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      • Doug & Janet Hill (every Other Sunday At 7pm)
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      • Pastor Kratz & Lisa (every Other Friday At 7pm) >
        • "THE REASON FOR GOD" Discussion Guide
    • Children
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  • Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
    • “Only Two Religions”: Spring 2021 Mid-Week Series
    • “Sermon on the Mount": Winter 2021 Mid-Week Series
    • "The Majesty of Christ": Winter 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
    • “A Time for Confidence: Trusting God in a Post-Christian Society”: Fall 2020 Mid-Week Bible Study
    • "When World's Collide": Fall 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
    • "The Book of Job". Spring 2020 Mid-Week Video Series.
    • "Suffering Is Not For Nothing": A Teaching Series by Elisabeth Elliot
    • "The Basics of the Christian Life": Winter 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
    • "Recovering the Beauty of the Arts": Fall 2019 Mid-Week Video Series
    • "The Odyssey of St. Paul: Summer 2019 Mid-Week Video Series
    • Acts 28 11:15. “Leaving Safe Haven” Congregational Meeting Devotional
    • “Knowing Scripture”: 2019 Mid-Week Series
    • 1 Timothy 3:8–13. “Called to Serve the Church”
    • “The Great Commission”: 2019 Mid-Week Series
    • “Marks of a Healthy Church”: 2018-2019 Mid-Week Series
  • Sermons
    • 1 Peter: “Alive in the Spirit”: 2021 Sunday Morning Series >
      • 1 Peter 2:21-25 “Called to Suffer”
      • 1 Peter 2:18-20. “The Attitude of a Servant”
      • 1 Peter 2:13-17. “Godly Submission”
      • 1 Peter 2:11-12. “Blameless Living”
      • 1 Peter 2:9c-10. “Children of Light”
      • 1 Peter 2:6-9b. “The Living Cornerstone”
      • 1 Peter 2:4-5. “The Living Stone”.
      • 1 Peter 2:1-3. “His Mighty Word”
      • 1 Peter 1: 22-25. “Love One Another”
      • 1 Peter 1:18-21. “Redeemed with Precious Blood”.
      • 1 Peter 1:13-17. “Faith in Action”.
      • 1 Peter 1:10-12. “True Love”
      • 1 Peter 1:6–9. “The Confidence of the Faithful”.
      • 1 Peter 1:3-5. “The Blessed Hope”.
      • 1 Peter 1:1–2. “Chosen”: The Elements of Election.
    • Genesis 25:19-28. “Rebekah: The Mother of Esau and Jacob”
    • Psalm 119:89-96. “The Word of God”
    • "Revival": Winter Sunday Morning Series >
      • Ezra 9:5-9. “When Revival Comes”.
      • Psalm 145:1-21. “The Revival of Praise & Worship”.
      • Ezekiel 37:1-14. “Revival”.
      • Psalm 85:1-13. “Revive us Lord”.
    • "Anticipate": Advent 2020 >
      • Micah 5:2-5a. “Anticipate the Coming”
      • Zephaniah 3:14-20.“Anticipate the Prophecy”
      • Malachi 3:1-4 "Anticipate the King"
      • Jeremiah 33:14-16. “Anticipate the Promise”.
    • "Trust God & His Provision": Ephesians Sunday Worship Series >
      • Ephesians 6:18. "Prayer Warrior"
      • Ephesians 6:16-17. "Armor of God".
      • Ephesians 6:14-15. "The Armor of God".
      • Ephesians 6:10-13. "Strong in the Lord".
      • Ephesians 6:5-9. "Christianity on the Job"
      • Ephesians 6:4. “The Call of a Father”.
      • Ephesians 6:1-3. "Real World Parenting"
      • Ephesians 5 25-33. “The Glorious Church”.
      • Ephesians 5:22-24. "An Excellent Wife".
      • Ephesians 5:20. "Give Thanks"
      • Ephesians 5:19-21."Spirit Filled".
      • Ephesians 5:18a. "Intoxicated?"
      • Ephesians 5:15-17. "Discovering God's Will".
      • Ephesians 5:1-7. "Walk in Love"
      • Ephesians 4:25-32. “Give Grace”
      • Ephesians 4:20-24. "Putting on the New Self"
      • Ephesians 4:17–19. "Leave the Old"
      • Ephesians 4:12-16. "The Body of Christ"
      • Ephesians 4:7-11. "Gifts from the Lord".
      • Ephesians 4:1-6. "Walking Worthy of Your Calling"
      • Ephesians 3:14-21. “Recharge”.
      • Ephesians 3:1-13 "Mystery Unravelled"
      • Ephesians 2:13-18. "One in Christ"
      • Ephesians 2 11-12. "The Promise"
      • Ephesians 2:1-10. "Alive in Christ"
      • Ephesians 1:15-23 "God's Plan for Growth"
      • Ephesians 1:11-14. “Our Inheritance”
      • Ephesians 1:6b-10. “The Road to Redemption”
      • Ephesians 1:3-6a. "Why were you Chosen?"
      • Ephesians 1:1-2. "The Way of Grace & Peace".
    • Exodus 2:1-10. "A Mother's Faith"
    • Holy Week 2020 >
      • Mark 16:1-7. "Resurrection: A Theology of Hope"
      • Holy Week, Day 8: Resurrection Sunday Sunday, April 5, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 7: Saturday Saturday, April 4, AD 33.
      • Good Friday: "Messiah in the Passover"
      • Holy Week, Day 6: Friday Friday, April 3, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 5: Thursday Thursday, April 2, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 4: Wednesday Wednesday, April 1, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 3: Tuesday Tuesday, March 31, AD 33.
      • Holy Week: Day 2: Monday: March 30, AD 33
      • John 12:12-16 "Hosanna to the King"
    • Matthew 14:22-33. "That Sinking Feeling"
    • Psalm 46:1-11. “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”
    • "Light for the New Year": Winter 2020 Worship Series >
      • 1 John 1:5-7. “Walking in the Light”.
      • Matthew 5:13-16. “Salt & Light Living”.
      • Psalm 88:1-18. Prayers that Light Darkness.
      • Ephesians 5:8-14. "Living in the Light".
      • Acts 26:16–32. From Darkness to Light
      • 1 John 2:7–11 "An Eternal Truth in a New Light"
      • Psalm 36:5-11 "The Gospel of Light"
      • Psalm 119:105-112 "Light for the Path"
      • Acts 9:10-20 "The Light of His Presence"
      • Acts 9:1-9 "The Light of His Presence"
      • James 1:17-27 "Father of Lights"
    • Mark 13:1-8. “The End is Near”
    • "The Gifts of Christmas": Advent 2019 Worship Series >
      • "The Gifts of Christmas": Christmas Eve
      • Malachi 3:1-4 "The Gift of Love"
      • Isaiah 12:1–6 “The Gift of Joy”
      • Isaiah 2:1-5 "The Gift of Peace"
      • Luke 1:26-33. "The Gift of Hope"
    • "Encountering Evil": Fall 2019 Sunday Worship Series >
      • Acts 8:1-8. "How God Uses Evil for Good"
      • Matthew13:24-30, 34-43. "Weeds & Wheat"
      • Matthew 10:7-8. "Confronting an Evil World"
    • "The Thanksgiving Spirit" Developing a Thankful Spirit. Fall 2019 Sunday Worship Series >
      • 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. “Thanks for Everything”
      • Nehemiah 8:1-12. "The Season of Celebration"
      • Psalm 103:1-5. "5 Reasons to Give Thanks"
    • "God is Big Enough..." Fall 2019 Sunday Morning Series >
      • Mark 4:35-41. "God is Big Enough to See me Through the Storm"
      • Colossian 2:11-15. "God is Big Enough to Conquer my Sin"
      • Luke 24:36-49. "God is Big Enough to Remove my Doubts"
    • "The Road Ahead": Summer 2019 Preaching Series >
      • Matthew 11:28-30. "The Road to Recovery"
      • Mark 8 27-38 “The Road Less Traveled”
      • Matthew 21:23-32. "What the Road to Hell is Paved with"
      • John 21:15-25. “Following the Master.”
      • Luke 9:51-62. "Journey to Jerusalem"
    • Mark 2:1-5. "Who are you Bringing to Jesus".
    • Ephesians 2:19-22. "Unity of the Body"
    • John 6:41-51 . Jesus: “I AM the Bread”.
    • Colossians: "Incomparable Christ" >
      • Colossians 1:1-8. "Gospel of Life"
      • Colossians 1:9–11. "Walk in a Manner Worthy"
      • Colossians 1:12-14. "Rescued from Darkness”
      • Colossians 1:15-19. “Our Sovereign Lord”
      • Colossians 1:20-23. “Reconciled in Christ”
      • Colossians 3:18 "Reinventing Motherhood"
      • Colossians 3:19-21. "A Father & His Family"
      • Colossians 1:24-29. “The Supreme Ministry”
    • Matthew 26:26-29. " The Last Supper "
    • Matthew 21:1-11. "Hosanna"
    • Luke: "Loving our Neighbors" >
      • Luke 10:25-37. Are you a Good Neighbor?
    • Galatians: "God in the Gospel" >
      • Galatians 1:1-5. “The Gospel” .
      • Galatians 1:6-9. “Defection, Deception & Destruction of the Gospel”.
      • Galatians 1:10-12: “The Gospel & Who We Are”
      • Galatians 1:13-24. “Proof of Gospel Conversion”.
      • Galatians 2:1-10. “Affirmed in the Gospel”
      • Galatians 2:11-13. “Deviation from the Gospel”.
      • Galatians 2:14-21 “Response to the Deviation from the Gospel.”
      • Galatians 3:1-5. “Justification through the Gospel by the Triune God”
      • Galatians 3:6-14. “Justification by Faith”
      • Galatians 3:15–18. “The Promise of Justification”
      • Galatians 3:19-22. “Why then the Law”
      • Galatians 3:23-4:3. "Freedom is Never Free"
      • Galatians 4:4-7. The Coming of the Messiah
      • Galatians 4:8-11. “Leave the Old”.
      • Galatians 4:12–20. “The Potter’s Hands”
      • Galatians 4:21–31. “A Fresh Start for a New Year”
      • Galatians 5:1-6 "Free at Last"
      • Galatians 5:7–12. The Character of False Teachers
      • Galatians 5:13-15. “Called to Freedom”
      • Galatians 5:16-18. “Spiritual Warfare: The Flesh vs. The Spirit”
      • Galatians 5 19-20a. “The Awfulness of Sin”
      • Galatians 5:20b-21. "Struggling with Sin"
      • Galatians 5:22-23. "The Fruit of the Spirit"
      • Galatians 5:24-6:5. “Bear with One Another”.
      • Galatians 6:6-10. “Lessons from the Soil” : Sowing & Reaping
      • Galatians 6 11-13 “Artificial Righteousness”: Glorifying in the Flesh.
      • Galatians 6 14-18. “Boast in the Lord”
    • "Celebrate": Advent 2018: >
      • Matthew 24:36-44. "Prepare His Coming"
      • Zephaniah 3:14-17. “Love from Above”
      • Matthew 11:2-11. "Prepare His Kingdom"
      • Matthew 1:18-25. "Joseph's Obedience: The Message of Peace"
    • Colossians 3:15-17. "The Purpose of Thanksgiving"
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  • Home
  • Our Permanent Home
  • About
    • Congregation Directory
    • Beliefs >
      • Purpose/Vision/Mission
    • Leadership & Staff >
      • Pastor Matthew Kratz
    • Discipleship Process: "Steps of Faith" >
      • Christianity Explored
    • Missionary Work
    • Location & Contact Information
  • Connect Online
    • Weekly Church Bulletin
    • Free Access to thousands of great media resources
  • Groups & Special Events
    • Care Groups >
      • Doug & Janet Hill (every Other Sunday At 7pm)
      • Roy & Jennifer Smyth (every Monday At 7pm)
      • Ron & Gwen Vanderknokke (every Other Thursday At 7pm)
      • Pastor Kratz & Lisa (every Other Friday At 7pm) >
        • "THE REASON FOR GOD" Discussion Guide
    • Children
    • Youth Ministry Overview
    • Young Adults
  • Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer Meeting
    • “Only Two Religions”: Spring 2021 Mid-Week Series
    • “Sermon on the Mount": Winter 2021 Mid-Week Series
    • "The Majesty of Christ": Winter 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
    • “A Time for Confidence: Trusting God in a Post-Christian Society”: Fall 2020 Mid-Week Bible Study
    • "When World's Collide": Fall 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
    • "The Book of Job". Spring 2020 Mid-Week Video Series.
    • "Suffering Is Not For Nothing": A Teaching Series by Elisabeth Elliot
    • "The Basics of the Christian Life": Winter 2020 Mid-Week Video Series
    • "Recovering the Beauty of the Arts": Fall 2019 Mid-Week Video Series
    • "The Odyssey of St. Paul: Summer 2019 Mid-Week Video Series
    • Acts 28 11:15. “Leaving Safe Haven” Congregational Meeting Devotional
    • “Knowing Scripture”: 2019 Mid-Week Series
    • 1 Timothy 3:8–13. “Called to Serve the Church”
    • “The Great Commission”: 2019 Mid-Week Series
    • “Marks of a Healthy Church”: 2018-2019 Mid-Week Series
  • Sermons
    • 1 Peter: “Alive in the Spirit”: 2021 Sunday Morning Series >
      • 1 Peter 2:21-25 “Called to Suffer”
      • 1 Peter 2:18-20. “The Attitude of a Servant”
      • 1 Peter 2:13-17. “Godly Submission”
      • 1 Peter 2:11-12. “Blameless Living”
      • 1 Peter 2:9c-10. “Children of Light”
      • 1 Peter 2:6-9b. “The Living Cornerstone”
      • 1 Peter 2:4-5. “The Living Stone”.
      • 1 Peter 2:1-3. “His Mighty Word”
      • 1 Peter 1: 22-25. “Love One Another”
      • 1 Peter 1:18-21. “Redeemed with Precious Blood”.
      • 1 Peter 1:13-17. “Faith in Action”.
      • 1 Peter 1:10-12. “True Love”
      • 1 Peter 1:6–9. “The Confidence of the Faithful”.
      • 1 Peter 1:3-5. “The Blessed Hope”.
      • 1 Peter 1:1–2. “Chosen”: The Elements of Election.
    • Genesis 25:19-28. “Rebekah: The Mother of Esau and Jacob”
    • Psalm 119:89-96. “The Word of God”
    • "Revival": Winter Sunday Morning Series >
      • Ezra 9:5-9. “When Revival Comes”.
      • Psalm 145:1-21. “The Revival of Praise & Worship”.
      • Ezekiel 37:1-14. “Revival”.
      • Psalm 85:1-13. “Revive us Lord”.
    • "Anticipate": Advent 2020 >
      • Micah 5:2-5a. “Anticipate the Coming”
      • Zephaniah 3:14-20.“Anticipate the Prophecy”
      • Malachi 3:1-4 "Anticipate the King"
      • Jeremiah 33:14-16. “Anticipate the Promise”.
    • "Trust God & His Provision": Ephesians Sunday Worship Series >
      • Ephesians 6:18. "Prayer Warrior"
      • Ephesians 6:16-17. "Armor of God".
      • Ephesians 6:14-15. "The Armor of God".
      • Ephesians 6:10-13. "Strong in the Lord".
      • Ephesians 6:5-9. "Christianity on the Job"
      • Ephesians 6:4. “The Call of a Father”.
      • Ephesians 6:1-3. "Real World Parenting"
      • Ephesians 5 25-33. “The Glorious Church”.
      • Ephesians 5:22-24. "An Excellent Wife".
      • Ephesians 5:20. "Give Thanks"
      • Ephesians 5:19-21."Spirit Filled".
      • Ephesians 5:18a. "Intoxicated?"
      • Ephesians 5:15-17. "Discovering God's Will".
      • Ephesians 5:1-7. "Walk in Love"
      • Ephesians 4:25-32. “Give Grace”
      • Ephesians 4:20-24. "Putting on the New Self"
      • Ephesians 4:17–19. "Leave the Old"
      • Ephesians 4:12-16. "The Body of Christ"
      • Ephesians 4:7-11. "Gifts from the Lord".
      • Ephesians 4:1-6. "Walking Worthy of Your Calling"
      • Ephesians 3:14-21. “Recharge”.
      • Ephesians 3:1-13 "Mystery Unravelled"
      • Ephesians 2:13-18. "One in Christ"
      • Ephesians 2 11-12. "The Promise"
      • Ephesians 2:1-10. "Alive in Christ"
      • Ephesians 1:15-23 "God's Plan for Growth"
      • Ephesians 1:11-14. “Our Inheritance”
      • Ephesians 1:6b-10. “The Road to Redemption”
      • Ephesians 1:3-6a. "Why were you Chosen?"
      • Ephesians 1:1-2. "The Way of Grace & Peace".
    • Exodus 2:1-10. "A Mother's Faith"
    • Holy Week 2020 >
      • Mark 16:1-7. "Resurrection: A Theology of Hope"
      • Holy Week, Day 8: Resurrection Sunday Sunday, April 5, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 7: Saturday Saturday, April 4, AD 33.
      • Good Friday: "Messiah in the Passover"
      • Holy Week, Day 6: Friday Friday, April 3, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 5: Thursday Thursday, April 2, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 4: Wednesday Wednesday, April 1, AD 33.
      • Holy Week, Day 3: Tuesday Tuesday, March 31, AD 33.
      • Holy Week: Day 2: Monday: March 30, AD 33
      • John 12:12-16 "Hosanna to the King"
    • Matthew 14:22-33. "That Sinking Feeling"
    • Psalm 46:1-11. “A Mighty Fortress is Our God”
    • "Light for the New Year": Winter 2020 Worship Series >
      • 1 John 1:5-7. “Walking in the Light”.
      • Matthew 5:13-16. “Salt & Light Living”.
      • Psalm 88:1-18. Prayers that Light Darkness.
      • Ephesians 5:8-14. "Living in the Light".
      • Acts 26:16–32. From Darkness to Light
      • 1 John 2:7–11 "An Eternal Truth in a New Light"
      • Psalm 36:5-11 "The Gospel of Light"
      • Psalm 119:105-112 "Light for the Path"
      • Acts 9:10-20 "The Light of His Presence"
      • Acts 9:1-9 "The Light of His Presence"
      • James 1:17-27 "Father of Lights"
    • Mark 13:1-8. “The End is Near”
    • "The Gifts of Christmas": Advent 2019 Worship Series >
      • "The Gifts of Christmas": Christmas Eve
      • Malachi 3:1-4 "The Gift of Love"
      • Isaiah 12:1–6 “The Gift of Joy”
      • Isaiah 2:1-5 "The Gift of Peace"
      • Luke 1:26-33. "The Gift of Hope"
    • "Encountering Evil": Fall 2019 Sunday Worship Series >
      • Acts 8:1-8. "How God Uses Evil for Good"
      • Matthew13:24-30, 34-43. "Weeds & Wheat"
      • Matthew 10:7-8. "Confronting an Evil World"
    • "The Thanksgiving Spirit" Developing a Thankful Spirit. Fall 2019 Sunday Worship Series >
      • 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. “Thanks for Everything”
      • Nehemiah 8:1-12. "The Season of Celebration"
      • Psalm 103:1-5. "5 Reasons to Give Thanks"
    • "God is Big Enough..." Fall 2019 Sunday Morning Series >
      • Mark 4:35-41. "God is Big Enough to See me Through the Storm"
      • Colossian 2:11-15. "God is Big Enough to Conquer my Sin"
      • Luke 24:36-49. "God is Big Enough to Remove my Doubts"
    • "The Road Ahead": Summer 2019 Preaching Series >
      • Matthew 11:28-30. "The Road to Recovery"
      • Mark 8 27-38 “The Road Less Traveled”
      • Matthew 21:23-32. "What the Road to Hell is Paved with"
      • John 21:15-25. “Following the Master.”
      • Luke 9:51-62. "Journey to Jerusalem"
    • Mark 2:1-5. "Who are you Bringing to Jesus".
    • Ephesians 2:19-22. "Unity of the Body"
    • John 6:41-51 . Jesus: “I AM the Bread”.
    • Colossians: "Incomparable Christ" >
      • Colossians 1:1-8. "Gospel of Life"
      • Colossians 1:9–11. "Walk in a Manner Worthy"
      • Colossians 1:12-14. "Rescued from Darkness”
      • Colossians 1:15-19. “Our Sovereign Lord”
      • Colossians 1:20-23. “Reconciled in Christ”
      • Colossians 3:18 "Reinventing Motherhood"
      • Colossians 3:19-21. "A Father & His Family"
      • Colossians 1:24-29. “The Supreme Ministry”
    • Matthew 26:26-29. " The Last Supper "
    • Matthew 21:1-11. "Hosanna"
    • Luke: "Loving our Neighbors" >
      • Luke 10:25-37. Are you a Good Neighbor?
    • Galatians: "God in the Gospel" >
      • Galatians 1:1-5. “The Gospel” .
      • Galatians 1:6-9. “Defection, Deception & Destruction of the Gospel”.
      • Galatians 1:10-12: “The Gospel & Who We Are”
      • Galatians 1:13-24. “Proof of Gospel Conversion”.
      • Galatians 2:1-10. “Affirmed in the Gospel”
      • Galatians 2:11-13. “Deviation from the Gospel”.
      • Galatians 2:14-21 “Response to the Deviation from the Gospel.”
      • Galatians 3:1-5. “Justification through the Gospel by the Triune God”
      • Galatians 3:6-14. “Justification by Faith”
      • Galatians 3:15–18. “The Promise of Justification”
      • Galatians 3:19-22. “Why then the Law”
      • Galatians 3:23-4:3. "Freedom is Never Free"
      • Galatians 4:4-7. The Coming of the Messiah
      • Galatians 4:8-11. “Leave the Old”.
      • Galatians 4:12–20. “The Potter’s Hands”
      • Galatians 4:21–31. “A Fresh Start for a New Year”
      • Galatians 5:1-6 "Free at Last"
      • Galatians 5:7–12. The Character of False Teachers
      • Galatians 5:13-15. “Called to Freedom”
      • Galatians 5:16-18. “Spiritual Warfare: The Flesh vs. The Spirit”
      • Galatians 5 19-20a. “The Awfulness of Sin”
      • Galatians 5:20b-21. "Struggling with Sin"
      • Galatians 5:22-23. "The Fruit of the Spirit"
      • Galatians 5:24-6:5. “Bear with One Another”.
      • Galatians 6:6-10. “Lessons from the Soil” : Sowing & Reaping
      • Galatians 6 11-13 “Artificial Righteousness”: Glorifying in the Flesh.
      • Galatians 6 14-18. “Boast in the Lord”
    • "Celebrate": Advent 2018: >
      • Matthew 24:36-44. "Prepare His Coming"
      • Zephaniah 3:14-17. “Love from Above”
      • Matthew 11:2-11. "Prepare His Kingdom"
      • Matthew 1:18-25. "Joseph's Obedience: The Message of Peace"
    • Colossians 3:15-17. "The Purpose of Thanksgiving"
  • Contact