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...We continue a month long mini-series, Jesus Paid It All. On this Palm Sunday spent some time thinking about how being freed from that debt frees us to live in a new way. Pastor Matt preaching on 1 Peter 2:24.…
Read MoreWe continue our month long mini-series, Jesus Paid It All. This week we participated in a dystopian thought experiment. What would it mean for us if Jesus had not paid it all? Unending Work and Unending Punishment. Pastor Matt preaching…
Read MoreWe begin a month long mini-series, Jesus Paid It All. This week, we meditated on Isaiah 53, an Old Testament prophesy about Jesus. Pastor Matt calls us to Repent, Receive, and Rejoice. Pastor Matt preaching on Isaiah 52:13 – 53:12.…
Read MoreDavid Learish is a teacher at our local school district where he is the leader of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. David shared with us on the Sunday after our Wild Game Dinner. Be encouraged through his message. David Learish…
Read MoreAll Roads Lead to Romans. This is the final message in our sermon series. This final chapter reminds us that this book isn’t just a bunch of stories, but the people are real. It is history. Pastor Matt preaching on…
Read MoreWe are nearing the end of our study together in Romans. This passage is what Pastor Matt likes to call the first ending of Romans. Four different times in this short passage, Paul emphasizes the word full. Listen in as…
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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