Abiding Shepherd

So much about the Christmas story looked impossible according to human standards. But Christmas is not about human solutions. It's about our impossible God. Celebrate Christmas Eve 2020. Pastor Nathan Krause Cottage Grove Campus

 Look At What You’ve Been Given! No matter what was placed under your tree, you’ve received the most incredible gift at Christmas. Unpack your gift this weekend as we study 2 Corinthians 8:9. 12.27.20 Message from Fort Atkinson Pastor Nathan Krause

Merry Christmas! On Christmas we celebrate so much more than great memories, but an actual event that changes everything today. Let's study together John 1:14 and consider what "Became" that day. 12.25.20 Christmas Day Message Pastor Nate Abrahamson

Rich Living! There’s a treasure that you don’t need to hunt for to find. It came to you. Now the quest begins. God’s grace is not only His undeserved love for us, it’s a beautiful trait of His character where He cherishes us and chooses to give us the greatest gift! What if part of being truly rich isn’t the acquiring money, a fancy house or expensive foods, but it’s the lack of needing them?...

Who or what rules your life? It's one thing to know Jesus is King. It's another thing to live that way. That's why we're so blessed to study Jeremiah 23:5-6 where we get to prepare our hearts for "A Greater King." 12.20.20 Message from Fort Atkinson Pastor Nate Abrahamson

The King We Really Need For all the challenges in our lives and in this world, we need more than a regular king. Jesus is exactly the King we need! 1) God’s people have often wanted a king that just makes things a little better now. But is that the king we really need? 2) A day is coming when a King will arrive that doesn’t just make things a little better, but solves every single problem! 3) This...

Join Pastor A and his dog, Sibley, for a winter stroll as Pastor A reflects on the Christmas Story.

Presence for You! No, that’s not a typo. This weekend is not about presents but about presence. Which actually might be what we want most during this crazy year after all. This weekend we study Hebrews 7:23-28 where we prepare to welcome the greatest presence of all through the “Greater Priest.” 12.13.20 Message from Fort Atkinson Pastor Nathan Krause

Unlimited Access! In a season when we’re longing for the people, places and activities that we love, Jesus gives us exactly what we need by being “A Better Priest.” 1) How could sinful people be assured that they were on good terms with God, that His presence was there among them and that He was working for them and through them? A vital piece was the work of the priests! 2) The priests would brin...

Messages. Messages. And More Messages! We are constantly being bombarded with messages. We get to choose whether or not to listen. There is a better message from A Greater Prophet that we get to listen to again and again every day! Deuteronomy 18:17-20 12.6.20 Message from Fort Atkinson Pastor Nate Abrahamson

Can Anyone Actually Help Us? With all the challenges in life, we may wonder if there’s anyone who can actually help us, who can actually do the job. Thankfully, God has given us A Greater Prophet! 1) When God sends a messenger to us, He wants us to listen! 2) Whoever is called by God to speak on His behalf is to say nothing more or nothing less than God says. 3) Jesus not only spoke God’s Word per...

Missing Something? We just got done with one holiday that didn’t feel quite right, and soon an even bigger holiday will present us with many of the same challenges. 2020 has been filled with strange and unusual circumstances leaving us all with that “something is missing” feeling. As we begin the season of Advent, as well as a new church year, God chooses to fill the gap with some great news. Our...

Your Life Is About Something Greater! What we prioritize in our lives says  a lot about where we find our identity and security. Remember what your life is all about! 1) When we make ourselves number 1, it might seem like it will benefit us, but it never turns out well. 2) When we rob God of being first in our lives, we really rob ourselves. 3) God takes our lack of glory and gives us the glo...

It's Good Not to Know! If you’ve ever felt like it would be easier if God would just tell us when Jesus will return, you’re not alone. But there is incredible blessing for us today not to know! 1) Rather than having us be ready on a specific day for Jesus to return, God would have us always be ready. 2) Part of being ready is not just being prepared for the day Jesus returns, but knowing that our...

When there's something in our future that we've never experienced before, we can tend to get a bit nervous. If that's true with any unfamiliar experience, it can be especially true with something as different as the return of Jesus. But as we study 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, we find incredible encouragement as we ask the question, "What Will It Be Like?" 11.15.20 Message from Fort Atkinson Pastor Na...

Our Future Is Amazing! It can be dangerous when people aren’t on the same page. As Christians we get to come together and encourage each other with the good news of what’s ahead! 1) One of the most fundamental truths about the Christian faith is that death has now power over us! 2) When a Christian passes away, their soul immediately joins Jesus in paradise. When He returns He’ll bring their soul...

It Matters Today! We’re looking forward to eternal life with Jesus. Someday He’s going to return. But let’s be honest, sometimes all that good stuff can seem really far off. It can be hard to see how it changes the way we live today. So this weekend, as we’re nearing the end of the church year and turning our focus towards Jesus’ return, let’s study 1 Thessalonians 4:3-8 together. 11.8.20 Message...

Not Just Someday... We often talk about what we will experience as Christians “someday.” But what we’re looking forward to isn’t just far off in the distance. It affects how we live today! God’s heart for us is      that we be sanctified, not just someday but today! Jesus makes us pure and      clean so that Holy God lives in us today. At the front...

You? Holy? If we were to look at God, we know we’d see One who is holy. But what does God see when He looks at us? This weekend we get to see ourselves from God’s perspective as we study Ephesians 3:14-19, as we continue our "Nagging Questions" sermon series. 11.1.20 Message from Fort Atkinson Pastor Nate Abrahamson

Good Enough! We often don’t feel good enough. If left to ourselves, we wouldn’t be. But God has completely changed everything for us! If we’re honest,  we don’t deserve to be glorified as an incredible people or Christians. None of us our good enough on our own. The devil knows how to tempt each of us. We all have our weaknesses. But God has taken us and is remodeling us, together with all th...

RISKY Faith can feel risky. Living your life according to something that you can’t see, finding your purpose, significance and hope in something that you can’t set your eyes on, can feel dangerous. So this weekend let’s wrestle with faith and study Hebrews 11:6. 10.25.20 Message from Fort Atkinson Pastor Nathan Krause

RISKY Faith can feel risky. Living your life according to something that you can’t see, finding your purpose, significance and hope in something that you can’t set your eyes on, can feel dangerous. So this weekend let’s wrestle with faith and study Hebrews 11:6. 10.25.20 Message from Cottage Grove Pastor Nate Abrahamson

 Think About It….  It’s not just what you do and say that matters, God cares about what is going on in your heart and in your mind. When things are moving in the right direction on the inside, it’s amazing the difference that can take place on the outside. That’s why this weekend we’re studying Colossians 3:1-2. 10.18.20 Message from Fort Atkinson Pastor Nate Abrahamson

 Think About It….  It’s not just what you do and say that matters, God cares about what is going on in your heart and in your mind. When things are moving in the right direction on the inside, it’s amazing the difference that can take place on the outside. That’s why this weekend we’re studying Colossians 3:1-2. 10.18.20 Message from Cottage Grove Pastor Brian Klebig

✝️ words ✝️ I’m sure you have heard all the clichés: “you have two ears and one mouth, think before you speak, open mouth and insert foot here”, etc. Why are there so many sayings about the words that come out of our mouths? ✝️ This weekend we study a close companion to the nagging question we tackled last weekend, however this week we focus more on how we say something rather than what it is we s...