Posts by Daniel Geske
Budgeting for a church is a unique experience

Regardless of what 2024 brings financially, I hope that you will pray along with us. Pray that God would provide LTCC with the resources we need, not just financially, but spiritually. Pray that he would give the Church Council wisdom as we seek to steward those resources well. Pray that whether we break even, run a surplus, or run a deficit, that God would be glorified in our community through our efforts.

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Good News of Great Joy for ALL people!

The Christmas season is in full swing, which leads many of us back to some very familiar passages in Scripture. Passages about angels, shepherds, a star, some wise men, and a baby lying in an animal’s feed trough. In Luke 2, when the angels appear to the shepherds, they announce that they are…

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Christianity is not an American thing

I have always liked that we mark this special weekend by hanging dozens of national flags. To me, it serves as a reminder of what is written in Revelation 7:9. When God gives John a glimpse of the heavenly future, he sees “a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.”

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Intentional Communication to Reach You

God speaks to his people in many different ways. To Moses, he spoke through a burning bush (Exodus 3). To Job, he spoke through a whirlwind (Job 38). To Elijah, he spoke in a gentle whisper (1 Kings 19). At one point, he even opened the mouth of a donkey (Numbers 22) to get his point across!

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Does this puzzle piece fit?

I like to think that God puts the church together like a jigsaw puzzle. Every piece has it's place, and God brings those pieces together in exactly the right place at exactly the right time. I don't think there's any question that…

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A Treasurer's Duties

In one of Jesus’ parables, he says “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?” (Luke 16:10-11).

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