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Sermon - Psalm 33:12 - Our Nation is Blessed - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2014 28:29


Brenton Balvin - Seeking the purposes of God in Our Suffering - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2014 32:23


Brenton Balvin aptly fills in for Pastor Chris and shares with us some meaning in the suffering we experience.

Sermon - Hebrews 10:23-25 - Encouragment - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2014 25:48


As Christians we need to learn to encourage one another.

Sermon - 1 Timothy 6:18 - How To Be Rich pt. 2 - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2014 29:37


Continuing to learn from Paul and Christ what it means to be wealthy and how we as rich Americans need to live with that blessing.

Sermon - 1 Timothy 6:18 - How To Be Rich pt. 1 - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2014 28:09


Introduction to our sermon series on How to Be Rich

Sermon – Luke 2:21-35 - Worship Jesus - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2013 14:47


Sermon – Getting Ready - Luke 1:39-40 - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2013 20:08


First Sunday of Advent, 2013, and we are examining the story of Mary and Elizabeth and their discovery of their God ordained pregnancies and our need to see in that a call to be ready for the coming of Jesus.

Sermon - John 4:1-26; 39-42 - Compassion - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2013 24:56


Learning from Jesus and His interaction with the woman at the well and how to have compassion on people. Love God, love people.

Sermon - Matthew 28:19-20 - Evangelism? ME?!? - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2013 29:56


God makes it clear that He loves EVERYONE and wants to be in relationship with all people. We as Christ followers must facilitate that by reaching out to our neighbor, family, friend and even strangers.

Sermon - 2 Chronicles 32:1-23 - Why worry? - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2013 38:20


There are uncertainties in everyone's life. Unexpected, unintended and unwanted many times. It brings fear, concern, worry. But God is greater than that. The one who is the Creator is in control and as Christians we have a way of communicating with Him - through prayer. When life is uncertain, God is still in control.

Sermon - Esther 5:1-8 - Esther approaches the king - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2013 25:22


Esther is growing into her faith as well as into her leadership role as queen. Will she be able to save her people? How will she do it?

Sermon - Esther 4:10-17 - Esther makes progress - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2013 28:26


Today we see Esther step out in faith and put her trust in God. She has a chance to save her people, will she do it?

Sermon - Esther 3:7-15 - Haman's plot against the Jews - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2013 25:08


This week we get to one of the high points in the drama of the story of Esther.

Sermon - Esther 2:18-3:6 - The plot against the Jews - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2013 30:10


Sermon - Esther 2:5-18 - Esther becomes queen - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2013 31:39


This week we return to the story of Esther and see her become queen of Persia!

Confirmation Sunday 2013 - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2013 19:48


Segments from our four confirmation student's statements of faith papers.

Sermon – Esther 2:1-18 – A new queen and a better Savior - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2013 26:34


Sermon – Esther 1:10-22 – The Kingdom - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2013 23:34


Learning a bit more about Xerxes, and seeing how his kingdom is not the greatest Kingdom.

Sermon - Mother's Day 2013 - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2013 23:37


Learning from Jesus' mother Mary about being a mother

Sermon – Esther 1:1-9 – Jesus as the great King - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2013 29:07


Today, we start Esther: God’s Perfect Work through Imperfect People.

Sermon – Romans 5:6-11 – Living the cross daily - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2013 22:04


Each time we memorize, pray, sing, review, or study the gospel, we must ask the Holy Spirit to open our eyes and bring the gospel alive to us again. He’s quick to hear and faithful to answer. But His help must be actively sought.

Sermon – Matthew 14:13-21 – Jesus Feeds 5000 - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2013 22:10


We are called to love as Christ loved, serve as Christ served and to have compassion as Christ had compassion. Do this and the world around us will begin to change for God’s glory.

Sermon – 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 – Christ the Wisdom and Power of God - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2013 22:33


The cross of Christ is not only the basis of our peace and hope—but it is the means of our eternal salvation. The goal of the cross is not only a full and free pardon, but a changed life lived in fellowship with God.

Sermon – 2 Timothy 2:8-10 – Living a Cross Centered Life - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2013 21:24


Following Easter we don't want to take our eyes off the cross. In some of the Apostle Paul's last recorded words we find him reaffirming this priority in our faith.

Sermon - John 3:16 - Easter 2013 God's love for us - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2013 20:53


Easter sermon digging into the depth of God's love for us. All of us.

Sermon – Luke 19:29-44 – They’re not cheering anymore - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2013 18:47


Many people start humbly, find success, but flame out in the end. Was that the story of Jesus' life?

Sermon - Luke 19:1-10 - Little man, big God - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2013 27:24


Learning from the interaction Jesus has with a man named Zaccheus on His way through Jericho heading towards Jerusalem.

Sermon – Luke 17:11-19 – Gratitude - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2013 22:05


What if you woke up today with only what you thanked God for yesterday? As Christ followers we are called to a life lived in gratitude to God our Father, the Giver of all good gifts!

Sermon - Mark 9:2-10 - Peaks and Valleys - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2013 19:55


Life is filled with peaks and valleys. While Jesus never promises to take our pain away, He does promise to be there with us. We see that today as he leads His core disciples to a mountain top experience before they see their darkest days as His followers.

Sermon - Amy Swanson - Missions Sunday 2013 - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2013 36:29


Amy Swanson shares with us her passion and experiences in missions and challenges us to go ourselves.

Sermon – Mark 14:3-9 – Don’t keep your love for Jesus bottled up - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2013 23:11


As Christians we are called to live with ridiculous love and to give with joy and great generosity.

Sermon – Ephesians 1:11-12 – God is: In Control - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2013 24:02


No matter our circumstances in life, no matter how out of control things feel, God is in control.

Sermon – Mark 14:17-26 – God is: Certain - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2013 22:12


In the uncertain world we live in, and in the midst of the chaos of life, we can know that our God is certain!

Sermon - Exodus 3:1-22 - God is more than you imagine - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2013 27:41


No matter what we think of God and how we explain God, we come up short. He is greater. Greater than we can imagine!

Sermon - Philippians 4:6-7 - God Is: Capable - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2013 29:12


Too often we sell God short. We try to do it on our own and fail, or worse, make things things worse. Trust God in all things!

Sermon – Matthew 9:11-13 – God Is: Merciful - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2013 28:38


Week 2 in our sermon series looking at the attributes of God. Mercy and grace are something everyone needs, and thankfully we have a God to excels at giving it to us!

Sermon – Daniel 4:34-35 – God is: Strong - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2013 28:21


Our God is big! Our God is strong! There's NOTHING our God cannot do!

Sermon - Galatians 1:10 - You can't please everybody, but you can please God - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2012 34:09


Brenton Balvin fills in for Pastor Chris Meirose, helping us kick our 2013 off on the right foot spiritually!

Sermon – Luke 2:8-14, John 3:16 – Does Christmas Change Your World? - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2012 19:21


Does Christmas change your world? What difference does it make in your life? What difference SHOULD it make in your life?

Sermon – Ephesians 4:31-32 – Heart Exam – Anger part 2 - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2012 28:46


Week two looking at anger in our lives and how to address it - and be freed from it - in biblical ways. Wisdom from both the apostle Paul and Jesus.

Sermon - Ephesians 4:31 - Heart Exam - Anger Part 1 - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2012 35:16


This week we move to Anger as the thing that is attacking our hearts and messing up our relationship with God and with others. We diagnose the problem today, and will give the solution next week! (hint: It's Jesus!)

Sermon - Colossians 4:2-6 – A Career Objective - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2012 27:56


Our final sermon in our series from Colossians and our series looking at our faith at work.

Sermon – Matthew 16:18 – Jesus will build His church - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2012 21:35


Jesus says that He will build His church and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it. 2000+ years later and 2+ billion people later and the church is still doing His work. Where do we fit into that?

Sermon - Mark 16v15-16 - Water Baptism - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2012 27:51


Looking at some pictures of baptism from the New Testament that draw largely on Old Testament stories and how it ties into baptism today. Following worship we baptized four people to cap the day off!

Sermon – Hebrews 10 – Finding the Gospel in Hebrews - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2012 27:52


Week 3 of our series on "Finding the Gospel".

Sermon - Matthew 16:13-26 - Finding the Gospel in Matthew - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2012 28:35


Week 2 in our series where we are finding the Gospel in the Bible.

Sermon - Leviticus 16 - Finding the Gospel in Leviticus - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2012 22:10


Week one of a four week adventure of finding the Gospel throughout the Bible.

Sermon - 1 Corinthians 13:4 - Love Is Patient - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2012 29:37


God is patient in His love for us, so we must learn to be patient with others in our life, even when it is difficult to love them.

Sermon - John 1:1-14 - Christmas Eve 2011 - The Word became flesh - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2011 24:57


Sermon - 1 Thessalonians 5:18 - Thanksgiving - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2011 29:20


Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Sermon - Revelation - Getting to know John - Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2011 27:47


A scriptural biography of the Apostle John, author of the book of Revelation.

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