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Losing My Religion: Complete Collapse | Jeremiah 21

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 to be on track–the Temple had been completed, they were coming off King David’s and King Solomon's reign – these were the glory days for Israel, prosperity, wealth, security and most importantly, God’s presence with them. 
But they quickly forgot their identity in God. They focused too much on the land. Too much on being like the people around them. They went backward to pagan gods and idol worship. And this led to a myriad of other problems within the nation of Israel. We have seen that when you shift away from your God given identity it leads to division. 
Israel is divided among political and territorial lines, going from a united nation to two kingdoms (north and south). God pursues His people trying to remind them of their identity in Him. But they don’tlisten. Their refusal to align with God is the beginning of the end for Israel. The north collapsed had already collapsed under a severe Assyrian empire. But God for the moment has spared the southern Kingdom (Judah) Sadly, that doesn’t last much longer. About 136 years after the south was saved. It will also meet its end and we will discover the reality that living a false identity leads to complete collapse. 
And even though Israel is about to collapse, God continues to pursue. God calls Ezekiel & Jeremiah into action to try and turn Judah around before it’s too late.
 
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Losing My Religion: All Seems Lost | 2 Kings 17

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 incredible way. And God will save the south at least for the moment.
 
But this story will come with some warnings from the prophet Isaiah. And in the big picture we learn God Pursues His Creation Even When All Seems Lost.
 
While the lessons and prophecies we see are specific to Judah in this moment in history, there are still some lessons for us for what to do when everything seems lost and life seems to befalling apart. 
 
 
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Losing My Religion: God Reminds His People Of Their Identity In Him | 1 Kings 18

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 distract us from the path. Like a shiny lure and bait snagging a fish out of the water. So too are things in this world. 
We are constantly having to choose:  Who is God in my life? Is it me? My time? My money? My career? Or is God truly God in my life? The choice is a constant one which is why Jesus tells us to take up our cross daily
New gods, idols are always tugging at us and we must decide in each moment Who is truly God?
And which direction will I go?
If you have ever felt this way. Like you were stuck between two opinions. Stuck between two gods. 
Then this is the message for you. 
God begins raising up prophets who confront bad kings in both Israel and Judah. These prophets are bold men of God who continually point Israel back to who they are supposed to be. They confront false prophets from foreign nations. They confront sin within the people. They confront the kings who lead the people away from God’s identity for them. Elijah and Elisha being two of the most prominent prophets in this season of Israel’s history.
 
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Losing My Religion: Loosing God-Given Identity Causes Division | 1 Kings 12

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 picture. For too long they put their identity in their land and not in the reality that God was present with them. This shift from their identity leads to the collapse of Israel. They split into two kingdoms, the Northern (Israel) who would follow Jeroboam and the Southern (Judah) who would follow Rehoboam.
The South held a major advantage in the power struggle between the two kingdoms – the Temple was in Jerusalem which was in Judah and that presents a significant problem for Jeroboam because it meant that the Israelites in the North had no place to worship God. 
Jeroboam is faced with a major decision:
• Does he remain faithful to the covenant with Yahweh and assume the risk of allowing the Israelites to travel to Judah to worship?
• Or does he take matters into his own hands?
 
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The Story Sessions Ep. 4 | Losing My Religion

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 king, Israel completely forgets their identity. God had built them through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God has rescued them from Egypt and foreign nations. He has brought them into the promised land. And they still want to be like everyone around them. 
God gave them their kings and it didn’t go the way they hoped. And now they begin to completely lose their identity to foreign nations and pagan gods. They intermarry, they stop following Torah and sacrificing as they should. They abandon Yahweh for the identity of false gods and nations. They sacrifice to false gods. They lose their religion, their identity. 
Empire after empire rise and eventually swallow up the directionless nation of Israel. With no anchor in their identity as God’s people, they are eventually defeated and brought into captivity in foreign nations. They have completely forgotten who and whose they are. 
Yet during an incredibly dark chapter, God continues to pursue. He raises up prophets despite Israel’s rebellion to call them back to Himself. These prophets rise in both the Northern and Southern kingdoms. They also appear in captivity. No matter how far God’s people have strayed, He continues His relentless pursuit of His creation. 
 
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Game of Thrones: God’s Pursues Us So He Can Dwell With Us | 1 Kings 3

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 plans for a temple and construct it in Jerusalem. God’s presence fills the temple in the form of a cloud. It’s an incredibly successful and exciting moment as the Temple is dedicated to God. 
But ultimately Solomon will also fall short. 
He takes hundreds of wives from outside nations, something God had specifically said not to do. This turns his heart against God as he pursues false gods from other nations. God tells him the result is that the kingdom will be torn away from him. It’s the beginning of the end for Israel.
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Game of Thrones: God’s Pursues Us Through Unfaithful People | 2 Samuel 11

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 sleeps with Bathsheba who is not his wife. He has her husband murdered to make her his wife. As a result, Nathan the prophet confronts David. 
His son will pass away. Family strife becomes David’s story. He has a major conflict with another son Absalom. War between them breaks out. It’s a sad end to the reign of an incredible man. 
While David had big plans to build a temple for God in Jerusalem, God tells him that he won’t build it, but someone else will. Bathsheba will give birth to another son for David. A boy named Solomon whowill become king after David.
While it’s easy for us to sometimes look at a character like David with rose colored glasses, the truth is no one is perfect. If God only used perfect people, He would not get a lot done. So this week we see how God Pursues His Creation Through Unfaithful People.
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Game of Thrones: God’s Pursues Us Through Faithful People | 1 Samuel 17

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 him for great success as king of Israel.
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Game of Thrones: God’s Pursues Us Through Our Disobedience | 1 Samuel 7

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 from the Philistines but will ultimately fall short of God’s standards through his eventual disobedience. This causes God to reject him as king.
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Game of Thrones: God’s Pursues Everyone Including Outsiders | Ruth 1

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–Girl comes to town, runs into eligible and desirable bachelor, they fall in love and live happily ever after. 
Others characterize Ruth as a punch-in-the-gut reality tv show– A girlgets married, tragedy strikes when husband dies, she has a bitter mother-in-law, her sister-in-law bales and she is left to fend for herself in a patriarchal society. However, she meets someone who finally steps up, she finds her way and succeeds despite all the bad circumstances and people around her. 
However, Ruth is not just a love story or a reminder of life's realities.Ruth is a story of redemption. Although life, death, struggle, and love all have a place in the story, Ruth’s story is about redemption that is offered to EVERYONE.
 
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