Lenexa Baptist Church

March 29th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald Imagine a young student in graduate school. He knows Christ and is seeking to follow Christ and honor him in a secular, humanistic, educational environment. While he remains faithful to the Word and the gospel, he is overlooked while the accolades and recognitions go to the one who denies the gospel, God, and the Word. That is tough, but that is often the Christian life. We walk with God in faithfulness, and we sow to the Spirit and often our acts of righteousness are not immediately rewarded. On the other hand, the acts of unrighteousness and sin often face no immediate judgment. More simply, the faithful seem to suffer and the immoral and wicked seem to prosper. It is a dilemma for the believer that we all face. David faced it. He had been anointed by God. God had promised that he would be king. He walked in faithfulness, and life often got more difficult. King Saul walked in unfaithfulness, was disobedient to God, and even consulted witches, and it often appeared as though God never even noticed. Is that frustrating? When you walk with God in faithfulness, and there are no immediate rewards or recompense, and the wicked and immoral flourish, how do we respond? How do we move forward and avoid anger and bitterness? This weekend we will learn from one who had been there and was inspired by God to write Psalm 37. How do the righteous respond to the prosperity of the wicked? I pray that you will join us this Palm Sunday weekend as we worship our Savior in song and the study of His Word. In Christ, Pastor Chad

March 22nd, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald One day a man rushed into his home and with a panicked look on his face declared to his wife, “We are in trouble!” She said, “What is it?” He responded, “The car.” She replied, “What is wrong with the car?” He answered, “Water. There is water in the carburetor, and it won’t run.” The wife, knowing her husband did not have a mechanical bone in his body replied, “How in the world do you know that there is water in the carburetor?” The husband, hanging his head in shame said, “The car is in the swimming pool so there must be water in the carburetor.” Obviously, the man’s problem was much bigger than what he stated. Water in the carburetor was just the tip of the iceberg. The fact of the matter is, we are more messed up than we are often willing to admit. We may only admit to some water in the carburetor when our whole life is in the pool. The first half of Psalm 36 gives us a clear presentation of the estate of man. We are guilty and we are without excuse. We may be able to dress up our lives and talk a good game, but we are all guilty. We all stand condemned before God. We all stand in absolute need of Jesus. The ground at the foot of the cross is level. The second half of the psalm gives us reason for hope. Not in ourselves but in the lovingkindness and faithfulness of God. I pray that you will make plans today to join us for worship. Church is not a hotel for saints. It is a hospital for sinners. So, whether you just have some water in the carburetor or your life is in the pool, I will pray that you will join us as we turn our attention to the great physician, King Jesus.

March 15th, 2026 Pastor Jim Fruth This week in Psalm 27, David comes “face-to-face” with his fear, but he isn’t paralyzed by it. Instead, he turns his attention to “One Thing.” Fear is a real emotion that is produced in the flesh when we face trouble, enemies, or even when we listen to anything contrary to God’s Truth. David’s earnest prayer is an example for us to follow as we face down our own enemies. Psalm 27 is a well-known passage that has much to say about our fearless trust in God! Make plans now to attend one of our services this weekend.

March 8th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want” (Psalm 23:1). There’s something powerful about hearing this message from someone who has just walked through the valley and seen the Shepherd’s care firsthand. Pastor Chad was scheduled to preach Psalm 23 this weekend, and in God’s sovereignty, the timing could not be more meaningful. The Lord knew exactly what this journey would hold before he and Faith ever stepped on the plane. Don’t miss Psalm 23 this weekend.

March 1st, 2026 Pastor Kent Hackathorn The creator God is a god who can be known. God has revealed who He is through his Holy Word. God is a god of relationships and desires to have restored, growing, personal relationship with you! The question is: will you seek to know God through His Word? Will God’s Word be the great joy and love of your Life? Come join us this week and take a journey of discovering the redeeming qualities of the Word of God. You will not be disappointed.

February 22nd, 2026 Pastor Bill Shiflett God’s glory is on full display in creation. How do we daily respond to His glory in Worship? How does the glory we observe lead to a Gospel conversation? David beautifully describes the way God constantly shows His majesty as we observe the heavens and the world around us. If we are not careful, we miss the glory of God that surrounds us. The world will say “stop and smell the roses.” God’s word challenges us to see the creation and give honor to the Creator of all things. Join us this weekend.

February 15th, 2026 Pastor Chad McDonald The first chapter of Jonah is one of my favorite passages. Interwoven into the story of Jonah’s fleeing from God’s call is the story of a group of sailors who have an unexpected encounter with God that radically alters their lives. Because of Jonah, they face a storm. At first, they pray to their gods and try everything in their own wisdom and power to get themselves out of this horrible situation. Nothing works. Everything they have relied on in the past; their gods, and their own wisdom and power won’t fix this problem. When they finally confront Jonah, who fears the Lord God of heaven, they become extremely frightened. Deep inside these men, just like us, is a knowledge of God that God has placed there. In our sin and disobedience, we suppress that truth, but it is always there. When we are confronted with storms, the truth often finds its way to the surface. We are confronted with the knowledge of God. What those sailors do next is amazing. They pray to God. They ask for forgiveness and then carry out the judgment of God on Jonah as Jonah had directed them. The storm quits raging. They make it to shore, offer sacrifices to God, and make vows. These men who set out that morning on a routine voyage ended up facing a storm that caused them to run to God, have a personal encounter with Him, and their lives and eternity were changed. Where do you turn when you encounter the storms of life? What idols do you look to? Do you rely upon your own wisdom and strength? When those fail, where do you turn? Do you have an unshakable foundation in your life that carries you through the storms? David had an unshakable foundation in the Lord. The Lord was his good, his delight, his counsel, his refuge, his inheritance, and his eternal joy and hope. This foundation provided him the strength to navigate the storms and even give him confident hope in the face of death. I pray that you will join us as we walk through Psalm 16. It is going to be another great weekend with God’s people. I hope to see you at church! In Christ, Pastor Chad