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Podcast with Pastor LarryThe Church – Finding Contentment or Feeling Anxious | Sunday | October 1, 2023 | Pastor Larry LuffmanContentment is not automatic - it must be learned. Contentment comes from within, not from external circumstances.Worry and anxiety are destructive. The alternative is prayer - coming to God with worship, requests, thanksgiving. This results in God's peace guarding our hearts and minds.Life has ups and downs. Our strength comes from Christ living within us, not the situation.Focus on what you have, not what you lack. Have an attitude of gratitude.God promises to meet our needs - He knows what we truly need more than we do. Trust Him.True contentment is found in Christ and...2023-10-031h 13
Podcast with Pastor LarryThe Church – Living Like Citizens of Heaven | Sunday | September 24, 2023 | Pastor Larry LuffmanHere are a few key points from the sermon:· As Christians, we have dual citizenship - temporary on earth, eternal in heaven. We become citizens of heaven when we trust in Christ alone for salvation.· Citizens of heaven should live differently than the world:1. Follow godly examples, not ungodly ones. Be a godly mentor for others.2. Embrace the message of the cross - be dead to self and the world. Live for Christ and eternal things.3. Live in anticipation of Christ's return. Be ready at any moment for Him to come back and tr...2023-09-251h 41
Podcast with Pastor LarryThe Church – The Value of Faithfulness is Priceless | Sunday | September 17, 2023 | Pastor Larry LuffmanHere are a few key points from the sermon:Faithful people can be trusted by God and others. They have proven character and do what they say they will do.Faithful people place the cause of Christ above their own self-interests. They keep the big picture in mind rather than getting caught up in their own agenda.Faithful people are willing to do even basic, menial tasks in service to others and to further God's work. They have a servant's heart.Faithful people are not consumed only with their own problems but are concerned about how their actions...2023-09-1759 min
Podcast with Pastor LarryUnited You Stand or Divided You Fall | Sunday | September 10, 2023 | Pastor Larry LuffmanPhilippians 2:1-3, If there is any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any compassion and mercy, 2 then fulfill my joy and be like-minded, having the same love, being in unity with one mind. 3 Let nothing be done out of strife or conceit, but in humility let each esteem the other better than himself.Unity in the church is vital. Disunity and division destroy churches from within. Even a few contentious people can fracture a congregation.There are two keys to maintaining unity...2023-09-141h 04
Podcast with Pastor LarryThe Church Striving Together for the Faith of the Gospel | Sunday | September 3, 2023 | Pastor Larry LuffmanThe Church Striving Together for the Faith of the Gospel • Pastor Larry LuffmanDifferent Year/Same God • September 3, 2023 • www.freedombaptistchurch.com • www.facebook.com/FreedomInViriginia • Freedom Ministries • 790 Irisburg Rd., Axton, VA 24054 • Lead Pastor, Larry Luffman1Live your life in a way that is consistent with the gospel. Your actions should match your beliefs. Be people of integrity, not hypocrisy. When unbelievers see Christ followers living in contradiction to the gospel, it turns them away from the faith.2Serve together as a team. God has made believers one with each other. Strive to main...2023-09-051h 07
Podcast with Pastor LarryHow to Avoid a Spiritual Shipwreck | Sunday | August 27, 2023 | Pastor Larry LuffmanHere is a summary of the key points from the document:Paul warns Timothy against becoming spiritually shipwrecked, meaning becoming stranded and experiencing loss and failure in his spiritual life.To avoid spiritual shipwreck, Paul gives three pieces of advice:Hold firm to your faith. Faith is complete confidence in God and His Word. It comes from hearing the Word. Satan wants to undermine faith.Keep a good conscience. Conscience distinguishes right from wrong but must be instructed by God's Word. When truth is ignored, conscience becomes defiled.Rightly divide God's Word. Misunderstanding or misapplying Scripture can lead...2023-08-291h 00
Podcast with Pastor LarryGod Wants to Use You (To Reach Others for Christ) | Sunday | August 20, 2023 | Pastor Larry LuffmanSalvation is available to all through simple faith in Jesus Christ. It's not attained by self-effort or good works.God has entrusted the gospel message to believers, expecting them to share it with others and bear fruit.God enables all believers to share the gospel, through the power of the Holy Spirit within them.Every believer has a testimony of how God saved them and changed their life. This personal story can impact others.Paul stands as an example that God can save and use anyone to further His kingdom. No one is beyond the reach of God's grace.The...2023-08-221h 07
Podcast with Pastor LarryFinding the Right Hope in Christ Alone | 1 Timothy 1:1-3 | Taught on Sunday, 8-13-23 | Pastor Larry LuffmanFinding the Right Hope in Christ Alone1 Timothy 1:1-3Do you know fellow believers who are not of your physical family, but they’re just like family? Isn’t this awesome? There is a reason for that. Ephesians 4:16 & 1 Corinthians 12:12-27. This book of 1 Timothy is written out of a relationship like that. vs. 2Paul deals with this issue of hope in the very first verse of the book. The word “hope” means “anticipation; expectation; confidence.” It’s not a wishy-was...2023-08-161h 10
Podcast with Pastor LarryShine as Lights • A Natural Connection for Every Christian • Pastor Larry LuffmanJoin Pastor Larry with a look back at his message “Shine As Lights” in Acts 24; Ephesians 4 from August 29, 2021.Philippians 2:15, that you may be blameless and harmless, sons of God, without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world.The world is perverse. How should Christians respond to that? It is to shine as lights.We should want to shine bright for Jesus Christ.We need to go and shine bright in the world no matt...2023-05-0445 min
Podcast with Pastor LarryBecoming a Good Soldier in God’s Army | 2 Timothy 2:3-4Becoming a Good Soldier in God’s Army2 Timothy 2:3-4Pastor Larry Luffman | Freedom Ministriespastorlarry.orgHere in 2 Timothy 2:3-4, we get the idea of what a good soldier is. Paul is speaking to Timothy and he is about to be killed for his faith. This what like one of his last thoughts.Soldiers know who is their enemy. They know who they are fighting against and they know what they are fighting for. As Christians, we should know who our enemy is and what we are fighting for as...2022-11-1455 min