Waite Park Church

Dan Klemme shares his personal faith journey. Raised in a devout Christian family, he explains how he transitioned to atheism as a teenager after rejecting the young-earth creationist framework he had been given. However, a humbling personal experience and his wife’s commitment to dating a Christian led him back to faith. Now, Dan embraces faith and believes that questions can ultimately bring peo...

In her testimony at Waite Park Church, homegrown missionary Laura Stanley shares how the faithfulness of God and the Church inspired her family’s move to the Dominican Republic. For three years, they have served at Dulos Discovery School, an institution equipping local youth through Christian discipleship and diverse socioeconomic education. Alongside her husband Tim, Laura highlights the profound...

Discover the power of biblical financial stewardship! In this inspiring panel discussion, four church members share personal stories on how they shifted their attitude from seeing themselves as owners to stewards of what God has entrusted to them. Discover practical tips for consistent tithing, and purposeful saving to align your finances with your faith. Overcome financial anxiety, learn to give...

In our first week of “Can I Get a Witness,” Paige shares how God is helping her overcome generational sin and write a new script for her family.

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Pastor Kory explores how God’s Word guides us in a world shaped by algorithms, opinions, and cultural blind spots. Through the stories of King Josiah and the prophet Huldah, this sermon highlights the courage to hear hard truth, the grace of repentance, and the life-giving power of Scripture. Rather than telling us only what we want to hear, God’s Word acts as a compass—leading us toward wisdom, t...

Caleb and Michelle Klay share about their work with AIM Air in Kenya.

In the sermon "The Seven Women of the Exodus," Pastor Abby Burg explores the critical roles played by the often-overlooked women who preserved Moses's life. By highlighting Shiprah, Puah, Jochebed, Miriam, Pharaoh’s daughter, her maidservant, and Zipporah, she demonstrates how God uses quiet acts of faithful obedience and defiant hope to shape history. This inspiring message challenges believers t...

Pastor Kory launches “Her Story, God’s Plan” by exploring the women named in Jesus’ genealogy—Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba. Their stories are messy, surprising, and full of grace, showing God works through brokenness, welcomes outsiders, and isn’t ashamed to call sinners family. You’ll see how God’s priorities differ from the world’s and how His grace pulls us in. Watch and discover your plac...

During this last week of our Burning Questions series, Pastors Kory and Abby tackle the rest of the questions, rapid (kind of) fire style. We’ll address questions like, “What about other religions?,” “How was God made?”, “Who made the Bible?” and even “What’s the deal with the Nephilim,” among others.

In this sermon, Pastor Kory tackles the question, “Does God love me unconditionally?” by separating God’s love from God’s grace. God’s love is steady, unearned, and never changes—even when we sin. Grace is God’s saving gift in Christ, and it invites us into a real relationship that includes commitment and obedience. Using stories, Scripture, and the Prodigal Son, he shows God isn’t looking for an...

Can you trust the Bible and take science seriously? In this message, Pastor Kory explores the tension between Genesis and discovery through the story of Augustine, who wrestled with these questions 1,700 years ago. You’ll learn the “two books” idea—God speaks through Scripture and the world—and hear three Christian approaches to origins (young earth, old earth, and evolutionary creation). The invi...

In this message, Pastor Kory takes an honest look at the violence found in the Old Testament and why it troubles many Christians today. He explains why simple answers don’t work and explores how history, culture, and storytelling shape these passages. Most importantly, he urges listeners to read the Bible through the life and teachings of Jesus, approaching hard texts with humility, faith, and tru...

Drawing on Israel’s demand for a king and Jesus’ humble entry into Jerusalem, Pastor Kory contrasts the kind of kings we want with the King we need. Through the image of two parades—a conquering ruler and a man on a donkey—the sermon shows how God’s people repeatedly chose power, security, and status. Jesus arrives as a different king who saves hearts, not politics, and invites us to examine which...

In the sermon "The Law," Pastor Abby Burg explores how God’s commandments are not just rules, but a call to reflect His character to the world. Drawing parallels between Exodus and Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount, she explains that believers are called to be "salt and light"—living counterculturally to reveal God’s "flavors" and "colors." Abby encourages us to rely on the Holy Spirit to live out this...

In this sermon, Pastor Kory explores how everyday habits form “paths” in our lives—often unconsciously—and how God invites us to reshape these pathways through intentional rituals. Using examples from daily life and the Exodus story, he shows how practices like Passover, the Lord’s Supper, baptism, and weekly worship re‑form us over time. The message encourages reflecting on our own rituals and ch...

Pastor Kory’s message, Going Back to Egypt, reflects on Israel’s struggle to trust God in the wilderness and how we often reach for old, familiar habits when life feels uncertain. Through the Exodus story and Jesus’ time in the wilderness, we’re reminded that God invites us to keep moving forward, even when it’s difficult. This Lenten season, we’re encouraged to notice where we’re tempted to look...

Pastor Kory’s sermon introduces Lent as a season designed to form us into Christlike people through rhythms that shape our hearts, not just our minds. Drawing from Scripture and Christian tradition, he explains how practices like fasting, prayer, and almsgiving help us turn from sin and re‑center our lives on God’s grace. Lent reminds us of our dependence on God and leads us toward the hope and re...

Pastor Kory’s sermon explores how God still speaks today, just as He did to Peter and Cornelius in Acts 10. Through visions, the Holy Spirit’s nudges, circumstances, Scripture, and the wisdom of other believers, God guided them toward unity and understanding. The message invites us to cultivate attentive hearts, trust that God has not gone silent, and courageously respond when He speaks today.

In this sermon, Pastor Kory explores why some prayers feel “pointless,” drawing from the story of Ananias and Saul in Acts 9. When hope feels risky and disappointment familiar, we often stop praying bold prayers. Through Ananias’s surprising obedience, Pastor Kory shows how God works behind the scenes, changes our perspectives, and accomplishes more than we can imagine—even when we least expect it...

In this sermon, Pastor Kory explores the reality of spiritual strongholds and our call to confront them through the authority of Jesus. Drawing from Acts 16, he shows how Paul and Silas faced spiritual, cultural, and institutional forces—and how prayer partnered with God’s power brings real freedom. We are invited to recognize personal and societal strongholds and to pray boldly for Jesus to break...

This class dives into what the Bible has to say about immigration, politics, and the government, helping us think about the topic of immigration in a biblically and theologically sound way.

In this sermon, Pastor Abby explores the challenging command to pray for our enemies, using the story of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, as a powerful example. She reflects on Jesus' teachings in Luke 6, urging believers to move beyond mere words and show genuine love through action—even in the face of hostility. Ultimately, Pastor Abby encourages us to trust that with God, radical forgivenes...

In this sermon, we explore the difference between being nice and being kind, showing how niceness often masks fear while kindness speaks truth for others’ good. Through the story of Peter and John in Acts 3–4, we see believers who refused to settle for “nice” prayers focused on comfort. Instead, they prayed boldly for courage, trusted God’s power, and relied on community. Their example calls us to...

Pastor Kory reflects on how many view church as a place for comfort rather than transformation. He reminds us that while the gospel affirms our worth as God’s image-bearers, it also calls us to grow and live out Jesus’ mission. True discipleship means moving beyond a culture obsessed with ease and embracing prayer as a source of power for God’s work. This series challenges us to untame our prayers...