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Keep the Main Thing
Keep the Main Thing Podcast is a collection of sermons and messages from Pastor Lee Evenson. Leland Evenson was an Ordained Lutheran Minister. It is estimated that over his 60+ years in active ministry, Pastor Lee as he was referred to, delivered over 5000 sermons, and presided over a thousand weddings and funerals. We have been able to obtain just a fraction of those messages, primarily from the late 80’s and early 90’s, and wanted to share them with his past congregations and new followers as…
Episodes
- Keep the Main Thing
96. Let’s Face It
“Don’t erase.” Or “Erase.” Pastor Leland Evenson suggests that Christianity has ideals that are the building blocks of the faith. And they are not to be…
- Keep the Main Thing
95. Take a Load off Your Heart
October 23rd, 1994. All Saints’ Sunday at Vision of Glory Lutheran Church. This message from Pastor Leland Evenson is titled “Take a Load off Your…
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94. Freedom from Change-Freedom to Change
Pastor Lee opens with a remarkable story about an expectant mother who had to have complete bed rest for the last 10 weeks of her pregnancy. What Pastor Lee…
- Keep the Main Thing
93. I need a Change
Titled “I Need a Change.” Pastor Lee tells us that we are all very good at taking inventory of other people. Living our lives looking for someone…
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92. Prayer-Puzzle or Power
In today’s sermon, Pastor Lee continues a series he started on prayer. In this message he uses the letter R from the word prayer to teach us, that R can stand…
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91. The Church at its Best
Pastor Lee opens with one of his most famous stories. In that story there is a single line that captures what Pastor Lee sees as the tragedy of the church…
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90. Not Good if Detached
Titled, “Not Good if Detached,” first delivered on April 28th, 1991. Pastor Lee opens with a personal story about leaving family after a visit…
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89. Wind At Your Back
The first Sunday after Easter, 1991. A sermon from Pastor Leland Evenson is titled “Wind at Your Back.” Pastor Lee addresses something many of us…
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88. What Are You Dying For?
Pastor Lee preaches from John 12:22-28, and he opens with a statement we’ve all heard. “I’m worth more dead than I am alive.” Pastor…
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87. What Makes You Mad
Communion Sunday, March 3rd, 1991. The message from Pastor Lee is titled “What Makes You Mad.” Pastor Lee opens his sermon by reminding us something…
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86. Handling His Portfolio
Titled “Handling His Portfolio,” Pastor Lee uses Malachi 3:8-18 as the backdrop for a message on tithing. He invites us to view tithing not as a…
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85. Going Public
Pastor Lee asks a convicting question: “Whatever possessed you this past week?” Drawing from Mark 1:4-11 and Jesus’ baptism, he reminds us…
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84. Avoiding Spiritual Recession
Pastor Lee’s final sermon in 1990. Pastor Lee outlines what he calls a “spiritual survival guide.” for avoiding a spiritual recession in the…
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83. The Turning Point
It’s Sunday, December 9th, 1990, and we find Pastor Lee and the congregation right in the midst of the Advent season. The title of Pastor Lee’s…
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82. Putting Faith, Love, and Hope to Work
 It’s November 4, 1990 and it is All Saints Sunday. The title of Pastor Leland Evenson’s sermon is, “Putting Faith, Love, and Hope to Work.”…
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81. Qualified to Give
It’s Sunday, October 14th, 1990, at Vision of Glory Lutheran Church. Pastor Lee’s message titled “Qualified to Give.” Is a short but powerful…
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80. The Prevention of Hangovers
Pastor Lee opens his message with a fascinating and bizarre story—the story of a house built entirely out of spite. A man, consumed by anger toward his…
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79. Gift Exchange
September 16th, 1990, and it’s titled “Gift Exchange.” This is a wonderful sermon about one of God’s greatest gifts to us—the Holy…