Many of you are likely planning or have planned a summer vacation already. An important part of that plan is the selection of a destination, and there are a countless number from which one might choose. In our message this week, we also will be talking about “destinations”, but our conversation will be limited to...
As follow up from another typical pheasant season that found me missing way more birds than I shot, I found myself considering a new shotgun. My eyes were on a double barrel, over/under, as that was what the guys who were hitting the birds were shooting. However, my budget was definitely limited, and thus I...
Last week was the essential Sunday of the Christian faith…JESUS IS RISEN! It’s still the most glorious message to hear, because we know that our God has conquered sin and death. His victory is now our victory. But that poses the question, what do we do with that victory? Does it just mean that life...
“He has risen!” With those words, the darkness and despair of the Crucifixion are transformed into the great joy that is ours on this Resurrection Sunday. Hallelujah!! Pastor Flaa
I am confident that at some point in our lives, we have either ‘made a scene’ or watched one unfold…you know, the 3-year-old in a grocery store getting dragged by mom crying at the top of his lungs because she would not buy that box of Captain Crunch. Or the gathering of a large group...
This week’s message will focus on a phenomenon that is urgently important for the church and families to maneuver through with great care—the “generation gap.” Specifically this phrase describes the reality that differences exist between one generation and another regarding thoughts, attitudes, actions, and even tastes. Although in many of these areas, this gap is...
Have you ever been reading Scripture and found yourself wishing God would do that for me? You know, like when reading how God granted insight to Solomon when faced with a hard decision with two mothers (1 Kings 3:16ff.), or when God spoke to Moses through a burning bush (Exodus 3), or as He sent...
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.
