Daniel chapter 3 is not about Daniel. Daniel actually, surprisingly, does not appear in this chapter himself! So it’s not about him. But it’s also not about his friends. Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. I mean, it is kind of about them. They are in the story. They aren’t called Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. They are… The post The God We Serve :: F…

Daniel chapter 2 is about “The God of Heaven.” I know that’s kind of obvious, and yet it’s also quite easy to miss. It’s easy to think that Daniel chapter 2 is about Daniel. And it is, and we need to dare to be like him. But it’s really not about Daniel. And it’s easy… The post The God of Heaven :: January 26, 2025 appeared first on Lanse Free Chur…

Daniel is a daunting book to preach. It’s a unique book. There’s nothing quite like it. It’s classified among the Prophets in our English Bibles, but it’s in the “Writings” like the Wisdom literature in Hebrew Bibles. It’s got history and prophecy in it. It spans the genres. There’s nothing quite like it. In the… The post The King’s Service :: Janu…

The “Old Man” wrote another letter. Last week, we said that the author of 2 John and 3 John–who I believe is also the author of 1 John and the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation– refers himself as “The Elder.” Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on 3 John 1:1-14 Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog You can… The post To My Dear Friend G…

A few years ago, we studied 1 John together, but we have never studied 2 and or 3 John during my time as your pastor. So I thought it was high time we did that at the beginning of this year. This week, we’ll study 2 John, and next week, Lord-willing, we’ll look at 3 John. A… The post To the Chosen Lady and Her Children :: January 5, 2025 appeared f…

Our first message in this series went almost back to the very beginning of the Bible, the Law of Moses, Numbers chapter 24. Our second message was drawn from the highpoint middle of the Bible, the Gospel accounts. Matthew chapter 2. This last message comes from the culmination, the very end of the Bible. The Revelation of Jesus… The post The Bright…