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Jan 12, 2020 4:30 AM America/Chicago

Do You Come to Me? - January 12, 2020 - Pastor Patrick Messer - Sermon

A revival breaks out in the wilderness as John declares that someone filled with heaven's power is coming. All of the sudden, that someone shows up: Jesus of Nazareth. As he wades out to John in the Jordan River, Jesus says to him, "I need you to baptize

Nov 10, 2019 4:30 AM America/Chicago

Turn Up the Bass - November 10, 2019 - Pastor Patrick Messer - Sermon

I like to think about the Bible as if it were a stereo. It is the device that plays the wildly mysterious and beautiful song of God. But, this song has a vast array of pitches and sounds that requires the listener to wisely adjust the levels on that stere

Jul 28, 2019 5:30 AM America/Chicago

When in Rome - July 28, 2019 - Pastor Patrick Messer - Show

Have you ever binge-watched a tv show or devoured a book series because the story was so good? You get lost in the plot as the suspense builds to see how it will all come to an end. The book of Acts is a binge-worthy book. It builds and builds with an act

Jul 28, 2019 5:30 AM America/Chicago

When in Rome - July 28, 2019 - Pastor Patrick Messer - Sermon

Have you ever binge-watched a tv show or devoured a book series because the story was so good? You get lost in the plot as the suspense builds to see how it will all come to an end. The book of Acts is a binge-worthy book. It builds and builds with an act

Jul 14, 2019 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Angelic Jailbreak - July 14, 2019 - Pastor Patrick Messer - Show

Now, here's a story! A threatened king kills off a rebel who has been stirring up trouble. To the king's surprise, that execution sparks a rise in his approval ratings. Emboldened, the king arrests the the top dog of this rebellion and throws him in chain

Jul 14, 2019 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Angelic Jailbreak - July 14, 2019 - Pastor Patrick Messer - Sermon

Now, here's a story! A threatened king kills off a rebel who has been stirring up trouble. To the king's surprise, that execution sparks a rise in his approval ratings. Emboldened, the king arrests the the top dog of this rebellion and throws him in chain

Jun 23, 2019 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Time to be Bold - June 23, 2019 - Pastor Patrick Messer - Sermon

We live in contentious times. Everyone seems to have a strong opinion, a soapbox, and skin too thin to hear anything different. With such combativeness in the air, it might seem like the most Christian thing to do is to hold our tongues, smile wide, and k

Apr 20, 2019 12:30 PM America/Chicago

Easter Vigil - April 21, 2019 - Patrick Messer

This ancient and sacred service leads us from the darkness of death to the light of the empty tomb. Come experience the drama of the resurrection unfold.

Apr 7, 2019 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Wait for One Another - April 07, 2019 - Patrick Messer

When we open the Bible to a book like 1 Corinthians, we often read it as Scripture addressed to the global church. But, in actuality we are reading someone else's mail. This Sunday, let's get nosy and find out just what sort of drama has seized First Chur

Jan 20, 2019 4:30 AM America/Chicago

Unrelenting Love - January 20, 2019 - Pastor Patrick - Sermon

In one of the last sermons he ever preached, Martin Luther King Jr. claimed that the basic impulse of all humanity is the desire to be important and surpass others. Dr. King praised our desire for distinction so long as it fit Jesus' paradigm of greatness

Nov 11, 2018 3:30 AM America/Chicago

The Exorcism of Fear - November 11, 2018 - Patrick Messer - Sermon

Fear...is a dark and powerful force that has possessed hearts and minds for millennia. Good and loving people can be manipulated by fear and exploited by those who weaponize it. You see it in our elections, foreign policies, economic, theologies and relat

Oct 28, 2018 5:30 AM America/Chicago

Love Is Pt. 2 - October 18, 2018 - Patrick Messer - Sermon

In order to describe what love is Paul tell the Corinthians what live is not. If we are rude, resentful, insistent on our own way, hold grudges from long ago, the ancient preacher says our capacity for love diminishes. Let's have some real talk about the

Sep 30, 2018 4:30 AM America/Chicago

The Courage to Name Names - September 30, 2018 - Patrick Messer - Sermon

Let me tell you a story about a women who was sexually assaulted by a man with great political power. As a victim forced to live with her abuser, she is threatened, yet again, by a different man in power. Now, she faces an impossible decision. Do I protec