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Litchfield First Baptist Church
by Litchfield First Baptist Church
The preaching and teaching ministry of Litchfield First Baptist Church
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The Victorious King (Psalm 68:1–18) - Missionary Shadrach Nyeko
When sharing your faith feels like standing against a rising tide, fear and even shame can take over. Psalm 68 answers that fear with a King who has already won. Preaching from Psalm 68:1–18, missions guest Shadrach Nyeko shows why God’s people praise Him as the ideal king, whose presence…
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God’s Plan for Christian Love (1 John 3:11–18) - Pastor Brent Stille
Nobody wakes up one morning a murderer. Hatred usually starts as an irritation we decide to keep. In this message from 1 John 3:11–18, Pastor Brent Stille traces the line between two extremes: the love of Jesus, who laid down His life for us, and the hatred of Cain, who killed his brother. John...
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The Ravages of Sin (1 John 3:4-10) - Pastor Brent Stille
Sin rarely looks dangerous at first. It looks like a warm campfire, and the world keeps inviting us to pull up a chair. In this message from 1 John 3:4–10, Pastor Brent Stille gives six reasons believers should hate sin: it rejects God's righteous standard, devalues the sacrifice of Christ…
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A Brand New Identity (1 John 2:28-3:3) - Pastor Brent Stille
In this message, Pastor Brent Stille opens 1 John to show us a command to follow (abide in Him) and a truth to cling to (we have a new identity). Open the Scriptures with us to see the glory of being called children of God!
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What is a Substitute? (Job 29:12-17) - Pastor Daniel Steeves
Join us as we open the Word at Litchfield First Baptist Church to discover how we are called to be people who are substitutes because Jesus Christ has been our substitute. Since we have the righteousness of God, we can go and do righteous deeds to the glory of God!
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The Ministry of Maturity (Colossians 1:28-29) - Missionary Daniel Smitley
What will your life be remembered for when it is finished? Paul answers that question in two verses of Colossians. In this message on Colossians 1:28-29, Daniel Smitley reveals the message Paul proclaimed, the means he used in warning and teaching with all wisdom, as well as the motive driving...
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The Worthy Lamb (Revelation 5:1-13)
In this final message in his series on the Lamb of God, Pastor Brent Stille walks us through the glory of the worthy Lamb who opens the scroll.
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Antichrists Among Us (1 John 2:18-27) - Pastor Brent Stille
Every church has people who know the language, sing the songs, and then disappear. The apostle John writes about that reality in 1 John 2:18-27, and he startlingly calls them antichrists. John applies the term to anyone who stands in the place of the true Christ by denying who He is, and he warns...
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Do You Hate God? (1 John 2:15-17) - Pastor Brent Stille
John writes that those who love the world system can't love god. Instead, they hate God and pursue what the world offers. In this message, Pastor Brent Stille shows us the destructive power of sin while pointing us to satisfaction in Christ.
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Encouragement for the Journey (1 John 2:12-14) - Pastor Brent Stille
In this message, Pastor Brent Stille opens the Word of God and shows how the apostle John encourages believers at differing stages of spiritual maturity to continue on their journey of faith and grow in the Lord.
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Nobodies in the Inner Circle (Luke 9:46–50) – Pastor Daniel Steeves
Every inner circle has a center and an edge. Most Christians worry about both: whether we are close enough to the middle, and whether the wrong person is getting in. In Luke 9:46–50, the disciples argue over which of them is the greatest, and minutes later they try to shut down a man casting out...
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How to Know You Are a Christian (1 John 2:3-6) - Pastor Brent Stille
In this expository message from 1 John 2:3-6, Pastor Brent Stille voices three traits of genuine believers. These three traits help a Christian know that he is truly a believer. Be Obeying Be Treasuring Be Imitating
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Speaking in Our Defense (1 John 2:1-6) - Pastor Brent Stille
Join us in this message, as Pastor Brent Stille describes the wonder of Jesus being the believer's advocate!
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The Stains of Sin (1 John 1:5-10) - Pastor Brent Stille
God is light, and in Him there is no darkness. In this sermon from 1 John 1:5–10, discover how believers should respond to sin, not by denying it, but by confessing it and resting in Christ's finished work. Learn why walking in the light leads to forgiveness, cleansing, and deeper fellowship with...
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Brought Into Right Standing (1 John 1:1-4) - Pastor Brent Stille
In this communion message from Litchfield First Baptist Church, Pastor Brent Stille walks through John's opening testimony and asks what it means that the eternal Word was manifest in human flesh. Along the way, we explore the Gnostic error John writes to correct, why Christology deserves our...
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The Trustworthy Eyewitness (1 John 1:1) - Pastor Brent Stille
This Sunday, Pastor Brent Stille began a new series in 1 John. Join us for this introductory sermon that orients us to the whole book as we prepare for the journey of understanding John's point that we can know that we are in Christ!
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Grab the Corner (Mark 2:1-12) - Pastor Daniel Steeves
Mark 2:1–12 shows four friends tearing through a roof to carry a paralyzed man to Jesus, and what Jesus does next surprises everyone in the room. Instead of healing the man's legs first, he forgives his sins, and that single sentence proves who Jesus really is. This expository sermon on the…
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Getting Them Ready For Life - Pastor Brent Stille
How does God expect parents to raise their kids? Join us as we explore Deuteronomy 6 and Ephesians 6 to see how we can raise children who love the Lord their God!
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A Man and His Marriage - Pastor Brent Stille
In this message, Pastor Brent Stille opens Scripture to paint a picture of what God expects of men in marriage. Listen along as we learn about God's plan.
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Biblical Models of Manhood - Pastor Brent Stille
In this message, Pastor Brent Stille provides an overview of what it means to "act like men" by examining Adam, Joshua, Ezekiel, and Jesus. Listen along to learn what God expects of men!
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The Blight of Bitterness, Part 2 (Hebrews 12:14-16) - Pastor Brent Stille
Hurt finds all of us eventually. What we do with it is what makes the difference. Pastor Brent Stille opens Hebrews 12 to show what unresolved resentment does to a person, and how God's grace offers a way out. In this message: What bitterness is, and the two roots it grows from The damage it does...
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The Blight of Bitterness (Hebrews 12:14-16) - Pastor Brent Stille
In this message from Hebrews 12:14–16, Pastor Brent opens a two-part series on the blight of bitterness: where the root grows, why it spreads, and how the grace of God meets us before the harvest. You'll hear the diagnosis behind the warning, the two soils (lust and loss) that almost always grow...
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Ransomed by the Blood of the Lamb (1 Peter 2:18-22) - Pastor Brent Stille
Join us as we explore the concept of being ransomed from our sin! Pastor Stille explains this passage with the following outline: What did God ransom us from? What did God ransom us with? By whom did God ransom us? For what cause did God ransom us?
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Why the Righteous Don't Run (Psalm 11) - Pastor Daniel Steeves
When everything you stand for feels like it's being torn down, why keep showing up? Why not just step back, soften your convictions, and quit? In Psalm 11, David faces that exact temptation. Saul is hunting him, the wicked have arrows notched in the dark, and his closest friends are telling him…
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Praying For Unbelievers - Pastor Brent Stille
How do you actually pray for the people in your life who don't know Christ? In this message from our prayer series, Pastor Brent Stille walks through a simple but potent biblical pattern drawn from Paul's letters: praying for open doors of opportunity, open mouths to speak with boldness, and open...
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Praying for Your Children - Pastor Brent Stille
Drawing on Jesus' prayer for his disciples, his spiritual children, Pastor Stille encourages us to pray for our own children and grandchildren with the same priorities.
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The Need for "Thank You Therapy" (Philippians 4:6-8) - Pastor Brent Stille
What does it look like to express thankfulness in prayer? In this message, Pastor Brent Stille opens to Philippians 4 and encourages us not to fear anything, to pray about everything, and to give thanks in all things.
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The God Who Loves to Answer Prayer (John 15:7) - Pastor Brent Stille
How do we ask God to work on our behalf? We prioritize our relationship with Him, we present our needs and desires, and we wait for His answer. Join us as Pastor Brent Stille walks us through John 15:7 to help us grow our prayer lives!
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The Resurrected Savior - Pastor Brent Stille
Easter declares that Jesus has risen from the dead. What does that entail? What difference does it make? Pastor Stille answers those questions and more as he leads us to cherish the beauty of Easter!
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The Emotions of Easter (Matthew 28:1-10) - Pastor Brent Stille
The women who accompanied Jesus were the ones who went to anoint his body further on Sunday morning. Expecting to need to roll the stone away, they had some concerns, but what they found sent them on an emotional rollercoaster that ended with joy. Listen as Pastor Brent Stille preaches from…
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When God Dies (Matthew 27:45-54) - Pastor Daniel Steeves
Nietzsche declared God dead and called it freedom. Matthew 27 shows us that God actually did die, on a Roman cross, and the result was nothing like Nietzsche imagined. Creation went dark. The earth shook. A sixty-foot curtain was ripped from top to bottom. And a Roman soldier responsible for the...
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Honoring God in Prayer (Psalm 100)
Praise is one of the hardest parts of prayer, not because God demands flattery, but because we do not know him well enough to say something specific. Psalm 100 shows us that honoring God in prayer begins with humility (he is God, and we are not), enters with reverence (we are approaching the…
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Nothing to Brag About (Romans 3:21-31) - Pastor Daniel Steeves
The thing you are most proud of spiritually might be the thing keeping you from seeing Jesus clearly. Romans 3 says that boasting in self-righteousness has been escorted out of the building. No exceptions. Pastor Daniel Steeves walks through Paul's argument that the gospel strips every sinner of...
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Responding to the Lamb (Acts 8:26-36) - Pastor Brent Stille
What does the Bible mean when it calls Jesus “the Lamb of God”? In this communion message from Acts 8:26–40, Philip encounters the Ethiopian eunuch reading Isaiah 53, a prophecy describing a lamb led to the slaughter. Beginning with that passage, Philip explains how the Scriptures point to Jesus...
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Love that Abides (1 John 3) - Jeremy Mason
What does it mean for the love of God to abide in a person? Listen as Pastor Jeremy Mason (from Countryside Bible Church) preaches the Word!
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Prayer of Confession (Psalm 51) - Pastor Brent Stille
What does it really mean to confess our sins to God? In this message from our series on prayer, we take a deep look at one of the most powerful prayers in the Bible: Psalm 51. King David knew the weight of guilt. After devastating moral failure, he turned to God with raw honesty, and what he…
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More Obstacles to Prayer - Pastor Brent Stille
Part of the PRAYER sermon series, More Obstacles to Prayer examines key biblical warnings that shape a healthy prayer life. Pastor Stille highlights how unconfessed sin, relational discord, casual devotion, spiritual discouragement, and isolation can hinder communion with God. Through careful...
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Obstacles to Prayer - Pastor Brent Stille
Join us as Pastor Brent Stille walks us through several obstacles to prayer by looking at the prayer life of Jesus Christ!
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Forsaking God (Hosea 1:1-2:1) - Pastor Daniel Steeves
What does it mean to forsake God? This expository sermon on Hosea 1:1–2:1 unpacks Hosea’s commanded marriage as a living parable of covenant unfaithfulness, God’s righteous discipline, and His astonishing promise of restoration. Discover how Israel’s story exposes the seriousness of sin, how…
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Understanding the Privilege of Prayer - Pastor Brent Stille
Follow along as Pastor Stille reminds us of the big-ness of God, the small-ness of man, and the immeasurable privilege of being invited to touch the heart of God through prayer!
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An Abounding Fruitfulness - Pastor Brent Stille
Have you ever wondered what you are responsible for in your sanctification? God clearly has a role in your sanctification, but what are you responsible for? Examining John 15 and Luke 9, Pastor Stille answers that question as he concludes our sermon series on pursuing godly maturity.
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The Bumper Crop of Fruit - Pastor Brent Stille
What does real spiritual growth look like? In this message from the Pursuing Godly Maturity series, we explore God’s call for every Christian to bear fruit. Drawing from Ezekiel 36, John 15, Galatians 5, and 2 Peter 1, this sermon shows how God produces lasting fruit through a changed heart…
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Grace-Enabled Change - Pastor Brent Stille
In this message, Pastor Stille encourages the church that continual change to reflect the image of Christ is possible through the power of the gospel. The gospel isn't only for the beginning or end of a Christian's life; it's for the entire journey. It comes with grace that enables us to bear…
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How to Know Your Bible (Luke 24:13-35) - Pastor Daniel Steeves
How should Christians read the Bible? In this message from Luke 24, we learn how Jesus Himself teaches His disciples to understand Scripture—and how that same approach can transform the way we read our Bibles today. On the road to Emmaus, the risen Christ opens the Scriptures for two discouraged...
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Why Every Christian Should Read it Through - Pastor Brent Stille
Pastor Brent Stille challenges every believer to read the entire Bible, uncovering its life-changing wisdom, guidance, and encouragement. Discover practical tips and inspiring reasons to make daily Scripture reading a priority.
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A Bumper Crop of Thorns - Pastor Brent Stille
Follow along in our series on Christian maturity by seeing ways the thorns of sinful desires manifest themselves in daily life!
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Feeling the Heat of Change - Pastor Brent Stille
Discover how God uses the heat of trials to change us to be like Christ!
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Maturing as a Church (2 Corinthians 13) - Pastor Daniel Steeves
What does spiritual maturity look like in real life? In this sermon on 2 Corinthians 13, Pastor Daniel walks us through Paul’s final instructions to the church and shows us rebuke, self-examination, and gospel joy lead to a strong church.
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What is the Gospel? - Pastor Brent Stille
Christians are called to live lives totally shaped by the gospel, which means they should be able to define the gospel accurately. In this message, Pastor Stille lays out five defining characteristics of the gospel. Follow along and be encouraged by marveling at the beauty, complexity, and...
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Fruit through Heat (Jeremiah 17) - Pastor Brent Stille
What happens when life turns up the heat? When you face pain, loss, or pressure so intense it threatens to crush your faith, can anything good grow from that? This week, Pastor Stille walks through Jeremiah 17 to show how God uses the scorching seasons of our lives not to destroy us, but to shape...
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