Message based on 1 Peter 3:15. But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,
Message based on John 14:6 (ESV) 6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Message based on Matthew 21:5.“Say to the daughter of Zion,‘Behold, your king is coming to you, humble, and mounted on a donkey, on a colt,[a] the foal of a beast of burden.’”
Message based on Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Message from Pastor Donn Dobberstein, Director, WELS Discipleship based on Luke 4:14-21 (NIV)
Message from Pastor Joel Gaertner, National Director of Jesus Cares Ministries based on Malachi 3:1-7b.
Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the guards stand watch in vain. Psalms 127:1 NIV
Pastor Robert Gurgel will be serving as our guest preacher. His message will be from Mark 1:14-20.
YouTube. Netflix. Network and Cable TV. Over time it has become easier and easier to live the life of a spectator.
When the Lord Jesus enters the picture, however, there can be a real pivot in a spectator's life.
Christmas can be one of the worst times of the year - one of the absolute worst - when you feel as if you don't belong anywhere.
Jesus knows this. And he has something to say about it.
The political power brokers and influencers of the First Century Roman Empire paid no attention - repeat, zero attention - to a very young woman living in the backwoods town of Nazareth in Galilee. But God did.
Some things never change.
In the lab experiment, the young rats were having a wonderful time. They felt safe. They felt secure. They had a sense of belonging with each other.
Then the lab technician introduced a single cat hair.
What's the cat hair in your life? Jesus has something to say about it.
There's a Christian writer by the name of Grant Castleberry. Castleberry is a PhD candidate in Historical Theology. As such, he is an astute observer of Christianity in the United States.
Recently he made an observation that sounds rather jarring. In many circles, he says, "repentance is the lost doctrine of the 21st Century."
King David had an opportunity to give an easy thank offering to the Lord; so easy he wouldn't even miss it. He refused. This weekend, let's walk through David's story. And let's see how it touches you and me where we live.