Evangel U.P. Houghton

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about Ruth 1:16 and how Commitment Becomes Real at the Exit Ramp. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 9, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about Ruth 1:16 and how Ruth Chose the Person, Not the Prospect. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 8, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about Ruth 1:16, including: 1 RUTH’S OATH HELD NOTHING BACK, 2 COMMITMENT BECOMES REAL AT THE EXIT RAMP, 3 HALF-COMMITMENTS QUIETLY WEAKEN US, 4 NAOMI’S SILENCE IS WHERE THE TURN BEGINS, 5 SHE NAMED HERSELF EMPTY, BUT THE FIELDS WERE FULL, 6 RUTH IS A SHADOW OF CHRIST. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghto...

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how The Book of Ruth shows us: God is Already Moving Before You Can See It. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 3, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how The Book of Ruth shows us: Don't Write the Ending While You're Still in Chapter 1. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 2, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how The Book of Ruth shows us You Don't Have to be Okay to Pray. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, June 1, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about Ruth 1:6-14, including: 1 THE RETURN: NAOMI MOVES TOWARD WHERE GOD HAS VISITED (Ruth 1:6), 2 THE PRAYER: NAOMI PRAYS FROM INSIDE HER BITTERNESS (Ruth 1:8-9), 3 THE ARGUMENT: NAOMI’S LOGIC IS HONEST BUT INCOMPLETE (Ruth 1:10-14), 4 THE GOD WHO DOES NOT FLINCH (Exodus 3:7), and 5 THE CLINGING: RUTH REFUSES TO LET GO (Ruth 1:14). This episode of the Evangel Houghton p...

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about The Book of Ruth and  3 Anchors on the Character of God. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 27, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how The Book of Ruth starts with 6 blows without explanation. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 26, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about Ruth 1:1-5 and how God was still working in the worst of times. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 25, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson kicks of our summer sermon series on the Book of Ruth, beginning with 1 THE WEIGHT OF WHAT GOD PERMITS (RUTH 1:1-5), 2 THE GOD WHO IS PRESENT WHEN HE IS INVISIBLE (RUTH 1:1-5), and 3 THREE THINGS TO CARRY. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 24, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how we fight with the sword and prayer, from Ephesians 6:10-18. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 21, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about what the sword does, from Ephesians 6:10-18. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 19, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about why the spiritual fight matters, from Ephesians 6:10-18. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, May 18, 2026.

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.