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Pressure Reveals Truth - Dave Panitzke
It’s easy to hide weaknesses when everything is going well. But what about when the pressure is on? When we experience the pressure that life can bring, what truth wil...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 6: Aspire to Greater Service - Pastor Pete
Our church body and many others are wrestling right now with a shortage of ministry workers to meet the needs of the local church. Why are there fewer men and women go...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 5: Explain “Church Rules” - Pastor Pete
The household of faith is built on the reality that God has designed the members of his household be complementarily diverse. That’s a mouthful. It means that God crea...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 5: Explain “Church Rules” - Pastor Kuehl
The household of faith is built on the reality that God has designed the members of his household be complementarily diverse. That’s a mouthful. It means that God crea...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 4: Don’t Let Politics Get in the Way - Pastor Pete
As the presidential election draws closer, people’s fear is tangible. Some of this fear is rational. Much of this fear is not. Our future does not rest in the hands of...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 3: Build a Positive Self Image - Pastor Pete
What do you see when you look in the mirror. A vast majority of people do not like what they see. And we are not talking first and foremost about appearance. We are ta...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 2: Remember Your Goal – Proper Use of the Law - Pastor Nate
Many of us grew up with a healthy amount of fear when it came to our fathers or other male leaders, principals and police officers, for example. Certainly, there was b...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 2: Remember Your Goal – Proper Use of the Law - Pastor Pete
Many of us grew up with a healthy amount of fear when it came to our fathers or other male leaders, principals and police officers, for example. Certainly, there was b...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 1: Start with the Foundation Mystery - Pastor Kuehl
"I just want to be happy." The challenge with that sentiment is understanding what it truly means to be happy. Am I happy when I feel good? Am I happy when everything ...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 1: Start with the Foundation Mystery - Pastor Nate
"I just want to be happy." The challenge with that sentiment is understanding what it truly means to be happy. Am I happy when I feel good? Am I happy when everything ...
Rest Is a Gift, Not Something to Be Earned - Pastor Nate
After a long day of work, you have earned the right to sit down in your favorite chair, put your feet up, and watch your favorite program. After a hard week on the job...
Trinity Sunday 2024 - Only a Triune God Can Deliver What Only a Triune God Can Offer - Pastor Pete
No Christian teaching demonstrates that we have a top-down faith more than the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. Scripture teaches that there is only one God. Yet that God...
Resurrection Reality, Part 8: Christ Has Not Left Us Alone - Pastor Pete
Jesus told his disciples that, though he was going to ascend into heaven, he wasn’t going to leave them alone. He was going to send “the Advocate,” a title for the Hol...
Resurrection Reality, Part 7: Jesus’ Business Is Love; Therefore, So I Ours - Pastor Pete
The entirety of God’s Word can be summed up in one word: love. God’s Law is all about love. “Love the Lord your God with all your heart…” and “Love your neighbor as yo...
Resurrection Reality, Part 6: Remain in Me - Pastor Pete
Conventional wisdom would say if Christ has ascended into heaven, he is further away from his followers than when he was visibly on earth. The resurrection reality is ...
Resurrection Reality, Part 5: The Living LORD Produces ACTIVE Faith - Pastor Nate
Generally, our actions are shaped by our beliefs. People who eat low-carb diets do so, probably not because they hate pasta, but because they believe it healthiest. If...
Resurrection Reality, Part 5: The Living LORD Produces ACTIVE Faith - Pastor Kuehl
Generally, our actions are shaped by our beliefs. People who eat low-carb diets do so, probably not because they hate pasta, but because they believe it healthiest. If...
Resurrection Reality, Part 4: The Risen Savior is the PERFECT Shepherd - Pastor Nate
Scripture frequently pictures spiritual care in terms of a shepherd watching over sheep. Even folks unfamiliar with shepherding are able to grasp the meaning. Sheep ar...
Resurrection Reality, Part 3: We Have a Meaningful Message to Share - Pastor Pete
A platitude is a statement aimed at helping soothe some sort of emotional unease. “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Or “Life is a mystery.” Or “Good things c...
Resurrection Reality, Part 2: The Living Lord Gives Proof and Peace - Pastor Pete
In most world religions, the alleged foundational event was experienced by only one person. A self proclaimed prophet would allege he alone had some special encounter ...
Resurrection Reality, Part 1: All Will Be Made Alive - Pastor Nate
The film director Woody Allen once said, “I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” Studies have shown that most people fear death to vary...
Rethinking Religion, Part 7: Rethinking Appetite - Pastor Kuehl
We use the word “appetite” to describe a powerful desire for something. So, what is it you crave the most? Where does your mind go in those quiet moments? What do you ...
Rethinking Religion, Part 6: Rethinking Real Strength - Pastor Pete
What does real strength look like? Is it exerting your will over another using any means necessary, including force. But this week we see Jesus Christ demonstrate a di...
Rethinking Religion, Part 5: Rethinking Commitment - Pastor Nate
Religious sociologists sometimes divide Christians into two groups: committed Christians and cultural Christians. The former are usually defined as those who are activ...
Rethinking Religion, Part 4: Rethinking “Try Harder” - Pastor Pete
While not every religion uses the word “sin,” they all embrace the concept. Every religion acknowledges that mankind’s flawed attitudes or misguided actions are a sour...
Rethinking Religion, Part 3: The Why of Worship - Pastor Nate
Person A never attends worship. He can’t see the point. Person B attends every week out of a slavish sense of obligation. Her mind wanders during the services, for she...
Rethinking Religion, Part 2: What We Give Up for Lent - Pastor Pete
When Jesus told us to deny ourselves and take up our cross, he wasn’t talking about chocolate or sweets. And what is the cross Jesus mentioned? Is it sickness or pain ...
Rethinking Religion, Part 1: Trials, Tests and Temptations - Pastor Nate
“If God loves us, why doesn’t he remove all the trials and tests and temptations that we face?” That question demonstrates the religious assumption that those things a...
