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The Need for Followership, Part 2: Followers Are Servants - Pastor Nate
Humility and pride are polar opposites. Pride exalts self at the expense of God and others. Humility exalts God and others at the expense of self. Pride is the essenti...
The Need for Followership, Part 2: Followers Are Servants - Pastor Kuehl
Humility and pride are polar opposites. Pride exalts self at the expense of God and others. Humility exalts God and others at the expense of self. Pride is the essenti...
The Need for Followership, Part 1: Followers Trust the Impossible - Pastor Pete
So often it may seem that all is lost. A cancer diagnosis, a relapse into addiction, the revelation of the unfaithfulness of a spouse, just the nightly news of the hor...
The Need for Followership, Part 1: Followers Trust the Impossible - Dave Panitzke
So often it may seem that all is lost. A cancer diagnosis, a relapse into addiction, the revelation of the unfaithfulness of a spouse, just the nightly news of the hor...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 12: Finishing Well - Pastor Nate
When the fires of the trials of life burn hard and long, our strength, our patience, our ability to endure, even our motivation begins to fade. Arrogance and pride can...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 11: Godliness and Contentment - Pastor Pete
Godliness is a God-centered life. It grows, not through the pursuit of a process, but through the presence of a person. Jesus Christ is the mystery of godliness (1 Tim...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 10: Live to God’s Glory - Pastor Pete
What do you live for? God wants us to think big. Do we live for ourselves? Our desires? Our ambitions? Do we live for our career? Our relationships? Our family? Our fr...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 10: Live to God’s Glory - Dave Panitzke
What do you live for? God wants us to think big. Do we live for ourselves? Our desires? Our ambitions? Do we live for our career? Our relationships? Our family? Our fr...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 9: Care for the Care Givers - Pastor Nate
Being in a place of leadership—even in the church--is challenging. A congregation is made up of diverse people: different backgrounds, personalities, preferences--diff...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 8: Treat Each Person as a Precious Individual - Pastor Pete
In his second letter to Timothy Paul writes: “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 7: Establish Your Training Regime - Pastor Nate
A 5k, a marathon, a Tough Mudder, tryouts for your school team—we recognize the importance of preparing well for these types of events. In many cases it can be a “do o...
Unraveling the Mysteries, Part 7: Establish Your Training Regime - Pastor Kuehl
A 5k, a marathon, a Tough Mudder, tryouts for your school team—we recognize the importance of preparing well for these types of events. In many cases it can be a “do o...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ...
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 ...
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...
