Sermon Series
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Living Hope Evangelical Free Church 
P.O. Box 264 St. Francis, MN 55070 763.753.1718
P.O. Box 264 St. Francis, MN 55070 763.753.1718"The Gospel of Mark-- Follow Jesus"
12.02.18 No recording due to technical difficulties
01.20.19 One of our missionaries shared with us and it was not recorded.
(March-April, we took a break from the Gospel of Mark series & did "The Name" series below)
The following 2 weeks are standalone messages
(During the month of October, we did a series on anxiety-- see below)
Break for Advent Series (below)
02.23.20 Message was not recorded
03.22.20 "Gethsemene" (Mark 14.32-52) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video-sermon is quiet)
03.29.20 "The Prophet, Priest and Peter" (Mark 14.53-65) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
04.05.20 "What Shall I Do?" (Mark 15.1-15) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
04.10.20 "The Cross Meant to Kill" (Mark 15.16-47) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
04.12.20 "Faith or Fear?" (Mark 16.1-8) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
"Peace in an Anxious World"
"How Can We Pray?"
04.19.20 "Always Praying" (Colossians 1:9-14) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
04.26.20 "Flooded With Light" (Ephesians 1:15-23) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
05.03.20 "Mutual Community" (Philemon 4-7) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
03.28.21 "Not My Will" (Matthew 26.36-46) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
"People of Hope-- a Journey through 1 Thessalonians"
05.10.20 "Grace and Peace in the In-Between" (1 Thess 1.1) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
05.17.20 "Work, Labor and Endurance" (1 Thess 1.2-3) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
05.24.20 "Echoing the Gospel" (1 Thess 1.4-10) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
05.31.20 "Sharing our Lives" (1 Thess 2.1-12) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
06.07.20 "Accepting and Rejecting" (1 Thess 2:13-16) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
60.14.20 "Our Glory & Joy" (1 Thess 2:17-3:10) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (video)
06.21.20 "Increase and Overflow" (1 Thess 3:11-13) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
"On Target"
09.20.20 "Prayerfulness" with Glenn Olson (audio)
"Practicing Presence: Slowing Down to be with Jesus"
"Behold!"
"Evangelism is Relationships"
02.07.21 'Invite" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (service) (audio) (video)
"Ruth, A Love Story"
02.28.21 "It Just so Happened" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (service) (audio) (video)
03.07.21 "The Threshing Floor" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (service) (audio) (video)
03.14.21 "The City Gates" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (service) (audio) (video)
03.21.21 "Epilogue" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (service) (audio) (video)
04.04.21 "Real Life" Colossians 3 with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio) (video)
04.11.21 "A Creative Minority" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio) (video)
04.18.21 "Resilient Disciples" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio) (video)
04.25.21 "Compromise?" (Daniel 1) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio) (video)
05.02.21 "The Wisdom Warrior" (Daniel 2) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
05.09.21 "Even If/Non-Participation" (Daniel 3) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
05.16.21 "Two Kings" (Daniel 4-5) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
05.23.21 "Faithful Witness" (Daniel 6) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
05.30.21 "Kingdom vs Empire" (Daniel 7) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
06.06.21 "Praying in Exile" (Daniel 8-12) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
06.13.21 "Go Your Way" (Daniel 12) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
standalone messages
06.20.21 "What is the Church?" with Pastor Mike (audio)
"Daniel: A Creative Minority"
(A Handbook for Exile)
"Along the Way"
08.01.21 "The Goal" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
08.08.21 Panel Discussion on the Process of Growing Spiritually (no audio recorded)
08.15.21 "The Pilgrimage" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
08.22.21 "Milk & Meat" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
08.29.21 "the Journey of Trust" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
"Notes to the Church"
07.11.21 "Koinonia" (Philemon) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (no audio due to tech issues, recap here)
07.18.21 "Truth & Love" (2 & 3 John) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
07.25.21 "Contending for the Faith" (Jude) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
"Living the Hope of the Gospel"
09.05.21 "Living the Hope of the Gospel in This Moment" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
09.12.21 "Living the Hope of the Gospel at Home" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
09.19.21 "Living the Hope of the Gospel Today" with Sage Bjornrud & Simon Luckow (audio)
09.26.21 "Living the Hope of the Gospel at Work & School" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
10.03.21 "An Unshakeable Kingdom" (Hebrews 12:28-29) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
10.10.21 "Rooted" (Jeremiah 17.5-8) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
10.17.21 "Foundations" (Matthew 7.24-27) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
10.24.21 "Rooted & Established" (Ephesians 3.14-21) with Pastor Michael Olson (audio)
10.31.21 "Be Still" (Psalm 46/prayer and worship) with Pastor Michael Olson (audio)
11.07.21 "Fix Your Eyes" (2 Corinthians 4.16-18) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
11.14.21 "We Have this Hope" (Hebrews 6.13-18) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
"Not Shaken: Becoming Resilient Disciples in an Uncertain World"
"Knowing King Jesus: The Good News According to Luke"
11.21.21 "That You May be Certain" (Luke 1:1-4) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
11.28.21 "Your Prayer has Been Heard" (Luke 1.5-25) with Pastor Mike Olson (audio)
12.05.21 "The Lord is with You" (Luke 1.26-38) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
12.12.21 "My Spirit Rejoices" (Luke 1.39-56) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
12.19.21 "Finding a Voice" (Luke 1.57-80) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
12.26.21 "Good News of Great Joy" (Luke 2.1-20) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
02.13.22 "Ordinary Obedience" (Luke 2.21-38) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
02.20.22 "Growing Up" (Luke 2.39-52) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
02.27.22 "Preparing the Way" (Luke 3.1-20) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
03.06.22 "Whose Son is This?" (Luke 3.21-38) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
03.13.22 "In the Wilderness" (Luke 4.1-13) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
03.20.22 "Introduction & Rejection" (Luke 4.14-30) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
03.27.22 "Healing Words" (Luke 4.31-41) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
04.03.22 "Rhythms of Jesus" (Luke 4.42-44) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
04.10.22 "Recognizing Jesus" (Luke 5.1-11) with Sam McKie (audio)
EASTER 04.17.22 "Breaking Out & Breaking In" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
04.24.22 "Willing" (Luke 5.12-26) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
05.01.22 "Eating & Drinking" (Luke 5.27-32) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
05.08.22 "New Needs New" (Luke 5.33-39) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
05.15.22 "Lord of the Sabbath" (Luke 6.1-11) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
"Practices:Studying Scripture to Know God"
01.02.22 "To Know God" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
01.09.22 "How to Read the Bible" with Pastor Michael Olson (audio)
01.16.22 "A Better Story" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
01.23.22 "The Bible Tells Me So" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
01.30.22 special speakers, David Knutson and Sam McKie (audio)
02.06.22 "Hidden in our Hearts" with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
"Build or Destroy: How We Talk"
05.22.22 "Taming the Tongue" (James 3) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
05.29.22 "Slow to Speak" (James 1.19) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
06.05.22 "Speaking Life" (1 Thessalonians 5.11) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
06.12.22 "Gossip" (1 Corinthians 13) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
06.19.22 "No Unwholesome Talk" (Ephesians 4.29) with Pastor Michael Olson (audio)
06.26.22 "Speaking Truthfully" (Ephesians 4.25) with Pastor Michael Olson (audio)
"The World, The Flesh, and the Devil: Fighting Back"
07.03.22 "The Air Around Us" (Ephesians 6.10-12) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
07.10.22 "Liar!" (John 8.31-45) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
07.17.22 "True Talk About Lies" (John 8.44-45) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
07.24.22 "Forces of Evil" (Ephesians 6.10-12) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio) (Apologies for the weird beginning)
07.31.22 "Footholds" (Ephesians 4) with Pastor Lon Bjornrud (audio)
