Elder Ray Blanchard shares a message on listening to God and doing things when God says to do so. Utilizing a passage from II Samuel 5, David seeks God’s council during a war with the Philistines. God instructs David to attack when he hears a noise from the top of the mulberry trees. David follows God’s instruction, and they are victorious. Elder Blanchard further expounds on the concept of seeking the Lord, listening, and acting when God instructs us to act. Listening along is not enough.

Friday Evening of 2025 Annual Meeting

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The Thessalonian church was following Jesus under great persecution. They were growing in faith, having charity abounding towards each other with patience. A picture of how they were experiencing the Kingdom of God.

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Elder Marty Hoskins shares a message defining Biblical Friendship. Starting in Ruth with the account of Ruth and Naomi, and pulling from scripture in Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Gospel, Elder Hoskins relates what the Bible, and specifically what Christ have to say about what it means to be a friend.

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Elder Victor Halbgewachs shares a message from Matthew 21. Elder Halbgewachs focuses on the biblical account of a conversation Christ held with the scribes & the Pharisees. Christ told two parables leading up to a statement on how one can lose the blessings of the Kingdom of God. A people in the Kingdom of God should produce the fruits of God’s Kingdom. Using supporting scripture Elder Halbgewachs expounds on this thought.

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Many people have a daily checklist, or while on the job run though a work checklist. Others check-in often on loved ones. Elder Marty Hoskins poses the question: Do we regularly run through our own spiritual checklist? Drawing from 1 Corinthians 13, Elder Hoskins shares that Charity should be a critical component of our spiritual checklist & uses scripture to explore what defines Christian Charity.

Elder Victor Halbgewachs shares Christ’s Parable of the Sower and brings out a number of questions which the parable should cause us to ask. Elder Halbgewachs also shares some of his own personal experiences with cultivation which allows for greater understanding of the parable.

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Preaching from the passage of Jesus walking on the water, Elder Marty Hoskins teaches us about how we perceive our walk with the Lord. This is a different and enlightening perspective on this familiar passage.

Elder Victor Halbgewachs expounds on Christ’s teaching regarding those instructed to share within the Kingdom of Heaven. Elder Halgbewachs preaches from Matthew 13:51-52 where Christ paints a picture of how Christians should share the Kingdom of Heaven with others.

Elder Hoskins Reinforces the nature of Man’s Fall due to Original Sin. The ripple effect from that fall triggered a cascade of events which led us to the present day where sin still pervades this world. Fortunately, The Gospel is greater than the ripples of sin. Elder Hoskins, elaborates on what The Gospel is, the effects of The Gospel, and what the love showed by The Gospel means for God’s children.

Elder Halbgewachs further investigates the Kingdom of God and how God’s children can experience it here on Earth. The message begins with the question, “What would you do to acquire the Most Valuable thing in the Universe?” exploring scripture and expounding on what scripture states we should hold most precious.