Lebanon Free Church
At Lebanon Free Church we want to know, live, and share the heart of Jesus.
Episodes
Wisdom Applied - Matthew 6:25-7:12
The process of applying Jesus' Kingdom way of living requires us to face our worries, apply truth first to ourselves before offering it to others, and to trust God to help us every step along the way.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Where is Your Treasure?
Pastor Marc Zeisloft preached on Matt 6:19-24 - Store up Treasures in Heaven.You can see the video Pastor Marc references here: Is there more to life than more?For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
What Are You Hungry For?
As we continued the Sermon on the Mount series, this week we focused on what Jesus said about fasting. There is a right way and a wrong way to fast, and it matters to God and is an important part of our walk with Jesus. If you are desiring to experience transformation and spiritual breakthrough, please join us as we explore powerful truth about fasting and the great rewards the Father gives to tho
The Lord’s Prayer
Jesus helps us to understand how to approach and practice prayer. His example can lead us to more fully understand our access to our Heavenly Father, and the transforming work that He can do in our lives and in the world around us.The third language that the Lord's Prayer was recited in was Signed English. You can see that in the YouTube video for this sermon.For more information about our chu
Cultivating a Rhythm of Generosity for “the Least of These” (Part 2)
Our Guest Speaker, Kevin Watterson, spoke of the mission behind Reach Global's "Crisis Response" and "Global Fingerprints" ministries, and how both model Jesus' heart for transformational care for the those in need.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Cultivating a Rhythm of Generosity for "the Least of These"
This week we continued examining the Sermon on the Mount, and specifically, saw how followers of Christ are to treat the poor and marginalized: by meeting their needs anonymously, regularly, and from a motive of pleasing the Lord. We also heard about several local ministries which offer opportunities for us to steward our time, talents, and treasures in service to the Lord.For more information abo
"You Have Heard It Said...But I Say..." (Part 2)
Pastor David continued our series on the Sermon on the Mount, as he shared Part 2 of "You have heard it said, but I say." We explored why we make our righteous living more about rules and less about the heart, and how Jesus exposes that the law is about "heart transformation," not legalistic rule following.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
"You Have Heard It Said...But I Say..." (Part 1)
Jesus begins to declare His life's ultimate purpose, as well as to lay out the practices of the Kingdom of Heaven. He doesn't shy away from hard topics (murder, lust, divorce, etc.) but instead reveals the true work that must be done in order to live righteously.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Blessed to Be a Blessing
Jesus begins His Sermon on the Mount by describing the people of the Kingdom, those whom “God Blesses”. This group will receive all that they need from God, and to share it with the world around them.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
“…And He Began to Teach Them.”
We began our series on “Sermon on the Mount”, reading through it in its entirety, and reflecting upon it’s transformative truth.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Servant-Leadership: The Road Less Traveled
Leadership is "the ability to influence and guide a group towards a common goal". We are all leaders in multiple places/situations, and certainly, leaders by default because of the Great Commission. The Book of Proverbs offers timeless principles for effective and godly servant-leadership. Let's explore them together!For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
The Truth About Temptation
Proverbs does not shy away from dealing with the most difficult temptations that face us - money, sex, and power. We considered what the truth is that leads to the wise and free life, but also what the lies are that lead to folly and captivity.For the scene from The Social Dilemma referenced in this sermon, see The Social Dilemma scene - predicting our actions on YouTube.For more information about
Discover, Discern, Decide the Way of Wisdom
Pastor Josh continued our study of Proverbs, looking at how we can discover it's truth claims, discern how to wrestle well with their complexities, and decide how to apply them to our lives.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Two Pathways - Two Outcomes
This was the first sermon in an eleven-week series entitled Chasing Wisdom, which focuses on the books of Proverbs and James. There are two pathways available to each of us which have very different outcomes. The pathway of the fool leads to difficult times while the pathway chosen by the wise connects them to God’s very best. We began our adventure of Chasing Wisdom by focusing on Proverbs 1:7 to
Honoring the Men of God’s Mosaic Family
As we concluded our Mosaic Series, we saw how the Lord is moving in and through the lives of the men in our church. We took a look at Men’s Ministry, heard from a panel of men, and rejoiced at how our awesome God unites all believers into His Mosaic Family!For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Seen, Valued & Pursued in God's Mosaic Family
As part of our Mosaic Series, we focused on Young Adults. We worshiped together and heard from some voices who can help us better understand how to encourage and support the Young Adults in our church and community. We talked about being Seen, Valued & Pursued in God's Mosaic Family.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Youth Sunday 2025
Middle school pastor Jaime Saez and high school pastor Marc Zeisloft shared a message at the conclusion of our 2025 Youth Sunday service.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Honoring the EAGLES (55+) of our Mosaic Family
Our EAGLES (55+) bring incredible value to the Church, but face great challenges in this season of their faith journey. May we be a church that honors their wisdom, encourages their hearts, and cares for their needs together.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
The Unshakable Foundations Within God's Mosaic Family
On Kidz Harvest Sunday Pastor Daryl talked about the Unshakable Foundations within God's Mosaic Family. This was a service to thank God for how He is moving and working within our Children’s Ministry.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Honoring the Women of God's Mosaic Family
In this Mosaic series, we will look at the integrated, intergenerational family of men and women that God has been, and still is, building. This week, we will focus on the value of the women of God's family, listening and learning how to honor, support, and encourage God's daughters.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
The Heartbeat of the Gospel
The Gospel is the Heartbeat that empowers us to stay true to the mission Jesus clearly defined for all His followers as they do life on planet earth. Using 1 Corinthians chapter 15 as our foundation, we explored what it takes to “Always work enthusiastically for the Lord.” We also considered the challenges we can face that make it really hard to do this consistently. Join in and be encouraged to l
Who's Your One?
A woman caught in adultery faced guilt, shame and possibly the condemnation of death by stoning. Jesus had another story in mind for her that brought personal forgiveness and restoration. This same Jesus left no doubt, as He left planet earth, that He had the same Mission in mind for us – “Go and make Disciples”. Our culture increasingly rejects Christianity yet is becoming more aware of core need
Uncommon King — Easter Weekend
On Easter Sunday we celebrated Jesus as our Uncommon King, who offers freedom from sin and death, and invites us into the freedom of a new life!For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Crowned with Palms & Marked for Sacrifice
Welcome to our Palm Sunday service. A Sunday morning experience designed to focus our minds and hearts on the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world, Jesus Christ. He was "Crowned with Palms & Marked for Sacrifice," and we will hear from Pastor Daryl as we continue our Hyperlink series. Today’s key passage is John 12:12-19. Our desire is to encourage and equip you to focus
Jesus is the Living Water
The Bible speaks of water as being a source of life, healing, and flourishing for our bodies and our world, and also how Jesus is the Living Water that our souls have been longing for.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Jesus vs. The Chaos Waters
The Bible includes many stories of "The Waters" representing chaos, destruction, and death. Jesus conquers these "Waters', offering peace, healing, and life.Note: Unfortunately, there was a problem recording the audio for this service, resulting in very short gaps in the audio. We have done our best to clean these up, but you will still notice some audio distortions throughout t
The Shadow and the Substance
Dan Hess lead us through an exploration of the sightings of Jesus in the Old Testament. He is Prophet, Priest, and King. Jesus is the Lamb of God as well as the Lion of Judah!For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Reversal of Fortune
Dr. Gregg Hagg, from Chosen People Ministries, continued our Hyperlink series with a focus on the Book of Esther. We saw that God is Sovereign even when He seems to be absent, and compared the experience of God’s ancient people in Persia with our experience as the people of God today.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
The Road to Emmaus
We begin our "Hyperlink" series by looking at the story of Jesus, walking with two men on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24). We will see how He showed them, and us today, how the whole story of Scripture connects to Him as the promised Savior and King.For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
This is What I Love
Our Triune God, at great cost, has invited us into Their eternal and perfect relationship. Factors in life that cause our biggest celebrations and our greatest sense of angst reveal a lot about how our hearts are currently responding to this invite. Explore the factors that can keep you from choosing our Triune God's amazing invitation. Create a "Choosing God" statement that declares
An Invitation to Abide with the Holy Spirit
In this message, we got to know who the Holy Spirit is and what He does. We learned about the role He has in the Trinity and how crucial His role is in our lives. Knowing who He is and what He does, according to God’s word, will change our lives forever and for the better!For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
An Invitation to Abide with Jesus the Son
In this message we get to know all about Jesus the Son. We learn about the role He has in the trinity and also some of His descriptive titles and names. Jesus wants us to know Him personally. What does that look like and how can we abide in Him?For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Encountering Our Heavenly Father
This is the first sermon in a series titled, “Abide.” Abide is an intimate word. It’s an inviting word. It’s a word that draws us into a deep, personal, growing relationship with God. During this series we will study God as Three-in-One. We will look at how He revealed Himself in Scripture as Father, Son, & Holy Spirit - and how we can relate to Him in a way that satisfies our souls, challenge
Abiding in Hope
This was an LAEFC Worship Communion service! Dan Hess shared examples of encouragement, provided by a sampling of the missionaries we support. We partook of the Lord's Supper and sang praises to our three-in-one God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit!For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
4-D Vision — Disciple
As we look at the life of Paul we will see his passion to be a disciple of Jesus, and to make disciples who make disciples.
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4-D Vision — Discern
We continue to look at the Book of Acts, and how God helps His people to develop the ability to Discern (the process of wise evaluation, navigation, and course-correction) as we follow Him.
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4-D Vision — Do
Acts 2 showcases the incredible outpouring of the Holy Spirit among the early church, and the practical steps to carry out Jesus' Great Commission that followed. We can learn so much as we read their story, and surrender our hearts to make us not only people that receive His Dreams, but also Do what we are called to Do.
For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
4-D Vision — Dream
Acts 1:1-11 invites believers to see that God has vision above and beyond our own, and that through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can receive "Dreams" that move us into a life that honors Jesus and builds His eternal kingdom.
For more information about our church, visit lebefree.org.
Flowing In Between the Riverbanks
Pastor Josh preached on Matthew 28:18-20. We considered that wherever God is leading us next should be done in between the banks of His proven faithfulness in the past, and His promise to be “with us” in the present.
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A Child is Born — You are Loved
If you take Jesus out of the equation every one of us is like the two year old girl recently found entering America wearing a pink hoody and carrying just a note with a name and phone number on it. Without Jesus we’re all lost, vulnerable and easily exploited. God looked down on our lowly condition and suddenly A Child is Born who makes it possible for all of us to be His Children. Join us and be
All is Well - Christmas Candlelight 2024
Pastor Josh shared the devotional during our 2024 Christmas Candlelight service. We celebrate the joy found in the good news of Jesus, who redeems and restores surrendered hearts, allowing us to declare that "All is Well."
For more information about our church, visit https://lebefree.org.
Jesus Changed My Life
In his last sermon as LAEFC lead pastor, Ken Dotterman gave a summary of Romans focusing on the Power of the Gospel and Transformation. We also heard testimonies from church members about God's faithfulness in their lives.
For more information about our church, visit https://lebefree.org.
Sweet Theological Community
Romans 16 is more than a list of names. It is a picture for us and a challenge to us to live out the deep theology of Romans in uplifting, encouraging, Christ-centered community.
For more information about Lebanon Area Evangelical Free Church (LEAFC) visit our website.
Life on Mission
Join us as we explore Romans 15:14-33 to discover how you can live a Life On Mission. God blesses us with a brief time on planet earth to fulfill the personal mission He’s designed for us. Paul, near the end of his journey, was able to celebrate a life well-lived because he allowed God’s Truth to propel him to live a Life on Mission. Let’s not waste our lives. Together, let’s discover what it look
Truth That Transforms - One Voice
Join us as we dive into Romans 15:1-13 to explore the ultimate reason Paul has been adamantly calling for unity among all believers. It’s not about all Christians being exactly in unison on every issue. Rather, it’s a call for a unity of perspective that’s focused on the Lord Jesus Christ. This unified focus results in the ragamuffin followers of Jesus joining together as One Voice to deliver a sy
Do What Is Right — Stand Sunday 2024
Join us for Stand Sunday — a morning designed to celebrate, bring awareness to, and pray for children and families in foster care. Our church is partnering with Keystone Family Alliance, and we will hear from both Pastor Daryl and Matt Stohrer as we continue our “Truth That Transforms” Series in the book of Romans. Today’s key verse is Romans 15:2. Our desire is to encourage and equip you to alway
Differing Opinions - Always Unity
Join us as we dive into Romans 14:1-23 to explore how Christians can maintain unity at a time when there are many issues that threaten to divide us. When Scripture clearly defines essential doctrines and all truth necessary for salvation, we must remain unwavering and even divide when necessary. But what about the long list of non-essential convictions Christians sometimes passionately disagree on
Lighten Up
Dave Scheirer shared from Romans 13:8-14 about how God's people must demonstrate the light of Christ for those all around us.
Gospel-Inspired Love for Our Neighbor
Pastor Josh interviewed our friends at Align Life Ministries, Jubilee Ministries, and True Life Ministries and they shared how we can join together to share the Gospel and love our neighbors.
Respecting Authority - Honoring God
Join in as we dive into Romans 13:1-7 to explore our responsibility to the governing authorities who rule over us. We will create a Gospel-centric filter that all of our words and actions should pass through for evaluation. The volatile political times we live in make this study especially relevant and essential. Above all else, we want our lives to Shout the Gospel to our world!
We Are Better Together - A Romans Breakout Session
As we've been walking through the book of Romans in 2024, let's take a moment and pause to have a break-out session. Romans 12 holds rich wisdom and instruction for us as we focus on relational transformation. Join Pastor Daryl as he talks about three big problems that we all face in communication. If we want to have relational transformation in our lives, then we need to address these issues and
The Upside-Down Kingdom
As a Christ follower, are your values often contrary to those of the prevailing social order? Do you believe that someone who insults you should be forgiven — multiple times? That evil should be returned with love? That leaders should be servants? that abundant life comes when we die to self? This is the “upside-down kingdom”! In today's message, we will examine Romans 12:14-21, as we also examine
Love in Action
God creates in the heart of every believer a love that transforms us from the inside out. It’s a love so distinctive that that this one thing, all by itself, will differentiate a follower of Jesus from those who follow the world. It’s an amazing love that overflows from the life of every believer to the Church and ultimately to a lost & dying world.
Gifted and Connected
Gifted and Connected – Join us as we explore Romans 12:3-8 to discover the vital role spiritual gifts play in the Community of Believers. Every Believer has been given at least one Spiritual Gift, so each of us, no matter our story, no matter how busy our lives are, is needed for the Body of Christ to remain healthy and growing. We invite you to do some personal evaluation and to be encouraged as
Let God Transform You
You don’t have to remain stuck. Join us as we explore Romans 12:1-2 where Paul begins to get really practical in defining the steps a Christian can take to experience Transformation. When you fully Surrender yourself to God, it causes you to do life in very Different ways, and opens the door for you to Live Your Best Life! Dig into this passage with us and Let God Transform You!
God is God and We are Not
Continuing our Truth that Transforms series, we covered Romans 11:25-36. We talked about the root causes of prejudice and learned how God is always faithful to us. We explored how we should praise and worship God especially in light of the doxology in verses 33-36.
Grafted Into the Family Tree
Pastor Josh continued our study of Paul’s letter to the Romans (11:1-24), focusing on the hope for revival among the Jewish people, and the call to the Gentiles to be “grafted in” to the family and mission of King Jesus in the world.
Truth that Transforms - Beautiful Feet
We live in an increasingly negative and dark world where many people we know desperately need to hear some Good News. So much is on the line – It’s about life or death – Heaven or hell. Today we’re studying Romans
10:14-21 to see how we can be Beautiful Feet people who effectively point those who are lost to Jesus. Let’s all join Jesus in His Gospel Mission!
Salvation God's Way!
This study will explore Romans 10:1-13 where Paul defines Salvation God’s Way! We'll examine ways we can get caught up in trying to make ourselves be right with God. The end goal is for each of us to find peace with God based solely on our response to Jesus and what Scripture declares to be true about Him. Join this study with the expectation of God doing a powerful work in your life!
Delighting in God's Word
This service was a time of joyful praise, reflective appreciation, and purposeful listening to God through His Holy Word.
God Made a Way...for Everyone to be Saved
God uses people for His missional purpose to bring the gospel to the world.
A Love that Won't Let You Go!
Join us as we explore A Love that Won’t Let You Go! (Romans 8:31-39) As we do life, we all face difficulties that threaten to shake our sense of security and of being loved. When we fully embrace God’s Truth, it shuts down our fear-driven mental gymnastics, along with the ensuing stress that robs us of enjoying God’s unfailing love.
Suffering Happens, But We Are Not Alone
Dean Overholt preached on suffering.
The Faithfulness of God
Explore with us three passages that God has used significantly to shape my (Pastor Ken's) life. God’s shaping process involves:
Our Perspective – Do a reality check
Our Purpose – Define your mission
Our Passion – Direct your focus.
I believe these powerful Biblical Truth’s will encourage spiritual growth in your life, too.
Truth that Transforms - Pass It On
I’m so thankful for those who have built into my life over the years. Today we’ll explore the importance of passing onto others what God has passed onto us. We’ll look at the reasons we may avoid building into the lives of others and explore a lot of practical ways we can encourage spiritual growth in our fellow Christians. Today’s message will include some inspiring testimonies which will encoura
Walking as a Child of God
Life in the Spirit is grounded in our moment-by-moment walk with Him. Trying to live the Christian life by our own power just doesn’t work. The victorious Christian life is empowered by the Holy Spirit, surrendered to Him, and committed to living a life of faith that challenges our hearts and transforms our lives.
The Keys to Unlocking Empowering Transformation
This message is a verse by verse study of Romans 8:1-11. This section of verses describe the "how to" live transformed lives. Learn from God's Word "how to" live a life that brings satisfaction and peace.
Truth that Transforms - Every Christian's Battle
There was a troubling battle that raged inside of Paul that also impacts every Christian that's lived since him. Not understanding and owning it will take you to many hurtful places of discouragement and defeat. Take this opportunity to come to a Biblical understanding of the battle, and to learn practical steps you can take to claim the Victory that's already been won.
Faith-Watchers
It’s Kidz Harvest Sunday! We worshiped together by thanking God for how He is moving and working within our Children’s Ministry. Remember our children are Faith-Watchers.
Truth that Transforms - Choose Life!
Every one of us has a master - Are you clear on who your master is? There are only two options. One master will lead you to death while the other will lead you to Life. Join us as we take an honest look at the reliable indicators of who our master is and how we can be set free from the slavery of sin and death.
J-Rock Sunday: Discovering Your Mission
This week, we celebrated our church’s “J-Rock” weekend, in which our families served and shared the love of Jesus with our local community. We also considered what missions God might call His people to in our everyday lives.
Alive in Jesus - Sins Power is Broken!
Join with us as we explore Romans 6:1-11 where Paul confronts a distorted view of Grace and lays out for us some of the most encouraging and powerful Truth in all of Scripture. Jesus has defeated sin and death so there's no reason for any Christian to live in continual despair and defeat. It comes down to a choice. Each of us must decide to apply faith to what God has declared and provided thr
Grace Shatters Death's Reign
Adam's rebellion against God brought sin and death to all mankind. The wonderful grace of God, through Jesus Christ, brought restoration and life. Join us as we explore how to celebrate God's grace and to live our day to day lives in the victorious reality that we will live forever.
The Gospel on Repeat - Romans 5:1-11
In Romans 5:1-11 we see the Gospel story told thus far in Romans summed up. And not just once, but twice. Paul put the Gospel on Repeat, once in verses 1-5, and then starting over and telling the story again in 6-11. His hope is that all who hear it might be transformed by the good news, both in the ways they see themselves in relationship to God, and in their ministry to the world.
The Faith Journey of Father Abraham
What does faith look like in your life? How does your faith make you right with God? A man named Abraham is given as an example of faith. His faith led to transformation. Together, let’s explore Romans 4:1-25.
Sharing the Heart of Jesus
The first three chapters in Romans have defined for us what the Gospel is. This week we'll be exploring steps we can take to Share the Heart of Jesus. The Gospel is all about Him and it's meant to shape everything about us. Don't settle for doing life as though Jesus really hasn't risen from the grave. Join in as we explore practical ways to join Jesus in His mission by taking co
Truth that Transforms - The Gospel Completes Us!
Feelings that we are just not enough are shattered by the Gospel. Any sense of entitlement that makes us feel superior to others and prone to exclude them is shattered by the Gospel. Join in and discover how the Gospel can validate you and motivate you to cross uncomfortable lines to share the love of Jesus with people He loves and died for.
Unwrapping the Gift of Grace
At the core of our being we’re broken where it matters most and we cannot fix ourselves. The Bible tells us that, apart from Jesus Christ, we are dead in our trespasses and sins. How, then, does a sinful human being become right with a holy God? Romans 3:21-26 will answer that question – and the answer will change us, our lives, and our eternal destiny!
The Case for Faith Alone
Continuing our current study in the Book of Romans, "Truth that Transforms", Pastor David shares from Romans 3:1-20 how the Apostle Paul makes a case for faith in Jesus alone for salvation.
See this sermon on YouTube: The Case for Faith Alone
The Bible Project video that Pastor David shared during this sermon is available on YouTube: The Purpose of the Old Testament Law of Moses in the B
Truth that Transforms - Don't Settle
In Romans 2:1-29, Paul addresses the Religiosity practiced by the Jews and moral-living Gentiles in Rome in a way that informs and challenges Church-going Christians today. We all must answer the question: Have I embraced the Gospel in a way that has Transformed My Heart?
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