July 31, 2015: AFLC 2015 Illinois District Bible Camp sermons are now online!

Here they are! I hope you are blessed by them, and I hope you can join us next year for them, Lord willing, in Cedar Lake, Indiana.

https://archive.org/details/2015AFLCIllinoisDistrictBibleCampSessions

July 26, 2015: Here, there, or in the air

This week, Pastor Hodge expounded on the book of Mark, chapter 13, verses 24 through 37. These verses deal with the second coming of Jesus. Over the years, some people have tried to predict the date (though Jesus explictly says that you do not know the day nor the hour that he is coming). But, he did tell us when that time was near. Are we near that time, and how should we live our lives if he is, or isn't coming in the immediate future? Listen to Pastor Hodge's sermon today to find out.

Today, we also had the Gideons do a presentation on their work, and how we can support them. The audio was recorded for this part of the service, even though a short video is presented. Even without the video, it is more than worth listening to. You will be blessed at their work, and how you can support them.

We had a mysterious battery failure with Molly Blobaum's children's sermon, so we don't have that today (sorry).
We do have special music, however, and we hope you are blessed by that.

You can listen to all of these service elements here:

https://archive.org/details/PastorMichaelHodgeMark132437

And we hope you have a great week in Christ Jesus!

July 19, 2015: the Second Coming of Christ

Not many things have been misunderstood more as to how we should prepare for Christ's return. Some think we don't have to do anything else; we just sit, wait, and do nothing. Or, we try to predict the day it happens. But Jesus says we must do none of these. Instead, in prayer, in patience, and proclaiming the Gospel, we proclaim to the world Christ and him crucified, risen from the dead. We call on people to repent, or turn from their sins, and believe the Good News, as we work out our salvation with fear and trembling. Listen to Pastor Hodge as he digs into the details on these.

Also, we had Roger Seldal do special music, and Molly's children sermon was on "sticks". You can listen to all of these service elements by clicking here:

https://archive.org/details/03PastorMichaelHodgeTheSecondComing


And we hope you have a great week in Christ Jesus!

July 12, 2015: The giving attitude

This week, Pastor Hodge expounds on the book of Mark, specifically chapter 12:41-44. We see Jesus as the treasury of the Temple here, and notices two things: people putting in large sums of money, and an old widow who gave two small copper coins, barely worth anything. Who gave more, and why? Jesus tells his disciples to learn who gave more, why, and how we are to give. Listen to his sermon today to know God's heart about giving, and to mirror that in our lives.

Also, we had Roger Seldal do our special music today, and we hope you are blessed by it.

You can listen to these recordings here:

 https://archive.org/details/PastorMichaelHodgeTheGivingAttitudeMark124144

And, we hope you have a great week in Christ Jesus!

July 5, 2015: False teachers

Beware of false teachers! Sadly, in our day today, we have so many of them. One "pastor" has gotten a $60 million jet to travel around the country in. Others tell you to give lots of money, and you'll get many things or blessings in return. Pastor Hodge warns us of false teachers, how Jesus dealt with them, and how we should as well. Listen to his sermon today to find out how we can discern, rebuke and turn away from false teachers.

You can listen to Pastor Hodge's sermon here:

https://archive.org/details/01PastorMichaelHodgeBewareofFalseReligiousTeachers

And, we hope you have a great week in Christ Jesus!