Abiding Shepherd

See How Things Have Changed!

God often works in ways that seem odd or surprising because He is making things different for us! We get to open our eyes and see how things have changed!

2.14.21 Message from Cottage Grove

Pastor Brian Klebig

Sometimes when we're having difficulty seeing, all we need to do is open our eyes!

2.7.21 Message from Fort Atkinson

Pastor Nathan Krause

See The Spectacular Today!

Seeing something spectacular isn’t limited to those who lived in Bible times. We get to see it today!

1) When our expectations of what God is doing  are misguided, we often end up looking for far less than what God is actually up to!

2) Jesus looked just like a normal guy because He was a normal guy. But He wasn’t just that. He’s God Himself!

3) God’s plan has always been to showcase Himself through normal people. In this normal looking guy named Jesus, the Divine is on display!

4) When you want to see something special, simply look at Jesus, what He’s accomplished for and through you.

5) Your life might not seem all that exciting, but remember, Jesus looks pretty normal!

2.7.21 Message from Cottage Grove

Pastor Nate Abrahamson

Looks can be deceiving.

Thankfully what really matters isn’t how things look on the surface!

1) It’s not about what or how much we give, it’s about what’s going on inside of us.

2) God doesn’t need anything from us for Him to be God. He simply wants our hearts.

3) God simply wants us to trust Him.

4) If God is first in our lives, everything else falls into place.

5) It’s refreshing to stop worrying about appearances, to know that God isn’t about looks, He’s about hearts.

1.31.21 Message from Cottage Grove

Pastor Nathan Krause

Settling For Surface Vision?

✝ If you’re only seeing what’s on the surface, then you’re missing out on a far greater view. This weekend let’s refine what we see by studying John 7:21-24.

1.24.21 Message from Fort Atkinson

Pastor Nathan Krause

See What’s Really Going On!

Our perspective is often limited if we only see what’s on the surface. We begin to see what’s really going on and understand what we see when we “Look Deeper.”

1.24.21 Message from Cottage Grove

Pastor Nate Abrahamson

Blurred Vision Meets A God Who Sees Perfectly

We often struggle to see what God is really up to but God always sees exactly what we need and how it nees to be done. 

Take a look at how God works in our lives as we ask, "What Are You Seeing?"

1.17.21 Message from Fort Atkinson

Pastor Nate Abrahamson

Blessings in the Blurry

Something can be right in font of us and still we can’t see it. Thankfully God can give us a  new perspective!

1) People are often looking for the wrong kind of Messiah. Jesus didn’t just come to make life a little better. He came to give us eternal life with Him.

2) When Jesus fulfilled a physical miracle, it showed that He was here to do a greater miracle.

3) Jesus knows that sometimes, if He were to give us full sight all at once, it would be too much for us. He knows what we need.

4) We’re living in an awfully confusing time. When we find ourselves confused, it is an opportunity to trust God. Let’s celebrate this opportunity! 

5) When our vision is blurry, let’s focus on what is clear. Jesus came to give us exactly what we need and continues to work according to His plan.

1.17.21 Message from Cottage Grove

Pastor Nathan Krause

What Eyes Are You Using?

A lack of vision can be dangerous, especially when it comes to how we see God, ourselves and our world. Thankfully, we’ve been given the gift of sight because Jesus gives us “New Eyes.”

1) Lack of vision has been a problem ever since Adam and Eve took the fruit that “looked pleasing to the eye” rather than listening to God.

2) It’s important to recognize that we live in a world of blindness and blurred vision.

a. Sometimes things that start off with right intentions, become misunderstood and misapplied and can actually blur our vision.

b. Our selfish ambitions can prevent us to seeing what is right in front of us.

3) Instead of talking about all the blindness out there, Christ would have us be honest about ways we’ve acted blindly.

4) Jesus gave a blind man the ability to see with His physical eyes. But they greatest miracle given to Him was the eyes of faith.

5) We get to leave the blindness behind and see what we know to be true. When we live by the light of Jesus it’s then that we can be His lights in the world!

1.10.21 Message from Cottage Grove

Pastor Nate Abrahamson

Fully A Son. Free To Live.

So often we live like we're still under restrictions and slaves to our sin. But you've been set free. You are God's child. God wants us to celebrate that "It's A Family Thing!"

1.3.21 Message from Fort Atkinson

Pastor Nate Abrahamson