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!

June 28, 2015: Jesus asks a counter question

This week, Pastor Michael Hodge expounds on Mark 12:35-37. Here, we review the questions Jesus was asked, but then asks a counter question: How is it the Scribes say Christ is the son of David?

Why the answer to this question is so important, and remains so today, is found in Pastor Hodge's sermon. We hope you find it a blessing. And we also had the Pastor and his family do special music today; we hope this bless you as well.

You can hear these service elements here:

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

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

June 14 and June 21: Mark 12:28 and Matthew 18:1-11

Hello everyone,

I was on vacation, but I finally am getting these two sermons uploaded. You know what: I haven't listened to these yet. But the second sermon is "How can I be a child again"? Listen to both sermons at your convenience.

We also had Molly Blobaum do the Children's Sermon on June 14, and we had special music on the June 14 service as well. I'd like to thank Jeff Taylor for filling in for me, and doing a great job at recording both!

You can hear all of these service elements here:

 https://archive.org/details/03PastorMichaelHodgeMark1228

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

June 7, 2015: A ridiculing question about resurrection, and no sermons for two weeks...

Pastor Hodge continued in the book of Mark, and we continue to find the Saducees and Pharisees questioning Jesus. But it takes a sinister turn here, as the Saducees, who did not believe in the resurrection, try to trap Jesus in his words. Instead, what they wind up doing is hearing the truth that they do not want to hear. Listen to Pastor Hodge and how this applies to us today.

We also had Amy Taylor do our special music on this Communion Sunday.

You can listen to both of these recordings here:

https://archive.org/details/PastorMichaelHodgeAridiculingquestionaboutresurrection

One more thing...

Our sound guy is not going to be able to post the sermons for the next two weeks, but they will resume after that. Thank you for your understanding.

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