Abiding Shepherd

Stop Trying to Be What You Already Are!

We all have a list of things we think we need to do in order to be who we want to be. But God wants us to live in the reality of who we already are in Him!

1) God has been working throughout history in order to make us His children. 

a. Instead of sending a Savior right away, in His grace He first gave the law to show us our need for a Savior.

b. He knew the perfect time and conditions for a Savior to enter this world.

2) God’s Son became us, so we could become God’s Son.

3) When God looks at You, what He sees is His perfect Son!

4) Being a good Christian is not objective to be achieved, it’s a position of authority that we’ve already been given and from which we live!

1.3.21 Message from Cottage Grove

Pastor Brian Klebig

So much about the Christmas story looked impossible according to human standards. But Christmas is not about human solutions. It's about our impossible God. Celebrate Christmas Eve 2020.

Pastor Nathan Krause

Cottage Grove Campus

 Look At What You’ve Been Given!

No matter what was placed under your tree, you’ve received the most incredible gift at Christmas. Unpack your gift this weekend as we study 2 Corinthians 8:9.

12.27.20 Message from Fort Atkinson

Pastor Nathan Krause

Merry Christmas!

On Christmas we celebrate so much more than great memories, but an actual event that changes everything today. Let's study together John 1:14 and consider what "Became" that day.

12.25.20 Christmas Day Message

Pastor Nate Abrahamson

Rich Living!

There’s a treasure that you don’t need to hunt for to find. It came to you. Now the quest begins.

12.27.20 Message from Cottage Grove

Pastor Nate Abrahamson

Who or what rules your life?

It's one thing to know Jesus is King. It's another thing to live that way. That's why we're so blessed to study Jeremiah 23:5-6 where we get to prepare our hearts for "A Greater King."

12.20.20 Message from Fort Atkinson

Pastor Nate Abrahamson

The King We Really Need

For all the challenges in our lives and in this world, we need more than a regular king. Jesus is exactly the King we need!

1) God’s people have often wanted a king that just makes things a little better now. But is that the king we really need?

2) A day is coming when a King will arrive that doesn’t just make things a little better, but solves every single problem!

3) This year it seems like everything has gone off the rails and unfortunately, in many ways we’ve done it to ourselves.

4) Man-made solutions just don’t cut it.

5) We don’t need a good king, we need A Greater King!

12.20.20 Message from Cottage Grove

Pastor Nathan Krause

Join Pastor A and his dog, Sibley, for a winter stroll as Pastor A reflects on the Christmas Story.

Presence for You!

No, that’s not a typo. This weekend is not about presents but about presence. Which actually might be what we want most during this crazy year after all. This weekend we study Hebrews 7:23-28 where we prepare to welcome the greatest presence of all through the “Greater Priest.”

12.13.20 Message from Fort Atkinson

Pastor Nathan Krause

Unlimited Access!

In a season when we’re longing for the people, places and activities that we love, Jesus gives us exactly what we need by being “A Better Priest.”

1) How could sinful people be assured that they were on good terms with God, that His presence was there among them and that He was working for them and through them? A vital piece was the work of the priests!

2) The priests would bring sacrifices into the holy place on behalf of the people. These sacrifices would point to how God would bring justice for sin and create a way for us to be at one with Him.

3) Jesus is a greater priest because:

a. He is not limited by death. He is speaking to the Father on our behalf always and forever.

b. He gives us unlimited access to God. We can come into His presence again and again, knowing He is here with us and we will live forever with Him.

c. He not only brought a sacrifice before God, He was the sacrifice before God. He laid down His life so we could be set right with God once and for all.

4) In challenging seasons like we’re in, we may long for what once was. But perhaps this is an opportunity to recognize that as good as those things were, they were limited.

5) Focus on something greater! No matter where you are or who you’re with, you can come into God’s presence right now. He is there with you and you will live forever with Him!

12.13.20 Message from Cottage Grove

Pastor Nate Abrahamson