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What Actually Happens on a Sunday at Love Church (From Parking Lot to Pickup)
Tamara McMillan Tamara McMillan

What Actually Happens on a Sunday at Love Church (From Parking Lot to Pickup)

It's 8:27 AM on a Sunday.

A mom is sitting in her car in the Elkhorn Hy-Vee parking lot, one kid in a car seat, the other asking why his shoes feel weird. She's got one hand on the wheel and one on her phone, Googling, one more time, "what to expect at church." She's been Googling variations of this for three weeks.

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Why You Keep Holding Back (And How to Finally Stop)
Jordan Johnson Jordan Johnson

Why You Keep Holding Back (And How to Finally Stop)

What if your biggest obstacle is not fear — but the choice to hold back? In Judges 6, God calls Gideon a mighty hero while he is literally hiding in a wine press. That disconnect is the whole point. In Why You Keep Holding Back, Pastor Mike O'Connell unpacks the Greek word deilía from 2 Timothy 1:7 — often translated "timidity" — and reveals that it is not describing an emotion. It is describing a posture: the decision to shrink back when courage is already available to you.

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Moving to Elkhorn, NE? Here's How to Find a Church That Feels Like Home
Tamara McMillan Tamara McMillan

Moving to Elkhorn, NE? Here's How to Find a Church That Feels Like Home

Welcome to Elkhorn.

If you're reading this in a half-unpacked living room with a dog that still doesn't know where home is, we get it. Moving is a lot. And somewhere on the list, between the new dentist and the first oil change in a new zip code, is the question, “Where do we go to church?”

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Warfare Wisdom
Jordan Johnson Jordan Johnson

Warfare Wisdom

You thought you outgrew that thing — and it’s back. The temptation. The doubt. The old mindset. If you’ve been quietly fighting a battle nobody sees, this message is for you.

In “Warfare Wisdom,” Pastor Kap Chatfield walks through Joshua to show us three principles that change how we fight: Lock Up. Look Again. Lean In. God didn’t promise you a life without battles. He promised to teach you warfare inside of them.

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Get Your Feet Wet
Jordan Johnson Jordan Johnson

Get Your Feet Wet

What is keeping you on the riverbank? In Joshua 3, God's people stand at the edge of the Jordan River — flooded, overflowing, and completely impassable by human effort. The promised land is right there. But God does not part the water first. He waits for their feet to get wet. In Get Your Feet Wet, Pastor Mike O'Connell unpacks one of the most faith-stretching moments in all of Scripture and asks a simple but convicting question: where are you on the map?

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How To Live Full
Jordan Johnson Jordan Johnson

How To Live Full

When was the last time you felt truly full, not just physically, but deep in your soul? In How To Live Full, Pastor Mike O’Connell delivers a powerful Easter message about the emptiness we all carry and the only One who can truly fill it. We chase pleasure, prestige, performance, and people, but every time, we’re left wanting more.

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The Power of a Satisfied Soul
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The Power of a Satisfied Soul

We all know what it feels like to be hungry. But what about the feeling of an empty soul? In The Power of a Satisfied Soul, Pastor Todd Doxzon gets honest about the hole we all carry — and the endless, exhausting ways we try to fill it. From Solomon's pursuit of pleasure, possessions, and performance to a woman at a well who had been searching in all the wrong places, the pattern is the same: everything we reach for eventually runs dry.

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He Is Risen
Jordan Johnson Jordan Johnson

He Is Risen

Is the resurrection real — or is it just something we say? In He Is Risen, Pastor Kap Chatfield makes the case that the resurrection of Jesus is not a fairy tale, not a spiritual metaphor, and not a crutch for people who need comfort. It is the most consequential event in human history, and the evidence for it is stronger than most people realize.

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The Life You're Choosing
Jordan Johnson Jordan Johnson

The Life You're Choosing

What decisions are you making right now that might be holding you back from God's best in your life? In Deuteronomy 11, Moses stands before the people of Israel on the edge of the promised land and lays out one of the clearest invitations in all of Scripture — obey and be blessed, or walk away and miss out. In The Life You're Choosing, Luke Reelfs unpacks three things that happen when we say yes to God and actually mean it. 

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Above All Else
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Above All Else

What does it actually look like to love God with everything you have — not just on Sunday, but in every room of your house, every season of your life, and every story you pass down to the next generation? In Deuteronomy 6, Moses delivers what may be the most important charge in all of Scripture. In Above All Else, Pastor Ben Norvig unpacks what it means to remember, obey, and worship — and why the order matters more than we might think.

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Addressing Anger Issues
Jordan Johnson Jordan Johnson

Addressing Anger Issues

Have you ever let anger get the better of you — and later wished you could take it back? In Numbers 20, Moses, one of the greatest leaders in history, has an outburst that costs him the promised land. In Addressing Anger Issues, Pastor Todd Doxzon gets honest about his own struggles with anger and shows us what happens when pressure, pain, and pride collide — and what it looks like to finally get free.

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How Do You Hear It?
Jordan Johnson Jordan Johnson

How Do You Hear It?

Here’s the question that follows every moment of conviction: “But how do I actually know what God is asking me to say yes to?”

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The Three Letter Word God Loves
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The Three Letter Word God Loves

What keeps us from saying yes to God when we know He is calling? In Numbers 9, the people of Israel learned to move whenever the cloud of God’s presence moved. But in Numbers 13, when obedience required courage, fear and excuses began to rise. In The Three Letter Word God Loves, Pastor Mike O’Connell reminds us that following God is not one big decision. It is a lifetime of yeses.

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Don’t Chase The Goat
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Don’t Chase The Goat

What happens when we know we’re forgiven, but still feel ashamed? In Leviticus 16, we see the powerful picture of the scapegoat carrying Israel’s sin away into the wilderness. In Don’t Chase The Goat, Pastor Mike O’Connell shows how this Old Testament moment points directly to Jesus, who did not simply forgive our sin but removed it completely.

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Ready To Reconnect
Jordan Johnson Jordan Johnson

Ready To Reconnect

What does it take to truly reconnect with God? In Leviticus 8, we see the preparation of a priest, cleansed, clothed, and consecrated for holy purpose. In Ready To Reconnect, Pastor Todd Doxzon teaches that through Jesus Christ we have been made kings and priests, called to live set apart and represent God in our everyday lives. This message reveals how spiritual preparation is not reserved for a select few, but is the calling of every believer.

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Miracle Marriage Mentality
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Miracle Marriage Mentality

What happens when a marriage slowly drifts off course without anyone noticing? In Ephesians 4 and 5, we see that God’s design for marriage is not built on feelings alone, but on intentional love, honor, kindness, and forgiveness. In this special marriage conversation, Pastor Todd and Denise Doxzon are joined by Marriage Coaches Kevin and Bree Bailey to unpack what it means for husbands to love like Christ, for wives to respond with respect, and for both to choose grace when it would be easier to withdraw.

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Daily Manna
Jordan Johnson Jordan Johnson

Daily Manna

What happens after God delivers us, but before our mindset is fully transformed? In Exodus 16, the Israelites experience God’s miraculous provision of manna in the wilderness, revealing a powerful truth: freedom from Egypt doesn’t automatically mean freedom from an Egypt mindset. In Daily Manna, Pastor Mike O’Connell teaches that while God often uses miracles to rescue us in a moment, He uses daily dependence on Him to bring lasting transformation.

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