In Jonah 3, Jonah finally makes it to Ninevah, where the entire city repents.
11.11.18-Jonah #2- Digesting God's greatest- Pastor Jake Ritzema
In the second chapter of the Jonah story, Jonah gets tossed overboard, and finds himself in the belly of great fish. Pastor Jake preaches on what we can learn as God saves Jonah
11-4-18- Jonah #1- The Runaway
Pastor Jake kicks off a new series on Jonah. When God speaks, do you listen, or do you run?
10.28.18- Marriage and Family #8- Growing beyond our beginnings-Pastor Eric Schlukebir
We finished our marriage and family series this week. Pastor Eric used the story of Joseph to talk about how our past mistakes with our families don’t have to define our future.
10.21.18- Marriage and Family #7- Family Systems Failure-Pastor Jake Ritzema
We all come from a family. In that family we learn both good and bad things about God and about ourselves. Pastor Jake looks at the story of David, and helps us to learn what happens when those family systems fail.
10.14.18 Marriage and Family #6- Sibling Rivalry-Pastor Eric Schlukebir
Siblings have fought since the beginning of Genesis. Today we look at the story of Esau and Jacob. How do we love our siblings like Jesus?
10.7.18- Marriage and Family #5-Parenting -Pastor Eric Schlukebir
Pastor Eric preaches our second sermon on parenting. One of the biggest barriers to parenting is fear. Our culture trades in fear. It loves to tell us all the things we should be afraid of. But if we are parenting out of fear, we are missing what God wants from us as we lead our children to worship God. This week we learned we can trust God with our kids.
9.30.18- Marriage and Family #4- Parenting- Pastor Eric Schlukebir
This week we have the first of two messages on parenting. This week Pastor Eric speaks about the primary role of parents. What is the most important thing you can do for your kids as a parent? It’s to love God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.
9.23.18 Marriage and Family 3- Honor your Father and Mother- Pastor Jake Ritzema
In the 10 commandments, God tells us to “honor our parents.” This is an important command. Pastor Jake teaches on what it means for us to honor our father and mother today.
9.16.18 Marriage and Family #2 - Marriage- Pastor Eric Schlukebir
What do we do about marriage? Today, many people have a bad view of marriage, or think it should be abandoned all together. Today we explore some truths about marriage from God’s word.
9-9-18- Marriage and Family #1- Pastor Jake Ritzema
9-2- The difference of a life lived with Jesus- Pastor Eric Schlukebir
Why is discipleship important? Why should you get up early to come for Sunday School, or be a part of a small group? Pastor Eric looks at the story of the apostles in Acts 3 and 4 to show the difference it can make it we prioritize time with Jesus, and his body.
8.20.18 7 Deadly sins- Gluttony-Pastor Eric Schlukebir
We wrap up our series on the 7 deadly sins with the sin of gluttony? What is behind our desire for more and more and more, even when we know it isn't good for us?
8.13.18 7 Deadly Sins #7- Greed- Pastor Jake Ritzema
Money is at the heart of so many of the worlds problems, so its no wonder that Greed is on the list of the seven deadly sins. Pastor Jake teaches us about what is behind the sin of greed, and how we can find freedom from it.
8.5.18- Guest Speaker- Rev. Mike Moore
Pastor and Church Planter Mike Moore joins us this morning to share a little bit about his ministry in the Bridgeport neighborhood in Chicago. He connects the work of the church to the work of the Priests in Leviticus 9.
We are grateful to have heard him preach the word, and pray that God will bless his ministry.
7.29.18 Seven Deadly Sins #6-Anger- Pastor Jake Ritzema
Anger is one of the deadly sins that we all relate to. How can we learn to get a handle on our anger? How can we let Jesus turn our anger into love?
7.22.18 Seven Deadly Sins #5-Sloth- Pastor Eric Schlukebir
Most people think about laziness when they think about sloth. But Sloth is about more than just not doing anything. Sloth is about avoiding what is important to God.
7.15.18- 7 Deadly Sins #4- Envy- Pastor Jake Ritzema
Our culture is happy to show us how much better things could be. We could have a better house, a better job, a better car, better friends, better everything. It's the American dream. But that dream sometimes leads us to envy. When we aren't satisfied with what God has given us, and desire something he has given someone else. Pastor Jake shows us what the Bible has to say about envy, and how we can respond when we experience this deadly sin.
7.8.18 7 Deadly Sins- Lust- Pastor Eric Schlukebir
God isn't afraid to talk about sex. It was his idea. Pretty much everyone agrees sex is a powerful force. Which means it can either build up, or tear down in powerful ways. Today we learn from Jesus about adultery and lust, and how to keep our desires pointing in the right direction.
7.1.18 Seven Deadly Sins #2- Pride- Pastor Jake Ritzema
Pastor Jake preaches on the deadly sin of pride. For many in the deadly sin tradition pride is considered the root of all of the other sins. Today Pastor Jake helps us to see the ways that pride impacts our lives.