Edge Church Winona: Recent Episodes
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Pastor Jennifer is the Edge's administrator. Soon she will be the founding pastor of Bluff Country Church! In this message, she shares her heart and the vision God has given her for starting a church in the city of Lanesboro.
Pastor Chuck felt led to hold a testimony service. The stories came pouring out! Everyone's faith was greatly encouraged after hearing these stories of God's faithfulness.
Pastor Chuck continues his series from the book of Mark, where Jesus shakes things up. Jesus was willing to break some social rules in order help people understand God's heart, and that's exactly what Jesus does in today's main text. What man-made rules do we follow at the expense of following God's scriptural mandates? That's a challenging question that pastor asks in this message from Mark's gospel.
"The reign of Christ, in your life, is determined by you." That's a quote from today's message from the gospel of Mark.
Pastor Chuck unpacks the cultural context surrounding first century tax collectors in this message. Jesus' love of the unlovable challenges us to have a more radical love for the unlovable of our day and age.
Recorded May 12th, this message kicks off a new series on the Gospel of Mark, and Mark loves to highlight that Jesus did things immediately. It's a message about the action-packed ministry of Jesus.
Winona Chi Alpha takes over the Edge in this service! A number of the students share their faith stories, and Pastor Steph shares the history and the heart of Winona Chi Alpha.
Did you know regular prayer can vastly improve your mental health? It can! This message from psalm 24 reveals how Christian prayer affects us in positive ways and how Christian prayer is unique because of our new position as sons and daughters of God and because of Jesus' position as our high priest.
Was it right for Jacob's mother to push her son Jacob to steal a prayer of blessing that was intended for his brother? In this message, associate pastor Matthew Seipel-Anderson encourages us to look for spiritual blindspots in our lives. Biblical characters had them, and God wants to help us grow and learn from their mistakes.
Pastor Chuck Shares From the book of Hebrews in this message, reminding us that God honors faith that endures alongside faith that overcomes. It's a call for us to remain steadfast and full of faith through all of life's trials.
Pastor Chuck speaks on faith vs doubt. He dispels some popular thoughts about faith, and he helps us focus more on the Lord than on our own will to believe.
Evangelist Joe Anderson spoke at the Edge on January 21st. This is the second half of the message Pastor Joe delivered on Sunday night. He shares the about demonic attacks his family went through after adopting a set of twins from a foreign country, how he got help and what he learned from his experience.
Evangelist spoke at the Edge on January 21st. This is the first part of the message he delivered during the evening service. Joe tells the story of how hidden alcoholism almost ruined his life. Thankfully, the Lord brought him through an amazing process of healing, transformation and eventual freedom.
Evangelist Joe Anderson spoke at the Edge on January, 21st 2024. This is the first of the two messages he delivered while he was with us.
Pastor Chuck speaks on joy, which is one of the fruits of living in the Spirit. How do we get this joy? It comes down to choosing the spirit over the flesh. The spirit produces joy that is unflappable and not dependent on circumstances. Listen as Pastor Chuck elucidates this spiritual truth.
Pastor Tyler is working towards planting a church in St. Joseph, MN. He shares his vision for this new church and a message about not allowing our expectation to box in our faith because God moves in different ways in different circumstances.
Pastor Chuck shares on another dramatic story from the life of David: the attempted coup of Absalom.
Pastor Chuck shares some of our accomplishments from 2023 and some goals for 2024. It's a message of encouragement for Edge Church and for everyone. Who are we? In Christ, we are loved, accepted, cared for and so much more!
David was a man after God's heart; however, he was not a very involved father. What can we learn from David's dysfunctional family? Hopefully, a lot! Pastor Chuck unpacks the story and shares from his wealth of experience to help us be better Christ Followers and better parents.
King David's sin led to long-term consequences in his life. Despite these troubles, God was willing to continue to use this flawed king. This gives us hope that God is still with us when we make mistakes, even when those mistakes create long-term consequences for us.
King David's fall was pretty epic, but it was also relatable. We are not literal kings like David, but we all experience the same physical and spiritual temptations. Nathan the prophet confronted David's sins when he said, "You are the man!" Thankfully, when we experience the shame and guilt of sin, we can look to Jesus. When Pilot presented Jesus to the crowd, he said, "Behold the man!" Jesus was bearing the sins of the world.
Pastor Chuck resumes our longstanding series on the life of David. This week's message centers around one of the most infamous episodes in David's life. David's attempt to cover up his affair with Bathsheba had deadly and far-reaching consequences. The text contains powerful lessons about repentance and the importance of fearing the Lord.
We are all called to serve. In fact, many of life's greatest blessings come to us as we serve others. We develop meaningful relationships, experience the joy of giving and experience the Lord in new ways as we step out and serve.
King David showed kindness to Mephibosheth. In the same way, Jesus shows kindness to us.
Pastor Matt continues our series on the Beatitudes. In this week's message we tackle the idea of being merciful and being a peace maker. Extending mercy and forgiveness can seem impossible, but it is crucial for discovering healing.
Pastor Matt shares on the passage from the Beatitudes that says, “blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.”
Everybody wants to be happy. The Bible teaches that joy is a by-product of our relationship with God.
Part of our walk with Jesus involves separating what God has asked of us from what He has not. King David wanted to build a temple for the Lord, but the Lord clearly told him not to. Pastor Chuck uses this story to teach the church how to discern the things that God does require.
Pastor Chuck draws some lessons from the life of David to encourage and challenge fathers.
When life doesn’t make sense, it’s easy to question or blame God. Pastor Chuck shares on maintaining our relationship with Christ during those times.
King David was far from perfect. Time and time again, we see God’s grace in operation in the stories of David’s life. That grace is available for us today through Jesus. God is the God of second chances!
Pastor Chuck returns from Sabbatical with this message of hope and encouragement from the life of David.
Pastor Grant is a campus missionary with Winona Chi Alpha. In this message, he shares lessons we can learn from each of the main characters in 1 Samuel 26.
Guilt is a negative emotion that can tear up our insides, yet God sometimes uses guilt to help us. How do we know the difference? Dr. Bradford unpacks this import question in this message
Pastor Jim Filbeck shares a message titled You Are A Miracle. It’s an extremely encouraging word that reminds us of the power of the Holy Spirit at work in us. Pastor Jim is the treasurer of the MN District of the Assemblies of God and has been a pastor and church leader for over 30 years.
Mr. Ryan Gatzlaff is a Gideon, board member of the Edge, teacher, financial advisor and local sports announcer. Here, he shares another message in our series on The Life of David.
Tim Swagger teaches from the story of David, Nabal and Abigail. It’s a story rich with meaning. Tim dives into the historical context, the meanings of the names and so much more.
Pastor Nick is a church planter and regional missions director. His message offers deep insight into the parable of the landowner. He also shares his harrowing story of a young missionary.
King Saul’s rash and impetuous behavior take center stage in this message from 1 Samuel 20. King David’s life story is an epic tale that is full of wisdom about God and wisdom for our daily life. Mr. Tim Swagger points out that Saul’s lack of self-control and humility were critical character flaws that hurt his life. With the Holy Spirit’s help, we can grow in both self-control and humility.
This message comes from 1 Samuel 19. Saul and David's relationship breaks apart as Saul's anger boils over. David runs, leaving everything behind in what must have seemed like an incredible turn of ill-fortune. In reality, the Lord used this situation to move David away from the godless King Saul and to reacquaint him with the god-fearing prophet Samuel.
Delivered on 2/19/23 by Pastor Tyler Grant, this message delves into the complex relationships between King Saul and a young David. When God’s timing doesn’t make sense, we can still trust Him. God is still able to take care of us in the midst of our most difficult seasons.
In this message, Pastor Chuck walks us through the events leading up to the famous meeting of David and Goliath. These events show us that David was a flawed character, yet he was still chosen by God to do great things. We are similarly chosen and loved by God despite being flawed human beings.
Here is portion of a message on margin. Building margin into you life will help you conquer Christmas!
Here’s a fresh look at Christmas! In part one of this new series, Pastor Chuck reminds us that our character will be tested at Christmas. Are we going to show Jesus to our friends and relatives? With God’s help we can conquer Christmas.
Pastor Chuck takes a look at how the story of our faith journey can be a major tool for sharing the good news of Jesus with friends and family.
Pastor Chuck stresses the importance of being proactive in our relationship with God. We must choose to pray!
On this episode, we hear from the Brubakers. They are a missionary family who is gearing up for a two year trip to Thailand. They share their story of going from chasing the American dream with a Christian twist to pursuing a calling in global missions.
Pastor Chuck unpacks some scriptural guidelines for finding and following the Lord’s leading.
Here's a message from back in August. Pastor Matt teaches from the life of Elijah, one of the Bible's most striking figures.
Pastor Chuck recounts his ministry journey and shares insights into following the Lord's plan for your life. He also shares his vision for enlarging the Edge's sanctuary space.
Everyone experiences the feeling of wanting life to be different. Pastor Chuck explores this very human feeling in today's message titled What If Where You Are Isn't Where You Want To Be.
Did you know that the Apostle Paul made plans that didn't work out? It's true! In this message, Pastor Chuck encourages us to hang on to the Lord when our plans don't work out. Don't let disappointment derail you! Let today's message encourage you.
In this message, Pastor Chuck discusses the principle that human authority is sanctioned by God as a way to curb societal evil. It's a timely message, as so many of our institutions and even the idea of governmental authority is being challenged.
Pastor Chuck continues his series on Romans. Paul teaches that followers of Christ are adopted children in God's eyes. Knowing that we are loved and fully accepted by God is a wonderful, life-giving truth.
Kayla Brisbin shares about her plans to move to northern Minnesota to re-launch a Chi Alpha ministry on the Bemidji State University Campus. She shares her story of coming to know Jesus, being called into ministry and sensing the Lord leading her to Bemidji. It's a heart warming story for those of us, here in Winona, who watched Kayla walk through these different seasons in life.
Pastor Chuck continues his series on the book of Romans, where Paul tackles the topic of sin and victory over sin.
What does your name mean? That's the question Pastor Chuck uses to open this message. Abraham's name relates to his faith-walk with God and is crucial to understanding Romans chapter 4. It's an engaging message that knits together truths from opposite ends of the Bible.
Pastor Chuck continues his series on the book of Romans. This message focuses on chapters 2-3.
Pastors Chris and Monica DeLaurentis started the ICCM Life Center in their home many years ago. Today, it plays a vital role in reaching the communities of urban Minneapolis, MN.