One Thing I Ask :: January 4, 2026
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…
Continue to Message...Come, Lord Jesus :: December 28, 2025
“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…
Continue to Message...The Son of the Most High :: December 21, 2025
This 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…
Continue to Message...Days of Feasting and Joy :: December 14, 2025
There 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…
Continue to Message...Another Decree :: December 7, 2025
Our 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…
Continue to Message...Queen Esther’s Banquet :: November 30, 2025
We 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…
Continue to Message...Our sermon series is called A Heart for the Heart of God, but we see in these two chapters that the king of Israel doesn’t seem to have one. Listen in as Pastor Matt ponders three “Who Knows?”: 1. What…
Read MoreLong-term missionary Jim Panaggio shares how our blessings are given to us in order that we may bless others. Jim Panaggio preaching on Psalm 67. Click below to download the sermon: A Missionary Psalm – 3 November 2013
Read MoreThis week we continued our journey through 1 Samuel with Chapter 12. Samuel is giving his final speech to all of Israel. He carries a warning and some advice to the Israelite people that we can also apply to our…
Read MoreIn last week’s message, the Israelite had asked for a king ‘like all the other nations’ had. We continue the story this week and see God give them exactly what they asked for. Listen to Pastor Matt as he helps…
Read MorePastor Matt Mitchell has had the opportunity to be interviewed by Mark Mellinger. That interview is now available here online. Click below to download the interview: Mark Mellinger Interview on Resisting Gossip
Read MoreWhen we left off in our series, Chapter 7 ended on a high note. The Ark of the Covenant had returned and Samuel was leading the nation. Unfortunately the story does not end there. This week we flash forward many…
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- “One Thing I Ask” [Matt's Messages] January 4, 2026
- Highlights from Reading in 2025 January 1, 2026
- Books I Read in 2025 December 30, 2025