LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, February 23rd; teaching by Stan Rodda, Ezra 3:1-5, Ezra 3:11, Ezra 4:1-3, Haggai 1:1-4, 7-8, Zechariah 1:1; 8:2, 3, Ezra 6:16-1-2 After generations in captivity, the people of Israel are beginning to return home. Persia has released captives. Ezra is a prophet among those who go back home. He leads out in …

Time travel isn’t possible, but it sure was fun to think about in the “Back to the Future” movies. Going back in time, almost ruining a bunch of things and realizing, you must get back to where you belong. You must get back to the future. Israel finds itself in a similar place. For so long they have looked forward to a future hope. A promise they k…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, February 16th; teaching by Kevin Hartman. Deuteronomy 28:1-2, Daniel 1:1-2, Daniel 1:11-20, Daniel 3:4-6, Isaiah 1:2-3, Genesis 1:26-28, Daniel 9:15-19, Jeremiah 29:10-14, 1 Peter 2:9-12 Daniel, one of Gods prophets, is taken away to Babylon. But he is faithful to God while in captivity, and God is faithfu…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, February 9th; teaching by Stan Rodda. 2 Kings 21:6-7, 2 Kings 21:13b, Ezekial 1:1; 2:3, Ezekiel 7:5-8, Jeremiah 2:4, 11-12, 2 Kings 25:1, 2, Jeremiah 21:4, 5, Lamentations 1:1-3, Lamentations 3:21, 22 We have talked about some difficult periods of time in the history of Israel. Just when everything seemed …

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, February 2nd; teaching by Stan Rodda. 1 Kings 17:7-8, 2 Kings 17:18, 23, 2 Kings 19:9-12, 2 Kings 19:14-19, 2 Kings 19:20, 21, 2 Kings 19:22-23, 27-28, 32-34, 2 Kings 19:35, 36 As the northern kingdom collapses and the southern kingdom is threatened, we discover a king in the south who pursues God in an in…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, January 26th; teaching by Stan Rodda. 1 Kings 18:17-46, 1 Kings 18:17-19, 1 Kings 18:21, 1 Kings 18:22-24, Jeremiah 10:5, 1 Kings 18:36-37, 1 Kings 18:39 When it comes to following Jesus, when it comes to following God, the path is not always easy. Along the way there are shiny things that pop up that dist…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, January 19th; teaching by Corbett Cutts. 1 Samuel 8:11-18, 1 Kings 12:13, 1 Kings 12:16, 1 Kings 12:5-6, 1 Kings 12: 26-27, 1 Kings 12:28, For so long God had promised Israel land as an inheritance. He even promised His very presence in the ark of the covenant and the temple. But Israel misses the big pict…

LS Community Church pastors Stan Rodda, Kevin Hartman, and Corbett Cutts sit down together to talk through our upcoming series - The Story: Loosing My Religion. If you were to shine a spotlight on Israel, you might hear them singing, “That’s us in the corner. That’s us in the spotlight, losing our religion.” After centuries of pursuing an earthly k…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, January 12; teaching by Stan Rodda. 1 Kings 3:4-10, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 20:29, Exodus 25:6, 22, 1 Kings 6:1, 1 Kings 7:51, 1 Kings 8:22, 23, 1 Kings 8:27, 2 Chronicles 6:40-7 King Solomon was an incredibly wise man. He wrote many proverbs and wisdom sayings. He would be the one to complete his father’s …

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, January 5th; teaching by Stan Rodda. 2 Samuel 11:2-5, 2 Samuel 11:8, 9, 2 Samuel 11:14-17, 1 Samuel 13:14, 2 Samuel 12:1-4, 2 Samuel 12:7, 2 Samuel 12:13, 14, Psalm 32, Psalm 51:1-3, 10-12, Psalm 32:5, 1 John 1:9 David’s life is not all sunshine and rainbows. Like all of humanity he has flaws and sin. He s…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, December 29th; teaching by Stan Rodda. David will eventually succeed Saul as King of Israel. He defeats Goliath. He unites Judah and Jerusalem. He becomes more than a national hero or icon; he becomes the king by which all kings in Israel will be judged. He is a man after God’s own heart. And God positions…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, December 22nd; teaching by Doug Brown. Despite some of the good within Israel during the time of the judges, they find themselves in their disobedience oppressed by the Philistines who capture the ark of the covenant. God through Samuel raises up the first king of Israel, King Saul. He will deliver Israel …

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, December 15th; teaching by Kevin Hartman. Genesis 12:1-3, Ruth 1:1, Deut. 23: 3-4, Leviticus 25:25, Ruth 4:1-6, 7-8, 18-22, Ephesians 2:13-18 At first glance, the story of Ruth seemingly does not fit among stories of kings in judges. Some have chosen to characterize the book of Ruth like a Hallmark movie–G…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, December 8th; teaching by Stan Rodda Judges 2:10, Judges 6:11-16, Judges 7:2, Judges 7:7, Judges 7:9-11, Judges 7:14, Judges 7:20-22, Judges 8:28 Today we move into a new period for the people of Israel–the time of the judges. Often when you talk with someone about engaging in ministry in some fashion, one…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, December 1st; teaching by Stan Rodda. Judges 21:25; Joshua 2:1, 9-11, 4:5-7, 11:23, 24:14, 15; Matthew 1:5-6 In the hit show, “Game of Thrones,” we are introduced to an entirely different world where nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros: Baratheon, Bolton, Lannister, Stark, Targ…

Lee’s Summit Community Church Pastors Stan Rodda and Kevin Hartman sit down to talk through our upcoming series – The Story: Game of Thrones. The Game of Thrones is Act 2 of our journey through The Story. Over seven weeks, we’ll cover approximately a 500 year stretch of history, from Joshua to Solomon, where Israel goes through some really tough ti…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, November 24; teaching by Stan Rodda. Numbers 10:11-13, Numbers 11:11-12, Numbers 13:25-28; 30-31, Numbers 14:10-12, Deuteronomy 2:7, Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Deuteronomy 34:10 The last few weeks we have met some incredible characters who God used to continue writing the story: Abram, Joseph, Moses. And now God’s…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, November 17; teaching by Stan Rodda. Exodus 20:1,2, 3-11, 12-17 Deuteronomy 6:4, 7:25 Hosea 4:1-3 Moses has lead the people out of Egypt. The Egyptian army is wiped out at the Red Sea. And there’s a bit of mutiny within the people. As they are hungry and cry out to go back to Egypt By Exodus 19 we learn th…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, November 10; teaching by Corbett Cutts. Exodus 1:6-7, 4:30-31, 5:1-2, 6:9, 7:20-21, 12:28, 12:30-32. Exodus brings us to the story of Moses and the 10 plagues. At this point in the story, Israel has heavily populated Egypt. Pharaoh, feeling threatened, decided the best way to control this influx of people …

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, November 3; teaching by Kevin Hartman. Genesis 37:5-11, 37:26, 39:4, 41:15-16, 41:28-30, 41:37-38, 50:16-21 The story of Joseph, son of Jacob, is one of unexpected twists and turns that illustrate that God's supreme authority wins over all: all human plots, all expectations of what should happen, all plans…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, October 27; teaching by Stan Rodda. Genesis 12:1-6, 13:14-18, 15:1-6, 15:8-21, 17:15-17, 18:10-15, 21:1-2 We began with creation. Genesis, which means "origin," tells us the beginning of things. God is the source of all life. He is the Creator of all things. By faith we believe this. But with that creation…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, October 20; teaching by Stan Rodda. Genesis 1:13, 1:26-28, 1:31, 2:15-17, 3:1-7, 3:15 Hebrews 11:3, 1 Corinthians 15:54-57 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over…

Lee’s Summit Community Church Pastors Stan Rodda, Kevin Hartman, and Corbett Cutts sit down to talk through our upcoming series – The Story: Once Upon A Time beginning Oct. 20, 2024. The Story (based on the book The Story by Max Lucado and Randy Frazee) is a 31 week/chapter chronological walk through of key stories that make up the story of God’s p…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, October 13; teaching by Stan Rodda. We're starting a church-wide book study of The Story - a collection of key stories from the Bible that make up the story of God's relentless pursuit of His people in an accessible, novel-like way. In this message, Stan gives a very high level overview of the setup of the…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, October 6; teaching by Stan Rodda. Matthew 28:18-20, 2 Corinthians 5:16-6:2, Luke 10:1, 2, Luke 5:29-32, Matthew 20:28, Acts 1:8, 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 Followers of King Jesus learn to live a daily missional rhythm in life. In other words, we don't live a life of just hearing, but doing. A new world calls …

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, September 29; teaching by Kevin Hartman Matthew 28:18-20, Matthew 3:16-17, Psalm 1:1-2, Psalm 119:105, Acts 10:1-5, Acts, 10:9-16 Most Christians agree that we should live in obedience to what God is telling us to do. However, the part many struggle with is how to hear the voice of God in the first place. …

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering, September 22; teaching from Stan Rodda. Matthew 28:18-20 Who is LS Community Church? What are we about? At the foundation of following Jesus is daily surrender and obedience to Jesus because he is King. Jesus came near and said to them, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go, theref…

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering September 15; teaching by Stan Rodda. Throughout Esther, God has been silent. His Name is never mentioned. Throughout this story, We have sought to find God hiding in plain sight– sovereign in the coincidences of life We have seen Him sovereign over kings & commoners. Sovereign over our best and worst laid …

We’re kicking off a new series at LS Community Church and we want to talk about it! Lee’s Summit Community Church Pastors Stan Rodda and Kevin Hartman sit down to talk through our upcoming series – The Story, beginning Oct. 13, 2024. Our vision at Lee’s Summit Community Church is to Saturate Lee’s Summit (and beyond) with the Gospel of Jesus. This …

LS Community Church live Sunday gathering September 8; teaching by Stan Rodda Psychologists at the University of Aberdeen looked into the experience of being forgotten and studied how it damaged relationships Dr. Devin Ray explained his research“Scientists have been studying what we remember and forget for decades, but no one has asked why it matte…