Abiding Shepherd

Abiding Shepherd

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Abiding Shepherd episodes

  • True North

    Is Your Life Heading The Right Direction?

    We’re bombarded every day with messages about what steps we should take next. How do we stay on track in our lives? Thankfully Jesus leads us "True North."

    6.27.21 Message from Fort Atkinson

    Pastor Nate Abrahamson


    37 min
  • revive.

    This Is Refreshing!

    Feeling tired and worn? Refreshment is waiting! Jesus makes possible today for you to “revive.”

    1) Trees are pretty amazing, aren’t they? As long as they’re planted in soil with the right nutrients, they can thrive in the craziest of conditions. So can we!

    2) You might not have noticed, but trees are central to your story. 

      a. We were meant to eat from the tree of life.

      b. Our fundamental problem is that we take from the tree that looks good to us instead of the tree of life.

      c. Jesus, by dying on the tree, is the new and greater tree of life

      d. Jesus is the vine, you are the branches and in Him you bear fruit!

    3) When you stay in Jesus and His words stay in you, God will give you what you want because now you want what God wants!

    4) Slow down. Stay in Jesus and let His words stay in you. You are transformed & God is glorified.


    6.20.21 Message from Cottage Grove

    Pastor Nate Abrahamson

    37 min
  • The Battle Within

    Maybe the Toughest Part About Being A Christian....

    We love God and know He's good but there's power inside of us working against. Make some sense of what's going on, find confidence and hope for "The Battle Within."


    6.13.21 Message from Fort Akinson

    Pastor Nate Abrahamson

    31 min
  • We're at War!

    This Means War!


    There’s a fight taking place inside of us. Join the fight because the war is won!

    1. The powers inside of us are in conflict. One loves God while the other hates God!
    2. The sinful nature always wants to do the wrong thing and is always working against us.
    3. If the battle is so hard, we might sometimes wonder, “Why fight?” We fight because Jesus has won the victory!
    4. Jesus gave His life so we could have our lives back!
    5. Sanctification means that now parts of our lives display what God originally created us for. God empowers us to live for eternity and enjoy life now!

      6. 6.13.21 Message from Cottage Grove

      Pastor Nathan Krause

      36 min
    6. What would you do differently?

      So WHY Are You Living This Way?

      Have you ever considered why you live the way you do? There’s something that motivates you, something that drives the way you live. This weekend we study Romans 6:11-14, a lesson that can bring perspective to how we live and the opportunity in front of us.

      6.6.21 Message from Fort Atkinson

      Pastor Nathan Krause

      31 min
    7. What Are You Standing Under?

      Something's Ruling Your Life!


      Sometimes we live under restrictions that do not exist and act like we’re under the power of something that no longer is master of us. It’s time to live free and ask, “What Are You Standing Under?”

      1. Through faith in Christ what’s true of Him becomes true of you. He died for our sins so you died to sin. He rose to new life. Now you have a new life!
      2. Temptation to sin is not merely a choice between right and wrong. It’s a power struggle. When you sin you allow yourself to come under the power of something other than God.
      3. Naturally we’re born under the power of sin, missing the mark of what we were meant to be, unable to live the life we were meant to live. But no longer!
      4. You’ve passed from death to life. The life you were meant to live has been given back to you!
      5. You’re under grace. God delights in you and so He gives you gift after gift, forgiveness, faith,  power, purpose, calling, confidence, life that never ends!

        6. 6.6.21 Message from Cottage Grove

        Pastor Nate Abrahamson

        36 min
      6. So... How???

        "That sounds amazing God! So...How??? How do I experience that? How do I live this out? How do I recieve it?"


        Lean into the question "So... How???"


        5.30.21 Message from Fort Atkinson

        Pastor Nate Abrahamson

        32 min
      7. If you want to be free then you have to let go

        There are some things in life that hold us back when the solution is right in front of us. “If you want to be free, then you have to let go!”

        1. God’s Law is good, but when we look at it the wrong way, it enslaves us.
        2. Letting go of the law doesn’t mean we throw it all out. It means that because  Jesus fulfilled the law for us, we are free to choose to live God’s way.
        3. Through faith our attitude and motivation now changes. We get to begin to live the  way we were meant to!
        4. It’s a simple formula, but letting go is hard for us to do. That’s why we go again and again to the Means of Grace where the Spirit works in us.
        5. We tend to try to live good enough lives for Jesus, but the truth is that  Jesus has made us good enough, now we get to live!

          6. 5.30.21 Message from Cottage Grove

          Pastor Nathan Krause

          43 min
        6. Sanctification: Not What But Why

          The motivation behind what we do makes a major impact on what we do. That’s why it’s so important to consider “Sanctification: Not What but Why.”

          1. Having faith means that we’ve been given the gift of seeing things differently, seeing things God’s way!
          2. Our living God’s way comes as a direct result of what God does for us.
          3. When we were created, it was easy for us to serve God. Sin messed that all up. But God chose to restore that to us.
          4. The Holy Spirit gives us the gift of faith in Jesus which means we have new life with God!
          5. Sanctification, because it means living life the way we were intended to live, is a blessing to us!

            6. 5.23.21 Message from Cottage Grove

            Pastor Nathan Krause

            36 min
          6. What the Spirit Makes Possible...

            No Longer Depending On What Your Eyes Can See

            We get to live by faith and experience "What the Spirit Makes Possible..."


            5.23.21 message from Fort Atkinson

            Pastor Nate Abrahamson

            31 min

          About Abiding Shepherd

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          Messages that dive into God's Word and apply God's Word to your life, from Pastors Krause and Abrahamson of Abiding Shepherd Lutheran Church, Cottage Grove & Fort Atkinson, WI.