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Dangerous women
Mark Palmer teaches a practical lesson on the characteristics of an ungodly woman, drawing from passages throughout Scripture including 1 Timothy 5, Genesis 39, Titus 2, and Proverbs 7. He warns against gossips, manipulators, and those who reject godly authority, while encouraging older believers to teach and set high expectations for younger women. The message urges believers to spend time raising children, to read the Bible and pray, and to point the lost to Christ.
Exodus part 2 murmuring
Continuing his study in Exodus, Pastor Pierucki traces Israel's journey out of Egypt through the parting of the Red Sea, the provision of manna, the water from the rock, and the giving of the law. He focuses on the sin of murmuring and complaining, warning that complaints against the man of God are ultimately complaints against the Lord, and calling believers to obedience, gratitude, and faith. He closes by showing that even though Israel failed repeatedly, God kept His promises, which stands as proof of the security of salvation in Christ.
Drive Them Out
Preaching from Judges 1, Micah Reaves shows how Israel repeatedly failed to drive out the nations God commanded them to conquer, making deals and compromises that left those enemies as a snare in their sides. He applies this to the Christian life, urging believers not to make allowances for sin but to fight it and put it away, warning that unconquered sin always resurfaces and leaves us worse off. Pastor Pierucki adds a note on ecclesiastical separation, calling for believers to stay separate from those who teach a works salvation.
Exodus
Using the book of Exodus as a starting point, Pastor Pierucki gives an overview of Bible and world history to show that Scripture is accurate and that Egypt pictures the world from which God delivers His people. He warns against replacement theology, works-based religions, and false teaching, and he stresses that believers must obey God even when governments command otherwise. The message closes with a call to be an unashamed witness for Christ and a reminder that anyone can know for certain they are saved.
The Prophet's Second Complaint
Preaching from Habakkuk chapter 1, Dale Moore examines the prophet's second complaint, where Habakkuk wrestles with why a holy and just God would allow the wicked to prosper and the righteous to suffer. The message reminds us that God is eternal, holy, mighty, and pure, that He keeps accurate records and will judge every man's works, and that we choose our judge by what we do with the Lord Jesus Christ. It closes with a call from Deuteronomy 25 to keep a just balance in life, warning that when we cheat others we cheat ourselves.
Galatians
Pastor Pierucki preaches a verse by verse study through the book of Galatians, showing that salvation is a free gift of God received by grace through faith and never earned or kept by works of the law. He explains the trouble the Judaizers brought to these churches, contrasts law and grace, and defends eternal security and the assurance, peace, and joy that belong to every believer. The message also covers the adoption of sons, the battle between the flesh and the Spirit, and the call to restore one another in meekness while walking in fellowship with God.
Romans 8
Micah Reaves preaches verse by verse through Romans 8, continuing the theme of the inner battle between the flesh and the spirit and showing that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. He explains that Christ's righteousness is placed on the believer's account, urges Christians to walk in the spirit rather than feed the flesh, and points to the assurance of adoption as children and joint heirs with Christ. The message closes on the comfort that the Holy Spirit and Christ make intercession for us and that nothing can separate the believer from the love of God.
Not Hopeless
Preaching from the book of Ruth, Pastor Pierucki shows how Naomi felt she had no hope, no vision, and no purpose until God turned her situation around because she belonged to Him. Using examples like Joseph, Daniel, Peter, and his own testimony, he reminds believers that no one is beyond God's restoring hand, that change is always possible, and that we should receive and love those who have fallen. He closes by urging the church to sow the seed of the gospel in faith, to be a friend to the lonely, and to be filled with the love of God so we can share it with a needy world.
Eph. 5 Gods Church
Preaching from Ephesians 5, Pastor Pierucki draws a parallel between the wife submitting to her husband and the church being subject to Christ, calling members to be submitted, spiritual, and fruitful rather than lukewarm pew-sitters. He stresses soul winning, discipleship, and putting away bitterness, and he warns against Calvinism and works salvation while pointing to salvation as the free gift of God. The message closes with a call to lay down our lives for the brethren and to keep Christ as our greatest treasure.
Encourage Yourself in the Lord
Guest preacher Ken Yeager preaches from 1 Samuel 30, where David encouraged himself in the Lord after returning to find Ziklag burned and his family taken captive. He shows how David first turned to God and sought His will rather than acting in the flesh, then points to King Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles 20 as another example of seeking God in a time of great trouble. The message reminds believers that the battle belongs to the Lord and calls them to exercise their faith and trust God through coming trials.
Going Through a Trial
Mark Palmer preaches from the account of Noah and the flood in Genesis 6 through 9, using it as a picture of going through a trial that a believer knows is coming. He explains how God warned Noah, gave clear instruction, made a covenant, and stayed with him through the whole ordeal, showing that Christians never face trials alone. Along the way he urges the church to keep sowing the gospel to a wicked and multiplying world, to read the Bible and pray in preparation, and to expect God's blessing on the other side of the trial.
Genesis and More
In this Wednesday overview from a series covering all 66 books, Pastor Pierucki preaches through the second part of Genesis, beginning in chapter 3 with the fall and Satan's attack on the Word of God. He stresses that a believer's greatest need is faith, that salvation is eternally secure and comes by calling on the Lord, and he answers Calvinism and those who deny that salvation involves calling upon God. Drawing lessons from Noah, Abel, Abraham, David, Job, Paul, and Christ, he calls believers to labor in the grace of God, walk in fellowship, and avoid the pride and judgmental spirit of the Pharisees.
For Pastors - Evangelism
Pastor Pierucki delivers a direct challenge to pastors and churches about the need for real evangelism. Drawing from Paul's charge to Timothy to do the work of an evangelist, he shares his own decades of sowing the gospel through tracts and New Testaments both overseas and across Michigan, and grieves that so many churches are lukewarm and playing church instead of getting the good news out. He calls believers to stop quenching the Spirit and to sow the seed of God's Word freely.
Esther
Pastor Pierucki teaches through the book of Esther, showing how God works behind the scenes to protect His people even when He is never named in the text. He emphasizes that the sovereignty of God and the free will of man work hand in hand, using the choices of Vashti, Mordecai, Esther, and Haman to accomplish His purposes. The message calls believers to trust God to direct their paths, to walk in fellowship and self-sacrifice, and to remain within the local church family. Pastor Pierucki closes with a personal testimony of how God orchestrated the timing of events surrounding a church in LaGrange and mission work in Budapest.
Isaiah Chapter 1 & 2
Jonathan Pennington walks through Isaiah chapters 1 and 2, explaining the historical setting of the prophet's ministry to Judah and Jerusalem and God's rebuke of a people who honored Him with their lips while their hearts were far from Him. He warns against going through the motions in our service to God and against the idolatry of worshipping the works of our own hands. The message looks ahead to the millennial reign of Christ as a time of learning, growing, working, and serving, and to the day of the Lord when the pride of man will be brought low and the Lord alone exalted.
Matthew
Pastor Pierucki leads a rapid survey through the entire book of Matthew, stopping on key passages to draw out practical and doctrinal lessons. He teaches that Christ must be our greatest treasure, that salvation is a free gift received through the narrow way rather than earned by works, and that the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl picture what God gave to purchase us. He warns against the attributes of the Pharisees, calling believers to serve with a humble and right spirit rather than pride, and to let the Word of God correct the traditions of men.
God calls the Prophet
Preaching from Habakkuk chapter 1, Dale Moore examines God's answer to the prophet as He raises up the Chaldeans to judge a backslidden Israel that had drifted so far the Lord called them heathen. He warns against abusing Christian liberty, against pride that must be humbled, and against growing stagnant instead of maturing in the faith. Drawing connections to Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar is shown as a type of the Antichrist, and the message closes by urging believers to treasure the Word of God even when it brings rebuke.
Genesis -Part 2
Continuing his study through Genesis, Pastor Pierucki begins in chapter 3 with the serpent tempting Eve, showing how Satan first questions and then denies the Word of God and how that same attack continues today. He makes a strong case for standing on the King James Bible without apology and traces man's response to sin from the Garden forward. The message then challenges believers to follow godly examples from Abel to Paul, to work hard in the grace of God, and to be like Christ rather than the Pharisees, closing on the free gift of salvation seen in Romans 5.
We Are Not Our Own
Micah Reaves preaches from 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, reminding believers that we are not our own but were bought with a price. Using an illustration of buying a car on the marketplace, he shows that we have no value in ourselves because of our sin, yet God places incalculable worth on us because He created us for His glory and purchased us with the blood of His Son. The message closes with a call to reject the world's lies about self and to glorify God in both body and spirit.
Genesis
Pastor Pierucki opens a book by book series through the Bible by surveying the entire book of Genesis. He traces the major events from creation and the fall through Noah, the Tower of Babel, Abraham, and Joseph, showing how the first mention of key truths carries through the whole of Scripture and how salvation by grace through faith is pictured from the very beginning. Along the way he defends literal six day creation, the deity and Trinity, the eternal security of the believer, and points to Christ foreshadowed in Isaac and Joseph.
Transfiguration Part 2
In this second part on the transfiguration, Joseph Guevara continues in Matthew 17, focusing on the Father's command to hear His beloved Son. He explains the difference between the general, perfect, and free will of God, teaches that God has forgiven every believer's sins through the blood of Christ, and warns of eternal loss of reward at the judgment seat of Christ for sin left unconfessed. The message closes with a strong call to obey Christ, take the gospel to every creature, and be careful how we hear the Word of God.
Jesus is God
Mark Palmer answers the claim of cults and false teachers that Jesus is not God by walking through a series of passages from Isaiah, the Gospels, and the Epistles that testify to the deity of Christ. He shows that Jesus is Emmanuel, the mighty God, equal with the Father, and the true God who cleanses sin through His blood. The message encourages believers to witness with love, to trust the Scriptures as their final authority, and to let God purify them from the filth of the world.
Our Responsibilities as Stewards for God
Preaching from 1 Corinthians 4:1-2, Jonathan Pennington continues his study on stewardship, teaching that everything we have belongs to God and that He requires us to be faithful stewards. Working through the parable of the talents and the parable of the rich fool, he shows that we are accountable to God for our natural talents, our physical resources, and our time. He closes by emphasizing that our most important stewardship is the gospel, urging the church to carry on the unbroken work of sharing salvation with others.
Shining through the Rain
Preaching from David's last words in 2 Samuel 23, Dale Moore uses the picture of clear shining after rain to teach that trouble and trials are used by God to draw us closer to Him and make us more like His Son. He traces the pattern of rain and trial through Scripture, from Adam's cursed ground to the storms faced by Job, the three Hebrew children, Elijah, and Joseph, showing that God brings blessing and a clearer view of Himself through hardship. He calls believers to cleanse themselves with the Word, confess sin specifically and sincerely, and carry a burden in prayer for others who are going through their own storms.