Sermons

Audio recordings of Sunday Morning Worship sermons. Older sermons available in the archive. Video streams are available on Facebook.

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December 15, 2024
Trusting God in the Dark
Luke 1:39-56

December 8, 2024
When It’s Impossible
Luke 1:26-38

December 1, 2024
When God Seems Silent
Luke 1:5-25

November 24, 2024
Thank Offering, no sermon

November 17, 2024
The Plan and Hazards of Ministry
Luke 10:1-20

November 10, 2024
Counting the Cost
Luke 9:51-62

November 3, 2024
Being A Giant
Luke 9:46-50

October 27, 2024
Guest Speaker, Roger Crawford

October 20, 2024
Glory Above, Below and Future
Luke 9:37-45

October 13, 2024
The Transfiguration
Luke 9:28-36

October 6, 2024
The Path of a Disciple
Matthew 16:21-28

September 29, 2024
Pebbles, Rocks, and Peter’s Good Confession
Matthew 16:13-19

September 22, 2024
Feeding the Crowd
Luke 9:10-17

September 15, 2024
Sending, Preaching, and Healing
Luke 9:1-9

September 8, 2024
Hopelessness, Faith and God’s Glory
Luke 8:40-56

September 1, 2024
Hopelessness
Luke 8:22-39

August 25, 2024
The Crowd, The Sower, and The Family
Luke 8:1-21

August 18, 2024
Polar Extremes
Luke 7:36-50

August 11, 2024
The Question
Mark 8:27-29
Guest Speaker, Dave Lewis

August 4, 2024
What Are You Building On?
Ephesians 4:29-31
Guest Speaker, Dave Lewis

July 28, 2024
Guest Speaker, Arlen Daleske

July 21, 2024
Hope in the Hopeless Situations
Luke 7:1-17

July 14, 2024
Knowing You
Luke 6:39-49

July 7, 2024
Love Who?
Luke 6:27-38

June 30, 2024
Daring to Be a Disciple
Luke 6:20-26

June 23, 2024
Prayer, The Twelve, and Us
Luke 6:12-19

June 16, 2024
The Priority of Mercy
Luke 6:1-11

June 9, 2024
The Great Physician
Luke 5:27-32

June 2, 2024
Expectations
Luke 5:12-26

May 26, 2024
Near or All the Way
Luke 5:1-11, John 21:4-8

May 19, 2024
A Dangerous Follower of Christ
Luke 4:31-44

May 12, 2024
Rejection
Luke 4:1-14-30

May 5, 2024
Temptations
Luke 4:1-13

April 28, 2024
Room for Doubt
Luke 3:21-38

April 14, 2024
Preparing the Way
Luke 3:1-14

April 7, 2024
Historian, Doctor and Theophilus
Luke 1:1-4

March 31, 2024
Bigfoot and the Resurrection
1 Corinthians 15:1-8

March 29, 2024
Good Friday
The Meal
1 Corinthians 11:26

March 24, 2024
The Consequences of No King
Judges 20-21

March 17, 2024
The Strong Pull of Indifference
Judges 19:1-30

March 10, 2024
Guest Speaker, Dave Lewis
God’s Wisdom
Proverbs 3:5-8

March 3, 2024
Restraining the Decline
Judges 17:1-13

February 25, 2024
Greek Heels and Samson’s Folly
Judges 16

February 18, 2024
The Ability to Forgive
Judges 15:1-20

February 11, 2024
Lions, Honey, and Heifers
Judges 14

February 4, 2024
A Great Start
Judges 13

January 28, 2024
Intended for a Purpose
Judges 12:1-15

January 21, 2024
Making Promises to God
Judges 10:12-40

January 14, 2024
No church due to weather.

January 7, 2024
When God Says No
Judges 10:1-11:11

Decemeber 31, 2023
Guest Speaker, Dave Lewis

Decemeber 24, 2023
Christmas Eve Devotional

Decemeber 17, 2023
Joseph: A Picture of Obedience
Matthew 1-2

Decemeber 10, 2023
Humus: The Soil of the Ground
Luke 1:26-56

Decemeber 3, 2023
Gideon’s End
Judges 8:22-35

November 26, 2023
Gideon’s Slide
Judges 8:1-21

November 19, 2023
Thank Offering service, no sermon

November 12, 2023
The Weakest
Judges 7

November 5, 2023
Oh Mighty Men of Valor
Judges 6

October 29, 2023
Barak and Deborah
Judges 4 & 5

October 22, 2023
Roger Crawford, Guest Speaker
Harvest
Matthew 9:37

October 15, 2023
He Also Saved Israel
Judges 3

October 8, 2023
Dave Lewis, Guest Speaker
An Undivided Heart
Psalm 86:8-12

October 1, 2023
Poured Out
2 Timothy 4:6-8

September 24, 2023
Despair
Psalm 13

September 17, 2023
After Joshua
Judges 1 & 2

September 10, 2023
Man, Woman, and ?
Genesis 1:27

September 3, 2023
Judah and Tamar
Genesis 38

August 27, 2023
Do Not Covet
Exodus 20:17

August 20, 2023
False Witness
Exodus 20:16

August 13, 2023
Guest Speaker, Gene Frahm
God of Genesis
Genesis 1

August 6, 2023
You Shall Not Steal
Exodus 20:15

July 30, 2023
No Adultery
Exodus 20:14

July 23, 2023
Murder: Action, Words, and Seeds
Exodus 20:13

July 16, 2023
Mom and Dad
Exodus 20:12

July 9, 2023
The Sabbath
Exodus 20:8-11

July 2, 2023
Not in Vain
Exodus 20:7

June 25, 2023
No Graven Images
Exodus 20:4-6

June 18, 2023
No Other God
Exodus 20:3

June 11, 2023
The Expanse of God’s Law
Exodus 20

June 4, 2023
Prayer, Faith and the Invisible Kingdom
Luke 18:1-8

May 28, 2023
A Greater Love
John 15:12-17

May 21, 2023
Tom Mattson, Guest Speaker
Little is Much in God’s Hands
John 6

May 14, 2023
A Mother’s Lesson
2 Timothy 1:5

May 7, 2023
Simple Money
Luke 21:1-4

April 30, 2023
Simple Priorities
Luke 10:38-42

April 23, 2023
Simple But Hard
Matthew 7:24-27

April 16, 2023
Learning Through the Years
Proverbs 16:31

April 9, 2023 Easter Sunday
Mary and the Gardener
John 20:11-16

April 7, 2023 Good Friday
God’s Testimony of the Cross
Matthew 27:45-53

April 2, 2023
Donkeys, Rocks and Tears
Luke 19:28-44

March 26, 2023
Guest Speaker, Colin Saxton

March 19, 2023
The Race Set Before Us
Hebrews 12:1-3

March 12, 2023
Faith
Hebrews 11:1-3

March 5, 2023
The Unforgivable Sin
Hebrews 10:26-39

February 26, 2023
Let Us
Hebrews 10:19-25

February 19, 2023
The Main Point
Hebrews 8:1-13

February 12, 2023
Melchizedek: A Type
Hebrews 7:1-10

February 5, 2023
A Personal Revival
Psalm 143

January 29, 2023
Happy are the People
Psalm 144

January 22, 2023
Sorrow and Hope
Psalm 137

January 15, 2023
Progress of the Soul
Psalm 130

January 8, 2023
Blessed is the Man
Psalm 1

January 1, 2023
David Lewis, Guest Speaker
Remind Us
Psalm 77:10-14

December 25, 2022
No services due to weather conditions

December 24, 2022
Christmas Eve Service
O Holy Night
Psalm 5:7

December 18, 2022
Children’s Christmas Program, no sermon

December 11, 2022
Between Darkness and Light
John 1:1-14

December 4, 2022
Between Already and Not Yet
Mathew 1:18-25

November 27, 2022
Worshiping Like the Magi
Mathew 2:1-12
(Sorry for the abbreviated message, we had technical difficulties)

November 20, 2022
Thank Offering, no sermon

November 13, 2022
Chickens and Pigs
Philippians 1:1-20

November 6, 2022
Circles and Hearts
Matthew 6:19-34

October 30, 2022
Guest Speaker, Arlen Daleske
Joshua 24:15

October 23, 2022
Our Perfect High Priest
Hebrews 5:1-10

October 16, 2022
God’s Rest
Hebrews 4:1-13

October 9, 2022
The Keeping Community
Hebrews 3:7-19

October 2, 2022
Servant and Son
Hebrews 3:1-6

September 25, 2022
Oh Captain! My Captain!
Hebrews 2:9-18

September 18, 2022
A Reclaimed Destiny
Hebrews 2:5-9

September 11, 2022
The Final Warning
Hebrews 2:1-4

September 4, 2022
Greater Than The Angels
Hebrews 1:4-14

August 28, 2022
The Last Word
Hebrews 1:1-3

August 21, 2022
An Exposed Heart
Jonah 4:1-11

August 14, 2022
Guest Speaker, Ron Bryan

August 7, 2022
Facing Barriers – The Walls that Divide Us
Guest Speaker, Dr. Randy Nichols

July 31, 2022
Grace Provides Purpose
Jonah 3:1-10

July 24, 2022
Grace Rescues
Jonah 1:17-2:10

July 17, 2022
Running from God
Jonah 1:1-17

July 10, 2022
The Majestic Name
Psalm 8:1-9

July 3, 2022
When God Laughs
Psalm 2:1-12

June 26, 2022
Building the Right Temple
Haggai 2:1-23

June 19, 2022
Consider Your Ways
Haggai 1:1:-11

June 12, 2022
The Twins and the People of God
Obadiah 1-21

June 5, 2022
The Final Word on Relationships
Titus 3:9-16

May 29, 2022
A Christian Response to the Culture
Titus 3:1-8

May 22, 2022
Intro by Pastor Matt and Music with the Daleske’s

May 15, 2022
Guest Speaker, David Lewis

May 8, 2022
Sola Gratia
Titus 2:1-14

May 1, 2022
Assessing Christian Maturity
Titus 1:1-9

April 24, 2022
A Vision of the Real Christ
Revelation 1:9-20

April 17, 2022
Uncomfortable Truth
John 11

April 15, 2022
Logos
Good Friday

April 10, 2022
We Know
Romans 8:28

April 3, 2022
Dust
Genesis 3:19

March 27, 2022
Thorns and Thistles
Genesis 3:17-18

March 20, 2022
Walking, Hiding and Cursing
Genesis 3:11-16

March 13, 2022
The Curse
Genesis 2:16-3:10

March 6, 2022
The Sheep
Luke 15:1-7

February 27, 2022
The List
Colossians 4:7-18

February 20, 2022
Daily Life
Colossians 3:22-4:6

February 13, 2022
Home
Colossians 3:18-22

February 6, 2022
The Old For The New
Colossians 3:1-17

January 30, 2022
How He Rules
Colossians 2:6-23

January 23, 2022
Where He Lives
Colossians 1:24-2:5

January 16, 2022
Who He Is
Colossians 1:15-23

January 9, 2022
What He Offers
Colossians 1:1-14

January 2, 2022
The Boy Who is God
Luke 2:41-52

December 26, 2021
The Christmas Spirit
Luke 1:46-55

December 24, 2021
Presents and Presence
John 1:1-18

December 19, 2021
Hearing the Promises
Luke 2:21-38

December 12, 2021
The Wonder Of It All
Luke 2:8-20

December 5, 2021
Dazed and Days
Luke 1

November 28, 2021
Oil, Beards and Dew
Psalm 134

November 14, 2021
With All Your Might
Psalm 150

November 7, 2021
Contending for the Faith
Jude 17-25

October 31, 2021
The Imposters
Jude 5-16

October 24, 2021
Introductions and Prayers
Jude 1-2

October 17, 2021
Heart Preparations
Joshua 24

October 10, 2021
I’d Rather Have Jesus
Joshua 23

October 3, 2021
The Altar Builders
Joshua 22:1-34

September 26, 2021
Cities of Refuge
Joshua 20:1-9

September 19, 2021
The Longest Day for the Longest Battle
Joshua 9-11

September 12, 2021
The Walls
Joshua 6:1-21
(sorry for the poor quality)

September 5, 2021
Be Strong and Courageous
Joshua 1:1-9

August 29, 2021
The Perspective of Faith
Numbers 13-14

August 22, 2021
The Response of the World
Matthew 5:10-12

August 15, 2021
Guest Speaker, Roger Crawford

August 8, 2021
Guest Speaker, Mac McDonald, Mesquakie Friends Church

August 1, 2021
Peacemakers
Matthew 5:9

July 25, 2021
Pure in Heart
Matthew 5:8

July 18, 2021
The Merciful
Matthew 5:7

July 11, 2021
Hunger and Thirst
Matthew 5:6

July 4, 2021
The Meek
Matthew 5:5

June 27, 2021
The Sorrowful
Matthew 5:4

June 20, 2021
Growing up, the Gospel, and the Great Commission
Guest Speaker, Jen Davis
John 3:19-21

June 13, 2021
The First Step
Matthew 5:3

June 6, 2021
Present, Yet Future
Matthew 5:1-12

May 30, 2021
Unanswered Prayers
Hebrews 4:16

May 23, 2021
Inbound Calls
1 Samuel 3:21-33

May 16, 2021
Teach Us to Pray
Luke 11:1

May 9, 2021
True Greatness
Matthew 11:7-15
(sorry about the audio quality)

May 2, 2021
Are You The One?
Matthew 11:1-6

April 25, 2021
A Peace That Guards
Philippians 4:6-9

April 18, 2021
Today’s Troubles
1 Peter 5:6-11

April 11, 2021
Guest Speaker, Dave Lewis

April 4, 2021
Easter Sunday
Unusual Places to Find Hope
John 20:11-30

April 2, 2021
Good Friday
Behold the Man!
John 19:1-5

March 28, 2021
An Unorthodox Way to Treat People
Matthew 5:43-48

March 21, 2021
An Unordinary Way to Gain Trust
John 11, Proverbs 3:5-6

March 14, 2021
The Upside Down Path of Jesus
John 14:6

March 7, 2021
Preaching and Teaching
2 Timothy 4:1-5

February 28, 2021
All Your Words Are True
Psalm 119

February 21, 2021
The Only Book That Matters

February 14, 2021
Peter and Cornelius
Acts 10

February 7, 2021
Ananias and Saul
Acts 9:1-19

January 31, 2021
Chasing Chariots
Acts 8

January 24, 2021
Guest Speakers, Mac & Berny McDonald
Psalms 119:97-105; Matthew 5:14-16

January 17, 2021
Guest Speakers, Mac & Berny McDonald
Matthew 22:34-40

January 10, 2021
Guest Speaker, Roger Crawford
Philippians 4

January 3, 2021
The Empowered Stephen
Acts 6-7

December 27, 2020
Simeon and Anna
Luke 2:22-40

December 24, 2020
Peace
Christmas Eve

December 20, 2020
Someone to Provide for Me
Isaiah 9

December 13, 2020
Someone to Rescue Me
Isaiah 9

December 6, 2020
Someone to Guide Me
Isaiah 9:6-7

November 29, 2020
I Call to Mind. I Say to Myself.
Lamentations 3

November 22, 2020
Thank Offering, no sermon

November 15, 2020
Worry
Bill Patten

November 8, 2020
Worship
Nehemiah 8

November 1, 2020
The Value of Participation
Nehemiah 3

October 25, 2020
These Things
Nehemiah 2-6

October 18, 2020
Rebuilding Blocks
Nehemiah 1:1-2:10

October 11, 2020
Guest Speaker, Roger Crawford
John 3:16

October 4, 2020
Guest Speaker, Mac McDonald
Galatians 5

September 27, 2020
Disagreeing Friends
Acts 9-15

September 20, 2020
David and Jonathan
1 Samuel 14-31

September 13, 2020
Ruth and Naomi
Ruth 1-4

September 6, 2020
Friendship
Ephesians 4:25-31

August 30, 2020
The Prescence of the Holy Spirit
John 14:16-20; John 16:7-14; Philippians 4:7

August 23, 2020
The Power of the Holy Spirit

August 16, 2020
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
Acts 1:8l; 2:38-39, Galatians 5:22-23; Ephesians 4:30-31

August 9, 2020
The Person of the Holy Spirit
John 3:8; Acts 2:1-2; John 14:16-18

August 2, 2020
Reconciling
2 Corinthians 5:17-21

July 26, 2020
Influence
2 Kings 5:1-27; 6:1-7
(audio quality improves about 8mins in)

July 19, 2020
Character Kept
2 Kings 4:1-44

July 12, 2020
Elisha’s Willingness
1 Kings 19

July 5, 2020
Growing Them
Acts 18:24-28

June 28, 2020
Tell the Story
Acts 26

June 21, 2020
Giving Our Time
Acts 8:26-40

June 14, 2020
Foundations
Matthew 28:18-20

June 7, 2020
Being Prepared
1 Peter 4:12-5:11

May 31, 2020
Sunday Message from Facebook Live
1 Peter

May 24, 2020
Sunday Message from Facebook Live
1 Peter

May 17, 2020
Sunday Message from Facebook Live
1 Peter

May 10, 2020
Sunday Message from Facebook Live
Proverbs 31

May 3, 2020
Sunday Message from Facebook Live
Revelation 12

April 26, 2020
Sunday Message from Facebook Live
Ephesians 6

April 19, 2020
Sunday Message from Facebook Live
Matthew 16

April 12, 2020
Easter Sunday Message from Facebook Live
John 20

April 12, 2020
Sunrise Service from Facebook Live
Matthew 28

April 10, 2020
Good Friday Message from Facebook Live
Luke 23

April 5, 2020
When God Speaks
Job 38-42

March 29, 2020
Elihu Responds to Job and the Three Friends
Job 32-37

March 22, 2020
When Suffering Goes On
Job 2:11-31:40

March 15, 2020
When Life Comes Apart
Job 1-2

March 8, 2020
Self Control
Genesis 4:3-11

March 1, 2020
Gentleness
Galatians 5:22-25

February 23, 2020
Faithfulness
Genesis 39

February 16, 2020
Kindness and Goodness
1 Samuel 20:13-17
(audio quality improves after a few minutes)

February 9, 2020
Patience
Luke 10:38-42

February 2, 2020
Guest Speaker, Roger Crawford
Ephesians 3

January 26, 2020
Peace
John 14-16

January 19, 2020
No services due to weather

January 12, 2020
Joy
Philippians 4:4-13

January 5, 2020
What Remains
1 Corinthians 13

December 29, 2019
Tending the Garden
Galatians 5:16-21

December 24, 2019
Christmas Eve Service

December 22, 2019
Children’s Christmas Program, no sermon

December 15, 2019
Sorry, no recording

December 8, 2019
Moses to the Messiah
Deuteronomy 18:18; John1

December 1, 2019
A Picture of God’s Love
Hosea 1-3

November 25, 2019
Thank Offering Service, no sermon

November 17, 2019
No Confidence in the Flesh
Pastor Swap: Sawyer Woodsmall from Marshalltown First Friends
Philippians 3

November 10, 2019
Characteristics of Scripture
Psalm 19:7-14

November 3, 2019
Shall Not Want
Psalm 23

October 27, 2019
From Our Caves
Psalm 142

October 20, 2019
Singing and Cursing
Psalm 109, 1 Samuel 25

October 13, 2019
A Little Stressed
Psalm 55

October 6, 2019
Don’t Talk About It
Psalm 32:1-11

September 29, 2019
Fine. Okay. Great.
Matthew 26:36-42
(sorry for the poor quality recording)

September 22, 2019
Responding to the Cruel
2 Peter 2:19-25

September 15, 2019
Encouraging the Inconsistent
Luke 22

September 8, 2019
The Phony
Matthew 23

September 1, 2019
The Critic
John 12:1-8

August 25, 2019
Seeing the Gorilla
Ephesians 5:15-20

August 18, 2019
Becoming Perfect
Ephesians 4:11-16

August 11, 2019
The Home of Your Heart
Ephesians 3:14-21

August 4, 2019
Culture Shift
Guest Speaker, Scott Biddle
1 Peter 5

July 28, 2019
Guest Speaker, David Lewis
1 Corinthians 15

July 21, 2019
His Masterpiece
Ephesians 2:1-10

July 14, 2019
Things, Knowing and Doing
Ephesians 1:15-23

July 7, 2019
The Called

June 30, 2019
The Tower
Genesis 11

June 23, 2019
Flood and Faith
Genesis 6-9

June 16, 2019
Two Opposing Worldviews
Genesis 2-3

June 9, 2019
Believing Creation
Genesis 1:1-15, 24-31

June 2, 2019
The Church and Leviathan
Romans 13:1-7

May 26, 2019
Tolerance, Intolerance and Love
Matthew 7:1-5, Romans 14

May 19, 2019
Knowledge or Truth
Romans 1:16-24

May 12, 2019
Mother’s Day
Deutoronomy 5:16

May 5, 2019
Prepared
2 Peter 3:3-13

April 28, 2019
The Ascension
Acts 1:3-11

April 21, 2019
Easter Sunday
The Foundation
1 Corinthians 15:3-4

April 19, 2019
Good Friday Service
The Father’s Love
Genesis 22

April 14, 2019
The Road Less Traveled
1 Timothy 6:11

April 7, 2019
Guest Speaker, John Whitehead
John 14:22-27

March 31, 2019
The Judson Treasure
1 Timothy 6:18-19, Luke 12:13-34

March 25, 2019
Those Who Are Rich
1 Timothy 6:17

March 17, 2019
Generosity and Treasures
1 Timothy 6:9-10

March 10, 2019
A Believer’s State of Mind
1 Timothy 6:6-8

March 3, 2019
Truth
1 Timothy 6:2-5

February 17 & 24, 2019
No services due to weather

February 10, 2019
Speaking Love
Ephesians 4:15
(recording was started late)

February 03, 2019
Whispers and Bones
Ezekiel 37

January 27, 2019
Full Hearts
James 3, Luke 6

January 20, 2019
Verbiage
Proverbs 18:21

January 13, 2019
Unfailing
1 Corinthians 13:8-13
(recording incomplete)

January 6, 2019
The Perfect Thing
1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Older sermons available in the archive.