Mount Carmel Ministries

Steve Olcott will be diving into Paul's letter to the Ephesians to explore what it means to live as part of God's family. Whether you're a parent, grandparent, single, or young adult, this episode helps you see how the gospel shapes all our relationships — with humor, humility, and a few good stories along the way.

Corey Bjertness preached at family camp in 2026. This sermon was preached on Galatians 3.

Pastor Corey Bjertness preached at family camp in 2026 on 2 Corinthians 3.

2026 marks the 500th anniversary of William Tyndale's New Testament — the first in modern English. As an outlaw, Tyndale moved across northern Europe printing what would become the foundation of every English Bible we have today. Paul Cross traces this fascinating account and examines the array of English translations available to us now.

The doctrine of Christian vocation is a very important doctrine related to how we live our Christian life. From this doctrine we learn what it means to love our neighbor. God calls each ofus into many vocations, or callings. The vocation of parenthood is only one of many, but it is an important vocation, foundational for all our other vocations. This week we will look at what the Bible says to parents and how God calls us to love our children in all the stages of their lives.Lesson One: What the Bible says about parenting, loving and disciplining your children. In this lesson, we will look at what the Bible says to parents about how God calls them to loveand discipline their children, raising them in the fear and knowledge of the Lord.Lesson Two: Parents, children, and the forgiveness of sinsIn this lesson, we will discuss we can use the forgiveness of sins given to us by God in Christ as a part of our calling as parents, both in how we through Christ forgive our children and how we ask for forgiveness.Lesson Three: Bearing the cross in parenting, the sacrifices parents make. In this lesson, we will talk about what it means to live the theology of the cross in our vocation as parents. We will focus our discussion on defining the theology of the cross, living under grace, and making sacrifices for our children.Lesson Four: Dealing with modern parenting problems, gender, sexuality, and high school culture today.In this lesson, we will discuss some of the modern issues which parents face including gender identity, sexual preference, and the temptations which children face in today’s high schoolculture from a Biblical perspective.

Dr. Leon Miles lives in Brookings, SD and is the Vice President of Advancement and Dean of ILT’s Christ College. He has been a part of the ILT team sense 2013. Leon has also worked incongregational education. He has been married to Rebecca for 26 years. They have three children together, Luke (22), Kimberly (20), and Josiah (18).

Mike joined us as our evening preacher at family camp in 2026. He preaches on John 11 in this sermon.

Mike Hanson joined us as our evening preacher for a family camp in 2026. He preaches on Colossians 2 in this sermon.

Martha Hanson preached at a Sunday Morning Worship service during family camp in 2026. She preached on Matthew 11:16–19, 25–30.

This episode is a sermon preached by Pastor David Blackstad on one of our Sunday Morning worship services in 2026. The preaching texts are Ephesians 5 and Acts 2.

We will explore the person and work of the Spirit who dwells within every believer. Jesus promised His Spirit to guide, comfort, and empower us for life and mission. Together, we’ll discover the Spirit’s gifts and the fruit He produces in us as evidence of His work. We’ll be invited to walk by the Spirit each day and see how He can transform ordinary people into faithful followers of Jesus.