Messiah St. Charles Weekly Messages

The discipleship journey is individual, but its goal is the same for all—to invite more followers to experience life in Jesus! Our series concludes this Sunday with some practical tips on how YOU can shine God’s light so more people come to faith in Jesus.

Sometimes religion gets in the way of truly following Jesus. When we get caught up in the letter of the law, we oftentimes miss the spirit of it. There are some practices we have that run contrary to the Great Commission. Pastor Jim Mueller gets into what we truly need to embrace when it comes to following Jesus...and what's just noise.

It won't always be easy. We won't always succeed perfectly, but following Jesus means doing what Jesus would do, and acting like Jesus would act. What does this look like? Pastor Chuck Schlie explains the hows and whys of modeling our actions and behaviors on Jesus.

Unity among Christians is not always the reality, but it is what we are called to strive for. On Sunday, Pastor Jim will explain why we must put people over preferences as we seek to become disciples who grow God's Kingdom.

For Christians, believing in Jesus is a given. We profess the creed, take Holy Communion, and read the Bible with an open heart toward life transformation. But do we truly FOLLOW Jesus? That's the question at the heart of this series because "following" takes action...and sacrifice. There is a cost to following Jesus. Pastor Chuck Schlie teaches on why the cost is worth it.

Jesus invites everyone to follow Him. Everyone. No sin precludes you from being in a relationship with your Savior. Don’t believe it? Pastor Jim Mueller teaches on what Scripture has to say about sinners (i.e., all of us) following Jesus — and what steps to take once you accept His invitation to follow Him.

Follow: Week 1| The Invitation As followers of Jesus, we mark our lives as "before" and "after." When we answer His call, our lives will change forever.

Holy Week begins with Jesus's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. He gets a hero's welcome, but the exultation is short-lived. On Sunday. Pastor Chuck sets the stage for the events that transpire over the next week that lead our Savior to suffer death on the cross on our behalf.

We've reached the end of our series and we're putting the fourth theory to the test. On this Jubilee Sunday, we're bringing our gifts to God to celebrate all that he's accomplished through us and our church this year.

When you give to God, what does it cost you? If you were to give like God, it would cost you everything. But God isn't asking for everything—Jesus already took care of our debts. Our gifts are in response to His sacrifice, and sometimes we are called to give above and beyond. Learn from Pastor Chuck why willingly giving generously of "our" treasures can have such a profound effect on...

Do you manage your money, or does it manage you? This Sunday, we will be experimenting with what it means to "test" God with your money through budgeting the way He tells you to. If financial pressure has you in its grips, this message will offer you some practical relief.

Giving God’s way is  the  way to lower stress, invest in love, and increase cheerful living through cheerful giving. Pastor Chuck Schlie opens this new series with an introduction to giving God’s way by looking at passages from His Word that demonstrate how to handle money.

As it turns out, Jesus was no stranger to joy. He went to weddings. He shared lively meals with his friends. He drank with them. He had so much fun and acted so freely around the dinner table, the uptight religious leaders called him a glutton and a drunkard. He didn’t worry about what would happen to his reputation when he hung out with people that others thought were shady, and he was always uni...

The statistics are alarming. According to the World Health Organization, anxiety and depression are up 25% since 2020—a statistic that signals a mental health crisis on top of a global pandemic. The stress of the past few years is felt across the world. In this week 7 message of the He Gets Us series, Pastor Jim addresses this timely topic and sheds light on how Jesus dealt with the stress of life...

Deep political divisions and echo chambers make communication more difficult and taint what starts as disagreement with hostility and hatred. The opinion of non-Christians toward Christians and vice versa have only worsened in recent years. Yet both those inside and outside the church register concern about the lack of civility in culture today. By contrast, Jesus faced deep anger and mischaracter...

Jesus’s life shows us His intentions for all people. Through His actions, He demonstrated radical inclusion across a variety of backgrounds and cultures. By inviting both Christians and non-Christians to reexamine the story of Jesus, we can also reexamine our relationship with those we might view as our enemies. We can both experience and offer the kind of radical acceptance that Jesus demonstrate...

Jesus wept. It’s the shortest verse in all of the Bible yet it tells us so much about Jesus. When his good friend Lazarus had been dead for four days, Jesus visited Lazarus’s sisters, Mary and Martha. Upon his arrival, the two women fell down at his feet sobbing. Seeing their sorrow, Jesus’s heart was overcome with grief. He mourned with them. Tears flowed freely down his cheeks as he deeply felt...

Jesus spent a lot of time around the dinner table. Many of his most frequently quoted messages and standout stories happened while sharing a meal with others. As we looked closer, we noticed that his company around the table was a remarkably diverse cast. He shared meals with outcasts. He spent time with the self-righteous religious elite. He cared for people who had broken every rule and were see...

Whether suffering physical or emotional pain, everyone is looking for someone who will understand and share the burden. Modeling the compassion that Jesus demonstrated in His ministry is crucial to dismantling barriers and getting the word out that Jesus is for us because He understands our needs.

Jesus had strained relationships with his loved ones. As he gained popularity and began speaking to larger and larger crowds, his own family “came to take custody of him.” They seemed very concerned with either the direction or scale of Jesus’ ministry. But when they disagreed with him, he didn’t push them away or get defensive. Instead, he looked to restore healthy relationships. In some of his l...

At this joyful time of year, we often feel anything but! Time pressures, money pressures, family pressures — they all can weigh on us and sap our joy. But we don't have to let them get to us. You can find joy even when life is hard. Pastor Jim teaches on this gift we could all use a bit more of.

In a world of conflict, strife, and division, it's hard to find peace in so much turmoil. The good news is, lasting peace is possible if you know where to look for it. Pastor Chuck Schlie teaches on how to find and keep the peace you crave in week two of Christmas Unwrapped.

Where does this hope come from, and how can you feel it when life seems bleak? Pastor Jim reflects on this much-needed gift in the first message of Christmas Unwrapped.

In this last message of our series, Pastor Jim gets into get into the last few paragraphs of this short book—paragraphs in which Jonah was so put off by God's mercy on Ninevah that he wishes death on himself three times. There's a lot of wisdom in these brief paragraphs, and we've included a special presentation of the song "Mercy."

Offended by Mercy: Week 2 Like Jonah, we make poor judges. We cannot truly judge the actions of others on the limited information we have about them. Fortunately, God is the ultimate judge and He gives grace when we withhold it. In this message, we'll learn how to open our hearts to be better stewards of the mercy shown to us that we too often keep from others.