Join us in for inspiring sermon as we unpack the theme of Great Joy through the Christmas story, focusing on the shepherds' transformative encounter with the angels in Luke 2:8-14. This message highlights joy as a fruit of the Spirit, a gift that transcends fleeting happiness and flows from our relationship with Jesus.

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Through practical insights and biblical truth, learn how to live a joyful life despite trials, share the light of Christ in a joyless world, and embrace joy that is sometimes so overwhelming, it’s inexpressible.

This Christmas season, reflect on the true source of joy—Jesus—and discover how to make it a constant presence in your life.

Discover the extraordinary message of peace that defies human logic in this powerful Christmas sermon. Through the story of the shepherds, the lowest of society, we see how God’s grace and love reach everyone. Just as a seemingly impossible play led to victory on the football field, the humble birth of Jesus in a manger redefined how the world understands greatness and salvation.

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Reflect on how the story of Christ’s birth invites us to embrace humility, savor holy moments, and share the good news of Jesus with others this season. Celebrate the joy, awe, and hope of Christmas as you rediscover the Savior who came to bring peace to every heart.

Listen now to experience the wonder of peace available for all!

The advent season is upon us and we kick off our 2024 Christmas sermon series by visiting Luke 1:26 – 38 and Matthew 1:18 – 25. We look at the first advent of Christ and then turn to focus internal as we wait for Christ’s second advent.

In the US, we are looking forward to the Thanksgiving holiday as we foster an attitude of gratitude. Pastor Ed delivers a message drawing on Psalm 100 for out message.

Celebrate Recovery meets in Bettendorf, IA at Pleasant View Baptist Church every Monday night and on Sunday November 17th, 2024, Pleasant View welcomed the folks from Celebrate Recovery to organize a special service highlighting the work God is doing through the ministry. This is a short message entitled "The Real 12 Steps"

Everyone has a story, and as we conclude this study of the book of Esther, we're able to look at the providence of God throughout this story. In this week's sermon, Pastor Ed reminds us to reflect on God's leading, victory, and ultimate deliverance as we celebrate Christian holidays and in our daily lives as well.

Everyone has a story, and as we approach the end of Esther, we're able to look at the providence of God throughout this story. Pastor Ed uses this week's sermon to encourage us to look back at our lives, to recognize the providence of God in our lives, and to mark those moments so that we remember the goodness of God.

Hamon is no more, but the Hebrew people are still in danger from the machinations that he'd set in place. Through this next chapter of Esther, Pastor Ed shows us how God positioned Esther and Mordecai to counter the decree Hamon made in the king's name. Listen as Pastor Ed shares applications and lessons can we glean from the story.

For the past 6 chapters of Esther, we've been setting the stage, raising the stakes, and seeing all the pieces fall into place. Now, in chapter 7, Pastor Ed brings us to the climax of the story! Esther brings the King and Hamon to her feast and reveals that her life is threatened by the machinations of Hamon. In a twist of fate, Hamon is executed on the very gallows he prepared for Mordecai. Is this the end of the book of Esther? No, but it is the pivot point in the plot. Watch and/or listen as Pastor Ed shares applications and lessons can we glean from the story.

This sermon explores Esther 7:1-10

For our 6th sermon in a series exploring the book of Esther, Pastor Ed brings us the tale of two men. Everyone loves a good underdog story; where someone is scooped up from the bottom rung of the ladder and lifted up until they're on top of the world! Pair that with a villain experiencing humiliation, and you've got a recipe for some grade A satisfaction. That's just what we get in this story of Hamon and Mordecai.

This sermon explores Esther 6:1-14