February 17th, 2013: 1 Thessalonians, part 5: Traumas of life

On this sunny but cold morning, Pastor Michael Hodge continues his series on 1 Thessalonians with the trauma of life. Today, a lot of people expect things to go well, all the time. And when they don't, they have a meltdown. They cannot handle the stresses of life. In our series this week, Jesus taught that bad things do happen, and very bad things...because this world is fallen in sin and evil. But for those who believe and trust and hope in Christ Jesus, indwelt by the Holy Spirit, we have a hope that no matter how bad things get, God loves us, cares for us, and eternally will give us absolutely no reason to worry. With that, and our hope of Christ in this world...we may be tried and tested hard, but God will never leave us, forsake us, not give us more than we can handle. Find out how in this sermon today.

Also, we had Mark Fagerstrom give his children's sermon on: television remote controls. Huh? Well, just listen to the sermon and find out what that has to do with Jesus. :-)

And finally, Pastor Hodge and several men in the church did our special music today. We hope you enjoy it!


You can listen to all of it here:

https://archive.org/details/traumaoflife




And may you have a blessed week in Christ Jesus!

February 10th, 2013: 1 Thessalonians, part 4: Truth

On this rainy and cold Sunday morning, Pastor Michael Hodge continued in his series that we'll be going through until Easter in the book of 1st Thessalonians. Today, his sermon was on the Truth.
Interestingly, our Sunday School study paralleled his sermon in many ways. Much more often than not, people describe science as truth. Or something else as truth...depending on the feelings of the person. But the only way we can have the real truth is by God's Holy Spirit living in us, and interpreting and revealing the truth to us. If you do not believe in Jesus, you may know facts, but you do not know the real source of Truth. Yes, that's true! To find out why and how, listen to this sermon from Pastor Hodge, and think about what the Bible says about it.

But first, Mark Fagerstrom talked about glue, and how God is a "glue" that bonds all
things together.

Also, we had the Sunday School students come up and do our special music today; we hope you enjoy their singing as well.

You can hear all of it by clicking here:

http://archive.org/details/1ThessaloniansPart4TheTruth

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

February 3, 2013: 1 Thessalonians part 3: Suffering

On this cold but partly cloudy Sunday, Pastor Michael Hodge continued his series in 1 Thessalonians. Over the past few weeks, we've gone through the verses and talked about the various aspects of being a Christian. Today, we go into a topic that definitely isn't popular, but absolutely a part of a true Christian's life: suffering. For Pastors, this can and does mean dealing with difficult situations and people. Of course, for other believers, this is true as well. But we must also be tested in our faith, and for some, that means to the point of death. We must be found to be in Christ Jesus, and suffering refines our character and brings us to the Lord on our knees, exactly where we need to be. Listen to the Pastor's challenging sermon this morning.

Finally, for special music, Amy Taylor played "Amazing Grace" on her flute.

Both of these recordings can be found here:

http://archive.org/details/1ThessaloniansPart3Suffering

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

January 27, 2013: 1 Thessalonians, part 2: Serving

As Pastor Michael Hodge continues his series on 1 Thessalonians, we start our second in the series on the topic of serving. If you hear the word serving, and all you can think of "tennis", you don't have the mind of Christ. But thankfully and happily, God can change you when you repent of your sins and turn to him. then, you love him, and out of that love, you serve God and others. Find out how by listening to the sermon from this morning.

We also had Roger Seldal and Karen Hannan do our special music this morning, Children of the Living God. And finally, Mark Fagerstrom did his children's sermon on spoons. The first part might leave you hungry for mashed potatoes. ;-)

You can listen to all of these here:

http://archive.org/details/1ThessaloniansPart2Serving

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

January 20, 2013: 1 Thessalonians, part 1: fellowship

As we begin a new series here at Grace that will take us through the next 3 months, Pastor Michael Hodge begins our study of 1 Thessalonians on fellowship. Christians that intentionally isolate themselves can cause serious trouble for themselves. The apostle Paul tells us why: God made believers, in part, to fellowship with each other. Why do we need to do this? Listen to this challenging sermon to find out!

We also heard from the Grace Notes Trio...well, minus one today. :-) They did our special music for us, and we hope you are blessed by that.

You can listen to all of it here:

http://archive.org/details/StudyOf1ThessaloniansPart1Fellowship

And may you have a blessed week in Christ Jesus!

January 13, 2013: New beginnings

As we head into the new year, we start with new beginnings. For some, it means beginning the resolutions they made on New Year's Day. God, however, is the same in the beginning, in the middle, and in the end. Today, Pastor Michael Hodge expounds on Genesis 1 and 2...and what the Bible says about what God in the beginning...and how that affects us in every way today.

You can listen to his sermon here:

http://archive.org/details/NewBeginnings_50

We hope this sermon is a blessing to you, and may you have a blessed week in Christ this week!

January 6, 2012: Christmas program

Yes, it may be January 6th. But today we had our Christmas program, and a potluck meal following our service. Pastor Hodge gave a short sermon, in 3 parts, on the core meaning of Christmas. It isn't gifts, money, or anything else, but...Christ! Listen to our program today by clicking here:

http://archive.org/details/ChristmasProgramAtGrace

and be blessed, and may you have a great week in Christ Jesus!