Chisholm Assembly of God Podcast

Pastor Micah shared an impromptu message on the Holy Spirit that the Lord laid on his heart during our worship time. We looked at the final words of Jesus before His ascension from Acts chapter 1 as Jesus told His disciples, and us today, about how to fulfill the Great Commission of taking the Gospel message to all people. It can and will only happen as we're empowered by the Holy Spirit!  Bo...

Pastor Bethani shared a very encouraging message on the topic of wisdom! We took time to honor all 6 of our high school graduates at the end of our service! Here are 3 key 'words of wisdom' that we want our graduates, and everyone, to remember as you walk through your lives: You are not perfect (and that is totally okay) You are not alone (as long as you stay connected with God and other...

Pastor Bethani shared a wonderful message this week looking at the life of Jochebed (Moses' mother) and her courageous love that serves as a great examples to all mothers and Christians. By looking at the inspiring story of Jochebed and her unwavering faith in God’s plan we examined the courageous actions Jochebed took to protect her son and the impact of her faith had on Moses’ life. By refl...

Pastor Micah started a new series this week called "Honor" which focuses on the topic of honor. In this 3 week series we we look at the importance of honoring God, honoring those in authority, and honoring those around us! This week we looked at Malachi chapter 1 where God asks the question to the Israelites, "where are the honor and respect I deserve?" God also refers to Himse...

Pastors Micah & Laura discussed why the Bible really matters to us as Christians. Pastor Laura shared 3 reasons why we read the Bible: To know how to live To obey God To get to know God better Pastor Micah shared 4 reasons why the Bible really matters to us: The Bible is the inspired Word of God God's Word is Eternal Jesus is God's Word Jesus promised to reveal Himself to us through...

Pastor Micah shared a message using the story about the Israelites complaining in the wilderness about being hungry to remind us about how God has always, and will continue to always provide for His children. Sometimes like with the Israelites it doesn't look how we would imagine. For them it was quail and manna. For us God provided His Son, Jesus Christ, as the final sacrifice to deal with t...

Pastor Micah built upon last week's Easter message that focused on how Jesus brought us new life through His life, death, and resurrection. This week we continued in John 20 to look at how Jesus greets his disciples when He first appears to them following His resurrection. His first words to His disciples, His very close friends, was "Peace be with you." Jesus still offers us peace...

Pastor Micah shared a celebration message for Easter this year sharing how Jesus came to bring new life into the world through His life, death, and resurrection. Through one man, Adam, we see sin bring separation from God in the world. Then through one man, Jesus Christ, one Man overcame sin and death forever bringing us back into a right standing relationship with God! Through Jesus we find victo...

Guest Speaker, Pastor Marcus Montana shared an encouraging message discussing the importance of running the race of life while looking at Hebrews 12:1-2. He broke down the concept of running into 4 different categories of runners which each person falls into: Sprinter: Someone looking for quick/fast results. (Instant gratification mindset) Forrest Gump Runner: Someone running due to a tragic event...

Pastor Micah continued our current series this week called "The Way" as we look at the life of Jesus Christ to see how He leads the way in our lives. This week we focused on Matthew 17:1-9. While on earth, Jesus often instructed people to keep His true identity a secret. However, in this passage, Jesus transfigured before Peter, James, and John, allowing them to get a glimpse of who He r...

Pastor Micah started a new series this week called "The Way" as we look at the life of Jesus Christ to see how He leads the way in our lives. This week we focused on Matthew 5:1-16. In this passage we find the beatitudes which set the context for verses 13-16 where Jesus calls us to be salt and light! What does it mean to be the "salt of the earth" and the "light of the wo...

Pastor Micah shared a powerful message that will encourage you in your faith! By looking at the story of Jesus healing the demon possessed boy in Mark 9, we see the father ask Jesus "If you can?" I believe we can all relate to this father's question as he was desperate to see his son healed. The situations in our lives that we're longing to see changed may be different, but we...

Pastor Micah looked at the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego this week as we discussed how to overcome fear in our lives. The question we focused on today was "How do we walk by faith in a fear filled world?" Here are the 2 points we took away from this story in Daniel 3:8-18 today: A Life of Faith will be marked with Conflict A Life of Faith Obeys before the Outcome is Realized P...

Pastor Micah concluded our current series "Devoted: Living Immersed and Empowered." We know that the Early Church was absolutely committed to prayer! This week we focus on the life of Jesus Christ who shows us three different types of prayer that we find in His life.  Individual Prayer Communal Prayer Powerful Prayer Bottom Line: “Change can be accomplished most of all through the power...

We were so excited to host one of our monthly missionary partners, Dan DeLaForest of Chi Alpha Duluth. Dan and his family have served at UMD for the past 13 years, and have seen God move in some tremendous ways throughout the Twin Ports area. Dan shared some excited updates from Chi Alpha, a couple great student testimonies, and shared an encouraging message from Matthew 5:14-16 about being a ligh...

Pastor Micah continued our current series "Devoted: Living Immersed and Empowered." This week we focus on how the Early Church was devoted to the breaking of bread, or as we more commonly called it, communion. Communion is a time we take as believers to remember Jesus. It stands to reason that when we gather together we would also take communion together and keep ourselves focused on the...

Pastors Micah & Laura shared during our family service about the 4 different kinds of love based on the 4 different Greek words used to describe love in the New Testament. We took time to share examples of each kind of love from the Bible, and what each kind of love looks like in 2023. Here are the 4 different kinds of Love: Agape: Unconditional Love Storge: Parental Love Phileo: Brotherly/Fri...

Pastor Micah looked at how scripture repeatedly speaks to the sanctity (sacred, holy) of life. Our world like to talk about the value of life, but fails to answer two important questions: Why is life sacred? When does life begin? King David in Psalm 139 paints a beautiful depiction of the sacredness of life. Here are two keys for us to remember from Psalm 139 about the sanctity of life: What'...

Pastor Micah continued our current series "Devoted: Living Immersed and Empowered." This week we focus on how the Early Church was devoted to fellowship with one another. The Greek word used for fellowship is Koinonia which means "holding something in common." Repeatedly scripture teaches us about the importance of fellowship or joining together on a regular basis with the body...

Pastor Micah began a new series this week called "Devoted: Living Immersed and Empowered." Throughout this series we focus on 4 key elements that the Early Church was devoted to every time they gathered together. By looking at Acts 2:42 we learned the Early Church devoted themselves to the Apostles' teaching, fellowship, breaking of bread (communion), and prayer. Each week throughou...

Pastor Micah shared a New Years Day message entitled "A Renewed Strength in 2023." By looking at the words of Isaiah the prophet in Isaiah 40:28-31 we're reminded that God not only can, but He will renew your strength as you wait upon the Lord. Here are the 3 main points Pastor Micah pulled out of this passage for us to consider as we step into 2023 and believe God for even greater...

Pastor Micah concluded our Christmas series "The Cast of Christmas" at our Christmas Eve Service. This week we focus on the final cast member of the Christmas story, Us. The question is how will we respond to the Christmas story and the coming of the Messiah? God reached out to us, and displayed His amazing unconditional love by sending His One and Only Son to this Earth to make a way fo...

Pastor Micah continued with our current series, "The Cast of Christmas" by looking at the Magi (the Wise Men) and their response to the birth of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. In Matthew 2:1-12 we read about the Magi's response to the birth of the Messiah, but we also learn about how King Herod and the religious leaders responded to Jesus' birth. All 3 responded in different ways,...

Pastors Micah & Laura Reed shared during our annual Christmas family service! For this week's cast member we focused on the Shepherds who help remind us of the Hope & Joy that came to Earth through Jesus as the first and greatest Christmas present ever! Our Kids also performed a couple Christmas songs which you can watch on our church website (www.chisholmag.com) or on our YouTube Pag...

Missionaries Phil & Denise Reed who serve in Ukraine shared a powerful update with us this week. They shared about their experience in Ukraine leading up to and through the first week of the Russian invasion into Ukraine. Phil also shared a powerful message about overcoming the giant of disobedience.  Here are a few keys to take away from looking at King Saul's disobedience in 1 Samuel 15...