This is a full recording of this evening’s Holden Evening Prayer including Pastor Mark’s Sermon. Listen now and be sure to catch it in person next Wednesday evening.

Who is Jesus? AS WE GATHER Who is Abraham’s famous son? That would be Isaac. With Abraham and Isaac we see Jesus — the Son of Abraham and our Son of Sacrifice.

Who is Jesus? AS WE GATHER Everyone needs godly wisdom when it comes to family and relationships. That’s why, as we begin a new church year, we plan to learn from the families connected with our Lord’s birth. This includes Joseph, Mary, but also David, and Abraham, and Solomon. These families faced infertility, frustration, loss, […]

Come Lord Jesus! AS WE GATHER  The disciples had hoped for thrones and power to rule beside Jesus, but the throne on which He pronounced His greatest edict was a cross. On it He prayed for forgiveness for His executioners. From it He promised paradise for the thief on a neighboring cross. And because of […]

Come Lord Jesus! AS WE GATHER Only a few Israelites in Moses’ time remembered the promises God made to Abraham, Isaac , and Jacob. In the meantime, they were languishing in their servitude. But God had plans for their freedom; He would take them to a land of milk and honey. The Church after Jesus’ […]

You are His Miracle AS WE GATHER On the Feast Day of All Saints’ , we pray that we would be numbered among those who rejoice in the blessings of the fuller presence of God in His eternal kingdom. With thankfulness, we recall those who have completed their earthly journeys in faith and who now […]

Celebrating the Reformation AS WE GATHER In speaking of the message of the Reformation, Martin Luther stated: “All I have written and taught has been according to my conscience and sworn duty as a humble teacher of the Holy Scripture, for the praise of God, for the benefit and salvation of all Christendom, and for […]

Wherever You Go AS WE GATHER The old story of footprints in the sand reminds us that God’s path is not always visible to us as we look ahead, but it is more often clear as we look behind us. The story of Ruth illustrates this in a profound way. The future is not known to […]

On Guarding the Deposit AS WE GATHER Guarding the deposit brings to mind armored cars, bank vaults, and uniformed guards carrying guns. This may seem like what is needed to protect something we are afraid of losing. And we have not been given a spirit of fear but of power and love and a sound […]

Redemption Not Riches AS WE GATHER Jesus tells a story about a rich man and a poor man. The rich man had an earthly life filled with abundance, and he ignored the poor man who was in misery outside his gate. This story gives us pause and causes us to think about how we are […]