesson walking through Luke 7 titled "Eats with Pharisees."
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This week, Alex Bryant preaches a lesson titled "Paul and the Ephesian Elders."
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This week, Joel Nagel preaches a lesson titled "The Hospitality of Humility."
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This week, Joel Nagel preaches a lesson titled "Eats with Sinners."
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This week, Joel Nagel looks at Luke Chapter 4 in a lesson titled "Welcoming Jesus."
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Joel Nagel preached a message this week titled, "Christmas in July."
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Joel Nagel and Tatiana Reinbrecht combined forces to preach this week's lesson. Joel walks us through Acts 19 while Tatiana gave some personal testimony on the topic of demons.
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This week, on Independence Day, Alex Bryant talked about our freedom in Christ while taking us through Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians in a message titled "Unrestricted."
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This week, Franco Vosloo preached a lesson titled "The Most Excellent Way".
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As promised last week, we've got two episodes this week to make up for missing last week. On June 20th, Clifton and Myjawn Brent from the Detroit Church of Christ visited to share a lesson on marriage and parenting.
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Just dropping a quick programming note into your feed: The Lansing Area Church of Christ podcast is taking this week off, but we'll catch back up with two episodes June 26th. Thanks, and Go with God.
This week, Phil Perez of the Dekalb (IL) Church of Christ visited Lansing to continue the "On Mission" series by looking at Acts 18 in a message titled, "Open Doors."
Quick note: this week's audio quality isn't great. Sorry about that; we'll try to get it sorted before next week.
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This week, Joel Nagel continued the "On Mission" series by looking at Acts 17 and Paul's visit to Athens in a message titled, "#NoFilter."
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This week, Joel Nagel and Christa Reeves continues the "On Mission" series in a message titled, "Be a Berean."
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This week, Ben Weatherston from the Grand Rapids Church of Christ visited Lansing to continue the "On Mission" series by looking at the ancient church in Thessalonika in a message titled, "Epic Fail to Epic Faith."
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This week, Trenton Barnes continues the "On Mission" sermon series with a message titled "Paul Vision."
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This week, Joel Nagel continues the "On Mission" sermon series by looking at Acts 15 and Paul's Letter to the Galatians.
The Bible passages are too long to paste into the show notes this week, so here are links to Acts 15 and Galatians at Bible Gateway.
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This week, Joel Nagel continues the "On Mission" sermon series by looking at Acts 14:19:23.
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Acts 14:19-23
But Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and having persuaded the crowds, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. But when the disciples gathered about him, he rose up and entered the city, and on the next day he went on with Barnabas to Derbe. When they had preached the gospel to that city and had made many disciples, they returned to Lystra and to Iconium and to Antioch, strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.
Acts 16:1-3
Paul came also to Derbe and to Lystra. A disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewish woman who was a believer, but his father was a Greek. He was well spoken of by the brothers at Lystra and Iconium. Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
2 Timothy 1:3-5
I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy. I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as well.
Acts 14:22
... strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
Acts 14:24-28
Then they passed through Pisidia and came to Pamphylia. And when they had spoken the word in Perga, they went down to Attalia, and from there they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work that they had fulfilled. And when they arrived and gathered the church together, they declared all that God had done with them, and how he had opened a door of faith to the Gentiles. And they remained no little time with the disciples.
Alex Bryant continues the "On Mission" sermon series by looking at Acts 14.
The Bible passages Alex refers to are posted below. For more information about LACC, please visit lansingchurch.org.
Acts 13:48~14:22 is too long to paste here, so here are links:
- Acts 13:48~52
- Acts 14:1~22
Genesis 49:22
Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; his branches run over the wall.
Philippians 3:13-14
Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Romans 5:3-5
Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Acts 5:41
Then they left the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer dishonor for the name.
2 Corinthians 11:23-27
Are they servants of Christ? I am a better one—I am talking like a madman—with far greater labors, far more imprisonments, with countless beatings, and often near death. Five times I received at the hands of the Jews the forty lashes less one. Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea; on frequent journeys, in danger from rivers, danger from robbers, danger from my own people, danger from Gentiles, danger in the city, danger in the wilderness, danger at sea, danger from false brothers; in toil and hardship, through many a sleepless night, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.
This week, Joel Nagel preaches a message titled, "The Gospel According to Paul."
For more information about LACC, please visit lansingchurch.org.
This is the message preached by Joel Nagel at the Easter service.
The Bible passages Joel refers to are posted below. For more information about LACC, please visit lansingchurch.org.
Luke 24:13-35
That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see.” And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.
So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.
Acts 11:26
... and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians.
At this week's Good Friday service, Joel Nagel preached a message called "The Rescuer."
The Bible passages Joel refers to are posted below. (And here's the video of dancing Laysan Albatrosses Joel refers to around the 18:30 mark.) For more information about LACC, please visit lansingchurch.org.
Romans 8:18-25 (NTE)
This is how I work it out. The sufferings we go through in the present time are not worth putting in the scale alongside the glory that is going to be unveiled for us. Yes: creation itself is on tiptoe with expectation, eagerly awaiting the moment when God’s children will be revealed. Creation, you see, was subjected to pointless futility, not of its own volition, but because of the one who placed it in this subjection, in the hope that creation itself would be freed from its slavery to decay, to enjoy the freedom that comes when God’s children are glorified.
Let me explain. We know that the entire creation is groaning together, and going through labour pains together, up until the present time. Not only so: we too, we who have the first fruits of the spirit’s life within us, are groaning within ourselves, as we eagerly await our adoption, the redemption of our body. We were saved, you see, in hope. But hope isn’t hope if you can see it! Who hopes for what they can see? But if we hope for what we don’t see, we wait for it eagerly – but also patiently.
Luke 4:17-20
And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and recovering of sight to the blind,
to set at liberty those who are oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”
And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.
Mark 15:25-39
And it was the third hour when they crucified him. And the inscription of the charge against him read, “The King of the Jews.” And with him they crucified two robbers, one on his right and one on his left. And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, “Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself, and come down from the cross!” So also the chief priests with the scribes mocked him to one another, saying, “He saved others; he cannot save himself. Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross that we may see and believe.” Those who were crucified with him also reviled him.
And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.” And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
Alex Bryant continues the "Make Your Mark" sermon series by looking at Mark 15~16 and considering the lessons we can learn from some of the minor characters of Christ's passion tale.
The Bible passages Alex refers to are posted below. For more information about LACC, please visit lansingchurch.org.
Mark 15:21-22
And they compelled a passerby, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross. And they brought him to the place called Golgotha (which means Place of a Skull).
Romans 16:13
Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord; also his mother, who has been a mother to me as well.
Mark 15:42-46
And when evening had come, since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the Sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate was surprised to hear that he should have already died. And summoning the centurion, he asked him whether he was already dead. And when he learned from the centurion that he was dead, he granted the corpse to Joseph. And Joseph bought a linen shroud, and taking him down, wrapped him in the linen shroud and laid him in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.
1 John 3:18
Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
Mark 15:40-41, 47; 16:1-8
There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem.
Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where he was laid.
When the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. And they were saying to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?” And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back—it was very large. And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe, and they were alarmed. And he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; he is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.” And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.
Joel Nagel continues the "Make Your Mark" sermon series by looking at Mark 12:1-12, the Parable of the Tenants.
The Bible passages Joel refers to are posted below. For more information about LACC, please visit lansingchurch.org.
Mark 12:1-12
And he began to speak to them in parables. “A man planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a pit for the winepress and built a tower, and leased it to tenants and went into another country. When the season came, he sent a servant to the tenants to get from them some of the fruit of the vineyard. And they took him and beat him and sent him away empty-handed. Again he sent to them another servant, and they struck him on the head and treated him shamefully. And he sent another, and him they killed. And so with many others: some they beat, and some they killed. He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ But those tenants said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.’ And they took him and killed him and threw him out of the vineyard. What will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others. Have you not read this Scripture:
“‘The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
this was the Lord’s doing,
and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”
And they were seeking to arrest him but feared the people, for they perceived that he had told the parable against them. So they left him and went away.
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
Hebrews 13:11-16
For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name. Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Psalm 118:22
The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
1 Kings 6:7
When the house was built, it was with stone prepared at the quarry, so that neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron was heard in the house while it was being built.
Luke 20:18
"Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him.”
Visiting preacher Jaren Singh of the Kalamazoo Church of Christ continues the "Make Your Mark" sermon series by looking at Mark 11~12 and what it has to say about fear.
Joel Nagel continues the "Make Your Mark" sermon series by going back into the Old Testament and showing how Moses and Elijah dealt with discouragement.