April 29, 2012: The Vine, vinedresser and branches

Today, on this mostly cloudy and cool morning, Pastor Michael Hodge's sermon was about the relationship between the Vine, vinedresser and branch. In the Christian sense, of course, it's our relationship with God. How do we truly know that we are in Him, and a part of him? Pastor Michael Hodge expounds on that theme this morning. We hope you are blessed by his sermon.

Additionally, we had Mark Fagerstrom doing the children's sermon today, and we hope you are blessed by that. Additionally, we had two Special Musics in our service today. Kaelynn Clark sang "Jesus Loves Me (this I know)", and Pastor Hodge and Amy Hodge sang "Amazing Grace", with Roger Seldal on guitar.


You can find all of these, which were recorded and then uploaded here:



http://archive.org/details/AllegoryOfTheVineVinedresserAndBranch

May you be found in Christ always!

April 22, 2012: Fruit of the Spirit: Putting it all together

On this chilly but partly cloudy Sunday, Pastor Michael Hodge wrapped up his series on the Fruits of the Spirit...by talking about the Fruit of the Spirit. And how there are many different aspects, but only one true fruit of the Spirit. Listen how he puts this concept together by clicking here:


http://archive.org/details/FruitsOfTheSpirit-TheFruitOfTheSpirit

Also, Mark Fagerstrom delivered the children's sermon this morning. You can also listen to it at the link above.

We hope you have a blessed week, and may God continue to watch over you and our church members, growing closer to Him every day.

April 15, 2012: Fruits of the Spirit: Self-control

One of the marks of a true Christian is self-control. In our sermon today, Pastor Michael Hodge delivered his sermon about self-control. We are not holy and perfect yet, of course. But increasing as time goes on, we should exhibit more patience, less unrighteous anger, and be able to be tested in trials...and pass the test. What happened to the minister who was only given bread on dirty plates and cussed at for 3 days? Find out his victory in self-control by the power of the Holy Spirit, as you listen to Pastor Hodge's sermon on this cloudy, windy but mild Sunday morning.

Also, Ruth Taylor had our special music, and Mark delivered his children's sermon on What's In A Name? You can hear both of these by clicking on the link here:

http://archive.org/details/FruitsOfTheSpiritSelf-control

We had a slight audio issue with the Pastor's sermon that was fixed late in the sermon (a slight ringing/feedback noise); I apologize for that.

May you have a joyous and blessed week in the Lord!

April 8, 2012, Easter: He has risen!

Do you know what the true meaning of Easter is? Bunnies? Eggs? And what about Jesus? Listen to our Easter service in its entirety, and know what and why Christians celebrate Easter...I think you're going to learn something very profound. Click to listen here:

http://archive.org/details/HeHasRisenResurrectionSunday

Jesus has risen, and may you and your family know and be known by the risen Christ forever!

April 1, 2012, Palm Sunday: Group think

Today, on this cloudy but mild Palm Sunday morning, Pastor Michael Hodge talked about Jesus' triumphanl entry into Jerusalem. Most people in the crowd were all caught up in the emotion of the moment, and most in the group cheered...some just "because", but others had other evil thoughts. How should we respond to Jesus' entry as we begin Holy Week? With cheering as a prophet, a teacher as most did...or Someone else far greater? Listen to his sermon to find out.
Also, Marilyn gave us special music today, and we hope you are blessed by that!

As we enter into Holy Week, think about our Lord as he began his journey into a very dark...and a very wonderful week.

You can hear Pastor Hodge's sermon and our special music today right here:

http://archive.org/details/PalmSundayGroupThink
We apologize for the first minute of the sermon being cut off; it was due to operator error (sorry!).

March 25, 2012: Fruits of the Spirit - gentleness

Today, on this mostly cloudy but unseasonably mild morning, Pastor Michael Hodge continued his series on the fruits of the Spirit. Today, he talked about gentleness. One of things we should be seeing in our lives, and in spite of our circumstances is the fruit of gentleness. That even when things are going badly (or not so badly), we can have a gentle demeanor about us that comes not from us, but from God. Listen to how this should translate into our daily lives by clicking here:

http://archive.org/details/FruitsOfTheSpirit-Gentleness
Also, our special music was indeed special this morning, at least to tthis blogger. "Deep Deep Love of Jesus" is one of my favorite hymns of all time. Listen to it and be blessed! You can hear it at the link provided above.

May you walk with and be with and have Christ living within you, and have a blessed week!

March 18, 2012: Mark Fagerstrom - Psalm 130

On this record warm morning, things got a little crazy at Grace today. Pastor Jonathan Abel, scheduled to preach and talk about the missionary work he has been doing and what is coming up next, became ill and was unable to speak. Meanwhile, Pastor Hodge was out of town, so...Mark Fagerstrom stepped in at literallly the last minute to preach on Psalm 130. You can find his sermon here:
http://www.archive.org/details/Psalm130-MarkFagerstrom

We hope and pray that this blesses you today.