Pleasant View Baptist Church - Bettendorf

Everyone has a story, and as we approach the end of Esther, we're able to look at the providence of God throughout this story. Pastor Ed uses this week's sermon to encourage us to look back at our lives, to recognize the providence of God in our lives, and to mark those moments so that we remember the goodness of God. This sermon explores Esther 9:1-19

Hamon is no more, but the Hebrew people are still in danger from the machinations that he'd set in place. Through this next chapter of Esther, Pastor Ed shows us how God positioned Esther and Mordecai to counter the decree Hamon made in the king's name. Listen as Pastor Ed shares applications and lessons can we glean from the story. This sermon explores Esther 8:1-17 Due to a technical issue, we w...

For the past 6 chapters of Esther, we've been setting the stage, raising the stakes, and seeing all the pieces fall into place. Now, in chapter 7, Pastor Ed brings us to the climax of the story! Esther brings the King and Hamon to her feast and reveals that her life is threatened by the machinations of Hamon. In a twist of fate, Hamon is executed on the very gallows he prepared for Mordecai. Is th...

For our 6th sermon in a series exploring the book of Esther, Pastor Ed brings us the tale of two men. Everyone loves a good underdog story; where someone is scooped up from the bottom rung of the ladder and lifted up until they're on top of the world! Pair that with a villain experiencing humiliation, and you've got a recipe for some grade A satisfaction. That's just what we get in this story of H...

Pastor Ed Hedding takes us to Romans 13 for a timely sermon exploring what should be running through the mind of a Christ Follower as they enter the voting booths.

Dale McCaulley of The Timothy Initiative joins the congregation of Pleasant View and takes us to Numbers 13 and 14 to share the keys on how to miss the promised land.

Our study of the book of Esther continues with the 5th sermon in the series. Pastor Ed takes us to Esther 5:1-14 for "A Plea Welcomed by the Providence of God"

Jeremy Kluth from Scripture Alive Ministry presents Paul "Witness the total transformation of Saul, a violent persecutor of the first century church, into the man known as Paul, the bold apostle willing to die for the sake of Christ. Including memorable stories like Paul's conversion in Damascus and Paul and Silas in prison, along with some of Paul's most well-known passages to the ch...

Drewe Zanki steps up to the pulpit as he continues our sermon series exploring the book of Esther. He opens up Esther chapter 4 as he highlights the invisible people.

Pastor Ed brings us our third message in a series exploring the book of Esther. Taking us to Esther Esther 3:1-15, he explores the development of the plot to exterminate the Jews by Haman.

Jim Panaggio with Reach Global steps up to the pulpit for a sermon that takes us to Colossians 3:1-4 as we learn about the Consequences of a Resurrected Life.

David Elmore has a heart for evangelism and he helps us understand what stops us from making disciples. This message taps into Matthew 28:18-19, Luke 8:38-39.

Church Elder Aaron Barfels fills in for Pastor Ed as we hear the second message in a series exploring the book of Esther. Taking us to Esther 2:1-22, Aaron showcases a placement arranged by the providence of God.

Pastor Ed kicks off our verse by verse journey through the book of Esther by giving us some historical background and context for the setting while also outlining the overarching application we'll be focusing on in this series: Everyone has a story God is writing the story of your life The last chapter of your life has not been written yet Join us as we explore Esther 1:1-22 with the sermon A...

Joel Nelson from Converge North Central joins us to deliver a shortened message looking at the life of Leah. A lot of people look Jacob's favoritism towards his life Rachel in contrast to Leah, but Joel challenges us to look a little deeper, a little further into the story to see a better picture of how God cared for her.

Gerad Hall follows up on his sermon about " Avoiding the Double-Minded Life " with another message from the life of Samson. Disappointment is rampant in the experience of everyone and Gerad proposes a way forward for the Christ believer: how to think rightly about disappointment and how to avoid becoming its servant. Be encouraged to orient your life appropriately around God!

Pleasant View welcomes Gerad Hall to the pulpit as he takes us to Judges 14. We explore the life of Samson and the downfall his duplicitous life. Let your "yes" mean "yes" and your "no" mean "no" as we learn how to avoid living a double-minded life.

In the first part of Pastor's Ed's sermon series on Anger, we learned about where Anger comes from and this sermon addresses how we can tame that powerful emotion. This sermon series takes some inspiration from Dr. Gary Chapman's book on Anger.

With inspiration from Dr. Gary Chapman's Anger: Taming A Powerful Emotion, we take a look at the emotion of Anger as Pastor Ed preaches the sermon "Where Does Anger Come From?".

Its Father's Day in the US and Pastor Ed comes to the congregation with a message explaining "Why Marriage Works"

PVBC wraps up our study of the book of Galatians with an overview of the book. 

PVBC wraps up our walk through of the book of Galatians as Pastor Ed looks to Galatians 6:11 - 18 and shares that "Freedom Brings Christ Followers to Boast in the Cross Alone". The next lesson will wrap up the sermon series with an overview of Galatians.

PVBC returns to the book of Galatians for this Sunday before Memorial Day. Pastor Ed kicks off the first part of Galatians chapter 6 as he tells us how "Freedom Brings Responsibility to Care for One Another".

Darlene Line from Chosen People Ministries steps up to the pulpit at Pleasant View Baptist Church this week. Watch at: https://youtu.be/t6t4HG39B90

A Mother's Day Sermon - This Mother's Day Pastor Ed takes us to 1 Samuel and the story of Samuel's mother, Hannah.