Abiding Shepherd

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Message from 7.12.20

Freedom is on everyone’s minds right now. The Fourth of July is a celebration of our freedom as Americans, but at the same time the current circumstances are making us feel less free than almost any other time in our lives. The tension between our two realities begs the question of how free are we really? The Bible offers special insight into the strange nature of freedom and captivity, and the implications for our lives as we study this Sunday under the theme, “Am I Really Free?” We’ll be looking to John 8:36 for the answer.

Message from 7.5.20

You Make A Difference!

Sometimes, especially as we’re going through the challenges of life, we can feel pretty significant. But God has an amazing answer when we ask, “Can I Make A Difference?”

1. Whatever you’re going through, God loves you in such a way that He will never ever leave you. When you’re loved like that, you can love others.

Message for June 28, 2020

It’s always fun to hear about a time when someone met a celebrity or maybe even knows them personally. Maybe part of why it’s so fun is because celebrities can seem larger than life to us, like they almost aren’t real people, like they almost don’t exist in “real life.” If people can feel that way to us, how much more God? This weekend, as we celebrate Father’s Day we study John 14:5-9 and ask a life transforming question, “Can I Really Know God?

Message for June 21, 2020

Is something missing?

You know that moment...uncertainity, indecision, the uneasy feeling of not knowing for sure what to do. Life can be that way sometimes. Because of sin we often struggle to understand what He is doing in our lives at that very moment.

God created every single one of us for a reason and with purpose, even though God does not dictate exactly what we are supposed to do every moment of the day. This week's lesson is Ecclesiastes 12:13 and answers that nagging question "what's my purpose," and it offers application for every moment of our lives.

Message for June 14, 2020

Go Ahead. Ask.

We may try to ignore them, but the truth is, they are there, those challenging questions that just keep coming up. This weekend we begin a new sermon series, "Nagging Questions???" where we lean into some of life's biggest questions and go to God's Word for answers. This weekend we'll get started with a study of Romans 1:20 where we ask, "Is God Real?"

Message for June 7, 2020

Pardon our dust

No one likes to deal with the delay or inconveniences of repairs or reconstruction projects. Even now as there is far less traffic on roads there are still many construction projects going on. At times it can be frustrating.

But the most important reconstruction project that affects our lives is the one going on inside of us - in our hearts. This weekend we celebrate the festival of Pentecost and consider the most important repair God is doing in our lives as we study Psalm 51:10. King David's prayer is also our prayer to "Have a Heart."

Message for May 31, 2020

Do you know where you are?

Imagine you've been given a weekend get-a-way at a beachfront home on the ocean. But when you're there, you just hang out inside and watch tv because that's what you normally do. Pretty lame, eh? Talk about missing out on an opportunity! Well, this weekend we wrap up the Easter season with a study of Ephesians 2:4-7 to help us take advantage of what we've been given, life that is "Above and Beyond."

Message for May 24, 2020

Weathering the Storm

Did you know that the average thunderstorm in Wisconsin lasts 90 minutes? So what? Well, we tened to think in terms of "forever" when we're in the middle of weathering a storm and have little appreciation for its benefits until the storm passes.

I (Pastor K) keep hearing all kinds of promises made by various leaders and businesses that soon things will be back to normal, that this will pass. Truth is, only God knows for sure. And only God can make the kind of promise we study this weekened as we study James 1:12 with the theme "Better Days Ahead."

Message for Sunday, May 17, 2020

The Greatest Gift For You. For Her. For Them. For All.

This is a unique but special weekend. As we celebrate moms, we come toegether to worship online and celebrate the greatest gift we've ever recieved and the greatest gift that will ever be passed on.Let's study 2 Timothy 2 8:-10 and celebrate the "Living Legacy."

May 10, 2020