October 29, 2017: Reformation Sunday, the 5 Biblical pillars of the Reformation

This week is the 500th anniversary of the start of the Reformation. Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis on the wall of his Catholic church, showing where the church had gone awry. What are these 5 pillars, and what is our challenge today? Listen to find out!

Also, we had the men's quartet sing our special music today. We hope you are blessed by both of these recordings, which you can find here:

https://archive.org/details/02PastorHodgeReformationSunday

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

October 22, 2017: Growing in the fruit of patience

I want patience, and I want it NOW! Hmmm, this sounds like me. So, this sermon from Pastor Michael Hodge this weekend was very timely! He expounded on James 5:7-9. First and foremost, we are to be patient until the coming of the Lord, and don't lose patience until then! How do we do this? Listen to Pastor Hodge's sermon and find out!

Also, we had Diane Lizer do our children's sermon on "leaves" today. We hope you are blessed by it.

You can hear these service elements here:

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

And we pray you have a good week in Christ Jesus!

October 15, 2017: Beware of the control of riches

This week, Pastor Hodge expounded on James 5:1-6, in his continuing series in that book. This week, he talks about the challenges and responsibilities of riches, and also the misuse that causes great judgment. In all of this, what are the Biblical view of riches? Listen to his sermon and find out!

Carmen Osland explained the changes with the Operation Christmas Child and their Shoebox gifts this year. We also had Diane do our children's sermon on candy corn, and special music with Connie Storey. We hope you are blessed by all of these service elements. You can hear them here:

https://archive.org/details/04PastorHodgeBewareofthecontrolofriches

And we pray you have a blessed week in Christ Jesus!

October 8, 2017: Do not speak against other Christians

This week, Pastor Hodge continued in his book of James with these difficult but familiar passages. We are not to speak against each other, harshly criticize or condemn. What are we to do? We can let God speak through His Word. But what else must we do? Listen to his sermon and find out!

We also had Molly Blobaum do her children's sermon this week on apples, and we also had the Seldals do our special music. We hope you are blessed by all of these elements.

You can hear all of them here:

https://archive.org/details/04PastorHodgeDoNotSpeakAgainstOtherChristians

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

October 1, 2017: Seeking God's will

This week, Pastor Michael Hodge continued in the book of James, specifically in James 4:13-17. First, we must beware of the fallacy of relying on our own plans; instead, we must make plans with God. But how do we know God's will and plan? Listen to his sermon and find out!

We also had Jim Mistry get commissioned by our Deacons as he heads to Ethiopia on a mission trip to teach pastors the Word of God. We provide audio for that as well.

You can listen to these service elements here:

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

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