Sermons

Please explore the most recent sermons below. Additional sermons will be added no later than the following Wednesday afternoon, with the exception of holidays.

Sermons List

Please join us in worship this Sunday for more of our latest sermon series.

 

Jesus Stories

  • The Woman at the Well
  • John 4:4-42
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 19, 2020
  • The Feeding of the 5,000
  • John 6:1-14
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 26, 2020
  • Jesus Walking on the Water
  • John 6:16-21
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 3, 2020
  • Jesus & the Man Born Blind
  • Brian Brownlow
    • May 10, 2020
  • Lazarus
  • John 11:1-44
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 17, 2020
  • Mary Anoints Jesus
  • John 12:1-11
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 24, 2020
  • Pentecost Sunday 2020
  • Acts 2:1-13
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 31, 2020

Easter Season 2020

  • A Face In the Crowd
  • John 3:1-9
  • Brian Brownlow
    • April 5, 2020
  • Tenebrae 2020
  • Come Alive This Easter
  • John 14:19 (The Message)
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 12, 2020

Stand-alone Sermon

  • Faith In A Crisis
  • Various Scriptures
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 22, 2020
  • Keeping It Together When It Is Falling Apart – Stress from Worry
  • Matthew 6: 25-34
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 29, 2020

David: A Man After God's Own Heart

  • What Matters Most
  • 1 Samuel 16:1-13
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 1, 2020
  • A Bold Heart
  • 1 Samuel 17:1-50
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 8, 2020
  • A Discouraged Heart
  • Psalm 19
  • Brian Brownlow
    • March 15, 2020

The Lies We Tell Ourselves

  • I’m Not Good Enough
  • Exodus 4, 1 Peter 2:9; 2 Corinthians 3:4-5
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 23, 2020

Up, In, and Out

  • Up, In & Out: Up
  • Philipians 3:4-14
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • January 12, 2020
  • Up, In, and Out: Up Panel Discussion
  • Brian Brownlow
    • January 19, 2020
  • Philip Worrall
  • Up, In & Out: In
  • Genesis 2:18; Ephesians 4:15; Romans 15:7; 1 Corinthians 12:7; James 5:16
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • January 26, 2020
  • Up, In, and Out: In Panel Discussion
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 2, 2020
  • Brian Brownlow
  • Philip Worrall
  • Up, In, and Out: Out
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 9, 2020
  • Up, In, and Out: Out Panel Discussion
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 16, 2020
  • Brian Brownlow

Advent 2019

  • God’s Christmas Playlist: O Holy Night
  • Lamenations 3:20-26
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • December 1, 2019
  • God’s Christmas Playlist: O Come, All Ye Faithful
  • Matthew 11:28-30
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • December 15, 2019
  • God’s Christmas Playlist: Away in a Manger
  • Luke 2:8-14
  • Brian Brownlow
    • December 22, 2019

The Lies We Tell Ourselves

  • This Is Just the Way I Am
  • 2 Cor. 10:3-5
  • Bryan Burk
    • November 10, 2019
  • I Am What I Do
  • Ecclesiastes 2:10-11, Ephesians 2:10
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • November 17, 2019
  • I Have to Be Strong
  • Isaiah 40:30-31; 2 Corinthians 12:9-10
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • November 24, 2019

The Romans 8 Life

  • The No Condemnation Concept
  • Romans 8:1-11
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • October 6, 2019
  • Confidence in Christ
  • Romans 8:12-17
  • Brian Brownlow
    • October 13, 2019
  • Only One Life
  • Romans 8:18-27
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • October 20, 2019
  • All Things for Good
  • Romans 8:28
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • October 27, 2019
  • God Is For You
  • Romans 8:31-39
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • November 3, 2019

Out of the Saltshaker and Into the World

  • Cultivating, Planting, & Reaping
  • Matthew 5:13-15
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • September 15, 2019
  • The Jesus Model
  • John 17:17-18
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • September 8, 2019
  • Without a Vision the People Perish
  • Matthew 22:36-40 & 28:19-20
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • September 29, 2019

God Size Questions

  • Is God Really in Control?
  • Romans 8:28
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • June 30, 2019
  • Would a Good God Really Send People to Hell?
  • John 3:16-21
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • June 23, 2019
  • Why Is There Suffering
  • Romans 5:1-8
  • Brian Brownlow
    • June 9, 2019
  • Does God Heal People Today?
  • Luke 5:12-16
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • June 2, 2019
  • Does God Answer Prayers?
  • Habakkuk 1:2
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 26, 2019

Power Up

  • The Power of Grace
  • Romans 5:6-8
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 28, 2019
  • The Power of Resurrection
  • Ephesians 1:15-23
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 21, 2019
  • The Power of Truth
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 19, 2019
  • The Power of Love
  • Galatians 5:13-14 & Psalm 63:1-5
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 12, 2019
  • The Power of Forgiveness
  • Matthew 6:14-15; 5:23-24
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 5, 2019

Stand-alone Sermon

  • Palm Sunday 2019

The Sins We Love

  • Proud of Being Proud
  • 1 John 1:8-10; Proverbs 11:2; 16:18 & 29:23
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 3, 2019
  • I Want What I Haven’t Got
  • Matthew 25:14-30
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 10, 2019
  • It’s Okay To Look…Isn’t It?
  • Matthew 5:28
  • Brian Brownlow
    • March 17, 2019
  • You’d Be Mad Too
  • Ephesians 4:26-27
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 24, 2019
  • I Want It All and I Want It Now
  • Exodus 16
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 31, 2019
  • Sloth
  • Matthew 25:14-30
  • Jason Owens
    • April 7, 2019

LRUMC's 40th Birthday

  • LRUMC’s 40th Birthday
  • Dr. Timothy Tennent
    • February 17, 2019

Tough Love

  • Developing Perserverance
  • James 1:1-4
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • January 13, 2019
  • How Good Is Good Enough
  • James 2:8-13
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • January 20, 2019
  • Developing Christian Confidence
  • James 2:14-26
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • January 27, 2019
  • The Power of Words
  • James 3:1-12
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 3, 2019
  • Overcoming Destructive Desires
  • James 1:13-18
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 10, 2019

Stand-alone Sermon

  • The Table
  • Psalm 23
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • January 6, 2019

Stand-alone Sermon

  • Hevel and Meaning
  • Ecclesiastes 1:1-11
  • Philip Worrall
    • December 30, 2018

An Unexpected Christmas

  • Unexpected Hope
  • Isaiah 40:28-31
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • December 2, 2018
  • Unexpected Joy
  • Romans 5:1-11
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • December 16, 2018
  • Unexpected Peace
  • John 14:22-27
  • Brian Brownlow
    • December 23, 2018
  • Christmas Eve 2018
  • Luke 2
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • December 24, 2018

Compass: The Story of Exodus

  • Where Are You Running?
  • Exodus 2:11-22
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • October 21, 2018
  • Yes, God
  • Exodus 3:1-4:17
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • October 28, 2018
  • Perseverance
  • Exodus 4:29-6:8
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • November 4, 2018
  • Prayer Support
  • Exodus 17:8-16
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • November 11, 2018
  • Team
  • Exodus 18:13-26
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • November 18, 2018
  • The Glory of God
  • Exodus 33:18-23
  • Brian Brownlow
    • November 25, 2018

Imagine

  • Imagine a Miracle
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • October 7, 2018
  • Imagine Generosity
  • 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 & Ephesians 3:20
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • October 14, 2018

The Me I Want to Be

  • Bridging the Gap
  • Mark 1:14-18
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • September 10, 2018
  • Changing Your Mind
  • Matthew 13:44-46
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • September 16, 2018
  • The Energizing Impact of Scripture
  • Romans 12:2; Matthew 12:33-36; Psalm 27:1-6
  • The Unstoppable Community of Love
  • Matthew 22:37-40; John 13:34-35
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • September 30, 2018

Game Ready

  • Joining the Team
  • Luke 5:1-11
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • August 12, 2018
  • Training
  • Luke 9:1-36
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • August 19, 2018
  • Suiting Up
  • Ephesians 6:10-18
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • August 26, 2018

Stand-alone Sermon

  • Does Fear Get a Bad Rap
  • Proverbs 2:1-10
  • Brian Brownlow
    • August 5, 2018

Stand-alone Sermon

  • Thought Patterns of a Champion
  • Bryan Burk
    • July 29, 2018

What Keeps You Up at Night?

  • When Life Takes You Where You Don’t Want to Go
  • Psalm 23
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • July 8, 2018
  • When You Are in a Jam
  • Psalm 18 & John 2:3
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • July 15, 2018
  • When You Can’t Stand Yourself
  • Psalm 51
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • July 22, 2018

Stand-alone Sermon

  • Panel Presentation: The Almost Christian
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • July 1, 2018
  • Brian Brownlow
  • Bryan Burk
  • Angela Carter

Stand-alone Sermon

  • Against the Grain: Esther
  • Esther 4:13-17
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • June 24, 2018

Stand-alone Sermon

  • Lost, Found, Party
  • Blossom Matthews
    • June 17, 2018

Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda...Overcoming our Regrets

  • Embracing the Future
  • Philippians 3:12-14
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 20, 2018
  • Moving Past Your Past
  • Philippians 4:8
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 27, 2018
  • Beyond Guilt
  • 2 Corinthians 7:8-10
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • June 3, 2018
  • Insurance Against Regret
  • Matthew 5:23-24; Proverbs 14:25; Luke 6:38
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • June 10, 2018

Mother's Day 2018

  • Courage Counts
  • Blossom Matthews
    • May 13, 2018

Reclaimed

  • Reclaiming Your Life
  • Isaiah 40:6-8
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 1, 2018
  • Reclaim Your World
  • John 13:1-17
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 8, 2018
  • Reclaiming Your Relationships
  • Philippians 2:3-8
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 15, 2018
  • Reclaiming Your Faith
  • Matthew 14:25-32
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 22, 2018
  • Reclaiming Your Joy
  • John 16:16-19; 21-23
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 29, 2018
  • Reclaiming Your Peace
  • John 14:27
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 6, 2018

I Give Up

  • Giving Up Control
  • Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7; Matthew 4:1-11
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 18, 2018
  • Giving Up Expectations
  • Genesis 12:1-4a; John 3:1-17
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 25, 2018
  • Giving Up Superiority
  • John 4:5-30, 39-42
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 4, 2018
  • Giving Up Enemies
  • MATTHEW 5:43-48 & LUKE 19:37-44
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 11, 2018
  • Giving Up Our Lives
  • Matthew 6:21-27
  • Brian Brownlow
    • March 18, 2018

Teach Us to Pray

  • The Who, Where & What
  • Matthew 6:5-15
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • January 7, 2018
  • Your Kingdom Come
  • Matthew 6:10
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • January 14, 2018
  • Daily Bread
  • Matthew 6:11
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • January 21, 2018
  • Forgive Us Our Debts
  • Matthew 6:12, 14-15; 18:21-35
  • Brian Brownlow
    • January 28, 2018
  • Deliver Us From Evil
  • Matthew 6:13; 1 Corinthians 10:6-13
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 4, 2018
  • Yours Is The Kingdom
  • Matthew 6:9-13
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 11, 2018

God with Us

  • Wonderful Counselor
  • Isaiah 9:6; Hebrews 14:15-16
  • Blossom Matthews
    • November 26, 2017
  • Almighty God
  • Isaiah 9:6 and Philippians 2:13
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • December 3, 2017
  • Lessons and Carols
  • Blossom Matthews
    • December 10, 2017
  • Everlasting Father
  • Isaiah 9:6
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • December 17, 2017
  • Prince of Peace
  • Isaiah 9:6
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • December 24, 2017
  • His Name is Jesus
  • Hebrews 1:1-4
  • Jason Owens
    • December 31, 2017

The Games of Life

  • Trivial Pursuit – A Life of Purpose
  • Philippians 3:1-11
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • October 8, 2017
  • Perfection – A Life of Wholeness
  • Galatians 5:1; Galatians 1:6-7; Matthew 11:28-30
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • October 15, 2017
  • Sorry! – A Life of Forgiveness
  • Matthew 18:23-35
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • October 22, 2017
  • Monopoly – A Life of Service
  • Luke 12:13-21
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • October 29, 2017
  • Jenga – A Life Well Built
  • Luke 6: 46-49
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • November 5, 2017
  • In Papa’s House
  • Luke 15:11-24
  • Dr. Stan Cosby
    • November 12, 2017
  • Solitaire – A Life Well Connected
  • Ephesians 1:4; Romans 12:15; Hebrews 10:23-24; 1 John 3:16
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • November 19, 2017

Altar Ego

  • “My Feelings of Inadequacy”
  • Judges 6:11-16
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • September 10, 2017
  • “My Need for Control”
  • Genesis 16:1-4; James 4:13-14
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • September 17, 2017
  • ”My Right to be Offended”
  • Proverbs 19:11; Romans 12:13
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • September 24, 2017
  • “My Longing for Approval”
  • Proverbs 29:25; 1 Thessalonians 2:4; Ephesians 1:7
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • October 1, 2017

THIS IS YOUR LIFE

  • GET STARTED
  • Hebrews 12:2; Daniel 6:10; 1 Kings 20:13-14
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • August 13, 2017
  • COME TO A COMPLETE STOP
  • Hebrews 12:1-2; Exodus 18:17-19
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • August 20, 2017
  • STAY PUT
  • Hebrews 12:2; Ruth 1:15-16 and 2:11-12; Galatians 6:9
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • August 27, 2017
  • GET GOING
  • Hebrews 12:2; Genesis 12:1; Exodus 3:10-11; 4:1-12
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • September 3, 2017
  • God’s Secret Ingredient
  • Blossom Matthews
    • July 29, 2017
  • God Wants Me to be Happy?
  • Jason Owens
    • July 25, 2017

The Heart of Worship

  • Hands Held High
  • Matthew 2:2; Psalm 63:1-4
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • July 9, 2017
  • On Bended Knee
  • Matthew 2:10-11; Psalm 95:6-7
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • July 16, 2017
  • Everything Happens for a Reason???
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • July 2, 2017
  • Brian Brownlow
  • Jason Owens
  • Jenny Davidson

Hello Summer!

  • Whatever You Do
  • Colossians 3:17
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • June 18, 2017
  • Everyday Faith: Solitude
  • 1 Kings 19:9-14
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • June 25, 2017

Confessions of a Runaway

  • Running Away from God
  • Jonah 1
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 28, 2017
  • At the Bottom of the Sea
  • Jonah 2
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • June 4, 2017
  • Maybe God Will Change His Mind
  • Jonah 3
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • June 11, 2017

Senior Sunday 2017

  • One Month to Live – Living the Dash
  • John 10:10
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 21, 2017

Mother's Day 2017

  • Why I Believe in Reading Love Stories
  • John 3:16-17
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • May 14, 2017

I AM: Who Jesus Claimed to Be

  • The Resurrection and the Life
  • John 11:25
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 16, 2017
  • The Good Shepherd
  • John 10:1-11
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 23, 2017
  • The Light of the World
  • John 8:12
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 30, 2017
  • The Vine
  • John 15:1-9
  • Brian Brownlow
    • May 7, 2017

Last Words: Statements from the Cross

  • Why Have You Abandoned Me
  • Matthew 27:37-43
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 5, 2017
  • Father Forgive Them
  • Luke 23:32-34
  • Jason Owens
    • March 12, 2017
  • I Thirst
  • John 19:28
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 19, 2017
  • It Is Finished
  • John 19:28-30
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • March 26, 2017
  • You Will Be With Me in Paradise
  • Luke 23
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • April 2, 2017

Throwback: Lessons from the Early Church

  • Purpose, Promise, and Power
  • Acts 1:1-11
  • Brian Brownlow
    • January 29, 2017
  • Devoted to God’s Word
  • Acts 2:14-21, 42
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 12, 2017
  • Devoted to Each Other
  • Acts 2:42-47; 4:32-35
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 19, 2017
  • Becoming a Bold Champion of the Gospel
  • Acts 3:1-4:20
  • Lyndol Loyd
    • February 26, 2017
  • Dr. Terry Teykl
  • Acts 3:1-12
  • Dr. Terry Teykl
    • February 5, 2017