Evangel Houghton

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about Ruth 1:16 and how Ruth is a Shadow of Christ. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 10, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about Ruth 1:16 and how Commitment Becomes Real at the Exit Ramp. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 9, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about Ruth 1:16 and how Ruth Chose the Person, Not the Prospect. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 8, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about Ruth 1:16, including: 1 RUTH'S OATH HELD NOTHING BACK, 2 COMMITMENT BECOMES REAL AT THE EXIT RAMP, 3 HALF-COMMITMENTS QUIETLY WEAKEN US, 4 NAOMI'S SILENCE IS WHERE THE TURN BEGINS, 5 SHE NAMED HERSELF EMPTY, BUT THE FIELDS WERE FULL, 6 RUTH IS A SHADOW OF CHRIST. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 7, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how The Book of Ruth shows us: God is Already Moving Before You Can See It. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 3, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how The Book of Ruth shows us: Don't Write the Ending While You're Still in Chapter 1. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 2, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how The Book of Ruth shows us You Don't Have to be Okay to Pray. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 1, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about Ruth 1:6-14, including: 1 THE RETURN: NAOMI MOVES TOWARD WHERE GOD HAS VISITED (Ruth 1:6), 2 THE PRAYER: NAOMI PRAYS FROM INSIDE HER BITTERNESS (Ruth 1:8-9), 3 THE ARGUMENT: NAOMI'S LOGIC IS HONEST BUT INCOMPLETE (Ruth 1:10-14), 4 THE GOD WHO DOES NOT FLINCH (Exodus 3:7), and 5 THE CLINGING: RUTH REFUSES TO LET GO (Ruth 1:14). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 31, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about The Book of Ruth and  3 Anchors on the Character of God. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 27, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how The Book of Ruth starts with 6 blows without explanation. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 26, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about Ruth 1:1-5 and how God was still working in the worst of times. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 25, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson kicks of our summer sermon series on the Book of Ruth, beginning with 1 THE WEIGHT OF WHAT GOD PERMITS (RUTH 1:1-5), 2 THE GOD WHO IS PRESENT WHEN HE IS INVISIBLE (RUTH 1:1-5), and 3 THREE THINGS TO CARRY. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 24, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how we fight with the sword and prayer, from Ephesians 6:10-18. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 21, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about what the sword does, from Ephesians 6:10-18. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 19, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about why the spiritual fight matters, from Ephesians 6:10-18. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 18, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about knowing the Word of God and being in prayer, including 1 WHY THE FIGHT MATTERS, 2 WHAT THE SWORD DOES, and 3 HOW WE FIGHT: THE SWORD AND PRAYER. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 17, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about how the most significant thing you'll ever do may not happen on a stage, in a boardroom, or online. This Mother's Day, we look at three women from Scripture: Hannah, Lois, and Eunice, whose quiet, costly decisions to orient their lives around the next generation echoed through history. Whether you're a mother, a father, a grandparent, or anyone who pours into the lives of children, this message is for you, because the decision to give yourself to the next generation is the decision that outlasts you. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 10, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about being shod in the Gospel of Peace, from Ephesians 6:10-18 and the danger of fighting barefoot. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 6, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about being shod in the Gospel of Peace, from Ephesians 6:10-18 and how Christ is the source of peace. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 5, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about being shod in the Gospel of Peace, from Ephesians 6:10-18 and how the Gospel gives you traction to advance. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 4, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about being Shod with the Gospel of Peace, from Ephesians 6:10-18, including: 1 THE GOSPEL GIVES YOU TRACTION TO ADVANCE, 2 THE PEACE YOU CARRY IS BIGGER THAN THE PEACE YOU FEEL, and 3 THE MOST DANGEROUS THING IS TO FIGHT BAREFOOT. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 3, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the Shield of Faith and how Faith Comes from Outside In (Romans 10). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 22, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the Shield of Faith and the Flaming Darts of Temptation and Suffering (Ephesians 6). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 21, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the Shield of Faith and how the Church is Under Attack (Ephesians 6). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 20, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about the Shield of Faith, including: 1 THE TARGET (Ephesians 5:25-27; 6:13-16), 2 THE SCUTUM (Ephesians 6:16), 3 THE ARROWS: FLAMING DARTS OF THE EVIL ONE (Ephesians 6:16), 4 THE FORMATION (Hebrews 10:24-25), and 5 WHAT THE SHIELD IS SOAKED IN (Romans 10:14-17; Colossians 3:16). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 19, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about God's joy, including God's Eternal Joy within the Trinity, God's Joy for Us, and Our Joy Now and In Hope for Our Future . This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 14, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about the Holy Ordinances. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 12, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how the resurrection changes everything, from 1 Corinthians 15:12-22, including John Lennon's Imagine, Paul's similar thought experiment, and "but now" for the resurrection and the restoration it brings. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 6, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about Paul's thought experiment if there is no resurrection, but Easter is God's invitation to imagine what's actually true: forgiveness is possible, hope is alive, and death does not win, from 1 Corinthians 15:12-22. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 5, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about the belt of truth, from Ephesians 6:10-14, including: 1 We do not stand in our own strength (Ephesians 6:10), 2 The armor is the armor of Christ (Colossians 2:13–15), 3 The belt of truth is foundational, 4 Truth must move beyond information, and 5 Jesus fought Satan with truth (Matthew 4). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, March 29, 2026.

Rosario Curcuru talks about the breastplate of righteousness, which helps us stand firm because Christ makes us right with God and teaches us to live right in a crooked world, including: 1. We are not righteous by nature, we stand in Christ's righteousness (Romans 3:23-26), 2. Living out practical righteousness helps protect us from the schemes of Satan (1 Peter 1:13-16; Ephesians 4:26-27), and 3. Righteousness helps us resist the devil's schemes. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, March 22, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the Armor of God, starting with the Belt of Truth, from Ephesians 6:10-14, including: Why the Language of War, Why Truth is the Belt, and  Recognizing the Lies. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, Match 16, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson kicks of a new a new series, Armed, walking through Ephesians 6:10–18. In this message he talks about 3 THINGS SATAN IS: 1. Formidable (real + dangerous), 2. Devouring (1 Pet. 5:8), and 3. Calculating (Eph. 6:11). He also talks about 3 THINGS SATAN IS NOT: 1. Not God's equal, 2. Not in ultimate control, and 3. Not the ultimate cause of my sin. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, March 8, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about what we learn from the smoke rising from Sodom: God is just, God is merciful, and God keeps covenant, from Genesis 19:27–29; 19:30–38, including: JUDGMENT IS REAL (Gen. 19:27–28), MERCY COMES THROUGH COVENANT (Gen. 19:29; 2 Cor. 5:21), and CONSEQUENCES ARE REAL (Gen. 19:30–38). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, Match 3, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about how God is just, God is merciful, and God keeps covenant, and so don't linger, don't look back, and go before the Lord; including: 1 THE SMOKE: JUDGMENT IS REAL (Gen. 19:27–28), 2 THE RESCUE: MERCY COMES THROUGH COVENANT (Gen. 19:29), 3 THE CROSS: JESUS IS THE TRUE & BETTER COVENANT REPRESENTATIVE (2 Cor. 5:21; cf. Gen. 19:29), 4 THE CAVE: RESCUE IS REAL, CONSEQUENCES ARE REAL (Gen. 19:30–38), and FINAL CALL: GO BEFORE THE LORD—DON'T LOOK BACK (Gen. 19:26–29). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, March 1, 2026.

Dr. Frank Turek, author of "I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist," talks about how nothing matters unless the resurrection is true. In assessing the truth of Christianity, we must explore four questions: 1. Does Truth Exist?, 2. Does God Exist?, 3. Are Miracles Possible?, and 4. Is the New Testament True? Turek explores the first question, Does Truth Exist?, for this Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, February 22, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the story of the good Samaritan, told by Jesus after a lawyer asked Jesus "Who is my neighbor?," from Luke 10:25-37, including: Jesus flips the question, it' a heart issue and a call to individual action, and Jesus is our Good Samaritan. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, February 17, 2026.

Mr. Jacob Timmer talks about how God is merciful enough to rescue us from the places we've drifted to, but rescue requires letting go of what's behind us, from Genesis 19:15–29, including 1) God has a Father's heart; He rescues us even when we resist (Gen. 19:15–16), 2) Lot wanted influence without holiness (Genesis 19:1), 3) What we refuse to release will destroy us (Gen. 19:23–29), and 4) The things that keep us lingering will all fail us (Luke 17:28–33). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, February 15, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the Sodomites and Lot, from Gen. 19:1-14, including Lot wanted influence without holiness (Genesis 19:1), Lot's urgency shows he knew what Sodom was (Genesis 19:2–3), and a hardened culture doesn't tolerate sin—it demands it (Genesis 19:4–9). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, February 10, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about how you cannot live in Sodom without Sodom trying to live in you, including 1) Judgment doesn't show up randomly (Genesis 18:20–33; 19:1), 2) Lot wanted influence without holiness (Genesis 19:1), 3) Lot's urgency shows he knows what Sodom is (Genesis 19:2–3), 4) A hardened culture doesn't tolerate sin—it demands it (Genesis 19:4–9), 5) Compromise kills your authority when you finally need it (Genesis 19:10–14), and 6) Closing (Genesis 19:12–14). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, February 8, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about God's patience before judgment on Sodom  and what he taught Abraham, from Gen. 18:16–33, including God Moves Toward the Problem, God Speaks Before He Acts and Sin Has Victims, and God's Justice is Careful, Not Impulsive. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, February 3, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about how Lot was rescued by mercy, but then drifted back toward Sodom. Mercy can be misread as permission, but God's patience is not permission, rather it's an invitation to repent and a call for His people to intercede. From Genesis 18:16-33, including God moves toward the problem (v.16), God speaks before He acts (v. 17-19), Outcry means sin has victims. (v. 20), God's justice is careful, not impulsive (v. 21), Abraham stands before the Lord (v. 22), Bold prayer anchored in God's character (v. 23-25), God welcomes the intercessor (v. 26), Courage with humility (v. 27), 50 down to 10 (v. 28-32), and Tension remains (v. 33). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, February 1, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about how the most dangerous compromises don't make you blatantly wicked, rather they make you quietly dependent, including: 1 REVIEW: SODOM-ADJACENT (THE SLOW DRIFT) (Genesis 13:10–13; 14:12), 2 WHEN YOU LIVE IN A PLACE, YOU START TO LIVE OFF IT (Genesis 14:11–12), 3 GRACE DOESN'T NEGOTIATE WITH YOUR CAPTIVITY—IT GOES AFTER YOU (Genesis 14:13–16), 4 THE REAL BATTLE IS AFTER THE BATTLE (Genesis 14:17–21), 5 MELCHIZEDEK: GOD REORIENTS ABRAM BEFORE THE WORLD RECRUITS HIM (Genesis 14:18–20), 6 SODOM'S KING: “TAKE THE GOODS” (Genesis 14:21), and 7 ABRAM'S REFUSAL: FREEDOM IS WHEN NO ONE CAN SAY, “I MADE YOU” (Genesis 14:22–23). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, January 25, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about Lot and how he drifted through small compromises, including A RIGHTEOUS MAN...WITH A TORMENTED SOUL (2 Pet. 2:7–9), THE FIRST STEP OF DRIFT: CHOOSING BY SIGHT, NOT FAITH (Gen. 13:8–13), and WHEN THE BLAST ZONE HITS, “NEAR” PEOPLE GET SWEPT UP (Gen. 14:1–16; key v. 12). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, January 20, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about how nobody drifts away from God overnight. We drift through small compromises until what was near becomes what we're in. But God knows how to rescue His people (2 Pet. 2:9). Including 1. A RIGHTEOUS MAN...WITH A TORMENTED SOUL (2 Pet. 2:7–9), 2. THE FIRST STEP OF DRIFT: CHOOSING BY SIGHT, NOT FAITH (Gen. 13:8–13), 3. THE DRIFT IN ONE LINE (Gen. 13:12), 4. WHEN THE BLAST ZONE HITS, “NEAR” PEOPLE GET SWEPT UP (Gen. 14:1–16; key v. 12), 5. GRACE BREAKS IN: SOMEONE STRONGER COMES FOR YOU (Gen. 14:14–16), 6. TWO KINGS, TWO OFFERS, TWO “GOSPELS” (Gen. 14:17–24). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, January 18, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the mystery revealed in the gospel, including GOD'S GRAND PLAN (Eph. 1:9–10), CREATION IS WAITING (Rom. 8:19–23), and THE NEW CREATION STARTS NOW (2 Cor. 5:17–19). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, January 13, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about how Christianity isn't mainly our search for God; it's God making known His plan to unite all things in Christ, including 1) GOD'S GRAND PLAN: THE MYSTERY REVEALED (Eph. 1:9–10), 2) WHY CREATION IS WAITING (Rom. 8:19–23), 3) THE NEW CREATION STARTS NOW (2 Cor. 5:17–19), and 4) FROM COSMIC PLAN TO MONDAY MORNING. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, January 11, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about God being uncontainable but near, including how he revealed himself to Moses in the burning bush and to us through scripture, and how we can know his voice. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, January 6, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about how God is too big to be contained, and yet He graciously chooses to be near, known, and present with His people, including: 1) A God Too Big to Be Contained, 2) God Is Everywhere, Yet Acts with Purpose, 3) God's Nearness Is Relational, Not Spatial, 4) The Miracle of Christmas, and 5) Why Scripture Is the Lifeblood. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, January 4, 2025.

Mr. Brock McNaughton talks about how building a firm foundation starts with looking at Christ, including 1) Reading the Bible (Matthew 4:1-11), 2) Prayer (Matthew 26:36-46), 3) Fellowship (Acts 2:42-47), 4) The Shaken Foundation: The story of Job (Job 38:4-7, 42:1-17). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, December 28, 2025.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about why we seek, but the Light has already come into the world, including that darkness covers the people, needing obedience before clarity, and when seeking turns to worship. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, December 23, 2025.