Evangel U.P. Houghton

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about knowing the Word of God and being in prayer, including 1 WHY THE FIGHT MATTERS, 2 WHAT THE SWORD DOES, and 3 HOW WE FIGHT: THE SWORD AND PRAYER. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 17, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about how the most significant thing you'll ever do may not happen on a stage, in a boardroom, or online. This Mother's Day, we look at three women from Scripture: Hannah, Lois, and Eunice, whose quiet, costly decisions to orient their lives around the next generation echoed through history. Whether you're a mother, a father, a grandparent, or anyone who pours into the l...

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about being shod in the Gospel of Peace, from Ephesians 6:10-18 and the danger of fighting barefoot. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 6, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about being shod in the Gospel of Peace, from Ephesians 6:10-18 and how Christ is the source of peace. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 5, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about being shod in the Gospel of Peace, from Ephesians 6:10-18 and how the Gospel gives you traction to advance. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 4, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about being Shod with the Gospel of Peace, from Ephesians 6:10-18, including: 1 THE GOSPEL GIVES YOU TRACTION TO ADVANCE, 2 THE PEACE YOU CARRY IS BIGGER THAN THE PEACE YOU FEEL, and 3 THE MOST DANGEROUS THING IS TO FIGHT BAREFOOT. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 3, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the Shield of Faith and how Faith Comes from Outside In (Romans 10). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 22, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the Shield of Faith and the Flaming Darts of Temptation and Suffering (Ephesians 6). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 21, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the Shield of Faith and how the Church is Under Attack (Ephesians 6). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 20, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about the Shield of Faith, including: 1 THE TARGET (Ephesians 5:25-27; 6:13-16), 2 THE SCUTUM (Ephesians 6:16), 3 THE ARROWS: FLAMING DARTS OF THE EVIL ONE (Ephesians 6:16), 4 THE FORMATION (Hebrews 10:24-25), and 5 WHAT THE SHIELD IS SOAKED IN (Romans 10:14-17; Colossians 3:16). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Chur...

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about God's joy, including God's Eternal Joy within the Trinity, God's Joy for Us, and Our Joy Now and In Hope for Our Future . This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 14, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about the Holy Ordinances. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 12, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how the resurrection changes everything, from 1 Corinthians 15:12-22, including John Lennon's Imagine, Paul's similar thought experiment, and "but now" for the resurrection and the restoration it brings. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 6, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about Paul's thought experiment if there is no resurrection, but Easter is God’s invitation to imagine what’s actually true: forgiveness is possible, hope is alive, and death does not win, from 1 Corinthians 15:12-22. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 5, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about the belt of truth, from Ephesians 6:10-14, including: 1 We do not stand in our own strength (Ephesians 6:10), 2 The armor is the armor of Christ (Colossians 2:13–15), 3 The belt of truth is foundational, 4 Truth must move beyond information, and 5 Jesus fought Satan with truth (Matthew 4). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evange...

Rosario Curcuru talks about the breastplate of righteousness, which helps us stand firm because Christ makes us right with God and teaches us to live right in a crooked world, including: 1. We are not righteous by nature, we stand in Christ’s righteousness (Romans 3:23-26), 2. Living out practical righteousness helps protect us from the schemes of Satan (1 Peter 1:13-16; Ephesians 4:26-27), and 3....

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the Armor of God, starting with the Belt of Truth, from Ephesians 6:10-14, including: Why the Language of War, Why Truth is the Belt, and  Recognizing the Lies. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, Match 16, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson kicks of a new a new series, Armed, walking through Ephesians 6:10–18. In this message he talks about 3 THINGS SATAN IS: 1. Formidable (real + dangerous), 2. Devouring (1 Pet. 5:8), and 3. Calculating (Eph. 6:11). He also talks about 3 THINGS SATAN IS NOT: 1. Not God’s equal, 2. Not in ultimate control, and 3. Not the ultimate cause of my sin. This episode of the Evangel Hough...

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about what we learn from the smoke rising from Sodom: God is just, God is merciful, and God keeps covenant, from Genesis 19:27–29; 19:30–38, including: JUDGMENT IS REAL (Gen. 19:27–28), MERCY COMES THROUGH COVENANT (Gen. 19:29; 2 Cor. 5:21), and CONSEQUENCES ARE REAL (Gen. 19:30–38). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Com...

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about how God is just, God is merciful, and God keeps covenant, and so don’t linger, don’t look back, and go before the Lord; including: 1 THE SMOKE: JUDGMENT IS REAL (Gen. 19:27–28), 2 THE RESCUE: MERCY COMES THROUGH COVENANT (Gen. 19:29), 3 THE CROSS: JESUS IS THE TRUE & BETTER COVENANT REPRESENTATIVE (2 Cor. 5:21; cf. Gen. 19:29), 4 THE CAVE: RESCUE IS REAL, CONSE...

Dr. Frank Turek, author of "I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist," talks about how nothing matters unless the resurrection is true. In assessing the truth of Christianity, we must explore four questions: 1. Does Truth Exist?, 2. Does God Exist?, 3. Are Miracles Possible?, and 4. Is the New Testament True? Turek explores the first question, Does Truth Exist?, for this Sunday message from Evan...

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the story of the good Samaritan, told by Jesus after a lawyer asked Jesus "Who is my neighbor?," from Luke 10:25-37, including: Jesus flips the question, it' a heart issue and a call to individual action, and Jesus is our Good Samaritan. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, Februa...

Mr. Jacob Timmer talks about how God is merciful enough to rescue us from the places we’ve drifted to, but rescue requires letting go of what’s behind us, from Genesis 19:15–29, including 1) God has a Father’s heart; He rescues us even when we resist (Gen. 19:15–16), 2) Lot wanted influence without holiness (Genesis 19:1), 3) What we refuse to release will destroy us (Gen. 19:23–29), and 4) The th...

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the Sodomites and Lot, from Gen. 19:1-14, including Lot wanted influence without holiness (Genesis 19:1), Lot’s urgency shows he knew what Sodom was (Genesis 19:2–3), and a hardened culture doesn’t tolerate sin—it demands it (Genesis 19:4–9). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, F...

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about how you cannot live in Sodom without Sodom trying to live in you, including 1) Judgment doesn’t show up randomly (Genesis 18:20–33; 19:1), 2) Lot wanted influence without holiness (Genesis 19:1), 3) Lot’s urgency shows he knows what Sodom is (Genesis 19:2–3), 4) A hardened culture doesn’t tolerate sin—it demands it (Genesis 19:4–9), 5) Compromise kills your authori...