Our new birth delivers us from the snare of fear. We rest in the comfort that we are by Him who made all things. The fury of the oppressor shall wither like grass. He who first loved us has renewed us and restored us. (Isaiah 51:12-13; Proverbs 29:25) Speaker(s): Pastor Thomas Schaller, Pastor Steve Devries Sermon […]
The message of God at work in our world has been communicated to us. We have heard the stories and testimonies of Moses and Israel, of the Apostles, of Paul and his missionary adventures. Let’s live in the vision that these stories inspire in us. (Acts 14:19-26; Psalm 44:1; Deuteronomy 11:18-20) Speaker(s): Pastor Thomas Schaller Sermon 12050 […]
Speaker(s): Pastor Thomas Schaller Sermon 12046 11:00 AM on 2/21/2021
We have found love in Christ and in the Church. In Him and among His people, we can escape the labels that people lay upon us. We have found joy and this safeguards from temptation. We understand what is really valuable and we refuse to enter into judgment. Rather, we rejoice that mercy is given […]
We have found love in Christ and in the Church. In Him and among His people, we can escape the labels that people lay upon us. We have found joy and this safeguards from temptation. We understand what is really valuable and we refuse to enter into judgment. Rather, we rejoice that mercy is given […]
Men tend to exalt themselves above measure. How does God help us with this? With suffering. We need to be turned to Him and His grace. It is such a blessing to recognize our need for Him. This is humility. (2 Corinthians 12:5-9) Speaker(s): Pastor Thomas Schaller, Pastor Eugene Davis Sermon 12034 11:00 AM on […]
We can live in amusement — an existence marked by non-thinking. Or, we can live in the edification of the Body of Christ. The Church is a gift to us. There, we find exhortation, relationship, joy, and comfort. We can be built up in the midst of a culture that’s falling apart. (1 Corinthians 14:3-6, […]
We can live in a very brutish way. We can live and think only with our flesh, our carnal nature. But Christ came to earth to be our Redeemer. In Him, we are foreknown, predestined, called, justified, and glorified. All of these things are the work of God Himself, according to the pure Word of […]
People worship things, idols and they are deceived, living by lies that they cannot let go of. They bow down before these lies. Christ came from above. He transcends all things for He came to give us the Bread of life. By the Spirit and the sure Word, we can be carried along in the […]
Paul was on a storm tossed ship. A prisoner on his way to Caesar at Rome, he was at first ignored. But in the midst of the storm, Paul became the most important person aboard that vessel. Because he was there, no life was lost. Let see ourselves in this story as face the storms […]