Wait For The LORD – 6 October 2013
While Pastor Matt and Heather enjoyed the Allegheny District Retreat, Cody Crumrine shared with us his thoughts on Psalm 27. Be encouraged as he shares iwth us three points of application: 1. Compare Your Situation to Your God, 2. Seek…
Continue to Message...Who Can Stand the Presence of the LORD, this Holy God? 29 September 2013
We pick up the story of 1 Samuel this week just where we left off: The Ark of the Covenant has been captured by the Philistines and the Israelites are mourning the departure of the glory of the LORD. Listen…
Continue to Message...God in a Box – 22 September 2013
Our current sermon series is called “A Heart for the Heart of God: the Message of 1 Samuel,” and we’ve learned a little bit about what it means to have a heart for the heart of God: Having a prayerful…
Continue to Message...Speak, LORD, For Your Servant is Listening – 15 September 2013
This is one of the most famous of the stories in 1 Samuel: The calling of the prophet. We teach it to our kids in Sunday School and read it at home. Often, the main point of this story is…
Continue to Message...Resisting Gossip Interview
Recently Pastor Matt went into WTLR Radio and was interviewed concerning his book, Resisting Gossip. We now have the audio files available here on our website. To listen to the two part interview, click on the links below: Interview Part…
Continue to Message...Those Who Honor Me I Will Honor – 8 September 2013
Pastor Matt continues us on the journey through 1 Samuel and the big story of the Bible. Through this morning’s text, he shows us that those who honor God, will be honored. Pastor Matt preaching on 1 Samuel 2:11-36 Due…
Continue to Message...What are you asking the Lord for in 2026? What are you praying for as we set out into a new year? What do you want? Many of us start the year by making some goals. We’re going to lose…
Read More“Come, Lord Jesus!” That’s the very last prayer in the Bible. It’s in the last book of the Bible. It’s on the last page, in the last paragraph, in the second-to-last verse. And we’re studying it on the last Sunday…
Read MoreThis story is the announcement by an angel to that humble young Jewish woman named Mary that the first Christmas was coming, that the Christ was coming, not just someday but now, and not just to her house, but to…
Read MoreThere once was a wicked man named Haman, and he hated the Jews. He was their enemy. This Haman was a leader in the kingdom of Persia in the fifth century before Christ, and he was very very proud. Narcissistic…
Read MoreOur story is not over yet. The Tale of Queen Esther did not end with the death of the wicked Haman at the tail end of chapter 7. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 8:1-17. Full manuscript available on Pastor…
Read MoreWe have finally reached “Queen Esther’s Banquet.” It’s actually Queen Esther’s Second Banquet, isn’t it? Because she put one on in chapter 5, as well. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 7:1-10. Full manuscript available on Pastor Matt’s blog. You can listen…
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