Sermons from Messiah Lutheran Church in Joliet, Illinois, featuring Pastors David Nygard, Kurt Hoover and David Stier.

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Saved" to study from Acts 15! There are no half-price margaritas at Chili's...as nice as that would be.

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Circumcise" to study from Acts 12! What a way to start the week!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Divided" to study from Acts 14! Thanks for trying Kurt!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Poisoned" to study from Acts 14! I guess I played a lot of Pokemon as a kid...

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Famine" to study from Acts 11! Sorry for the re-upload...I didn't realize my mistake..

Pastor Kurt Hoover gave us the word "Christians" to study from Acts chapter 11! I'm shocked at how often this word is used!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Purpose" to study from Acts 11! What is our purpose in life? Don't worry, we have an answer!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Opposed" to study from Acts 13! I'm surprised this only happens 10 times throughout the bible!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Proconsul" to study from Acts 13! And I figured it out! We were thinking of a Sultan!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Iniquity" to study from Acts 8! Did you know what "Iniquity" meant before today? I didn't...

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Bitterness" to study from Acts 8! I was wrong...it is not Martha...it was Naomi...

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Money" to study from Acts chapter 8! Thank you to Feedspot.com for featuring our Podcast on their list of top 90 Illinois sermon podcasts! If you want to check out more sermon podcasts in the area feel free to use the link below to listen to more uplifting and christ filled messages! https://podcast.feedspot.com/illinois_sermon_podcasts/

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Message" to study from Acts 11! Please tell me someone knows who Khalil is from the Veggie Tales version of Jonah. I'm not crazy...right?

Pastor Kurt gives us the word "Spirit" to study from Acts 11!

Pastor Kurt gives us the word "Unhungry"...I mean "Ate" to study from Acts 11! Are you snacking on anything while you listen?

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Redeemed" to study from Deuteronomy 24! Is it COU-pon or CUE-pon?

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the phrase "Hired Worker" to study from Deuteronomy 24!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Presence" to study from Acts 10! Buckle up, this is Pastor's favorite word...

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Unclean" to study from Acts!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Chose" to study from Deuteronomy chapter 10! What Pokemon did you choose the first time you played? (Mine was Mudkip!)

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Obedience" to study from Deuteronomy 10!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Foreigner" to study from Deuteronomy 10!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Martyr" to study from Revelations 17! Can you believe this word is only used one time in the Bible?

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Instrument" to study from Acts 9! Do you play an instrument? We have a worship team that needs some musicians! Shameless plug sorry

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Evil" to study from Acts 9! We've talked about it before, but we have some new perspectives on this word!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the phrase "The Way" to study from Acts 9! Do you know da way?

"Murder", He wrote. Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Murder to study from Acts 9!

Pastor Kurt gives us the word "Amazed" to study from Acts chapter 8! Not as much nerdy stuff this time I promise...

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Magic" to study from Acts 8! Anyone wanna play? I usually play Blue and white...

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Hands" to study from Acts 6!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Widow" to study from Acts 6!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Hellenists" to study from Acts 6!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Poor" to study from Acts 9!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Paralyzed" to study from Acts 9! Anyone else know this condition from Pokemon? It's annoying right?

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Get Up" to study from Acts 9! My fellow 8-alarm-setting-people will know the phrase well...

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Heal" to study from Acts 8! Any support players out there?

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Impure" to study from Acts 8!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Arrest" to study from Acts 12!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Scattered" from Acts 11 to study! Anyone else know someone who cooks in a very scattered way?

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Name" to study from Acts 5! Do you know the etymology of the word "name"? If so, please tell me on Sunday!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Disgrace" to study from Acts 5!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Israel" to study from Acts 5!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the name "Saul" to study from Acts 7!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Receive" to study from Acts 7!

Pastor Kurt introduces us to another person from the book of Acts named "Stephen"! Shout out to all my Stephens with a P-H!

Pastor Kurt gives us the word "Witness" to take another look at in Acts 1! Did you know there was a disciple that replaces Judas? Do you know his name?

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the name "Judas" to study from Acts 1! Did you know there were 2 apostles named Judas?

Nikolai Stier steals Pastor Kurt's thunder and gives us the word "Water" to study from Acts 8!

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Eunuch" to study from the book of Acts! Does anyone still play Euchre?

Pastor Kurt Hoover gives us the word "Stretch" to study from Acts 4!

Pastor Kurt gives us the word "Boldness" to study from Acts 4! I could really go for some Chex-Mix right about now...