Life Community Church
On this page you can hear weekend messages from our Life Community Church teaching team, as well as life transforming stories. Life Community Church is a place for family, a place for relationships, and a place where those who call themselves followers of Jesus can belong. Join us in Columbia Illinois, or learn more about us by visiting us at lifeillinois.org.
Episodes
424 episodes
What If Hypocrisy Is Keeping You From God? | Easter @ Life | Week 1
Culture tells us to follow our hearts, protect our comfort, and stay in control. Jesus tells us to deny ourselves, carry a cross, and hand him the keys. That tension is where many people get stuck, not because they don’t believe in eternity, bu...
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She Wakes Preview 2026
Let's talk about She Wakes weekend! We talk about the energy in the room when women gather to worship, why we’re pumped for the Hope Darst concert, and how the breakout sessions keep weaving together year after year in a way we couldn’t plan if...
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Mike Boone | Generosity Changed Everything And Here Is Why | This is Life
Mike Boone sits down with us for a conversation that hits hard and stays honest. Mike tells the stories behind a lifetime of tithing and generosity: getting laid off right after sensing a warning from God, a front-yard moment where he felt God ...
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Why We Build | Dobie Weasel | Week 10
A building can be poured in concrete, but the real reason we build is written in people. We start by celebrating a huge win for foster care through the One Life Banquet, then we shift to something even bigger: praying over the next generation a...
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Waiting Well | Dream Big | Week 8
Hurry promises control; waiting offers transformation. We open up about that uncomfortable space between promise and payoff, where timelines stretch and motives surface. Drawing from Philippians 4, we unpack how Paul learned contentment through...
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Unashamed Faith | Dream Big | Week 9
A reveal can thrill or sting, but it always tells the truth. We opened with lighthearted stories, then shared a milestone that took our breath away: our church family pledged 2.4M over two years. That number isn’t a headline to frame; it’s a co...
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Obedience | Dream Big | Week 7
What if the future of our church is decided in small, ordinary moments where love either moves or stalls? We open with the story behind our name—life spoken over a city scarred by loss—and trace how that promise shaped our mission to make room ...
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Day 13 | Dream Big Devotional | Kelly Bridges
We trace Israel’s slip from bold promises to the golden calf and the mercy that invited them back into generous obedience. We reflect on how willing hearts turn resources into worship and how daily attentiveness helps us partner with God’s work...
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Faithfulness That Grows | Dream Big | Week 6
What if the most dangerous move is playing it safe? We open Matthew 25 and wrestle with the Parable of the Talents as a living blueprint for money, mission, and movement. The thread running through every story and challenge is simple: how you s...
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Day 9 | Dream Big Devotional | Kayce Eilermann
We trace how Romans 10 moves from belief to hearing to telling, and why unity and urgency belong together. Saul’s transformation into Paul, a split church in Rome, and a challenge from an atheist converge to push us past preference and into cou...
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DAY 8 | Dream Big Devotional | Caleb Pellizzer
We explore Philippians 4:15–20 to show how generous partnership shapes the giver, why attitude matters in sacrifice, and how God supplies needs far beyond money. Fasting becomes a pathway to new victories, deeper anointing, and relationships th...
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DAY 7 | Dream Big Devotional | Mike Pleon
We explore John 15 to show why abiding in Jesus is the only way to lasting fruit and joy. We talk about pruning as love, priorities that protect our yes, and how kingdom impact outgrows personal success, then close with a guided prayer....
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Day 6 | Dream Big Devotional | Mattea Pellizzer
We share encouragement for week one of a 21‑day fast, then walk through 1 Corinthians 3:10–16 to explore building on Christ, resisting comparison, and doing Spirit‑led work that lasts. We close by naming distractions, embracing conviction, and ...
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Humility | Dream Big | Week 5
A king on his deathbed and bridesmaids waiting in the dark ask the same piercing question: are we truly prepared, or do we only look prepared? We open with Hezekiah’s story in 2 Kings 20—his desperate prayer, God’s mercy, and the gut-check that...
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Day 5 | Dream Big Devotional | Jodi Miller
We read Isaiah 9 and trace its promise from a humbled Galilee to Jesus, who brings a great light into real, modern darkness. We talk about spiritual night, Gideon’s odds, and how God places us in our towns to carry hope with courage and clarity...
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Day 4 | Dream Big Devotional | Shaun Williamson
We trace Hebrews 9:1–14 from tabernacle rituals to the finished work of Christ, showing how a cleansed conscience changes worship and service. We ask hard questions about striving, guilt, and the freedom to serve God with joy and access.
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