Cheyenne Hills Podcast

When Daniel was visited by an angel, he was told there was a battle with evil in Persia. Daniel's prophesies showed him the battle would end with a Savior who would one day bring forth God's eternal Kingdom. Where do we see echoes of this battle, today?

This week, we start our Christmas sermon series, which explores the times angels came to tell people about the coming of Christ. First Isaiah, then Daniel, Mary and finally a group of lowly shephards.

Following more than a year of discussions with Nathan, interviews with school board members and following the progress of the issue of subject matter in school libraries, Galen discusses the upcoming Opt-In Policy decision being decided by the school board on Dec. 4. What is this decision, how will it affect children, and how can you show up to lend your support at the school board meeting? It&#39...

Keith Kautz gave a message resounding with a real-world wakeup call: step out of the crowd. Pastor Karsten and producer Kasey talk about how we can take this action in our own lives to keep from becoming luke-warm, hidden Christians.

Guest speaker Kieth Kautz paints a picture of the familiar story of Noah, but moreover a picture of the world Noah lived in. It sounds... a little familiar. When the world is filled with immorality, violence, hatred, "fluid truth" and more we find in Genesis, how do we separate ourselves to show that, as Christians, we live life a different way?

This week Pastor Galen talked about Gideon, a man who was super brave... only he didn't know it until God told him. Pastor Karsten and producer Kasey Orr explore the idea that we might all have gifts like Gideon that we just don't know about until we hear God call us. And how do we know when we hear Him? Where's our angel under the tree? Relevant Scripture: Judges 6-8 (story of Gideon)...

"Go in the strength you have." That is the key phrase from a story of a man whom God sent out to save Israel from an oppressing occupying force that had his nation hiding in caves for years. Pastor Galen explores the conversation between God's angel and a man threshing wheat in the latest message in our sermon series, Valor.

Our speaker this week said once we know who we are and discover what battle we're facing, we need to figure out a battle plan. Pastor Karsten and Kasey Orr explore how to take this information to the next step: taking a risk and entering battle.

In our series on Valor , we've explored what is needed to help us have uncommon courage in our common-day lives. We realized we are here for a purpose, and equipped by God for that purpose. We discovered we each have a battle (or several) we are faced with in our time and place, and today our guest speaker reminds us we need a battle plan.

After 30 years, we at Cheyenne Hills Church enjoy "the shade of a tree we did not plant." People like Pastor Dick Young stepped out in obedience because they got to a quiet place, and listened to what God had for them. Now, through their efforts, we are baptising new Christians and teaching people about Jesus. So what does God have in store for you? When was the last time you asked Him?...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHEYENNE HILLS! Our church turned 30 this week! Galen uses the story of our founding to launch this week's look at the kind of courage we're called to as Christians. He dives further in with a look at Esther, and the valor she showed in a tough situation to save her people.

Disclaimor, valor was only there to visit in the form of Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder. Pastor Galen and Nathan Winters discuss the actions and words of this elected official who told U.S. Congress that the library policies pushed by the current administrations was not something that works in Wyoming. You can voice your support at: askthesuperintendent@wyo.gov

Pastor Karsten follows up his sermon from our Valor series exploring the battle we're chosen for, the tools we have to fight it, and the struggle to fight that battle with courage. We are weak and vulnurable in this fight, but God gave us weapons, armor and tools with which to equip ourselves. But even with those, tools, we have work to actively pursue. Relevant Scritpure: Ephesians 6: 11 Acts...

[Apologies again this week for some sound issues. We've discovered the problem and it should be fixed starting next week] Pastor Karsten continues our Valor series, exploring the question: what is the battle each of us is facing? And once we know that, how do we go about showing our courage in the fight?

Producer Kasey and Pastor Karsten jump in and discuss the ideas behind the newest Cheyenne Hills sermon series "Valor." What does that word mean, and why would we use such a high-falootin' term? Because we believe God gives us opportunities to exhibit valor in our everyday lives!

[NOTE: We had technical difficulties during this recording so please forgive the audio] Pastor Galen kicks off our new series on the acts of valor we see in the Biblical figures, and more importantly how we can display this same characteristics in our everyday life.

Pastor Galen and Nathan Winters speak about a current subject in Laramie County School District #1 concerning school libraries, and the new idea how to give parents the reins with what their children have access to. To let your thoughts be heard in favor of the Opt-In policy, follow this link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Fn80Vp_UP065Q1j08WSqMHe7acQul1VLoK7s0O2If_RUNEtMRlZMM...

Pastor Galen wraps up this series outlining the principles behind Cheyenne Hills' new purpose statements, bringing it back to a concept we're very familiar with: making ripples of change that echo outward.

We continue to explore the elements behind the newly fortified purpose statements of our church, as René Minder uses stories from our own volunteers to illustrate the importance of discovering the purpose God has for us through our spiritual gifts, and the fulfilling results.

There may or may not be some hurt feelings around Pastor Karsten poking fun at eating cereal without milk. We all have a hurt from something in our lives, and that's why we need to surround ourselves with good Christian people, so we can help each other find healing, as well as find the freedom we're heir to as followers of Christ Jesus. Text: LEAD to 98456 to find out about starting a Gro...

Pastor Karsten picks up the baton on this series exploring the ideas behind Cheyenne Hills' new expressions of purpose as we fortify our church processes to make stronger and more impactful disciples of Christ. One of the most important steps of this process is finding the freedom we have in Jesus by spending time with one another in small groups. We call them Grow Groups at Cheyenne Hills Chu...

Pastor Galen hit the first tennet of Cheyenne Hills' new purpose statments, the idea that as a church we should be seeking to "Know God." He explored many elements of this in his sermon (see SermonCast), so Karsten and Kasey dig down to the heart of what that means to us individually, as well as what that looks like in our lives. Relevant Scripture: Matthew 28: 19 James 5: 16 Revelat...

Last week Pastor Galen laid out the foundation of the series, as well as the structure of the puprose statements the church is fortifying itself with: Know God, Find Freedom, Discover Your Purpose, Make a Difference. These week he digs into the first step of this growth process: Knowing God. Who is He? What does He want from and for us?

Karsten and Kasey admit to some feelings of conviction from this week's sermon, wherein Galen reminded us we are personally responsible for following the path God laid out for us.

Join us in our new series exploring the process of shoring up, or fortifying, ourselves and indivituals and as a church. Cheyenne Hills has worked on some new ways of approaching things, and we want our congregation to come on the journey with us as we seek to better know God, find our freedom in Christ, discover His purpose for us, and make a difference in our world!