Lincoln Land Baptist Church

09/07/2026

In this message, we find Goliath heading toward David and he responds. He runs with decisiveness and urgency toward Goliath. In this message, we look at David and others in the Bible who were members of the "Running Toward Danger Club," if you please.

We examine the lessons David taught by running toward Goliath to confront him and we apply those lessons to our lives today as we are confronted with all sorts of giants in our lives. We also ask about your relationship with the Lord and where you are spiritually now compared to one year ago.

This message was preached on Sunday night, September 6,2026, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

In this message, we find Goliath heading toward David and he respon...

09/06/2026

In this message we find that Goliath’s bad habit of defying and blaspheming God’s people and the God of the Hebrews would come back to bite him. Burdens are usually the outcome of bad, sinful habits. Bad habits can get you into major trouble, as we will see in Goliath’s life.

If you are a member of the Bad Habit Club, you know what I am talking about. Bad habits can lead to the burden of addictions to drugs and alcohol. They can lead to addictions to po*******hy, immorality, ni****ne, filthy language, and gambling.

Beloved, God provides warnings for Christians about the damage and burden from bad, sinful habits. We take a look at five of them. Beloved, what begins small tends to thrive out of control and ends deadly. Let me ask, "Is your spiritual condition worse or better than it was one year ago? Are you growing spiritually or growing cold and indifferent?"

When we look through the Bible, we find some of the effects that bad habits have on the lives of people. We look at four people. We find that bad habits begin like threads but soon become ropes. They quietly wrap around our time, thoughts, health, relationships, finances, and fellowship with God until what once seemed harmless becomes a heavy burden we drag through every day. They drain our strength, dull our discernment, damage our testimony, and diminish our joy.

Don't negotiate with a habit that is defeating you—name it, confess it, cut off what feeds it, replace it with what is right, and seek accountability. Beloved, Jesus can lift the burdens of bad habits that have become like chains around the soul and weights upon the heart. When we bring them to Him, He does more than forgive the past—He gives strength for the present and power for a new direction.

His grace can break the grip of what has mastered us; His Word can renew our thinking, and His Spirit can strengthen us to say "no" where we once surrendered. What has bound you for years is not stronger than the Christ who sets captives free.

This message was preached on Sunday morning, September 6, 2026, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

In this message we find that Goliath’s bad habit of defying and b...

09/03/2026

In this message, we find David face-to-face with Goliath. The giant was a man whose mouth was bigger than his future, which was about to be terminated by a teenager who had great faith in God. When David acknowledged that the battle was the Lord’s, he removed the burden of the battle from himself and placed the outcome into God’s hands.

That’s what faith does. Faith transfers the weight of our conflicts from human strength to divine strength. Have you transferred your burdens and worries to the Lord?

He is the One who has authority over our conflicts and battles. David believed this. His faith in God was incredible, and his example in this matter is one we can try to follow.

Faith stands on the conviction that God has the final word. Goliath didn't believe this, that's why his mouth was bigger than his future.

We all, at one time or another, have faced or will face overwhelming trials and circumstances that hover over us like big bullies. Oh my, beloved, when circumstances tower over us like giants and the road ahead seems blocked by mountains we cannot move, remember that Jesus has never faced a circumstance He could not conquer.

* The raging sea could not overwhelm Him—He calmed it.
* The hungry multitude could not exhaust Him—He fed it.
* Disease could not defeat Him—He healed it.
* Demons could not overpower Him—He commanded them.
* Enemies could not outmaneuver Him—He confounded them.
* The cross could not destroy Him—He conquered it.
* The grave could not hold Him—He rose from it.
* And death could not defeat Him—He triumphed over it!

The same Lord still stands with His people today. When the problem is too large, He provides wisdom. When the danger is too great, He provides protection. When the burden is too heavy, He provides strength.

When the way is uncertain, He provides direction. When resources are insufficient, He provides provisions. When the situation is beyond our control, He reminds us that it has never been beyond His.

This message was preached on Wednesday night, September 2, 2026, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

In this message, we find David face-to-face with Goliath. The gian...

08/31/2026

1 Samuel 17:45
In this message we take a look at the name that is bigger than your giants: the name of the Lord. We take a look through the Bible and examine seven elements of the name of God and the effects His name has upon us.

This message was preached on Sunday night, August 30, 2026, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

08/31/2026

1 Samuel 17:45-47
In this message “God Owns the Battlefield,” we note the reasons why David had confident faith for victory over Goliath. His faith and confidence were in God Almighty. He knew that God owned the battlefield. He owns the battlefields of your life too, whether they be medical problems, financial strain, family fractures, private temptations, public pressures, or the death of a loved one.

We look at traits of David’s faith in this message that are examples for us today to follow. This message was preached on Sunday morning, August 30, 2026, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

1 Samuel 17:45-47 In this message “God Owns the Battlefield,” we n...

08/27/2026

In PART TWO of this message, we take a look at four more characteristics of conceit and how this destructive attitude creates a lot of damage in your life, just as it did with Goliath. We will examine three verses in Proverbs and one in Isaiah.

This message was preached on Wednesday night, August 26, 2026, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

In PART TWO of this message, we take a look at four more characteri...

08/21/2026

1 Samuel 17:44- And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

In this message, we address more mistakes made by Goliath who thought he had won before he had begun. He assumed victory over David before the battle started, leaving him unprepared and eventually headless.

People continue to make this same mistake today. We see it the fields of sports, politics, business, education, courts, finances, and health. People assume victory or receiving something before a situation is completed or finalized. Many assume they are going to Heaven without trusting Jesus as their Savior. Without Him, they will not go there.

We spend time in the message looking at conceit and how it can destroy your life. We note several examples from the Scriptures and history. As we close the message, we stress the fulfillment we find in Jesus Christ and the importance of putting Him first and living for Him. Jesus is the Great Completer, the Great Satisfier.

This message was preached on Wednesday night, August 19, 2016, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

1 Samuel 17:44- And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I...

08/18/2026

In this message we take a look at the Curse of Goliath. We dig into what this was all about and what the Hebrew word brings out to us about what Goliath actually did. Needless to say, he was ruthless with his tongue.

He cursed David by his gods. We explain what that means. We take a detailed look at the three prominent false gods that the Philistines worshiped: Dagon, Baal-Zebub, and Ashtoreth. Knowing what Goliath believed about these gods will help us understand why he worshiped them. We will also show how Goliath’s defeat revealed the lie about the existence of these pagan gods. They did not exist at all.

This message was preached on Sunday night, August 16,2026, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

In this message we take a look at the Curse of Goliath. We dig int...

08/16/2026

In this message, we take a good look at the matter of our "Perceptions". Perception shapes reality before reality shapes us. It appears in our minds, but it doesn't necessarily reflect what is the reality of our circumstances.

Goliath's perception of David got him killed. He thought David was a punk kid and did not consider him to be a threat. His perception made him unprepared for the battle. Goliath could see but his heart was blind.

The world without Christ is just like Goliath. Without Christ people can see, but those who do not believe in Jesus are blind in their hearts. Many consider the Bible, Jesus, and Christians to be foolish. Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, Friedrich Neitzsche, and France as a nation in the French Revolution are all examples of people who could see, but they were blind in their hearts.

This message was preached on Sunday morning, August 16, 2026, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

In this message, we take a good look at the matter of our "Percepti...

08/13/2026

Have you ever been treated like a dog? If so, how did you respond? How should we respond as Christians if this happens? We get into the answers in this message.

We take a look at the last day of Goliath’s life and the mistakes that he made. There are lessons we can learn from what he did wrong. When he saw David on the battlefield, he became very upset. He shouted, “Am I a dog?” Why did he say this? We dive into the answer.

We also take some time answering the reason why the Lord may allow dog treatment in our lives. There is a purpose for those humiliating times.

How are we to respond when we are treated like scum or garbage? We look at the life of the Lord Jesus and examine how He responded. We also take a look at humility and how it is tested, and how to discern if it is genuine or real in us.

This practical message was preached on Wednesday night, August 12, 2026, at Lincoln Land Baptist Church.

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