Pastor Steven G Lightfoot's Podcast
428 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSermons and homilies by Rev. Steven G. Lightfoot.
Pastor Steven is an ordained elder in the Global Methodist Church and serves as Senior Pastor to First Methodist Church Splendora and Shepherd Methodist Church in Southeast Texas.
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Hosanna!
March 25, 2018 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.23 MB“Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our ancestor David! Hosanna in the highest heaven!” Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God
March 18, 2018 04:00 - 20 minutes - 9.35 MBToday we look at Psalm 51, a psalm of David, wherein he laments and reflects on his sinful nature, the same sinful human nature that you and I struggle with along our Lenten journey... Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Christ the Power and Wisdom of God
March 04, 2018 05:00 - 15 minutes - 6.91 MBFor the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Covenant Maker, Covenant Keeper - Lent 2
February 25, 2018 05:00 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MBAbraham entered into a covenant with God. Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness. God promised Abraham that he would be the father of many, and it came to pass just as God said.God is a covenant maker and a covenant keeper. His promises are sure and He is always faithful.In this message, we examine the covenant God makes with us when we believe on Christ, who once and for all, exchanged his righteousness for our sins to fulfill the promises of God. Let us know you h...
Once and For All
February 20, 2018 05:00 - 15 minutes - 7.15 MB"He went and proclaimed God’s salvation to earlier generations who ended up in the prison of judgment because they wouldn’t listen. You know, even though God waited patiently all the days that Noah built his ship, only a few were saved then, eight to be exact—saved from the water by the water." Peter is comparing the work of Christ in the world today to the time of Noah, and we have to ask ourselves the all-important question as we enter the Lenten season… “Are we listening? Let us know you h...
The Law, the Prophets, and the Word
February 11, 2018 05:00 - 27 minutes - 12.6 MBMark 9 describes the Transfiguration of our Lord... "Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, 3 and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them."The disciples witness the mountaintop conference with Moses, Elijah, and Jesus. It's a meeting of the Law, the Prophets, and the Word, and when all is said and done, God tells the disciples, of those three, ...
You Are A Temple
January 14, 2018 05:00 - 17 minutes - 7.84 MBOr do you not know that your body is a temple[a] of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you were bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
2018 - It's Your Time!
January 07, 2018 05:00 - 15 minutes - 7 MBThis is the year! This is YOUR year! This is the year when you can step out in faith into the plan God has for your life! Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Christmas Presence
December 24, 2017 05:00 - 8 minutes - 3.86 MBChristmas Eve candlelight service - message by Pastor Steven G. Lightfoot Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
The Secret of Christmas
December 24, 2017 05:00 - 13 minutes - 6.11 MBChristmas Eve Morning service - Message by Pastor Steven G. Lightfoot Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Rejoice Always
December 17, 2017 05:00 - 19 minutes - 8.77 MB“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; abstain from every form of evil." Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Hurry Up and Wait
December 10, 2017 05:00 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBThe Advent season is generally about two things: 1. waiting expectantly and 2. urgent preparation. 2 Peter 3:14-15 talks about waiting and preparing. "Therefore, beloved, while you are waiting for these things, strive to be found by him at peace, without spot or blemish; 15 and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation." Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Bringing Light
December 03, 2017 05:00 - 15 minutes - 7.1 MBPastor Steven preaches on the meaning of Advent... Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Christ the King
November 26, 2017 05:00 - 16 minutes - 7.44 MBPastor Steven preaches on Ephesians 1 Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Stay Awake, Stay Sober
November 19, 2017 05:00 - 18 minutes - 8.65 MBPastor Steven preaches on 1 Thessalonians 5 Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
The Lord is Coming
November 12, 2017 05:00 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBThe Lord is coming... are you ready? Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
God's Message to You
November 05, 2017 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.74 MBAre you leading a life worthy of God, who calls you into his own kingdom and glory? Pastor Steven preaches from Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Rescued From Wrath
October 22, 2017 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.93 MBIs the congregation you belong to a congregation with convictions of steel? Pastor Steven preaches on 1 Thessalonians 1. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Exceeding Peace
October 15, 2017 04:00 - 19 minutes - 8.88 MB"Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Pastor Steven preaches on Philippians 4. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Press On...
October 08, 2017 04:00 - 18 minutes - 8.43 MBBeloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
The Attitude of Christ
October 01, 2017 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.27 MB"Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus ..." Pastor Steven preaches on Philippians 2. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Forgive From Your Heart
September 17, 2017 04:00 - 14 minutes - 6.45 MBForgiveness is one of the most difficult Christ-like qualities for us as human beings to master. Yet, it is one that Jesus tells us we must master if we are to receive forgiveness from our Father in heaven. Pastor Steven speaks on the story of forgiveness given by Jesus in response to Peter's question, "How many times should we forgive?" A timely message for us today... Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Wake Up, Sleep Walker!
September 10, 2017 04:00 - 17 minutes - 7.94 MBPastor Steven discusses Paul's urgent call for us to love one another... a timely message for today. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Reflections in the Water: The Same Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
September 03, 2017 04:00 - 19 minutes - 9.08 MBIn the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, we take time to remember that God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Countryside UMC is open for business, and we pause in our recovery efforts for just a moment to look at "Reflections in the Water." Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
No Longer Slaves
August 13, 2017 04:00 - 17 minutes - 7.89 MBPastor Steven talks about faith and fear. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Your Arm's Too Short To Box With God
August 06, 2017 04:00 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBJacob wrestled with God, or maybe Jacob wrestled with the angel of God, or maybe Jacob wrestled with his God-created true identity... scholar's debate, but one thing is certain, Jacob was a prodigal son. We all are prodigal sons until we finally turn around and see our Father running toward us. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
This Slight Momentary Affliction
July 23, 2017 04:00 - 18 minutes - 8.55 MBIn Romans 8, Paul teaches us that we are joint heirs to the kingdom of God with Christ - if we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. So just who exactly is this Christ with whom I am joined as a co-heir? Paul tells us who he is in Colossians 1 and it's pretty amazing:"...for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him.He himself is...
A Spirit of Life and Peace
July 16, 2017 04:00 - 19 minutes - 9.1 MBPastor Steven preaches on Romans 8:1-11 Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
This Life of Contradictions
July 09, 2017 04:00 - 15 minutes - 7.16 MBAs Christians we most often live a life of contradictions as we continue the life-long process of sanctification - of becoming more like Christ. We struggle with overcoming our sin-nature even though we want to do what God wants us to do. If that sounds like your struggle, you're not alone and you're in good company. The Apostle Paul struggled with the same issue, and he talks about it in Romans 7... Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Freed from Sin, Enslaved to Christ
July 02, 2017 04:00 - 16 minutes - 7.54 MBAs we approach the celebration of American Independence, let us pause and remember that real freedom was won for us more than 2,000 years ago when Jesus went to the cross for us. Freedom is more than the birth of a nation 241 years ago... true freedom is the result of new birth in Christ and we can celebrate it whenever someone chooses to confess with their mouth and believe in their heart that Jesus Christ is Lord! Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Dead to Sin, Alive in Christ
June 25, 2017 04:00 - 19 minutes - 8.94 MB"The death he died, he died to sin, once for all; but the life he lives, he lives to God. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus." Pastor Steven speaks on Romans 6.Get The Mikveh Scrolls book series on Amazon.com at https://www.amazon.com/Steven-G.-Lightfoot/e/B006S4TPYE Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Covenant Maker, Covenant Keeper
June 18, 2017 04:00 - 20 minutes - 9.39 MBGod is a covenant maker and a covenant keeper. Part of the covenant He makes with us through Jesus are the consequences of Justification. Consequences? I thought consequences were bad things! Well, no, not always... consequences are sometimes just the ordered progression that occurs from an action... an action like saying "yes" to Jesus. Listen as Pastor Steven discusses the consequences of God's saving grace! Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
There Was Evening, and There Was Morning...
June 11, 2017 04:00 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MBWhat do the Holy Trinity, creation, and your salvation have to do with each other? The story is both older than time and fresh / new / dynamic. Pastor Steven preaches Trinity Sunday at Countryside. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Catching Fire
June 04, 2017 04:00 - 22 minutes - 10.2 MBHave you ever been promised something and then had to wait for it to come? What do we do when we are waiting for something to come to us that has been promised to us? Do we wait well? Do we wait passively? Or...Do we wait actively? Do we wait constructively? Or...Do we wait destructively? Pastor Steven preaches on Pentecost Sunday at Countryside United Methodist Church.Support this ongoing ministry: Get Pastor Steven's exciting novel series "The Mikveh Scrolls" on Amazon. https://www.amazon.c...
What Goes Up... Must Come Down
May 28, 2017 04:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBThursday, May 25th probably came and went for most people without any noticeable distinction that might set it apart from any other weekday. Most of us probably went about our day Thursday without any conscious thought concerning the historical and spiritual meaning of the day. But, last Thursday was in fact Ascension Day… a day of great significance in all of Christiandom and the whole world. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
An Altar To An Unknown God
May 21, 2017 04:00 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBAs I read the passage in Acts 17 where Paul addresses the Athenians in front of the Areopagus, it got me thinking two things... 1) What idols do we worship in our time, and 2) are we still worshipping an unknown god… or perhaps better stated, is the one true God still unknown to us? Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
I Am the Way
May 14, 2017 04:00 - 18 minutes - 8.53 MBPastor Steven preaches on John 14:1-14. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
I Am The Gate
May 07, 2017 04:00 - 18 minutes - 8.55 MBHave you ever stopped to ponder the question, "What makes an abundant life?" Have you ever asked yourself, "Is my life abundant?"Jesus is the good shepherd - The one who leads us to green pastures and still waters. He is the gate to life - abundant life. Abundance is not so much about quantity as it is quality. Pastor Steven preaches on John 10 and Acts 2. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
The Apostles' Creed - Laity Sunday Break
April 30, 2017 04:00 - 3 minutes - 1.42 MBEach month with a fifth Sunday, at Countryside UMC, we celebrate our laity with a special Laity Sunday wherein the laity brings the message and conducts all aspects of the service except the weekly Podcast. April 30 is one of those Sundays. Pastor Steven will return to the pulpit next Sunday, May 7. In the meantime, have a listen to the Apostles' Creed and hear what we believe as followers of our Lord Jesus Christ. Blessings and peace to all. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
I Am Sending You
April 23, 2017 04:00 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MBJesus said, "As the Father sent me, I am sending you." You are missionaries. Are you in your mission field yet? You are evangelists. Are you proclaiming the gospel yet? Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
His Resurrection Is Our Resurrection
April 16, 2017 04:00 - 16 minutes - 7.5 MBHe Is Risen! Thanks be to God, His resurrection is our resurrection when we confess with our mouths and believe in our hearts that He is Lord of all! Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Last Words
April 14, 2017 04:00 - 12 minutes - 5.83 MBIn order to get to the joy of the resurrection, we have to complete the journey. We have to endure the crucifixion. Good Friday service at Countryside UMC. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Name Above All Names: Palm Sunday
April 09, 2017 04:00 - 13 minutes - 6.46 MBUpon Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the people celebrated the arrival of an earthly king. But his kingdom was of a different sort, and in a matter of days, the shouts of praise, the shouts of "Hosanna," would turn to shouts of "Crucify him!" Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Loose Him, and Let Him Go
April 02, 2017 04:00 - 18 minutes - 8.38 MBThe account in John 11 of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead is amazing, but not at all surprising. Resurrection is what Jesus does. He brings the dead to life. He resurrected Lazarus, he resurrected himself after dying on the cross to exchange our sins for His righteousness, and He resurrected you and me when we confessed with our mouths and believed in our hearts that He is Lord. He's in the resurrection business. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
I Was Blind, But Now I See
March 26, 2017 04:00 - 23 minutes - 10.9 MB"Who sinned, this man or his parents?" the disciples asked Jesus as they looked at the blind man. What a different place the world would be if, instead of constantly looking for an explanation of the evil in the world, instead of looking for someone to blame, we decided to focus our attention on what God can do! Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Living Water
March 19, 2017 04:00 - 22 minutes - 10.2 MBWhile we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. That proves God’s love for us. While we were still adrift in the wilderness of sin, with no water in sight, God gave his only Son, who poured out his life, his living water, for you. Thanks be to God. Pastor Steven discusses Exodus 17 and John 4. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
You Must Be Born Again
March 12, 2017 05:00 - 25 minutes - 11.5 MBPastor Steven discusses John 3, The Shack, and Truth Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
First Adam, Second Adam
March 05, 2017 05:00 - 18 minutes - 8.49 MBWe simply have to grasp the seriousness of the human condition of sin we find ourselves in, because of the first man, Adam, so that we can understand just how very much we need the grace, mercy and redemption only made possible by the second man - Jesus. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Be Reconciled to God
March 01, 2017 05:00 - 19 minutes - 8.99 MBASH WEDNESDAY service at Countryside United Methodist. Pastor Steven preaches on 2 Corinthians 5 and 6. Let us know you heard the message. Send us a text!
Called to the Mountain
February 26, 2017 05:00 - 17 minutes - 8.15 MBFrom time to time we are called to the mountain. Our tendency in that experience is to want to stay on the mountaintop. It is there where we find inspiration, receive instruction and commune with our Lord. But, we are not so much called to the mountain as we are sent from it. Because our true calling is always in the valley or on the plain where the people are -that's our mission field; that's where we put the mountaintop inspiration to work for the kingdom! Let us know you heard the message....