https://sermons.logos.com/profile/2943200https://files.logoscdn.com/v1/files/72448953/assets/15327871/content.jpg?download=true&signature=0jAGfphsLxmkbWpfj5ll4n9I3Hs&e=.jpghttps://sermons.logos.com/profile/2943200RSS for NodeThu, 15 Oct 2026 13:28:43 GMT60Laughlin Community ChurchSermons by Laughlin Community ChurchLaughlin Community Churchoffice@laughlinchurch.comnohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1869850https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1869850Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:57:18 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob’s Poem of Blessing Concludes 13 Zebulun will live by the seashore and will be a harbor for ships, and his territory will be next to Sidon. 14 Issachar is a strong donkey lying down between the saddlebags. 15 He saw that his resting place was good and that the land was pleasant, so he leaned his…3438nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1865131https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1865131Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:26:59 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction One of the greatest fears in medicine is a condition that looks healthy on the outside but is actually life-threatening on the inside. A person can appear fine while a silent disease is destroying them. James says something like that: There is a kind of faith that looks real. It sounds Christian.…2781nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1865027https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1865027Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:00:52 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchYehudah. 8 Judah, your brothers will praise you. Your hand will be on the necks of your enemies; your father’s sons will bow down to you. 9 Judah is a young lion— my son, you return from the kill. He crouches; he lies down like a lion or a lioness—who dares to rouse him? 10 The scepter will not depart…3366nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1860224https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1860224Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:30:47 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Every culture has an invisible ranking system. We may pretend we don't, but we do. I often call it our Bias nature We rank people by education. By income. By success. By appearance. By influence. By political agreement. By race. By social media followers. By whether they can help us. Sometimes…1453nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1855709https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1855709Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:21:07 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Most people own at least one Bible. Many own several. We have study Bibles, phone apps, podcasts, YouTube sermons, commentaries, Bible studies, conferences, and endless Christian content. Yet America has never had more access to Scripture while looking less like Christ. James asks a very…1675nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1855615https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1855615Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:49:20 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchYaaqov’s Blessing on His Twelve Sons We're gonna move into Genesis 49 now, and this is the moment where Yaaqov is going to bring together not just Yoseph and his sons, but all of the tribes. We are moving into part two of the center of the third and final act of the Yoseph story. And this chapter is…2902nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1851010https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1851010Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:21:57 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction One of the oldest questions people ask is this: "Why did I do that?" Have you ever found yourself saying: "I knew it was wrong." "I promised I'd never do it again." "I don't know what came over me." Whenever we fail spiritually, we naturally look for someone else to blame. Adam blamed Eve.…1670nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1850914https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1850914Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:53:19 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchEphraim and Manasseh In verse 10 of chapter 48, about how his eyes are not working very great, he can't see very well. And you're like, "Wait a minute, wait a minute." So we're recalling Isaac's nearly blind eyes. He was in his tent, he thought he was about to die. And this is the moment where Yaaqov…3198nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1846343https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1846343Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:18:54 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJames 1:5-11 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. 6 But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7 That person should not…2426nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1846262https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1846262Wed, 09 Sep 2026 01:52:02 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob Blesses Joseph’s Sons We are about to get to the center of the final act, which is where we're gonna find a bunch of blessings and even a curse. And what we're gonna do is set the stage for the blessings at the center here with matching stories that are on either side of them, which is about Yaaqov…3119nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1841799https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1841799Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:47:17 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Today we begin a journey through one of the most practical books in all of Scripture. The Book of James has often been called the Proverbs of the New Testament because it deals with everyday Christianity. It addresses suffering, temptation, wisdom, speech, favoritism, prayer, money, and…2162nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1841717https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1841717Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:52:41 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJoseph Leads Egypt Through a Famine 12 And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s family with food for their dependents. 13 But there was no food in the entire region, for the famine was very severe. The land of Egypt and the land of Canaan were exhausted by the famine. 14 Joseph…3156nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1839371https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1839371Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:20:26 GMTLaughlin Community Church2171nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1837292https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1837292Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:00:40 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob’s Journey to Egypt We just finished the second act of the story of Yoseph and his brothers. The brothers have reconciled. The seven rounds of hostility in the Genesis scroll have been inverted and reconciled with this scene that we just read in the previous session. Remember the plot conflict between…3637nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1832620https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1832620Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:30:21 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction We live in a culture built on dissatisfaction. Advertising constantly tells us: You need more. You deserve better. You are missing out. Happiness is just one purchase, promotion, relationship, or experience away. Yet despite having more than any generation in history, people are often anxious,…2959nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1832619https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1832619Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:49:25 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchReconciliation of the Brothers The long speech of Judah that we just read is going to be matched by a long speech of his brother Yoseph. And that speech is gonna begin the final third of the second act. In Joseph's speech, he's going to talk about how, "Hey, I think Elohim was, like, behind all of this…2965nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1830384https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1830384Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:37:49 GMTLaughlin Community Church2137nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1828236https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1828236Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:54:24 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJudah’s Offering 26 When Joseph came home, they brought him the gift they had carried into the house, and they bowed to the ground before him. 27 He asked if they were well, and he said, “How is your elderly father that you told me about? Is he still alive?” 28 They answered, “Your servant our father…3204nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1819704https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1819704Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:49:05 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchThe Crisis Nobody Is Talking About There is a mental health crisis in our world today. Depression. Anxiety. Burnout. Hopelessness. 1 in 5 adults in the United States will experience a diagnosable mental health condition this year. And the church — our church — is not exempt. People are sitting in our…2744nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1821712https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1821712Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:40:24 GMTLaughlin Community Church1771nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1819619https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1819619Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:49:30 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchThe Brothers Return to Egypt We are gonna walk into the center of the center of the story of Yoseph and his brothers. This large section is the center of the center of the story of Yoseph and his brothers. It consists of three larger units ( Gen. 43:1-15 , 43:15-44:13 , and 44:14-34) designed as a symmetry.…2970nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1801206https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1801206Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:27:41 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchThis year marks an historic moment in our nation’s story. Two hundred and fifty years ago, a declaration was signed that changed the course of history. A group of men declared that liberty was worth the cost, that tyranny should be resisted, and that human rights came not from government, but from our…6396nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1805459https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1805459Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:15:19 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchHow many of you still remember a song from Vacation Bible School? Maybe you remember the motions. Maybe you remember a memory verse. Maybe you remember the cookies, the crafts, or the awkward skits. But for many people, VBS became much more than a childhood memory. For some, it was the first time they…1438nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1801643https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1801643Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:57:26 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob’s Lost Sons We're just gonna pick up in verse 21 and a whole new network. Think what happens after the test in the Eden story? Think through the sequence in early Genesis stories, and then the sequence of what's happening here. 21 Then they said to each other, “Obviously, we are being punished…3443nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1801192https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1801192Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:52:42 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchThe Brothers Go Down to Egypt Last session, The suffering chosen one goes down into what everybody else thinks is death, but Yahweh is with him. He rescues him, raises him up through uncanny circumstances to become an image of Pharaoh ruling over the land with the wisdom of God. And there's life and…3149nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1796982https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1796982Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:38:16 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: Where Do You Belong? Every person lives out of a sense of identity. Where you believe you belong determines how you live. If you see yourself primarily as: an American, you live for this nation a professional, you live for success a consumer, you live for comfort But Paul says something…2368nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1792607https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1792607Sun, 21 Jun 2026 18:32:03 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Father’s Day is a time when we think about the influence of fathers. Some of us were blessed with wonderful examples. Others grew up without a father present. Some experienced fathers who tried their best but fell short. The truth is that fatherhood carries tremendous influence. Whether…1830nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1792591https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1792591Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:51:22 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchDreamers in Prison 1 After this, the king of Egypt’s cupbearer and baker offended their master, the king of Egypt. 2 Pharaoh was angry with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, 3 and put them in custody in the house of the captain of the guards in the prison where Joseph was confined.…3083nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1788171https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1788171Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:35:35 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIn every area of life, examples matter. Athletes study great athletes. Students imitate great teachers. Children imitate their parents. Whether we realize it or not, we are always following someone. That is why Paul begins this passage with a call to imitation. the Christian life is often caught before…3944nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1783663https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1783663Sun, 07 Jun 2026 18:37:17 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchMature Conduct In the Christian life, one of the easiest traps to fall into is thinking we have already arrived. Some believers think maturity means they have reached a point where they no longer need correction. Others think maturity means they already understand everything important about the Christian…1801nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1783655https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1783655Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:54:54 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchDeceiving the Deceiver We got to verse 16 but because its been a couple of weeks lets go back and review from verse 12 12 After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had finished mourning, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers. 13 Tamar…3207nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1779191https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1779191Sun, 31 May 2026 18:25:01 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Sometimes we assume that the apostle Paul lived on a completely different spiritual level than the rest of us. We imagine him as a kind of spiritual giant who had already figured everything out. If anyone had “arrived,” surely it was Paul. But in Philippians 3 , Paul shatters that assumption.…1864nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1775258https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1775258Wed, 20 May 2026 01:59:51 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJudah and Tamar This story, for many people, when you read it, you're just like, "What is this doing here?" And that is on purpose. It's a riddle. And the more you meditate on it and the more you meditate on the relationship between the shared words and images with the narratives on either side, backwards…3591nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1770642https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1770642Sun, 17 May 2026 18:26:12 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: A Command and a Warning As Paul turns into chapter 3 of Philippians, he writes, “Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord.” That word “finally” does not mean he is finished. It signals a shift. He is moving from the example of Christ’s humility in chapter 2 to a serious warning in chapter…3749nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1770639https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1770639Wed, 13 May 2026 01:47:27 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchDown Into the Pit The scene that we were just in was about how Joseph is betrayed by all the brothers, including Abraham's other sons, but especially Judah, that snake, and his really self-oriented betrayal of his brother. He's after a quick 20 shekels. We're gonna pick up in verse 29 and shift back…2840nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1765930https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1765930Sun, 10 May 2026 18:26:59 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Mother’s Day can stir up many emotions. For some, it is a day of gratitude and celebration. For others, it carries grief, loss, longing, or complicated memories. Some are exhausted in the middle of parenting. Some are praying for children who have wandered. Some are grieving children they…2781nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1762898https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1762898Wed, 06 May 2026 01:52:12 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchA Man in the Field 12 His brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem. 13 Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers, you know, are pasturing the flocks at Shechem. Get ready. I’m sending you to them.” “I’m ready,” Joseph replied. 14 Then Israel said to him, “Go and see how your brothers…3110nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1759002https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1759002Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:46:47 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJoseph’s Dream Today is the story about his dreams, his robe, the brothers becoming angry like Cain, doing something to their brother that will result in a robe deception, and that's the arc of the chapter. 2 These are the records of the generations of Jacob. Joseph , when seventeen years of age, was…2766nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1756587https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1756587Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:25:19 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: From Theology to People Paul has just taken us to the heights of Christ’s humility. We have seen the Son who emptied Himself, took the form of a servant, and became obedient to the point of death. Now Paul shifts from theology to personnel. At first glance, verses 19 to 30 can feel like…1704nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1754236https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1754236Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:02:46 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction to The Joseph Story So we're gonna overview in this first session. And we are going to do some review. Remind ourselves what are you supposed to already know walking into the story of Joseph and his brothers? The story of Joseph and his brothers. These are the 12 sons of Jacob, who is the…3105nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1749531https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1749531Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:26:43 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: Salvation That Shows Paul has just given us the great hymn of Christ’s humility. Jesus humbled Himself, became obedient to death, even death on a cross. Then Paul turns and says, “Therefore.” Because of Christ’s obedience, because of His humility, because of what God has done through Him,…1555nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1742274https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1742274Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:04:00 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob and Esau Part Ways Today we are gonna read the conclusion of the Yaaqov story. This final part of the final act. It began with Yaaqov going back to the place where he began his journey in and out of exile to Bethel. He got a new name. He got the blessing, the prediction of kings of many nations.…3758nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1747123https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1747123Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:23:22 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: The Way Down Is the Way Forward Most of us spend a lot of energy protecting our place. Our reputation. Our rights. Our sense of being noticed or appreciated. We may not say it out loud, but we feel it when we are overlooked, when someone else gets the credit, or when serving costs more…2635nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1739591https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1739591Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:41:54 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Good morning, and happy Easter. Easter is one of those days that comes with a lot of expectations. The room is fuller. The songs are louder. The story is familiar. And yet, when you slow down and actually read the resurrection story, especially in the Gospel of John, you notice something…1332nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1739457https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1739457Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:24:23 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchThe Death of Rachel and Isaac The last section was a bright spot in a pretty dark tunnel up to that point. We go back into the land, the family purifies itself, Yaaqov introduces his whole family to the Elohim that has been with him all along. And they leave behind their pagan identities of old to embrace…3334nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1734979https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1734979Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:35:15 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: The Soil Where Joy Grows Paul’s letter to the Philippians is saturated with joy, but that joy is never detached from how believers treat one another. As Paul turns to Philippians 2 , he addresses a quiet threat to the church’s joy, not persecution from outside, but self-centeredness within.…3160nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1734890https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1734890Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:54:12 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob Returns to Bethel We are wrapping things up. And interestingly, that is how all of these sections start to feel, like we're wrapping up unresolved threads from earlier in the story in really interesting ways. third and final section makes up most of what we call Genesis 35 and 36. And the first…3229nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1734634https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1734634Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:32:02 GMTLaughlin Community Church2140nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1730192https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1730192Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:28:30 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: One Command That Shapes the Whole Church After opening his letter with thanksgiving and prayer, Paul spends much of Philippians 1:12–26 describing his own situation. He writes from prison, uncertain whether his future holds release or death. Yet his concern is not self preservation. His…1938nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1730183https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1730183Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:19:29 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob’s Silence We've pondered how the story began. Highly disturbing. We have Shechem, the son of Hamor, who abuses his exalted position to see, take, and rape one of the daughters of a migrant family that just came into the area and bought new property. So we took a long time, and rightfully so, to…3604nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1729937https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1729937Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:37:50 GMTLaughlin Community Church2154nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1725524https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1725524Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:22:26 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchThe Oppression of Dinah We are coming to the center of the third act of the Yaaqov story. It's not a happy story. It's highly disturbing, and it's gonna repeat patterns that we have seen at the center of the other two acts. Recall that in the first act, you had the story of the twins and deceptions as…3691nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1720790https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1720790Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:18:24 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: A Statement That Reorients Everything Few sentences in Scripture are as concise and as demanding as Paul’s words in Philippians 1:21 : “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” This is not a poetic flourish or a slogan for difficult times. Paul is not writing from comfort or security.…1454nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1725213https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1725213Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:58:31 GMTLaughlin Community Church1208nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1720702https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1720702Wed, 04 Mar 2026 02:46:34 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchThe Reunion of Jacob and Esau We have the sending of messengers to Esau. He's coming with 400 men. We have the wrestling with God, seeing him face to face. Yaaqov is now the wounded servant. But he has the blessing, he has the blessing of God. The blessing of God is a dangerous thing to one's own health.…2717nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1715926https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1715926Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchThis morning we are taking a short break from our journey through the book of Philippians. As we move through the year, I like to pause and draw attention to the biblical calendar and the Jewish festivals that shaped the faith of God’s people. Even though we do not celebrate these feasts as Christians,…8nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1715807https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1715807Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:56:15 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchGod Wrestles With Jacob We are in the final act, the third and final act of Yaaqov's story, and we have reached the middle of this opening piece. The meeting with Esau happens on either side of this narrative right here. And the fact that they're all next to each other, it's a point of meditation that…3371nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1713423https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1713423Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:22:39 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: What Is Worth Showing the World? Paul’s words in this passage are not theoretical. They are spoken from confinement, under real threat, with his future uncertain. He is not writing from comfort but from custody. Yet what rises to the surface is not fear, bitterness, or self-defense. It…1622nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1710956https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1710956Wed, 18 Feb 2026 02:55:56 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob Builds an Ark We are at a crossroads moment in the story of Yaaqov. We just walked with him through a 20-year exile in Mesopotamia, halfway to Babylon, in the house of Lavan. Do you remember the first story of him leaving the land was having that dream and vision of Heaven and Earth united with…3342nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1706442https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1706442Sun, 15 Feb 2026 19:28:51 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Some of you may remember walking through this passage years ago. Others were not here yet. A lot has changed since then. Seasons change. Circumstances change. People change. But the gospel has not changed, and it has not slowed down. Paul writes Philippians from prison. Not a metaphorical…1475nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1706352https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1706352Wed, 11 Feb 2026 02:48:51 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob and Laban Make a Covenant This is the climactic showdown between Yaaqov and his uncle. Remember all the brothers are there. All the kids are there, all the animals. It's this whole crew. And remember they're up in the hills. 43 Then Laban answered Jacob, “The daughters are my daughters; the children,…2924nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1701956https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1701956Sun, 08 Feb 2026 19:23:01 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Think about someone in your life who always shows up for you—someone who prays for you, encourages you, and walks with you in your faith. That’s a gospel partner, and that’s what Paul writes about in Philippians. When we hear “partnership,” most of us think marriage, or maybe a business…2957nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1697589https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1697589Sun, 01 Feb 2026 17:05:13 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Every family has habits that reveal who they are. Some families have a certain way of greeting each other. Some share meals every night. Some build traditions that are passed down for generations. When you see those habits, you know something about the identity of that family. Paul does…1220nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1657792https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1657792Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:01:48 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob verse the Narrator We're turning a significant corner right now in the story of Yaaqov. We followed him into exile because of the mess of he and his mom's making. And it's been, as I said, a hall of mirrors of the deceiver being deceived mirrored by the sisters deceiving and tricking, the rivalries,…2900nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1697228https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1697228Sun, 25 Jan 2026 19:26:56 GMTLaughlin Community Church467nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1697241https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1697241Sun, 25 Jan 2026 19:26:48 GMTLaughlin Community Church7130nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1654108https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1654108Sun, 18 Jan 2026 19:23:27 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Some of the greatest movements of God begin in the darkest places. For Paul and Silas, the path to salvation for a Roman jailer ran straight through pain, injustice, humiliation, and a midnight prison cell. What happened in Philippi is not just a story of a man saved. It is a story of how…1625nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1650661https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1650661Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:31:46 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: When God Opens a Door, No One Can Shut It Have you ever had a moment where you knew, beyond your plans and beyond your control, that God was clearly the One opening the door? That is exactly what we see in the story of Lydia. Paul’s second missionary journey had been one redirection after…3419nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1650576https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1650576Wed, 07 Jan 2026 02:59:45 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchGod Sees Leah Last time we were together we talked about Read that just to get our bearings 31 When the Lord saw that Leah was neglected, he opened her womb; but Rachel was unable to conceive. 32 Leah conceived, gave birth to a son, and named him Reuben, for she said, “The Lord has seen my affliction;…3560nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1638310https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1638310Sun, 04 Jan 2026 19:30:32 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: The Best-Laid Plans Good morning. Welcome to the first Sunday of a new year, 2026. This morning, we are starting a brand new sermon series called Philippians: The Pursuit of Joy . We are going to spend the next several weeks walking through the Book of Philippians, a letter the Apostle…3545nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1614199https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1614199Thu, 25 Dec 2025 02:35:14 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchWelcome Tonight, y’all are invited to rest your weary hearts and rejoice. The waiting is over. The promise is fulfilled. Christ the Lord is born! Let’s pray that the light of His coming fills every dark and tired place in us tonight. 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping…898nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1636086https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1636086Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:13:11 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: The Love That Found Us There’s a reason the last candle we light before Christmas is the candle of Love . Because love is the center of it all — it is the heartbeat of Christmas and the foundation of our salvation. In a weary, wounded world, love often feels conditional. We love those who…1017nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1636070https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1636070Wed, 17 Dec 2025 02:57:48 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchGod Sees Leah We just finished the story of Lavan, the uncle, swindling his nephew, Yaaqov, the trickster. The trickster gets tricked in a way that mirrors his own trickstering Genesis 29:31-30:24 - Another example of how the numbering doesn’t always match up with the narrative, but that’s ok. And these…2833nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1631813https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1631813Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:27:34 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction This third week of Advent we light the pink candle, the candle of Joy . In the middle of the Advent journey, we pause to remember that joy is not simply a feeling dependent on circumstances—it is a steadfast, soul-deep response to who God is. Even when life feels bleak, even when our hopes…3040nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1631747https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1631747Wed, 10 Dec 2025 02:58:28 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchDeception in the House of Lavan Last week we talked about that amazing dream. Do you wish you had dreams like that? He did say he was terrified. We're not gonna forget about the dream though, 'cause it's gonna come up again as we move forward. he goes from Bethel, which is up in the northern hill country.…3477nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1629487https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1629487Sun, 07 Dec 2025 19:30:22 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction – When Life Feels Like a Storm Have you ever noticed how life can shift from calm to chaos in a matter of moments? One phone call, one diagnosis, one loss—and suddenly the waves rise, and the winds roar. You thought you were sailing peacefully along, but then a storm hits that you never…2502nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1618863https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1618863Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Today is Thanksgiving Sunday—a time when we pause to remember God’s blessings and to express our gratitude to Him. But gratitude isn’t just a seasonal emotion; it’s a spiritual posture. True thanksgiving flows from recognizing who God is , not just what He gives. Psalm 100 is one of the…1445nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1618842https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1618842Wed, 19 Nov 2025 03:01:34 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob’s Exile We just finished act one, the first main part of the Yaaqov story. Where we had lots of deceit. Now we are going to follow the deceiver into exile and see where it leads him. The first thing that happens to Yaaqov in his exile is he ends up alone in a field, so he falls asleep, as one does…3690nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1614263https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1614263Sun, 16 Nov 2025 17:10:19 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchLooking Back at the Journey Today we come to the end of Ecclesiastes. Over the past weeks, we’ve walked with Qoheleth—the Teacher—on his quest for meaning. And what a journey it’s been. We began with the declaration: “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity” (1:2). Life under the sun is fleeting, elusive,…1628nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1614212https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1614212Wed, 12 Nov 2025 02:49:07 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchParting of the Brothers Let's take our third and final step into this first part of the Yaaqov story. You can feel the tension has built to a climactic point here. The double deception. Now Jacob appears to be walking away with the blessing, the deceptive plan that he and his mother worked. But it's…2947nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1609894https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1609894Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:54:12 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Life is short. That’s a truth we can’t escape. If you’re young, life feels long—like you’ve got all the time in the world. If you’re older, you know how fast the years go by. One day you’re full of energy and possibility, and then suddenly you’re looking back wondering where it all went.…1089nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1609812https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1609812Wed, 05 Nov 2025 03:05:34 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIsaac Blesses Jacob So Yaaqov just walked into the tent with the tasty food that my father loves. 18 When he came to his father, he said, “My father.” And he answered, “Here I am. Who are you, my son?” 19 Jacob replied to his father, “I am Esau, your firstborn. I have done as you told me. Please sit…3182nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1609563https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1609563Sun, 02 Nov 2025 17:08:26 GMTLaughlin Community Church1490nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1605245https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1605245Wed, 29 Oct 2025 01:58:01 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchRebekah’s Plan to Deceive Isaac We just finished walking through This story, and it was the story of how the son of Avraham imitates the deception of his father, Avraham, in deceiving foreign kings, and potentially bringing curse and disaster on the nations instead of blessing. And so remember, in our…3481nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1602877https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1602877Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:56:46 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchYitskhaq’s Conflict With Abimelech 15 Now all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines stopped up by filling them with earth. 16 Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are too powerful for us.” 17 And Isaac departed from there and…3404nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1596169https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1596169Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:40:29 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Ephesians 6:18-20 18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the…1278nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1596099https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1596099Wed, 15 Oct 2025 01:52:45 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIsaac Deceives Abimelech The literary design of this unit has been carefully crafted to invite the reader into a meditation on how the children repeat the story of their parents, and how God’s choice of this family means that God’s justice and mercy will also repeat through the generations. 1 There was…3129nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1591743https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1591743Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:57:48 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Life is full of risk. Every decision you make involves some level of uncertainty. The job you take, the investments you make, the people you trust, the ministry you step into—all of it has a cost. Some of us are risk-takers by nature. Others want to avoid risk at all costs. But here in Ecclesiastes…1495nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1591680https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1591680Wed, 08 Oct 2025 01:50:43 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob Tricks Esau 27 When the boys grew up, Esau became a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a peaceful man, living in tents. 28 Now Isaac loved Esau, because he had a taste for game, but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 When Jacob had cooked stew, Esau came in from the field and he was famished;…3037nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1587022https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1587022Wed, 01 Oct 2025 01:57:41 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchThe Birth of Esau and Jacob The Literary Design of the Yaaqov Story The Jacob story goes from Genesis 25:19 - 37:1 It goes from chapter 25, verse 19. So do you remember how the seven-day narrative in Genesis 1 and 2, the chapter divisions that came much later, they're kind of amiss 'cause the seventh…3450nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1582649https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1582649Sun, 28 Sep 2025 18:21:12 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction There is an old saying: “As goes the leader, so goes the people.” History is full of examples of nations flourishing under wise leadership—and collapsing under foolish rule. It is one of the leading themes in Parts of the Bible. Koheleth (the Teacher) gives us a picture of what happens when…3185nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1582576https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1582576Wed, 24 Sep 2025 01:53:53 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchJacob: Introduction Jacob is actually not how anybody in his family would've ever pronounced his name. In Hebrew, this figure's name is Yaaqov Yaaqov. Yaaqov, grandson of Avraham, takes up this third section of the Genesis scroll, though interestingly, he is actually the character who receives the most…3233nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1577982https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1577982Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:23:45 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction – A Wake-Up Call You Can’t Ignore My wife always teases me. I fall asleep hard for about 3 hours. You can drive a truck through our house and I wouldn’t hear it. But there are some “wake-up calls” that you can’t ignore — the smoke detector going off, your child screaming “Dad!” in the middle…1375nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1577976https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1577976Wed, 17 Sep 2025 01:52:59 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchNot Chosen But Blessed Let's think through the cycle. The Eden's been planted. The wife, the ezer, has been provided. And so what I'm expecting is maybe something that's disappointing, some sort of mistake or tragedy that's going to lead to division, strife. 1 Now Abraham took another wife, whose name…3166nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1573717https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1573717Sun, 14 Sep 2025 15:51:39 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction Let me ask you: have you ever been in such a rush to finish something that you skipped over a basic precaution and paid the price for it later? Maybe you were putting together a piece of furniture, ignored the instructions, and ended up with five extra screws and a shelf upside down. Or…1537nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1573600https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1573600Wed, 10 Sep 2025 02:02:34 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIsaac’s Marriage to Rebekah This is the last stop before Abraham is sent the the grave. Today we are going to be with Rivqah. Remember here name is the sounds of the work “blessing” in Hebrew, with the letters mixed up. And we're gonna follow her on her Abraham-like journey to the land of the new Eden.…3725nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1570950https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1570950Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:59:37 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: The Danger of Small Things Small things can cause big problems. A single spark can start a forest fire. One missed detail can derail a mission. And, as Ecclesiastes 10 opens, a few dead flies can ruin a whole bottle of expensive perfume. This isn’t just about hygiene—it’s about how a little…1409nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1570942https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1570942Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:44:54 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchSarah’s Tomb as a Mini Eden This story is designed with three major sections. There's a little opener, there's a long dialogue in the center, and then there's a little concluder. The dialogue itself has three parts, with a little fourth part that concludes the dialogue. 1 Now Sarah lived 127 years; these…2615nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1566292https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1566292Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:19:16 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchIntroduction: The Quiet Strength That Goes Unseen In a world that celebrates loud success, celebrity, and brute strength, Ecclesiastes reminds us: wisdom—though often quiet and overlooked—is a treasure beyond measure. But it’s also fragile. Ecclesiastes 9:13–18 13 I also saw under the sun this example…1551nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1564282https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1564282Wed, 27 Aug 2025 01:58:42 GMTLaughlin Community ChurchBlessing for the Next Generation A Heroine From the Non-Chosen Family 20 Now it came about after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, “Behold, Milcah also has borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 Uz his firstborn and Buz his brother and Kemuel the father of Aram 22 and Chesed and Hazo…3504no