First Assembly of God Freehold

05/22/22 | Humble shepherd. Giant-slayer. Gifted poet. Mighty warrior. Flawed man. Legendary leader. In this series, our church is exploring the life of one of history’s most famous kings. The way of God is least appealing when we are angry, isolated, or afraid. That’s when we consider things we would never otherwise consider. It’s when we feel compelled to do something . . . anything . But maybe...

05/15/22 | Humble shepherd. Giant-slayer. Gifted poet. Mighty warrior. Flawed man. Legendary leader. In this series, our church is exploring the life of one of history’s most famous kings. David went from humble shepherd to national hero to great king. But he wasn’t great because of his reputation or military prowess. He was great because of where he’d learned to place his hope. We can learn to fo...

05/08/22 | Happy Mother’s Day! We’re so honored to have Don & Donna James with us, our New Jersey Ministry Network Superintendent and his wife. Donna shares a message called, “The Proverbs 31 Path,” looking at Proverbs 31:24-31. Moms & women everywhere, we love you!

05/01/22 | Pastor Jeff talks about the importance of hearing from the Holy Spirit not only in church, but in our everyday lives. While we can sometimes be distracted by careers, goals and other items in life, we are to remain “keepers of the flame” and “quench not the Spirit” in each of our lives. Looking at 1 Thessalonians 5:19, Pastor Jeff shows: 1) The Spirit’s revelation must not be put out by...

04/24/22 | To the dead man, Jesus was life. To the prostitute, He was a second chance. To the searching, He was the long-awaited answer. Discover what it means when He says, "I Am Jesus." In Week 4, unpacks Jesus’ incredible words, “I Am The Good Shepherd.” Sheep are mentioned over 200 times in the Bible, and it’s no accident; sheep are stupid, stubborn, and helpless! Yet from looking at Psalm 23,...

04/17/22 | To the dead man, Jesus was life. To the prostitute, He was a second chance. To the searching, He was the long-awaited answer. Discover what it means when He says, "I Am Jesus." Happy Easter Sunday! This week, Pastor Jeff preaches a powerful message on Jesus’ words in John 11. He tells us that Jesus sets us free from our doubts, discouragement, and despair. The resurrection is not an eve...

04/10/22 | To the dead man, Jesus was life. To the prostitute, He was a second chance. To the searching, He was the long-awaited answer. Discover what it means when He says, "I Am Jesus." In Week 2, we explore Jesus’ incredible words, “I Am The Light of the World” (John 8:12). As Pastor Jeff goes over the backdrop of this passage, we see how powerful Jesus’ statement is, and how comforting it is t...

04/03/22 | To the dead man, Jesus was life. To the prostitute, He was a second chance. To the searching, He was the long-awaited answer. Discover what it means when He says, "I Am Jesus." In Week 1, Pastor Jeff unpacks Jesus’ words, “I Am The Vine” (John 15:5). These are part of Jesus’ last words to his disciples. From looking at this passage, we see: 1) Jesus is the Vine 2) God the Father is the...

03/27/22 | We love missions! This is such a special Sunday here at First Assembly, as we celebrate what God has done through missions, and how we are so expectant for him to do more than we can hope for or imagine. We are privileged to welcome Rev. Jeff Hartensveld this Sunday morning, the AGWM Regional Director for Asia Pacific, who also originally hails from the great state of New Jersey! You’ll...

03/20/22 | Our church loves missions! God is worthy of our praise at all time and in all places, and his name will be glorified despite how our current culture may live. Unpacking Jesus’ words in Luke 17:26-30, Pastor Jeff talks about what it is like “in the days of Noah,” which motivates our church to make missions a priority: 1) An Acceleration of Sinfulness 2) An Approaching Storm 3) An Active...

03/13/22 | Thoughts are powerful. They change our perspective, impact our decisions, and influence our habits. What do we do when we become trapped by our thoughts? Learn how to take your thoughts captive and win the war in your mind. In Week 4, Pastor Bonnie shares how to calm our anxious mind. Starting with the physical process of what's going on in our minds when we face anxiety, she then moves...

03/06/22 | Thoughts are powerful. They change our perspective, impact our decisions, and influence our habits. What do we do when we become trapped by our thoughts? Learn how to take your thoughts captive and win the war in your mind. In Week 3, Pastor Jeff gives some amazingly practical tools to do this as he talks about Filters, Framing, & Fortitude. 1) Filters: impact how we see things (Num...

02/27/22 | Thoughts are powerful. They change our perspective, impact our decisions, and influence our habits. What do we do when we become trapped by our thoughts? Learn how to take your thoughts captive and win the war in your mind. In Week 2, Pastor Matt builds upon the concept of “taking every thought captive” (2 Cor. 10:5) from Week 1. Winning the War in your Mind isn’t something that will ha...

02/20/22 | Thoughts are powerful. They change our perspective, impact our decisions, and influence our habits. What do we do when we become trapped by our thoughts? Learn how to take your thoughts captive and win the war in your mind. In Week 1, Pastor Jeff starts the series by sharing how most of life’s battles are won or lost in your mind. Our lives are always moving in the direction of our stro...

Can you imagine what could happen if we gave control of our life to God? It’s scary, but the benefits are world-altering. The story of Elisha challenges us to answer God’s calling and take the risks that are necessary to do His will. Come see what life can look like when we let go…when we decide to have Ridiculous Faith.

02/06/22 | Can you imagine what could happen if we gave control of our life to God? It’s scary, but the benefits are world-altering. The story of Elisha challenges us to answer God’s calling and take the risks that are necessary to do His will. Come see what life can look like when we let go…when we decide to have Ridiculous Faith. In Week 5, Pastor Jeff reminds us that how you view a situation ca...

01/30/22 | Can you imagine what could happen if we gave control of our life to God? It’s scary, but the benefits are world-altering. The story of Elisha challenges us to answer God’s calling and take the risks that are necessary to do His will. Come see what life can look like when we let go…when we decide to have Ridiculous Faith. In Week 4, Pastor Jeff reads from the incredible (and slightly obs...

01/23/22 | Can you imagine what could happen if we gave control of our life to God? It’s scary, but the benefits are world-altering. The story of Elisha challenges us to answer God’s calling and take the risks that are necessary to do His will. Come see what life can look like when we let go…when we decide to have Ridiculous Faith. In Week 3, Pastor Jeff reads Elisha’s famous miracle of the woman...

01/16/22 | Can you imagine what could happen if we gave control of our life to God? It’s scary, but the benefits are world-altering. The story of Elisha challenges us to answer God’s calling and take the risks that are necessary to do His will. Come see what life can look like when we let go…when we decide to have Ridiculous Faith. In Week 2, Pastor Matt asks, “How do I have faith in a ridiculous...

01/09/22 | Can you imagine what could happen if we gave control of our life to God? It’s scary, but the benefits are world-altering. The story of Elisha challenges us to answer God’s calling and take the risks that are necessary to do His will. Come see what life can look like when we let go…when we decide to have Ridiculous Faith. In Week 1, Pastor Jeff looks at the call of Elisha in 1 Kings 19:1...

01/02/22 | In the Gospels, Jesus quotes from Isaiah 56:7 saying that God’s house will be a house of prayer. In this first sermon of the New Year, Pastor Jeff looks at three prayers of Old Testament figures that serve as examples for us as we focus on prayer entering the this year: 1. The Prayer of Joshua - Posture in Prayer (Joshua 5:13-15) 2. The Prayer of Abraham - Persistence in Prayer (Genesis...

12/26/21 | Pastor Jeff closes out 2021 with some reflective biblical advice as a new year is upon us. By looking at both the good and bad aspects of the life of King Saul, Pastor Jeff encourages us to: 1) Seek God for Guidance 2) Dodge the Comparison Trap 3) Be honest with Yourself

12/19/21 God is with us – in answered promises, realized dreams, and refreshed hope. How could we help but sing? This December, we're exploring the songs born from our joy that Christ has entered the world. In Week 4, Pastor Jeff unpacks this carol first written over 1200 years ago. Originally functioning as a responsive chant, each line of this carol is about an Old Testament prophecy fulfilled a...

Pastor Matt & Pastor Todd discuss Christmas pageants, context & accuracy of the nativity scene, and our honesty in approaching God. We talk about how in order to receive joy from God, we must be in honest & sincere relationship with him, which involves removing the masks and elephants we put in the way.

12/12/21 God is with us – in answered promises, realized dreams, and refreshed hope. How could we help but sing? This December, we're exploring the songs born from our joy that Christ has entered the world. In Week 3, Pastor Matt focuses on a line, “the little Lord Jesus” in the famous children’s carol, “Away In A Manger.” While sometimes the meaning of the manger can feel cute, childish, or ambig...