August 24, 2025 Deuteronomy 15:7-11 & Acts 4:32–37 “Open-Handed: Stewarding well what God Gives” “The Generous Life: Open Hands, Full Hearts” Service Overview: Acts 4 gives a glimpse of a community marked by radical generosity. The early church lived with open hands, meeting needs and strengthening unity. Their generosity wasn’t forced, it flowed from...
August 17, 2025 Exodus 35:20–29 & 2 Corinthians 8:1-7 “Open-Handed: Stewarding well what God Gives” Week 2 – “Don’t Hold Back: What’s in Your Hand?” Service Overview: Exodus 35 and 2 Corinthians 8 paint a picture of a people offering their time, talents, and treasure to build something holy. As God’s people, we are invited...
This Sunday is church at the park. Be sure to join us at 10 AM at Owen Memorial Park at Baw Beese Lake for worship, baptism, and potluck. While there are no extensive notes for this service, below are the service elements and song lyrics as they may be handy to have on your phone....
December 8, 2024 “Are We There Yet? Adventures in Advent” “Week 2 : Peace : Calm in the Chaos” Luke 2:8-20 Service Overview: Angels burst into the shepherds’ night with a message of peace. In a world filled with chaos, discover how Jesus silences our fears and offers true, lasting peace. Memory Verse...
December 1, 2024 “Are We There Yet? Adventures in Advent” “Week 1 – Hope: Keep the Lights On!” Isaiah 40:1-11 Service Overview: Isaiah’s words light up the darkness with the promise of God’s faithfulness. When life feels uncertain, God calls us to hold onto hope, preparing our hearts for the light of His coming....
Message for the Hillsdale Free Methodist Church September 1st, 2024 Message Text: Luke 14:25-33 Aux text: 2 Samuel 24:18-25 “The Cost of Discipleship” Background Information: In Jesus’ time and in the early generations after him, to decide for Jesus usually meant facing rejection, ridicule, and tension. No one decided to embrace him casually. ...
August 25, 2024 “Essential”: Week 4 “Us Toward Others” Service Overview: In the Christian life, Jesus’ followers are called to serve; putting faith into practice. We do this by loving others with grace and perseverance, and by sharing the good news of Jesus through our time, talents, and resources. Memory Verse for the...
August 18, 2024 “Essential” – Week 3 COMMUNITY: Us to Each Other Service Overview: God designed Christian discipleship to happen in regular, vibrant community with other believers through both relationship and worship together because frankly, we need each other! Memory Verse for the Week: “And let us consider how we may spur one another...
August 4, 2024 Discipleship Essentials Week 2 – “God in Us” Service Overview: All people have been broken because of sin, and all are in need of a savior. God provided the only Savior in Jesus, and calls all people to place their trust in him. When we do that, God begins a process where...
July 28, 2024 Discipleship Essentials Week 1 – “Beyond Belief” Service Overview: More than just belief, being a disciple of Jesus entails living a life that seeks to follow, obey, and grow in relationship with Jesus, by the help of the Holy Spirit. Memory Verse for the Week: “Then Jesus came to them and...
