Lyt til LakeView Church Sermons (Stoughton, WI)

Pastor Andy continues our series through the Gospel of Mark, Who Is This Man?  In Mark 2:13-17, Jesus once again breaks the rules.  This time, He calls Levi, a tax collector, to follow Him, and He even goes to Levi's house to eat with other tax collectors and sinners.  How could Jesus, a good moral teacher, a religious leader, a respectable man associate with "those kind of people?"

Pastor Andy brings the second week in our series through the Gospel of Mark, Who Is This Man?  In this scene from Mark, Jesus encounters an untouchable–a man with leprosy comes and begs Jesus to make him clean.  Jesus's reaction to this unclean leper turns the world's kingdom upside down and reveals that Jesus makes the unclean clean, and the unholy holy.

Pastor Andy kicks off a new series through the Gospel of Mark, Who Is This Man?  Jesus never wrote a book, but more books have been written about him than anyone else in the world.  He never wrote a song, but more songs have been written about him than any other person in human history.  He never traveled more than 200 miles outside his hometown, but he left his footprint on the whole earth.  Who is this man whose life has changed the course of human history and inspired billions of people over thousands of years to follow him?  Your answer to that question will change your life... forever.

Pastor Alex brings the story of Hosea and Gomer.  God told Hosea to marry an unfaithful woman, named Gomer, as a living parable and a symbol of the ancient Isrealites' unfaithfulness to God.  In spite of her adultery, Hosea forgave her and redeemed her and restored their relationship.  In the same way, God loves us unconditionally–even when we are faithless, He is faithful.  God loves us, God loves you, with a never-stopping, unbreakable, eternal covenant love.

What is the foundation of your life?  And what do we want to be the foundation of the life and ministry of LakeView Church?  Laying the proper foundation is a critical element of building anything, whether a home, a family, a life or a ministry.  This week and next, our new Lead Pastor, Andy Fuqua, begins a short series studying two leaders from the Old Testament who laid solid foundations for the nation of Israel.  As we see how these men built their lives and ministries, we'll be able to apply those principles to our lives and to the ministry of LakeView Church for decades to come.