Sermon for Sunday, January 10, 2021

You will find the Sunday worship service on the Lansdowne Baptist Church Facebook page: www.facebook.com/LansdowneBaptistChurch. The sermon begins at 26.00 through the service. The sermon title is "Beginnings" and it is based on Genesis 1:1-5. 

Children of God

This is the sermon for Sunday worship, January 3, 2021, based on John 1:10-18, speaking of Jesus' entry into the world. It explores who Jesus is, what darkness is incapable of doing to Jesus, and what it means to be a child of God, a follower of Jesus. All are invited to watch and consider.

Prophets Speak

Prophets Speak is the sermon for Sunday, December 27, 2020, and is based on Luke 2:22-40. It is the story of two prophets of Israel who recognized the infant Jesus and how profoundly Jesus would reshape the world. It also speaks to the changes we are facing in the world today, particularly Lansdowne Baptist Church itself, and how we respond to the challenges those changes involve. All are welcome to watch.

Greetings, Favored One

Merry Christmas! December 20, 2020, sermon based on Luke 1:26-38, in which Mary receives life-changing information from the angel Gabriel. This information will radically change Mary's small-town life and the future she and Joseph have planned together during their engagement. How Mary responds to God's mission for her life tells us much about how we should respond as well. Come and watch. All are welcome.

Forever Students

This is the sermon for Sunday, November 15, 2020, based on Matthew 23:1-12. This sermon speaks to the need to remain humble and ever ready to learn, to remain lifelong students set on following Jesus' example and serving others. Come and watch. Will you accept this challenge?

Be Prepared

This is the sermon for Sunday, November 8, 2020, based on Matthew 25:1-13, the story of the wise and foolish bridesmaids. This story gives us compelling evidence on why we should choose the path of the wise, and what that means for our walk in faith. Come and watch. All are invited.

Sunday Worship, October 18, 2020

Come worship with us on Sunday morning, October 18, 2020 at 11 a.m. Join us on our LBC Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LansdowneBaptistChurch 

This Sunday's live stream will come from the sanctuary to ensure all our equipment works properly in that location. Please join us online as we aren't ready for the congregation to join us just yet. However, if you'd like to join us out on the lawn after the service for a time of socially-distanced, mask wearing fellowship in the open air, we'll see you there around 12:30 when we have our equipment taken down.

This Sunday's sermon will be based on Exodus 33:12-23 where we see how Moses rebuilds a shattered covenant with God and what that means for us. Sing favorite hymns with Sherry. Add to the comments your joys and concerns as you arrive or just say hello so we know who's here.

There are two ways now to send in your offerings to support the ministries of Lansdowne Baptist Church. You can use the PayPal Donate button located on the right at the top of the panel where new material appears. Or you can make out a check to Lansdowne Baptist Church and send it to Lansdowne Baptist Church, 17 E. LaCrosse Ave., Lansdowne, PA 19050. We could not continue to provide online worship or help to our community and the world without you. God bless you all.

See you Sunday morning at 11 a.m. Have a blessed week. ~Pastor Jeff

Come to the Party

This is the sermon for Sunday, October 11, 2020, based on Matthew 22:1-14. It is a complicated story of an invitation to a wedding feast, refusal, and repercussions. It calls us to live a certain way, strongly. Come and see. All are welcome.

Ownership

This is the sermon from October 4, 2020, based on Matthew 21:33-46. This is Jesus' parable about the landowner who builds a vineyard and the troublesome tenants who will not give the owner the part of the harvest that is due to him. It has a lot to say about us, about our relationship with God, and what God expects from us. Come and watch. All are invited

Hard Questions

Sunday morning sermon for September 27, 2020, dealing with hard questions challenging Jesus' authority presented by the Temple leaders in Jerusalem, Jesus' hard question in return, and the parable that broke the impasse. This parable challenged the leadership's perceptions and challenges ours today. Come and watch.

No Grudges Sermon 9 13 2020

This is the sermon from September 13, 2020, based on Genesis 45:3-11, 15. It is the story of Joseph as the second most powerful official in Egypt encountering his brothers, who had sold him into slavery as a child, who had come to him hat in hand seeking food for their families during a famine. They don't know who Joseph is but Joseph recognizes them. Will Joseph hold a grudge? Will he seek revenge? What does that matter to us? Come, watch, and find out. All are welcome.

Wake from Sleep 09 06 2020

Paul is speaking to a divided people when writing to the church in Rome. Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians are divided for many reasons. Paul advises them how best to bridge that divide, and his recommendations still work for us today. Paul also warns the time to act is now. Procrastination will not help. Come and watch. All are welcome.

What Do We Do Now Sermon 08 30 2020

The sermon for Sunday, August 30, 2020, is based on Romans 12:9-21. Learn to love, rejoice, and overcome in an age of division. Paul lets us all in on the secret. Let that secret change your life. Come and watch. All are welcome.

Wings Like Eagles, Sermon 08 23 2020

In the last of the sermons in the Superheroes Sermon Series, we explore where we get our strength and stamina from and how we may soar with wings like eagles. We'll look to Isaiah 40:27-31 and Hawkman for our inspiration. Come and see. Come and soar!

People Set Apart and Busy Sermon 08 16 2020

Sermon based on John 15:18-25 and the X-Men, exploring what it means to be a people set apart, a peculiar people, and how powerful we can be. Come and see. All are invited.

Love Sermon 8 2 2020

Sermon from August 2, 2020, based on 1 Corinthians 13:1-8. We will explore love and our need for it from Paul's perspective and, as this is part of our summer superhero sermon series, from the perspective of the Star Sapphires. There's plenty worth learning here. Come and watch. All are invited.

Children of Light

The Sunday service held on Facebook Live on March 22, 2020, based on Ephesians 5:8-14. What are we as children of light supposed to do in the world, particularly in a time of crisis? Come and watch. All are welcome.

Meeting at the Well

Sermon for Sunday, March 15, 2020, based on John 4:7-14, the most complex story in the book of John, in which Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well. Life application connections made to the current coronavirus pandemic facing us all. This was an experiment (as so many pastors were making that Sunday) using Facebook Live for the first time. The recording you see here was made in parallel with that recording. That's why the angle and you see me looking between my computer screen (with camera and microphone) and my iPad with my sermon notes.

About Church Tomorrow, March 15, 2020

We will not be meeting in the sanctuary tomorrow to keep safe during the pandemic and give the medical community a chance to get ahead of the virus. I will preach the sermon tomorrow on Facebook Live at 11 a.m. for anyone who wishes to worship with us from their homes. God bless you all and stay safe. You can view the live stream on the Lansdowne Baptist Church Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/LansdowneBaptistChurch/?notif_id=1584314652248250&notif_t=page_fan

If you want to see the actual live stream from Facebook, follow this massive link: https://www.facebook.com/LansdowneBaptistChurch/?__tn__=kC-R&eid=ARD2KJ-hSavSf9BZguqWEl4-WvNnGv9qTIRJ-KmnEwRP_20Gtgi1zcy6v3rSguSffRJ6dZFTgSLt0fBx&hc_ref=ARTm4WzxFy3PLHIR180Uwpr6V9_1EzR0uX_qJfJMTDlyw8iFtRCyucjToizKV3J2p_c&__xts__[0]=68.ARDSLGhV68B8FVnh0cSJY5-4zH08GUi3mfZXjGdkMoOgAy6wGyNLN72qg4TnIqZCeNYyjZXjQbUWWQN1NWDCbJxOUrIT1gbweQv2jsSb9-9Qlk-fJUec2wQCFtcJ--Vp3gxCsBQeACX0dUnslPmm2k4yG0FyA0GKThs8ia4kCnIPDc7mhk1pSLDAhd2LwEmeGTd-3qlWltR6aQzWGtA1k4oNt6jSEZaY97BcJQhiaZKJEXNdWatjrlelHCWxU7B9iZANRUY7VXO5XwtdBAedcHxmAuAqLmGzWBMwmJy2I95UmTixQJIUmJp2oGhzh_G5q7azpgGIJlk94FxzXwtsGeUyJph0KjWH5f0CwA

Temptation

This is the sermon from Sunday, March 8, 2020, based on Matthew 4:1-11. This is the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness and how that experience applies in our lives today. Really, the title says it all. Everyone is invited to watch.