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Fear of the Lord: Week 5
Sermon begins at about 30 min
Hospitality Pastor Ali Cranmer (first service) and Pastor Andrew Schmidt (second service) continue a sermon series called “The Fear of the Lord”, which is part of our theme for this year, “Year of the Lord”. Andrew and Ali used different scripture in each sermon. The first sermon can be watched as video below. The second can be listened to below or on our podcast.
Note: In Ali’s message, she used a clip from The Chosen. Youtube cut the audio during that portion. You can watch that video here!
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Fear of the Lord: Week 4
Sermon begins at about 20min
Pastor Andrew Schmidt (first service) and Pastor Judd Nelson (second service) continue a sermon series called “The Fear of the Lord”, which is part of our theme for this year, “Year of the Lord”. Andrew and Judd used different scripture in each sermon. The first sermon can be watched as video below. The second can be listened to below or on our podcast.
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Fear of the Lord: Week 3
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues a sermon series called “The Fear of the Lord”, which is part of our theme for this year, “Year of the Lord”. Andrew used different scripture in each sermon. The first sermon can be watched as video below. The second can be listened to below or on our podcast. NOTE: We had an issue with our audio during our livestream on Sunday. We are currently uploading the videos of both of these services and will post the video links as soon as they are ready. In the meantime, both sermons can be listened to as audio only below. We will update as soon as possible!
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Fear of the Lord: Week 2
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues a sermon series called “The Fear of the Lord”, which is part of our theme for this year, “Year of the Lord”. Andrew used different scripture in each sermon. The first sermon can be watched as video below. The second can be listened to below or on our podcast.
Sermon begins at about 25 minutes. This sermon is from our 9am service.
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Fear of the Lord: Week 1
Pastor Andrew Schmidt begins a sermon series called “The Fear of the Lord”, which is part of our theme for this year, “Year of the Lord”. Andrew used different scripture in each sermon. The first sermon can be watched as video below. The second can be listened to below or on our podcast.
Sermon begins at about 21 minutes. This sermon is from our 9am service.
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Epiphany
Pastor Andrew Schmidt begins 2024 with a sermon focusing on Epiphany. On this day we are called to remember that Jesus came for ALL people.
Sermon begins at about 24 minutes
Audio:
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Year of the Lord
Pastor Andrew Schmidt finishes 2023 with a sermon that calls us to look toward 2024 in such a way that makes Jesus Lord of our life. What does Lord mean to us today? What does it mean to call Jesus Lord? He covers this in this message!
Sermon begins at about 24 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Get Ready for Relating Well
Pastor Andrew Schmidt continues our Advent 2023 series “Get Ready!”. This series focuses on the life and ministry of John the Baptist and his role in preparing the way for Jesus. This week we focus on what it means to prepare the way for the Lord (GET READY!) by lovingly relating to others while also doing the right thing in a gracious way. We are encouraged to ask ourselves: How am I responding to the messengers God is sending me? How am I responding to the reality that He wants me to be His messenger?
Sermon begins at about 24 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
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Action Steps
Get ready (what does that mean for you personally)Get ready to share teh good news with others
Get ready by owning your decisions before the Lord and being gentle with others
Would you like to be baptized?
Get Ready for the Holy Spirit!
Pastor Andrew Schmidt begins our Advent 2023 series “Get Ready!”. This series focuses on the life and ministry of John the Baptist and his role in preparing the way for Jesus. This week we focus on what it means to prepare the way for the Lord (GET READY!) by being baptized, and the joy that comes with being immersed in the Holy Spirit. We are encouraged to consider how we can get ready in a personal way, by sharing the Good News, by being baptized/professing our faith and asking the Holy Spirit to fill us.
Sermon begins at about 23 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Get Ready for Fire!
Pastor Andrew Schmidt begins our Advent 2023 series “Get Ready!”. This series focuses on the life and ministry of John the Baptist and his role in preparing the way for Jesus. This week we focus on what it means to prepare the way for the Lord (GET READY!), and the hope of good news that God’s salvation is available to all. Repeated themes this week include calls to repentance and the peace that comes through the message of fire. We are encouraged to consider how we can get ready in a personal way, get ready to share the good news, and to get ready by fasting during Advent.
Sermon begins at about 35 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Get Ready!
Pastor Andrew Schmidt begins our Advent 2023 series “Get Ready!”. This series focuses on the life and ministry of John the Baptist and his role in preparing the way for Jesus. This week we focus on what it means to prepare the way for the Lord (GET READY!), and the hope of good news that God’s salvation is available to all. We are encouraged to consider how we can get ready in a personal way, get ready to share the good news, and to get ready by fasting during Advent.
Sermon begins at about 20 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Jesus Story: Daniel and the Scary Sleepover
Pastor Andrew Schmidt is back from sabbatical! He continues the sermon series called, “Jesus Story”. This series will take us through scripture with the help of The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. This children’s Bible tells the Story in a beautiful way for both children and adults. This week we read the story “Daniel and the Scary Sleepover” which covers the story of Daniel. Andrew teaches on this story and shows us how we can see Jesus’ life within it. As the Jesus Storybook Bible says, “every story whispers His name”, even from the very first book of the Bible.
Sermon begins at about 20 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
Jesus Story: The Teeny, Weenie, True King
Pastor Andrew Schmidt is back from sabbatical! He continues the sermon series called, “Jesus Story”. This series will take us through scripture with the help of The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. This children’s Bible tells the Story in a beautiful way for both children and adults. This week we read the story “The Teenie, Weenie, True King” which covers the story of David. Andrew teaches on this story and shows us how we can see Jesus’ life within it. As the Jesus Storybook Bible says, “every story whispers His name”, even from the very first book of the Bible.
Sermon begins at about 20 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
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Jesus Story: “God’s Messenger”
Pastor Marty Schmidt joins us from The Bridge Church in Ottumwa. He continues the sermon series called, “Jesus Story”. This series will take us through scripture with the help of The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. This children’s Bible tells the Story in a beautiful way for both children and adults. This week we read the story “God’s Messenger”, which covers the story of Jonah. Marty teaches on this story and shows us how we can see Jesus’ life within it. As the Jesus Storybook Bible says, “every story whispers His name”, even from the very first book of the Bible.
Sermon begins at about 42 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
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Jesus Story: “The Warrior Leader”
Matt Van Sant continues the sermon series called, “Jesus Story”. This series will take us through scripture with the help of The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. This children’s Bible tells the Story in a beautiful way for both children and adults. This week we read the story “The Warrior Leader”, which covers the story of Joshua at Jericho. Matt teaches on this story and shows us how we can see Jesus’ life within it. As the Jesus Storybook Bible says, “every story whispers His name”, even from the very first book of the Bible.
Sermon begins at about 35 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
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Jesus Story: “God to the Rescue”
Ali Cranmer continues the sermon series called, “Jesus Story”. This series will take us through scripture with the help of The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. This children’s Bible tells the Story in a beautiful way for both children and adults. This week we read the story “God to the Rescue”, which covers the story of Moses and the plagues of Egypt. Ali teaches on this story and shows us how we can see Jesus’ life within it. As the Jesus Storybook Bible says, “every story whispers His name”, even from the very first book of the Bible.
Sermon begins at about 30 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
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Jesus Story: “The Forgiving Prince”
Ali Cranmer continues the sermon series called, “Jesus Story”. This series will take us through scripture with the help of The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. This children’s Bible tells the Story in a beautiful way for both children and adults. This week we read the story “The Forgiving Prince”, which covers the story of Joseph. Ali teaches on this story and shows us how we can see Jesus’ life within it. As the Jesus Storybook Bible says, “every story whispers His name”, even from the very first book of the Bible.
Sermon begins at about 23 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
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Jesus Story: “The Girl No One Wanted”
Aubrey Schneider continues the sermon series called, “Jesus Story”. This series will take us through scripture with the help of The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. This children’s Bible tells the Story in a beautiful way for both children and adults. This week we read the story “The Girl No One Wanted”, which covers the story of Leah. Aubrey teaches on this story and shows us how we can see Jesus’ life within it. She focuses on how it feels to be “set aside”, and encourages us to see our situation differently. As the Jesus Storybook Bible says, “every story whispers His name”, even from the very first book of the Bible.
Sermon begins at about 40 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
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Scripture References:
Genesis 29:14-35
John 1:11
Luke 19:14
Matthew 27:21
Isaiah 53:3
Additional Resource: Uninvited by Lysa TerKeurst
Quotes (both from Uninvited):
“Rejection isn't just an emotional feeling. It's a message that alters what you believe about yourself.”
“You aren't set aside, you're set apart”
Questions to consider:
Is God good?
Is God good to me?
Do I trust God to be God?
Things to Remember:
Jesus understood Leah's pain. He felt all of these same things when he walked the earth: being set aside, replaced, and rejected. He knows our pain and he loves us more than anyone else in the world ever could.
When Leah turned her attention to the Lord and looked to him for her identity and purpose, he blessed her immensely. What started as a painful situation for Leah led to two beautiful Old Testament institutions: {through Levi} the Levitical Priesthood (Moses & Aaron) and {through Judah} the Monarchy, King Jesus.
October is Pastor Appreciation Month. Would you consider gifting our pastors with your prayers? Cover them daily. Pray for their marriages and their kids.
Other Links and References:
Learn more about The Jesus Storybook Bible
Purchase The Jesus Storybook Bible
Jesus Story: “The Present”
Pastor Judd Nelson continues the sermon series called, “Jesus Story”. This series will take us through scripture with the help of The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. This children’s Bible tells the Story in a beautiful way for both children and adults. This week we read the story “The Present”, which covers the story of Abraham and Isaac. Judd teaches on this story and shows us how we can see Jesus’ life in the story. As the Jesus Storybook Bible says, “every story whispers His name”, even from the very first book of the Bible.
Sermon begins at about 19 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
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Other Links and References:
Learn more about The Jesus Storybook Bible
Purchase The Jesus Storybook Bible
Jesus Story: “A New Beginning”
Pastor Judd Nelson continues the sermon series called, “Jesus Story”. This series will take us through scripture with the help of The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones. This children’s Bible tells the Story in a beautiful way for both children and adults. This week we read the story “A New Beginning”, which covers the story of Noah and the Flood. Judd teaches on this story and shows us how we can see Jesus’ life in the story of the Ark. As the Jesus Storybook Bible says, “every story whispers His name”, even from the very first book of the Bible.
Sermon begins at about 24 minutes
Audio:
You can listen to the sermon below, or you can subscribe to our Celebrators Podcast wherever you listen.
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Other Links and References:
Learn more about The Jesus Storybook Bible
Purchase The Jesus Storybook Bible