October 30, 2016: A day to remember: the Sabbath

This week, Pastor Michael Hodge continues in his series in the Ten Commandments. First, we need to understand it in how it was a Jewish and a Christian celebration. Then, we need to understand Jesus' understanding of the Sabbath, and how it should help us, as the Sabbath was meant for us, after all. Listen to Pastor Michael Hodge's sermon to learn about the importance of having the Sabbath in our lives today.

We also had Mark Fagerstrom do his sermon today on pumpkins, and seeds. Listen to how this is illustrative of God's Seed.

You can hear both of these sermon elements here:

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

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

October 23, 2016: Do not use the Lord's name in vain

This week, Pastor Hodge continued in the Ten Commandments, focusing on Exodus 20:7. What's in a name, and more specifically, what's in God's name? If we truly knew the Lord, we would not want to misuse His name. What ways do we use God's name in vain, and what are the consequences when we do? And what is our challenge on this? Listen to Pastor Hodge's sermon and find out!

We also had Molly Blobaum do our children's sermon, and our men's quartet sang for us as well. We hope you enjoy and are blessed by all of these service elements, which can be found here:

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

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

October 16, 2016: The Ten Commandments; Idols

This week, Pastor Hodge continued in his series on the Ten Commandments, and talked about idols. For those who do not know Christ, an idol can be lots of things. But, Christians can fall into idolatry as well. Are there any idols in your life? What are idols, specifically, as described int he Bible? Is a picture or artist's rendering there of an idol? Listen to this sermon to find out what idols are, and why we must eliminate them from our lives.

We also had Molly Blobaum do our children's sermon this morning on...air. What's that all about? Listen to find out!

You can hear these recordings here:

https://archive.org/details/PastorMichaelHodgeIdols

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

October 9, 2016: Motivation (or pluralism)

What motivates you? Maybe a sports team, going out for a jog? What should motivate us all the time? Listen to Pastor Hodge's sermon and find out!

Also, why do people clap, and what does that have to do with the Children's sermon? Listen to Molly's sermon to find out!

You can hear both of these service elements here:

https://archive.org/details/PastorMichaelHodgeMotivation

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

October 2, 2016: The ethics of the Kingdom

This week, Pastor Hodge expounded on Matthew 22:35-40, and Exodus 20:1-17. We see our world falling apart morally. How is this happening, and what are we, as Christians, subjected to in our behavior and morals? Who or what defines them? Pastor Hodge answers these questions in his sermon today.

You can hear it here:

https://archive.org/details/PastorMichaelHodgeTheethicsoftheKingdom

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

September 25, 2016: The value of our Kinsman-Redeemer

This week, Pastor Michael Hodge concludes his series in the book of Ruth. And here, we tie Naomi and Ruth and their need for a Kinsman-Redeemer. If the line of Jesus will continue, Boaz must be the Kinsman Redeemer. But, the one first in line declines the offer, and Boaz accepts. Over 2,000 years later, what does that mean for us, and how is Jesus our Kinsman-Redeemer? Listen to the sermon today to find out!

We also had Molly Blobaum's children sermon. What is true richness? And the kids were asked: what would YOU do if you were rich? Some of their answers were interesting, and some were quite funny. Listen to her sermon today on what true riches are!

You can hear them both here:

https://archive.org/details/Kinsman-RedeemerInChrist

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

September 18, 2016: The important marriage of Boaz aand Ruth, or: let's make a deal!

This week, Pastor Michael Hodge concludes his series on the book of Ruth. This week, Boaz needs to take care of a big problem now: Naomi's deceased husband's property is up for sale. The Kinsman-Reedemer gets first rights to buy it, then Boaz. But if Boaz doesn't buy it, Boaz cannot marry Ruth. What happens after that, and why this is important to us today is found in the rest of his sermon...listen to it and find out!

We also had our 4 confirmation students receive their Bibles, and Molly Blobaum did our children's sermon today. Finally, the Seldals did our special music this morning. All of these service elements can be found here:

https://archive.org/details/PastorMichaelHodgetheimportantmarriageofBoazandRuth

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