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Pastor Austin continues his series on "The Emotions of God" with "Love". You can’t hate a person and also say you share in the love of God because, as we’ve seen, God’s greatest love is people. And you can’t hate that which God loves and think you’re good with God. Every person is a person Jesus died for. So love one another as Jesus has loved you.

Guest Pastor Leonard McElveen from Mel Trotter Ministries continues the series on "The Emotions of God" with mercy. 

Pastor Austin starts his new series "The Emotions of God" focusing on anger this morning. Rambo Jesus would never have let the soldiers put him on the cross. Weak Jesus wouldn’t have been enough of a threat to evil to be condemned to the cross. 

Pastor Vern Hettinga brought us a message from Jeremiah 1:1-12. Life isn't fair, but from God's perspective a good life isn't necessarily an easy one. God wishes to strengthen us through difficult times so that we are prepared for future struggles. 

The Christmas Eve service was special service with music, readings, and short sermon.  This week the whole service is included. 

In Pastor Austin's last sermon for Advent he pulls from various texts within the Bible to focus on King Harod. Today, King Herod and his empire are ruins, while Christian churches are in nearly every city and town in every country across the world. Today, King Herod’s capital city is the capital of Christianity. Today, King Herod’s speeches are forgotten, while Jesus’ words have been translat...

This is the 3rd message in Pastor Austin's Advent series, Unforgettable Christmas.  The focus of this message is on the passage from Matthew 2:1-12. They were as pagan as pagan could get, yet the Magi understood something right off the bat that many people today never understand. They understood that Christmas is about worship.

Pastor Austin continues his Advent series with the Unforgettable Cousin Once Removed pulling from Luke 1:5-20.  When God speaks into your life, it’s uncommon that he will rise above the volume of the world around you. Or even the volume of your own inner voice. God still speaks quietly because here’s the thing about listening to a whisper. If you want to hear someone whisper, you have to be really...

This episode is the beginning of our Advent series Unforgettable Christmas. In this series Pastor Austin will explore some of the lesser noticed characters of the Christmas story.   In Advent and Christmas, we celebrate the incarnation – that God took on flesh and lived among us. God was no longer located solely in the temple – Christmas means God has gone mobile. He has left the sacred space of t...

Join us in giving thanks to the Lord this year! 

Pastor Howard finishes the series on Nehemiah, with his sermon "The Need to Celebrate". It hurts to hear about our sin and be corrected, but scripture also creates a feeling of celebration and joy.

The Christian life is not a playground, it is a battle ground. You will face opposition and enemies who oppose God’s restorative work in the world because the welfare of others threatens them.

This week we begin a study of the book of Nehemiah - a story of God working through a broken heart. What if what makes your heart break isn't just a burden, but a divine gift from God?

Pastor Austin preached on the passage of Ephesians 4:22-24. When we come to Christ, we come as we are. Salvation by grace means that You are accepted before you act acceptable. You don’t have to pretend to play the part to get the part. 

This weeks sermon was a special sermon by Eric Peterson from Benjamin's Hope in Holland Michigan. He was part of our Possibility Sunday service.  Enjoy learning more about this special church.  

Pastor Austin continues his series on Ephesians. Focusing his sermon on Ephesians 2:1-10. Continuing to preach on the importance of God's grace and our need for it, even when we may not think we may not realize it. 

Pastor Austin starts a new series called "Ephesians: From Death to Life". In his message "Unconditional Election", he concludes with the notion of being elected or chosen may naturally drive a person to pride, but God’s election pushes us towards humility because election is a demonstration of grace that we aren’t just supposed to just enjoy for ourselves or marvel at, but live...

Pastor Vern Hettinga concludes the sermon series "Grace Alone".  He focused on Luke 7:36-50, Jesus seeking out Simon the Pharisee.

Pastor Howard continues the series "Grace Alone" with his sermon "Grace Leads to Gratitude". Gratitude is a choice we make and when we do we are truly able to worship God.   Music: Sillyfolkboy, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons  

 Pastor Austin continues his series "Grace Alone".  He focused on suffering in his message "Grace in Suffering". If you’re a believer, you know how the last chapter ends. And if you know that your story ends with victory and restoration in Christ, then how does that change your perspective of present sufferings?  Music: Sillyfolkboy, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org...

We’re saved by grace alone, but what happens to grace after that? Today we start a new series on grace.  Today's sermon by Pastor Austin comes from various texts of the Bible.    Music: Sillyfolkboy, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons 

In Pastor Austin's sermon "Joshua is Chosen" today he finished his series on the book of Numbers. Sometimes we make ourselves irreplaceable on accident because we don’t even think about what comes after us. Other times it’s more intentional because of our pride. 

Pastor Howard Moths continues the series on Numbers. He focused on Numbers 21:4-9, The snake on the pole story. Nicodemus looked up at Jesus and saw his Savior, the Messiah. He risked everything to defend Jesus at his trial; he showed up at the cross after the disciples had fled; and he was one of two who buried Jesus purchasing aloes and spices fit for a king’s funeral. What would happen if you h...

This sermon was the beginning of a new series on the book of Numbers entitled “Preparation for Promise”. God prepared a home for his people, but after 400 years in Egypt his people were not prepared for their home. The book of Numbers shows us how God uses times of waiting to craft us into the people we need to be for what’s next. It was preached by  Rev. Dr. Wayne Brouwer a guest pastor.

Pastor Austin finishes his 2 part sermon "Wide Reach, Strong Roots." The church is the catalyst for Jesus in our communities. There is no plan B, we are the plan.