Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about God's joy, including God's Eternal Joy within the Trinity, God's Joy for Us, and Our Joy Now and In Hope for Our Future . This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 14, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about the Holy Ordinances. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 12, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about how the resurrection changes everything, from 1 Corinthians 15:12-22, including John Lennon's Imagine, Paul's similar thought experiment, and "but now" for the resurrection and the restoration it brings. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 6, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about Paul's thought experiment if there is no resurrection, but Easter is God’s invitation to imagine what’s actually true: forgiveness is possible, hope is alive, and death does not win, from 1 Corinthians 15:12-22. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, April 5, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about the belt of truth, from Ephesians 6:10-14, including: 1 We do not stand in our own strength (Ephesians 6:10), 2 The armor is the armor of Christ (Colossians 2:13–15), 3 The belt of truth is foundational, 4 Truth must move beyond information, and 5 Jesus fought Satan with truth (Matthew 4). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, March 29, 2026.

Rosario Curcuru talks about the breastplate of righteousness, which helps us stand firm because Christ makes us right with God and teaches us to live right in a crooked world, including: 1. We are not righteous by nature, we stand in Christ’s righteousness (Romans 3:23-26), 2. Living out practical righteousness helps protect us from the schemes of Satan (1 Peter 1:13-16; Ephesians 4:26-27), and 3. Righteousness helps us resist the devil’s schemes. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, March 22, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about the Armor of God, starting with the Belt of Truth, from Ephesians 6:10-14, including: Why the Language of War, Why Truth is the Belt, and  Recognizing the Lies. This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, Match 16, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson kicks of a new a new series, Armed, walking through Ephesians 6:10–18. In this message he talks about 3 THINGS SATAN IS: 1. Formidable (real + dangerous), 2. Devouring (1 Pet. 5:8), and 3. Calculating (Eph. 6:11). He also talks about 3 THINGS SATAN IS NOT: 1. Not God’s equal, 2. Not in ultimate control, and 3. Not the ultimate cause of my sin. This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, March 8, 2026.

Pastor Levi and Lisa talk about what we learn from the smoke rising from Sodom: God is just, God is merciful, and God keeps covenant, from Genesis 19:27–29; 19:30–38, including: JUDGMENT IS REAL (Gen. 19:27–28), MERCY COMES THROUGH COVENANT (Gen. 19:29; 2 Cor. 5:21), and CONSEQUENCES ARE REAL (Gen. 19:30–38). This is an episode of Pearls & Swine on the Evangel Houghton Podcast from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, Match 3, 2026.

Pastor Levi Matteson talks about how God is just, God is merciful, and God keeps covenant, and so don’t linger, don’t look back, and go before the Lord; including: 1 THE SMOKE: JUDGMENT IS REAL (Gen. 19:27–28), 2 THE RESCUE: MERCY COMES THROUGH COVENANT (Gen. 19:29), 3 THE CROSS: JESUS IS THE TRUE & BETTER COVENANT REPRESENTATIVE (2 Cor. 5:21; cf. Gen. 19:29), 4 THE CAVE: RESCUE IS REAL, CONSEQUENCES ARE REAL (Gen. 19:30–38), and FINAL CALL: GO BEFORE THE LORD—DON’T LOOK BACK (Gen. 19:26–29). This episode of the Evangel Houghton podcast is a Sunday message from Evangel Community Church, Houghton, Michigan, March 1, 2026.