Abiding Shepherd

Life can be painful, but there’s a cure for the pain. Today marks the beginning of the season of Lent and our midweek Lenten series “Ouch! The Seven Deadly Stings of Sin.” We’ll honestly discuss the pain that sin brings and treasure the cure that comes through the cross. Recorded February 26, 2020

Blindspot: The other day I [Pastor Krause] pulled the last can of soda out of the fridge. I went to the pantry to find some more to restock the fridge, but couldn’t find any. I mentioned this to my wife who immediately found three six packs in the very place I had just looked. What’s that about? Sometimes we can be looking right at something and still not see it. Not a big deal when it comes to so...

I Can’t Stand How Dark It Is! Walk in the Light! While the cold and snow during winter can be tough, the hardest part for many is the lack of sunlight. The days are short. The night is long. Darkness wears on a person. Dark places can bring fear, anxiety and pain to a person. But this weekend we study 2 Peter 1:19-21 where we learn how to walk firmly, full of hope & joy, with “Night Vision.” R...

Significant. You Are! Sometimes we can get bogged down by the daily grind. But how differently you could carry your load if you saw how significant you are. This weekend we study 1 Peter 2:9-10 and celebrate how this life Jesus has given us is the most incredible “Honor.” Recorded February 9, 2020

I didn’t know that, did you? I recently ran across a website explaining the use for many everyday objects I did not realize. Without someone telling or showing you, there are certain design features we may overlook or never fully appreciate. Our lives can be like this – certain design elements God wisely gave us that we have never fully realized. Our good works, our outward lives as Christians is...

Can you see it? With all our modern technology so many skills of the past are being lost. As an example, when we want a picture of something we pull out our smart phones and just snap away. Lost is the fine are of focusing. In times past good pictures required the skill of understanding your camera, how it operated, and what exactly was need to get the best results. Could the same be true of our f...

Running on an old version? Is your system outdated? It can be incredibly frustrating when we’re stuck with a computer or mobile device that’s running on an old version. It lags & doesn’t work right. Could it be possible that some of our frustrations in life come because we’ve been trying to run on an old version of living? This weekend let’s study together John 1:14-18 and learn how Jesus has...

The Journey Has Just Begun….. Where Are You Going? Happy New Year! 2020 is here which means we’ve just begun a new year & new decade! What do the months and years ahead hold? None of us know for sure. But this weekend, as we wrap up the Christmas season, we study Matthew 2:23b and celebrate the One who joins us on and transforms for us “The Journey.” Recorded January 6, 2020

Eureka! Don’t you just love those moments in time when everything finally comes together and you just get it? What about such moments when God connects all the dots and something we have been wrestling with, something we have been trying to get our heads around, suddenly the Holy Spirit shows us the light? This weekend we begin our Epiphany sermon series: “Light-en Your Load”. Our first lesson is...

I forget... The older I get (and yes, I am getting old) the more I seem to struggle to remember things. While forgetting things can sometimes be a problem, what if forgetting could be a good thing? What if there was something God actually told us we should forget? Our third Advent lesson – “I’m forgetting something” – teaches us about good forgetting as we study Isaiah 43:18-19. Recorded 12.15.19

I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying! Either Way, Hope Is Here! No one likes to admit their tears. We don’t want to show our struggle. But not only can we be honest about our dark nights, we are empowered to say “It’s A Beautiful Mourning.” Let’s study Lamentations 3:22-24 together this weekend and find out how. Recorded 12.8.19

Unkillable... Have you ever had a tree or plant that you tried to get rid of but it just kept coming back? No matter what you used: a saw, poison, digging up the roots – it just could not kill it. I know, it is a weird analogy, but that’s how God’s promises are – unkillable. No matter how many times we doubt them, reject them, or walk away from them, God’s promises are always there. This week we b...

What If Some Blessings Look Different Than You Expect? As we get ready to thank God for all His blessings, we're going to make sure not to overlook some of His greatest but surprising blessings by studying Psalm 119:71-72. Let's give God thanks for "The Secret to a Successful Christian Life." Recorded 11.27.19

What Happened To You? You’ve Changed! When we go through a battle we come out changed. This weekend as we conclude our “I Quit! (spiritual warfare on a personal level)” series we study Genesis 32:24-28 and celebrate how we’ve been “Transformed.” Recorded 11.24.19

You missed the point! How many times have you heard a sermon on the feeding of the 5,000? Really, that many times – well get ready for one more. What if I told you that we have been missing the point of this miracle? While this miracle shows us God can provide everything we need, the truth it is about so much more than that. We will focus in on verses 16-18 of Matthew 14 with this thought in mind:...

DEFENSE! I think it is a pretty safe guess that you all know I am a huge Packer fan. I am excited the Pack is off to good start this season. But I am a bit concerned how our defense has been playing, especially with Sunday’s upcoming game against Dallas. I hope the Packers prepare for the game with a philosophy this weekend’s lesson teaches us about spiritual warfare. We are going to study another...

Church, You’ve Got Mail! God Wants You to Know…. If God were to send a letter to the Church, what do you think it would say? Would it be a happy message? Would it be a challenging message? Would it be a message that changes your life? This weekend we hear a special message God brings to us by studying Genesis 16:7-10 with the message “Dear Church,”. Filmed 10.13.19

I’M ANGRY! I was trying to find a good way to describe what we will be studying this weekend so I googled “anger” and the results kind of made me angry. Seems there is no perfect way to reference anger - I found one list identifying 4 kinds of anger, one says 7, one says 10 and another says 12 different kinds. Argh! So I’m going to skip Google and go right to the expert, the man of our spiritual w...

You’re being lied to!     Not sure if you caught that, but every day you are hearing a lie. No, I’m not talking about that political ad you just saw on TV, or the story your kid just handed you about how they didn’t do what you just saw them do.    I’m talking about your life. Every day we hear two stories - one heavenly and one earthly, and one of them has to be...

So Close! But So Far Away….. Ever start getting excited because you think you’re close to your destination, maybe you can even see where you want to be, only to find out that the road to get there is closed? The let-down that comes after getting your hopes up can bring an extra dose of discouragement and frustration. This weekend’s lesson gives us some much needed perspective, hope & encourage...

Just Give Up Already! This Doesn’t Make Any Sense…. Sometimes it’s not just that life is really tough, but we actually hear voices saying we should give up on God. This weekend we have a challenging section of God’s Word, Job 2:7-10, where you get the surprising encouragement to just go right ahead and “give up on YOUR god.” Filmed 11.10.19