We have all been there…one year draws to a close and a new one upon us, and accompanying this transition into the new year is a corresponding desire to make changes in how we will live and carry ourselves. Most of us will identify 1-2 items of special significance and importance, usually related to weight...
What is the meaning of life? That has been the question that has plagued mankind since the very beginning of time. But yet what if the answer is more clear than we think it is? Pastor Dave Ryerson will share this Sunday from 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 and talk about how Paul is telling us that...
The new year is almost upon us and as we close out 2023, so too will we be closing out our series called “Follow Me” which looked at what it means to be a follower of Jesus. This week Pastor Dave Ryerson will be looking at how the follower of Jesus lives with urgency.
When you think Christmas, what words do you associate with this time of year? Joy is a word commonly associated with Christmas as is the word peace. Both words are especially important for the Christian, because it’s what we feel and know when we have committed our lives to following Jesus. As we wind down...
This summer Gloria and I and our boys were indulging in a meal at one of our favorite restaurants. All was well until about half way through Gloria took a bite of her food only to discover a rather long piece of hair…needless to say, her appetite immediately vanished! It is likely you have experienced...
In every conversation we have when we attempt to describe a person, event, or even a feeling, we use a variety of words that essentially speak to the qualities or characteristics of what we are describing. My mom is in an Assisted Living facility in Sioux Falls and we talk on the phone nearly every...
One of the most natural responses shared by all of us is the desire to avoid affliction and hardship. And when faced with affliction and hardship, our first response is nearly always to have it immediately removed or remedied. Yet, as a disciple, we soon discover that hardship, trial, and difficulty are quite literally part...
The life of a disciple is a life of battle. I say this not to cause fear or withdrawal but to stir a spirit of caution and a desire and willingness to continually ‘fight the good fight.’ There is often perpetuated a lie that says the Christian life will be the ‘easy’ life, and this...
There’s a Coke commercial that runs these days which shows the rollercoaster ride of a sports fan. It shows tons of different people screaming in joy, until you hear the announcer say the team missed the winning field goal. Everyone’s cheer quickly turns to everyone screaming “noooo” in dismay, until you hear the announcer say...
