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What is the Lord's Supper? Why do we take it? How should we take it? Who should take it? Listen as Daniel Ekberg shares from God's Word answers to all of these questions to help us see the kindness and grace of God to give us a visible sign of what He has done. This sermon was preached to a Jr. High audience.

Despite Christ's offer to redeem us as Sons, and despite this being a present reality for all who believe, we still find ourselves drawn back to sinful ways of our flesh, "back to Egypt." Listen as Pastor Gabe shares from Galatians 4:8-20 five things to remember when we find ourselves looking back to sin.

What is baptism? Where does it come from? Who is it for? Matthew Bloomquist answers each of these questions, working through Acts 8:26-40 as his primary text. This sermon was preached to a Jr. High audience

What does it mean to be an heir of God? Why is it such good news that He has made a way for us to become sons of God? Pastor Gabe preaches from Galatians 4:1-7, showing God's radical movement to bring slaves into sonship. This sermon was preached to a Sr. High audience.

After spending two weeks learning about the nature of Scripture and its great benefits to us, how can we practically take it in and "mine its riches?" Listen as Daniel Ekberg shares how to do this with us in 5 different ways. This sermon was preached to a Jr. High audience

As Paul's argument of being made right with God through faith alone continues to unfold in Galatians, it brings up a question. Why then would God give His people the law if they could only ever be saved through faith? Listen to Pastor Gabe preach from Galatians 3:19-29 on how the law complements--or works together--with the promise. This sermon was preached to a Sr. High audience on Jan. 22nd,...

Is the Bible, written thousands of years ago, still applicable and necessary today? In the age of technology with endless amounts of knowledge and data available to us to all times, why should we still go back to Scripture? Listen to Scott Kolcharno as he preaches from Psalm 19, addressing this subject. This sermon was preached to a Jr. High audience on Jan. 22nd, 2025.

When God appears to Abraham in Genesis 12, he offers him some incredible promises that seem very far reaching. What we learn in the unfolding of Scripture is that the impacts of the promise are far beyond what we may expect. Listen as Matthew Bloomquist preaches from Galatians 3:15-18 to reveal this. This sermon was preached to a Sr. High Audience on January 15th, 2025.

Who wrote the Bible? And why should I believe what it says? These foundational questions are necessary for us to wrestle through in order to see and experience the life changing power of trusting Christ as revealed in His Word. Listen to Daniel Ekberg share why and how we are to live in light of Scripture. This sermon was preached to a Jr. High Audience on Jan. 15th, 2025.

Understanding the role God's law has in our lives is crucial to grasping the weight, the beauty and the joy found in the Gospel. Pastor Gabe continues through Galatians 3:10-14, drawing attention to both our hope for future life and providing guidance for how we are to live in this life. This sermon was preached to a Sr. High Audience on Dec. 12th, 2024.

As Christians, how are we to use our time? God makes provision for us to rest and enjoy leisure activities, but when does that get taken too far? Matthew Bloomquist continues our Between the Lines series by drawing out helpful principles from Scripture on this, especially within the context of playing video games.

We speak often of the work of the cross, but truly how much does it affect? Daniel Ekberg preaches from Galatians 3:1-9, showing how the power of Christ's cross even had effect on those who lived before it. This sermon was preached to a Sr. High audience on Nov. 20th, 2024.

What is the Christian life most centrally depicted by? Is it joy and peace from the promises of God? Or is it a life of hardship and sacrifice, taking after our Lord, the suffering servant? Pastor Gabe preaches through Romans 8:10-14, bringing out the truth that Christians truly have the best life when they are daily dying. This sermon was preached to a Jr. High audience on Nov. 20th, 2024

If we receive God's grace for salvation but also try our hardest to add good works to that equation, wouldn't God be even more glorified? Listen to this exposition of Galatians 2:15-21 where Pastor Gabe works through Paul's answering of this question. This sermon was preached to a Sr. High audience on Nov. 13th, 2024.

Do you ever wish that you had more joy? Or were more patient? Or self-controlled? Did you know that these things are not conjured from within us but through the Holy Spirit? Listen as Daniel Ekberg preaches on this subject from Galatians 5:16-24. This sermon was preached to a Jr. High audience on Nov. 13th, 2024.

Why should we obey our parents? Why is it so hard? How can we actually do it? Pastor Gabe shares a short message addressing each of these questions before an all-church Prayer Night.

In a culture that worships tolerance yet has no basis for ultimate truth, how are we to respond to wrongdoing? Pastor Gabe preaches from Galatians 2:11-14 on this very issue, showing that confronting evil is a Christian mandate, yet it must be done in the right fashion. This sermon was preached to a Sr. High audience on Oct. 23rd, 2024.

What does it mean that God adopts us? What are the implications of such a great truth? Listen as Daniel Ekberg explains from Romans 8 the answers to these questions! This sermon was preached to a Jr. High Audience on Oct. 23rd, 2024.

We live in a divided country within a divided world. How does the church have any hope for True Unity? Pastor Gabe preaches from Galatians 2:1-10 and explains Paul's methodology for attaining exactly that. This sermon was preached to a Sr. High Audience on Oct. 2nd, 2024.

What does it take to receive eternal life? Resolve? Sincerity? Self-Improvement? Scott Kolcharno teaches from John 3 and the story of Nicodemus that what is necessary is impossible by man. New Birth is a hope than can only come from God. This sermon was preached to a Jr. High audience on Oct. 2, 2024.

Pastor Gabe continues in Galatians, explaining Paul's argument from 1:10-24 on why the church should listen to the message that he proclaims of salvation by faith alone in Christ alone. This sermon was preached to a Sr. High audience on Sept. 25th, 2024.

Pastoral intern Matthew Bloomquist shares on the Holy Spirit, explaining how apart from His work to apply the salvation accomplished by Christ, we could never be saved. This sermon was preached to a Jr. High audience on Sept. 25th, 2024.

Pastor Gabe launches into the book of Galatians, covering the first 9 verses. In this passage we get a glimpse of the nature of the Gospel and hear Paul's plea with the Galatians to not abandon it. This sermon was preached to a HS audience on Sept. 19, 2024.

Pastoral Intern Daniel Ekberg begins our series on the Holy Spirit with an introduction on the nature and function of the 3rd Person of the Trinity. This sermon was preached to a Jr. High audience on Sept. 18th, 2024.

Pastor Gabe preaches from Titus 3:3-8, asking the question, "Where Do We Begin?" As we launch into the school year, what must we understand about ourselves and our incredible God?