Christmas Sermon Series 2023 - The advent season continues as Pleasant View welcomes Gerad Hall back to the pulpit to share the next message in the sermon series, "Behold A Savior is Born". He delivers a sermon entitled "The Joy of Anticipation" Watch at: https://youtu.be/lSmsoeVNN9w

Christmas Sermon Series 2023 - Thanksgiving has come and gone, and Pastor Ed shifts our focus towards the Advent season. This year's Christmas sermon series at Pleasant View is entitled "Behold a Savior is Born" and the first message in the series speaks of "A Promised Hope".Watch at: https://youtu.be/7ejXTIEZG7Y File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2023/11/27/16/59/57/641f7bf6-7d03-4eda-8d92-6b11f20ca8f2/The%20Promised%20Hope%20Week%20Ones%20Sermon.pdf

A Thanksgiving Message - Its the Sunday before Thanksgiving and Pastor Ed delivers a special Thanksgiving message, its "A Constant in an Age of Uncertainty" which explores Psalm 46.Watch at: https://youtu.be/47Zco87dLK0 File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2023/11/20/17/03/02/870a0bcd-316b-4695-9163-859319bcc9f8/The%20Constant%20in%20an%20Age%20of%20Uncertainty%20sermon%20.pdf

Pastor Ed leads us into the seventh sermon in his series "Liberating Freedom, its "Paul Condemns Salvation by the Works of the Law: Part Two" from Galatians 2:15 - 21.Watch at: https://youtu.be/E2hkBjm7eC8 File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2023/11/13/16/56/20/cba9beda-f0ea-4b5b-b447-01afe513343c/Paul%20Condemns%20Salvation%20by%20the%20Works%20of%20the%20Law%20Part%20Two%20sermon.pdf

We resume our journey through Galatians as Pastor Ed leads us into the sixth sermon in his series walking through Galatians, its "Paul Condemns Salvation by the Works of the Law: Part One" from Galatians Galatians 2:15 - 16 .

15We who are Jews by birthand not sinful Gentiles 16know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.Watch at: https://youtu.be/30XCJsTGu2E File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2023/11/18/20/15/51/5d24dbb5-69b7-43a0-bb7a-f2176a606f38/Paul%20Condemns%20Salvation%20by%20the%20Works%20of%20the%20Law%20Part%20One%20sermon%20docx.pdf

Guest Message from Gerad Hall - We welcome Gerad Hall to Pleasant View as he fulls the pulpit while Pastor Ed is out of town. He preaches from Judges 7:1-23 with the sermon "The Role of Weakness".Watch at: https://youtu.be/ldcLOk-JZiM

A Sermon from Galatians - Pastor Ed leads us into the fifth sermon in his series walking through Galatians, its "Paul Confronts Prejudice" from Galatians 2:11 - 14.

From BibleGateway.com

Paul Opposes Cephas

11When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. 12For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. 13The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.

14When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?Watch at: https://youtu.be/T7xDjccJ_7E File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2023/10/16/05/11/11/3ca98357-f423-4d4b-8ae5-7132266ee48c/Paul%20Confronts%20Prejudice%20sermon%20.pdf

A Sermon from Galatians - Pastor Ed leads us into the fourth sermon in his series walking through Galatians, its "Paul Fulfills His Calling" from Galatians Galatians 2:1 - 10.

From BibleGateway.com

Paul Accepted by the Apostles

2Then after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem, this time with Barnabas. I took Titus along also. 2I went in response to a revelation and, meeting privately with those esteemed as leaders, I presented to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. I wanted to be sure I was not running and had not been running my race in vain. 3Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. 4This matter arose because some false believers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves. 5We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you.

6As for those who were held in high esteemwhatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritismthey added nothing to my message. 7On the contrary, they recognized that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised. 8For God, who was at work in Peter as an apostle to the circumcised, was also at work in me as an apostle to the Gentiles. 9James, Cephas and John, those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. 10All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.Watch at: https://youtu.be/wxoVyaoDN4k File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2023/10/08/16/33/43/3bbf2b5f-710c-4b65-b376-b0c7314fb6aa/Paul%20Fulfills%20his%20Calling%20sermon%20.pdf

A Sermon from Galatians - Pastor Ed leads us into the third sermon in his series walking through Galatians, its "Preach the Gospel in the Name of Jesus" from Galatians 1:13-24.

From BibleGateway.com

13 For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. 14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when he who had set me apart before I was born,[a] and who called me by his grace, 16 was pleased to reveal his Son to[b] me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone;[c] 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.

18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days. 19 But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother. 20 (In what I am writing to you, before God, I do not lie!) 21 Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia. 22 And I was still unknown in person to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. 23 They only were hearing it said, He who used to persecute us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy. 24 And they glorified God because of me.Watch at: https://youtu.be/-ek0-GQfBk8 File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2023/10/01/16/04/02/1bf48cc4-39d8-4675-8003-be5d9a3926f3/Preach%20the%20Gospel%20in%20the%20Name%20of%20Jesus%20sermon%20docx.pdf

A sermon from Galatians - Our journey through the Book of Galatians continues as we turn to chapter 1:6-12 and are encouraged to "Preach the Gospel"!

From BibleGateway.com

No Other Gospel

6I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel 7not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. 9As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.

10For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant[a] of Christ.

Paul Called by God

11For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel.[b] 12For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ.Watch at: https://youtu.be/YXrNev6DRTM File Downloads: https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2023/09/24/18/45/42/452a90e8-4ff2-4894-b6e6-3a299a299d12/Preach%20the%20Gospel%20sermon%20.pdf