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...That Night the King Could Not Sleep :: November 23, 2025
Timing is everything. In so many areas of life, so much comes down to timing. What happened when. How fast something unfolded. What came first. What came last. What happened at just the right time…or at just the wrong time!…
Continue to Message...What Is Your Request? :: November 16, 2025
Queen Esther is about to do the bravest thing she has ever done. Queen Esther is about to embark on what might be, for her, a suicide mission. She is going to take her life into her own hands and…
Continue to Message...Who Knows? :: November 9, 2025
What was troubling Mordecai? By verse 5 of chapter 4, Queen Esther wants to know. But we already know what is troubling Mordecai: The genocide of the Jews has been placed on the calendar. Pastor Matt Mitchell preaching on Esther 4:1-17. Full…
Continue to Message...Bewildered :: November 2, 2025
I’ll be right up front with you. This chapter ends on a cliffhanger. You know, one of those moments where the hero of the story and their friends are in danger, hanging from a cliff, and you don’t know what’s…
Continue to Message...Hadassah :: October 26, 2025
“Where Is God?” That’s the title of our new series on this unique book of the Bible called, “Esther.” “Where is God?” That’s a question that we have all asked from time to time, and we have all felt in…
Continue to Message...“Spiritus Sanctus” was the theme of the Stay Sharp Theology Conference that a group of us attended this week at our district church in Canonsburg. We spent two days dwelling on who the Holy Spirit is. The holy Spirit is…
Read MoreThe Lord Jesus began His public ministry preaching, “Repent [turn-around, do a U-turn!], for the kingdom of heaven is near.” And He began calling disciples to follow Him.Jesus was a master teacher. There was never a greater teacher than our…
Read MorePastor Matt was away this week at the EFCA Theology Conference. Abe Skacel, our missionary with Cru – Penn State shares with us his thoughts on Titus 2:11-14 and the lessons about grace for today. Abe Skacel preaching on Titus…
Read MoreThe title of this message is “Following Jesus” which is what it’s all about. Jesus calls His first full time followers, and by the end of the chapter, He has crowds and crowds of followers. Following Jesus is what it’s…
Read MoreWe are just a few steps into our journey through this theological biography of Jesus Christ called “The Gospel of Matthew.” We’re looking at a familiar story today, “The Temptation of Jesus.” Not that this is the only time that…
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- Advent Candle #3: “Come, O Promised Star of Jacob” December 4, 2025
- “Queen Esther’s Banquet” [Matt's Messages] November 30, 2025
- Advent Candle #1: “From Our Fears and Sins Release Us” November 30, 2025