December 22, 2022 Posted by Paul Tautges, Pastor I’ll never forget the first time I sang Hark! the Herald Angels Sing as a new believer in Jesus Christ. It was Christmas 1984, so it had been about seven months since the Holy Spirit breathed life into my dead heart, and I turned from re…
October 8, 2022 Posted by Paul Tautges I’ve been taken aback by how many of you have shared with me how the Holy Spirit is using the recent two-part sermon series Uprooting Bitterness, to help you. If you want to listen again or share them with others, here’s the link. If the Lord has…
Posted by Paul Tautges, Pastor March 10, 2022 The apostle John put feet to Christian love when he wrote, By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet c…
October 14, 2021 Posted by Bobette Hatteberg, Children’s Ministry Director All Christian parents long for their children to trust in Christ and to then make this profession of faith public. It is not surprising that children raised in Christian homes sooner or later may ask a parent “W…
September 15, 2021 Posted by Paul Tautges, Pastor Last week, our church’s men’s and women’s ministries kicked off a new ministry year with their first monthly meetings. “Spiritual Disciplines” is the theme the ministry leaders chose as this year’s focus. One of the key resources being…
May 27, 2021 By Paul Tautges, Pastor We are really looking forward to returning to one worship service on June 13th! If you were absent last Sunday and missed my announcement, I briefly mentioned that returning to one service has been the intention of the elders since we began two serv…
April 29, 2021 By Paul Tautges, Pastor Six weeks ago, we took a first step toward returning to normalcy by making the 10:30 a.m. service mask-optional. This has been very well-received; the transition has gone smoothly and has been a blessing to the church. So we are taking another step. All…
Posted 4-29-2021 By Bobette Hatteberg, Cornerstone Children’s Ministry Director It is with great excitement and anticipation of what God will do that I share this Elementary Kids announcement! “One Big Adventure: God’s Heart for the World” will be taking place in May and June in our el…
by Bobette Hatteberg, Children’s Ministry Director All of our extended family (except our son) live out of state. That means when we’re together it’s usually for at least a couple of days. Several years ago, I realized that every time we were together I always came away a little disappointed….
Posted by Paul Tautges, Pastor What were God’s reasons for bringing a thorn of suffering into Paul’s life? The apostle reveals three benefits that he experienced. Suffering Prevents Conceit First, God gave the apostle his affliction in order to cultivate an increase in humility: “So to…