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Pastor Todd's Message Series:
"All in the Family"
Families can be great and messy at the same time. They are a place of love, support,
and laughter, but they can also be a place of conflict, disagreement, and chaos.
How do we honor God in such a way that helps our family relationships thrive? This series could help change everything.
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Message: "No one will ever love you like..."
Our Senior Saints can pass on a solid foundation of stability and strength, through a perspective of God’s faithfulness and continued fruitfulness through lives offered daily to God.
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Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Message: "Happy wife ..."
Marriage is taking a beating nowadays. Not only is the God-instituted relationship laughed at, but society has warped its definition and delayed its power. What is the biblical understanding of marriage, and what roles do husbands and wives play?
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Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Message: "Friends come and go, but siblings are ..."
There is no better arena to learn how to handle other people, than the sibling relationship. Many people learn key interpersonal skills while growing up with brothers and sisters. God's idea of this relationship extends much deeper into society.
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Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Message: "Kids will be ..."
Kids will be. . . what will kids be when they are grown up? Will our kids still be kids, or will they have learned not just to be adults, but to know God through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?
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Fall Kickoff Sunday
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Message: "As far as it depends on you, live at ..."
As we begin the "All in the Family" series, we are given a template called "peace" through which we try to relate to all of our family members. But does living at peace mean to be a doormat in our family relationships on which people walk all over you? What does God say?
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September 3, 2023
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Message: "Solitary Refinement"
Labor Day is a celebration of the gift of "work." Ironically, for many, it is a day when we take a break from work itself and take time to rest. Today, we see that rest and solitude are gifts from God as we celebrate the peace we find in Jesus.
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August 27, 2023
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Message: "Jesus Provides"
We all have times when we are in need. Sometimes we need the basics of life, and sometimes we need something more. Whatever your need is, Jesus is there to help. Today we see Jesus providing for the needs of a large crowd with the lunch of a small boy.
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Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Message: "Jesus Builds"
When you build anything, you begin with an idea and a few basic materials. In Peter's confession, Jesus points out the starting building blocks of his Church, the confession that he is the Christ, the son of the living God!
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August 13, 2023
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Message: "Jesus Accepts"
While walking the earth, Jesus was very specific in his focus when it came to his day-to-day mission: seek and save the lost. It was directed first to the God-followers who lost their way. In his love, he also poured into people who weren't considered godly. Today we see Jesus accepting someone who technically didn't fit into the mold.
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August 6, 2023
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Message: "Jesus Heals"
In the healing of a deaf and mute man, we see that nothing is too complicated for Jesus to handle if he chooses to do so. What area of your life could use some healing today?
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July 23, 2023
VBS Celebration Sunday
VBS Devotional - Dane Wolfgram
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July 9, 2023
Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Bob Holst
Message: In Christ, Learning to Live and Living to Learn
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July 2, 2023
Guest Speaker: Pastor Ben Griffin
Message: Victory Dance
June 25, 2023
Message: The Gratitude Garden
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Just as a garden requires nurturing, attention, and care, so does gratitude. Today, we delve into the importance of tending to our gratitude garden, acknowledging the blessings and provisions God has bestowed upon us.
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June 18, 2023 - Father's Day
Message: Just Like You, Just Like Me
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Fathers are often depicted in society as fumbling fools who are absent from their families lives. But what does God say? What model do we follow as dads, and how do our actions represent Christ to our kids?
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June 11, 2023
Message: Apply What You Read
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Did you know you can actually hear God speak? He does so through the Bible. Today, we are encouraged, once again, to not just read the Bible but to put what you hear into practice so that we can be imitators of Christ and continually be transformed into his likeness.
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June 4, 2023 - Trinity Sunday
Message: And You Are.....?
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Trinity Sunday. Have you ever met someone for the first time, and as you began a conversation, you realized what an amazing person it was with whom you were speaking? Our God is that. Our minds can't comprehend the greatness and magnitude of the One who created us, saved us, and guides us throughout our lives.
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May 28, 2023 - Pentecost Sunday
Message: Don't Wait for the Flame to Get in the Game
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
The event at Pentecost was a miraculous and motivating work of God. When the flames of the Holy Spirit danced over the heads of the disciples, they were moved to share the good news of Jesus with those out in the crowd. For us today, do we need to wait for a flame to get in the game?
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May 21, 2023
Message: Celebration Sunday!
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Today we celebrate what God has done in and through the body of Jesus at Living Christ Lutheran Church.
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May 14, 2023 (Mother's Day)
Message: Just Give Up
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Mother's Day is a focused time when we celebrate our moms for what they do and who they are. But no one understands the strain of motherhood better than mothers. So today, we encourage and celebrate moms and all they mean to us.
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Message: Cellars of Envy
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Envy is an emotion that can be both destructive and motivating. It is a feeling of discontent as we perceive another person's advantages, possessions, or qualities. While envy is often a reflection of a person's own feelings of inadequacy, it can also be a source of inspiration, helping people strive for greater achievements of their own. What does God say about envy?
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APRIL 30, 2023
Message: Closets of Anger
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Even though different triggers cause the emotion of anger for different people, anger builds up and can cause strained relationships. One remedy for anger is simple kindness. Kindness helps organize our priorities, allowing us to see everyone as loved and valuable to God. Just as Jesus was kind to those who hated him, we too can experience the happiness that comes when we respond in kindness.
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APRIL 16, 2023
Message: Cupboards of Unforgiveness
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
As we begin our series, we think about how bogged down we get when we hold grudges against others or when there is a wrong that has been left unforgiven. What is it that Christ calls us to do, and what is the result?
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APRIL 9, 2023 - Easter Sunday
Message: Believable
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
He is Risen! He is risen indeed, Alleluia! Our great shout of joy comes from a seemingly unbelievable event: someone died but was raised back to life! Jesus Christ's resurrection is the hinge on which our entire hope hangs. Today we celebrate the believable truth that God's love is shown to us in our risen Lord Jesus!
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APRIL 7, 2023 - GOOD FRIDAY
Message: JESUS IS DEAD
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
APRIL 2, 2023 - Palm Sunday
Message: Welcoming the King (Jesus rides into Jerusalem)
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Jesus knew that the religious leaders were out to get him. Yet he fulfilled prophecy anyway and set himself in the center of people who both loved and hated him -- to those who called him both a threat and a king. The unbelievable event called Palm Sunday foreshadows the day when Jesus will return again to grant true freedom to those who are his.
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MARCH 26, 2023
Message: Behind the Back (Judas betrays Jesus)
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Judas Iscariot was a Zealot, known for warrior-like attitudes. When Jesus began teaching that he came to die for the world, Judas lost confidence in Jesus’ ability to usher in a foretold "kingdom." Who would’ve thought that the death blow of Jesus came from one of his insiders?
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MARCH 19, 2023
Message: A Friend's Denial (Peter denies Jesus)
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
The word "denial" means to declare something to be untrue. When one friend denies a friendship with another, the damage is sometimes irreversible. How unbelievable that even in denial, Jesus still forgives and restores.
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MARCH 12, 2023
Message: Angry God (Jesus clears the temple)
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
What happens when someone you know well acts out of character in what you see as a negative way? Today, Jesus does the unthinkable and upsets a system of religious tradition that emphasizes the key phrase of the series:
"While the spectacular catches your attention, the familiar goes unnoticed."
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March 5, 2023
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Message: Forecasting (Jesus Predicts His Death)
If one of your friends began talking about their impending death in detail, how would you respond? Would it cause you to panic or maybe get them some help? The unbelievable encounter between Jesus and Peter helps us see the importance of putting his will above our own.
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February 26, 2023
Speaker: Pastor Todd Stocker
Message: Unbelievable- Accepting the Unacceptable [The thief on the cross]
If one of your friends began talking about their impending death in detail, how would you respond? Would it cause you to panic or maybe get them some help? The unbelievable encounter between Jesus and Peter helps us see the importance of putting his will above our own.
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