Podcasts from Lapa Church
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35 min
Discernment, dominion, decompression
“Discernment, dominion, decompression”. When we read the opening text of the Bible, what do we learn about ourselves? That our calling is magnificent, yet without Jesus, we cannot…
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23 min
Ordering a Chaotic Identity
“Ordering a Chaotic Identity.” Identity has become a chaotic concept — and much of what we do can be summarized as the desire to bring chaos into order. The God who turned chaos in…
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34 min
Nodding off at church
“Nodding Off at Church”. When the holidays are over, time suddenly feels like a scarce resource, and rest becomes a greater challenge — we start nodding off. If rest marked the end…
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29 min
Lord, I can’t rest!
“Lord, I can’t rest!”. We make plans to rest — but they are often frustrated, aren’t they? Staying close to Jesus will give us the rest we truly need, and the compassion to sometim…
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23 min
Work and rest: friends or foes?
“Work and Rest: friends or foes?” We are trained to think about work and rest in terms of an opposition, a question of either/or. But with Jesus, we find that the two not only can…
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36 min
Lord, teach us to rest
“Lord, Teach Us to Rest!”. We often treat rest as something we do only when we’re tired — so why does the Bible begin with an untiring God resting? In Jesus — the man who grew tire…
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35 min
How generous should this Church be?
“How generous should this Church be?”. Money and generosity can look like the lowest priority for a Church — but are they? Jesus, who gave everything, is both the how and the why f…
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37 min
Faith is only real when shared
We are always ready to speak about the things we love — and more than that, we love best when we share what we love. The salvation that Jesus brings must fill our hearts and our mo…
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37 min
Church Changes You
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38 min
Misplaced worship
This sermon is called “Misplaced Worship”. You just have to be alive to worship something and it’s really easy to worship the wrong thing with a good intention. When Paul and Barna…
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29 min
Is Church one big hive mind?
“Is Church one big hive mind?” We tend to treat the self as our major divinity, and losing our individuality as the ultimate heresy. As a Church, we follow One who emptied himself…
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34 min
Rescued and remade
"Rescued and Remade" and explores the idea of holiness in the Church. Ephesians 2 reveals an amazing truth: we are not just saved by grace – we are being completely remade for a li…
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35 min
The church’s glorious reputation
“The Church’s glorious reputation.” Glory can feel like an abstract and distant idea—something that keeps us at arm’s length, something that asks nothing of us. But glory is at han…
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41 min
Don’t steal the pastor’s crown
“Don’t steal the pastor’s crown”. We tend to be suspicious when looking at authority. The good thing in Church is that local pastors are imperfect but modelled in Jesus, the perfec…
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35 min
Grace that goes after you
This sermon is titled “Grace that goes after you.” Unlike disciplinary systems that seek solely to punish or shame, God calls his Church to confront internal sin and conflict with…
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30 min
Someone saved me a seat at the table
“Someone saved me a seat at the table.” There are dinner tables that make us feel honored just by being invited. Eating the bread and drinking the cup reminds us of Jesus’ death an…
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34 min
What should we do? Repent and be baptized
This sermon asks a question and provides the answer: “What should we do? Repent and be baptized”. Many groups have initiation rituals, but baptism is different. Jesus rules all thi…
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31 min
Who do you say he is?
This Sunday’s sermon asks the question, “Who do you say He is?” How we answer this question about Jesus determines everything about us now and how we will spend eternity. Have you…
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26 min
Are we a church or a club?
This sermon asks a question: “Are we a Church or a Club?” We all feel the urge to belong to something bigger than ourselves — clubs, groups, and even churches claim to meet that ne…
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38 min
Faith That Works On Monday
This sermon is titled “Faith that works on Monday.” After 12 chapters of deep theology about Jesus, we are challenged to live in ways that reflect the new life Christians have in H…